Guy Who Overhypes His Favorite Book

I would say you should watch this video, but honestly, I don't think you all will get it.
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[@LighthoofDryden]

Crime and Prejudice is the title of the anthology containing Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham. Easy mistake to make

[@Arkzard]

I often confuse it with the other masterpiece, Pride and Punishment

[@RSpracticalshooting]

​@Arkzard I'm still a fan of A Tale of Two Expectations even though it's sequel Great Cities was pretty rough.

[@b_delta9725]

@@Arkzard had to stare at the two comments for like a minute to get it, good lord

[@aaryantawhare1513]

NICEEEE😂​@@RSpracticalshooting

[@TerrasScourge]

Lighthoof!

[@personmcpersonperson2893]

Pride and Punishment

[@lightworker2956]

Kinky

[@futurestoryteller]

_Crime and Prejudice_ and _Pride and Punishment_ are both unironically excellent names for books.

[@Niffunn]

​@futurestoryteller pretty sure they both exist

[@bookdmb]

I legit knew it was Dr. Seuss with the puzzle piece line. Everything else felt like Malazan.

[@Mistwolfss]

I mean it's a better title than 50 shades of grey.

[@alexandtahlla2865]

The Brothers Jest and Infinite Karamazov spring to mind as reciprocal malabookisms.

[@JoshEastburn]

Just the idea of Infinite Karamazov makes me so sad

[@abrvalg321]

@@JoshEastburn 3 were enough.

[@personmcpersonperson2893]

And let's not forget such classics as War and Rainbow, or Gravity's Peace

[@plasmabat718]

@@abrvalg321 Isn't it 4?

[@timdemoss]

Crime and prejudice and its sequel pride and punishment

[@timothygates3349]

It is crazy how few people can understand or appreciate the subtext that exist within the book. The lore alone needed to understand the plight of the protagonist escapes most plebeians. Don't even get me started on the allegorical implications of the Cat's proverbial 'hat'

[@thebigshep]

Least obnoxious Book of The New Sun fan.

[@jacknicholson2071]

Surely we've earned that right. Just a bit.

[@longboy5639]

They are the TOOL fans of Book media

[@jacknicholson2071]

​@@longboy5639I'm getting brutalized today. It's a really good band.

[@Severian1]

@@jacknicholson2071 We definitely have.

[@thebigshep]

​@@jacknicholson2071 nah

[@Xob_Driesestig]

I swear, all the way through I was thinking "green eggs and ham, green eggs and ham, it's gonna end up being green eggs and ham", so close!

[@whom382]

I knew it was one of those two books the whole way through.

[@3choblast3r4]

All I can think off is book of the new sun... you probably wouldn't like it.

[@marcoz6281]

seems like a good book

[@BooksInTheVoid]

What is he reading? House of Leaves? Oh. That's worse.

[@raytrix1]

lol I also thought of House of Leaves

[@EvolvedDinosaur]

I love *House* of Leaves! Genuinely one of my favorite books I’ve read

[@marcoz6281]

it HAD to be house of leaves or another ergodic book from the description

[@blitzn00dle50]

I haven't met a house of leaves fan but that's exactly how I would expect them. I got about 40% of the way through and slowly stopped picking it up because it was needlessly fucking obtuse thinking difficulty in extracting the information is what makes a story good

[@lavenderbookish]

I've been recommended this heard its mind blowing the rest say its pretentious trash, what is this book? anyone know why it is so divisive ?

[@EasilyBoredGamer]

Huh... didn't realize that's how I come across. I just get embarrassed showing anyone anything I like because they might think it's stupid

[@michelhv]

The title of the book is Finnegan's Wanking.

[@Hastenforthedawm]

Gotta love how many innuendos Joyce throws into his books

[@mahailas]

I was waiting for it to be The Da Vinci Code LOL

[@Autism3.0]

one of my favourite books is "die dreizehneinhalb leben des käpt'n blaubär" (literal translation: the thirteen and a half lives of captain blue bear) And its about a bear that is blue. It also features a sentient blob prince, giants, living human sized thoughts, a tornado that ages you, a desert made of sugar, atlantis and a telepathic rock that controls an extremely large ship through slave labour.

[@ephraimcullen]

Haha, that sounds amazing!

[@ghostinshellshock]

sounds like smth from the adventure time universe ngl

[@egwenealvereiscool7726]

I read that book in the english version a while ago!

[@adsfornothing3146]

one of my favourite books! the world is amazing. also all his other books are great. I do wonder what mushrooms the guy ate though...

[@stealthylunatik2823]

Thought it was going to be "Malazan book of the fallen" because it sounds like me when I talk about it to my friends... which is the point, I know.

[@randomunrandom4118]

There's your problem, you have to be reading a whole *other* series, from *another author* in parallel while having already read the prequels that are published after both of the main series and aren't all out yet *and* travel into the future to read "Walk In Shadow" which is the last book of a sort of grandad-prequel trilogy by the original author. Then it all makes perfect sense and it reads like a standard philosophical symbolism-laden action-adventure /s

[@Breakdowns04]

⁠ I was going to read this series, but now I am terrified.

[@TheTrueRandomGamer]

​@@Breakdowns04Don't be. It's not always confusing.

[@raffaelsteinmann7296]

​@@Breakdowns04Malazan fucking rules and the complexity is nowhere near as bad as it's made up to be.

[@hieroprotoganist3440]

​@@Breakdowns04not worth it. Its like an amateur dnd campaign.

[@lolglolblol]

ngl, I kinda expected him to have forgotten the title

[@Jurgan6]

My first thought was “House of Leaves.”

[@Matthewwithers33]

My pet peeve is when someone asked me what my favorite series is and when I begin to explain they get this look in their eyes that I can tell I lost them

[@StephenHarperRaptagon]

I knew it was going to dr. Seuss!

[@Thucydites]

I was thinking the whole time, “It’s going to be Green Eggs and Ham”, and it was close enough 🤣

[@lioneljohnsononvacation2635]

I was really expecting him to just pull put a Bible and use "its too smart for you you wouldnt get it" to get you to read it and prove him wrong.

[@officiallyaninja]

I was sure it was going to be malazan

[@TheTrueRandomGamer]

Careful. R/malazan will write up 500 paragraphs explaining how the bloat is actually genius.

[@lukaessusmunchkin656]

@@TheTrueRandomGamerI mean it’s not everyone’s thing and that’s fine but for some people it adds a lot to the story

[@TheTrueRandomGamer]

@@lukaessusmunchkin656 No, it doesn't. That's the reason people dislike bloat.

[@nox4298]

@@lukaessusmunchkin656you really expect these sub 50 iq individuals to differentiate between preference and objectivity? If the author intended it, then it’s not bloat, objectively. They will never realise that.

[@Setixir]

​@@nox4298You... Can absolutely intend something as an author and have the end result still be bloat. There's plenty of works out there where authors legitimately just add things in to their work that really has nothing to do with anything. That's bloat and the way you come off almost proves that other guys point. The discussion is whether people can enjoy that or not. Some people do. I will never understand it but some people do.

[@Hal34329]

I was expecting another Mistborn joke ngl

[@3choblast3r4]

Brandon Sanderson books are not books that are known for having hard prose and sentences you need to reread multiple times

[@hiwhyareyoureadingthis5112]

@@3choblast3r4 Unlike "The cat in the hat" which is famous for having hard prose and sentences you need to reread multiple times

[@crazybalrog4033]

​@@3choblast3r4 and the cat in the hat is?

[@pyrytuominen573]

​@@3choblast3r4That's why it would be a good punchline.

[@sollertiskhan3254]

How did I know it was gonna be Dr. Suess right at the start lmao.

[@Preezly]

He basically just described the Book of the New Sun

[@c_karis_1]

Honestly I was expecting some kind of puzzle or school textbook 😄

[@Eterna7Plays]

I thought it was going to be green eggs and ham 😂

[@peaceofcrap]

For some reason I was certain it was going to be Green Eggs and Ham

[@WorldConquerer2295]

Drunk, but I realized this when sober: this is the funniest fucking channel on this site. The analysis videos (so far that I’ve seen) have also been very good. Please make more of each. Also would be curious to get more of your thoughts on The Three Body Problem trilogy!

[@brandonprows]

I was expecting Green Eggs & Ham!

[@WasatchWind]

My gosh I can't believe I predicted it would be cat in the hat lol Would've been even better if it was the movie xD

[@Extys]

Bro has just described The Silmarillion

[@BagelDann]

I 100% thought he was gonna say the bible

[@tangentfox4677]

I was really excited for it to be Ship of Theseus.

[@LynetteTheMadScientist]

Me trying to interest anyone and everyone in my favorite otome game

[@lethaldream50]

the first mistake here is trying to discuss an otome game without anyone who isn't already a fujoshi

[@LynetteTheMadScientist]

@@lethaldream50 what is a fujoshi?

[@lethaldream50]

​@@LynetteTheMadScientist oh no, that was the joke and i've revealed my power level! in japanese it has a similar (negative) meaning to otaku but since we use the word otaku in western anime/manga games fandom in a neutral or positive way, it's the same way among western fujos in my experience. in japanese it specifically means a girl/woman who is obsessed with yaoi/BL. which ik isn't quite the same as liking otome games since you play as a girl in those but there's a lot of overlap between women who like otome games and women who like BL well....yeah. if we are using words for types of otaku in english, fujoshi is the closest word that covers someone who would probably *already* be interested in ready to talk about otome games. got a current favorite btw?

[@LynetteTheMadScientist]

@@lethaldream50 Oh I don't care for yaoi tbh. I always preferred reader-inserts. My all-time favorite is Mystic Messenger but I'm currently playing Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly

[@lethaldream50]

@@LynetteTheMadScientist I actually prefer reader inserts as an adult too, i just liked BL a lot when i was a teenager. i'll still read/play it if it comes up but otherwise i want to feel like the main character too haha. also ugh, i really wanted to play PotBB, it looked exactly up my alley and i heard great things about it, but i had a problem with the game repeatedly crashing when i got it and i couldn't figure out how to fix it. it was on a brand new gaming pc at the time too. apparently i wasn't the only person having those kinds of issues IIRC (it was a while ago since it came out) i've never played Mystic Messenger either, i'm in my boomer millenial era and not playing stuff on my phone a lot any more (it's phone only right?). but still i try to keep some games on there in case i'm stranded and bored with just my phone...hmmm.....

[@kit888]

Never call out the crazy guy. That's when he gets violent to protect his delusion.

[@mfgrobin9657]

when you made that crime and punishment joke i literally took 9999 psychic damage and knew its gonna be Harry potter or some looney toons book.

[@reditus7592]

And that children can happen with EVERYTHING!

[@Michael-xr5yx]

Oh the book of the new sun

[@darkglaive]

Malazan

[@vickywickyofficial]

BRO WAS FR TALKING ABOUT WARRIOR CATS😭

[@sreekarlearningvideosinc.1684]

I had someone do this to me and then they pulled out finnegan's wake. Worse than they said it was was not for me

[@MrGrandpapa]

the moment you mentioned rymes i literaly went "it's fucking dr. Seuss, isn't it" XD i got damn knew it XD

[@some_numbers]

Hey! Do you happen to have a Goodreads account? I like your tastes in books and would like recommendations. Thank you!

[@user-rh9zi3bj1n]

listen im not overhyping it but my fav book is lotm and that is probably one of the best book in past 2 decades easily with world buildind, lore, and power system, plot twist one of the best i have seen

[@jaxpk2669]

literally thought of Malazan Book of The Fallen haha

[@drummerguy438]

I’ve been working my way through “Fox in Socks” it is… in a word… Profound.

[@nikacomedawn]

Crime and Prejudice is my favorite book!

[@jicuken]

Oh, you've been reading Roger Zelazny too! That's exactly how I feel trying to recommend his books to anyone

[@pasta_dragon]

I am absolutely this guy (sorry to my friends and family)

[@Ckaldren]

What could be more sense than crime and punishment?

[@Ckaldren]

*dense*

[@superpacocaalado7215]

This book manages to be more complex and well written than Toe Born.

[@Atrulion]

Honestly sounded like he was describing Dark, the show

[@hunterkillerai]

Honestly, I was expecting the Bible.

[@higztv1166]

basically homestuck

[@amandathewolf]

My favorite book is Les Miserables. The prose is really dense, you probably wouldn't get it. There are a lot of interconnecting storylines that you really have to flowchart to get. It really just throws you straight into the ac-- wait, no

[@wrathnmalice]

now i really wanna see someone overexplain the cat in the hat as if it WAS such a mind bending masterpiece

[@Colonel_Glokta]

Are you reading malazan

[@nolanbanfitch5070]

I was expecting a copy of toeborn

[@thepolishdestroyeroprpioru9164]

I have reached my people. Funny writers who book

[@josh34578]

I just wish I had people IRL that wanted to talk about books. It feels like nobody reads these days and would rather use [app of choice] to endlessly scroll.

[@blameluke]

I immediately said out loud "It's Green Eggs and Ham" after starting the video. SO CLOSE!

[@NevsBookChannel]

Heh Crime and Prejudice!

[@jangschoen1019]

By Jane Dostoevsky!

[@ladyethyme]

Malazan.....

[@marcelhidalgo1076]

I just realized this reminds me of a lit version of Maxillian Dood's Assist Me videos!

[@falajose3080]

Silmarillion

[@HANTER2171]

I think this 1:21 shot has meme potential.

[@dragondark0001]

Literally me

[@Le_Samourai]

House of Leaves

[@davidna6465]

bookshelf tour when?

[@GodzillaFreak]

Tearmoon Empire stomps fr

[@gsbsblue]

i wonder how many pairs of glasses you bring on your travels

[@ruzinus_]

I guessed that it would be Hop on Pop. I was close.

[@adcaptandumvulgus4252]

Same with game fans

[@thomsoap]

i thought it was going to be malazan

[@swara4704]

it's the silmarillion

[@willmcgonigle3107]

My issue is I WANT everybody to read my favorite book, but I have to qualify it by pointing out he says some shitty things because written in the 50s

[@iankelley9302]

Heinlein?

[@willmcgonigle3107]

@@iankelley9302 Damn, literary equivalent of the geogusser guy

[@no-pie]

He's probably right if he's talking about science fiction. I've just read about 3 of those yet. The prose is always so hard to get into. But it sounds more like a thriller (maybe magical realism) though. That's childish. (When it is revealed: Being so literal in the assessment was not intended.)

[@PoppyHapalopus]

My trying to convince everyone to read The Goblin Emperor:

[@worsel555]

Not gonna lie, I was hoping for "Hop on Pop" to come out of the bag. True story: my cousin did a book report on the one that was featured in this video when he was in high school, and not in a hyper critical, overanalytical, "The curtains were blue" kind of way. Just the book as presented.

[@ia7051]

Oh no... it's me

[@lavenderbookish]

He might be me..

[@LegoCookieDoggie]

I thought it was house of leaves

[@AmazingGraceUnfailingLove]

I kinda do this, but less overhype more "You're going to make fun of me if I say so"

[@BushBumperBaker]

He's talking about House of Leaves, isn't he? Lmao.

[@michajerchel7350]

I feel like this is that Lewitt's book you've mentioned before that noone can understand

[@tj-co9go]

Sounds like War and Peace

[@grammar_shark]

You can tell how intelligent this channel's audience is by the quality of the comments below each video.

[@n0s0luti0n]

Haha, I have been both people in this conversation. 😂

[@bjartskular0]

This is how I always describe The Wheel of Time to people and I'm not sorry

[@bjartskular0]

Like is there actually anyone who remembers all the 1 billion random ass side character Aes Sedai? Like Sareitha? Does that ring a bell? Yeah I thought not

[@BlindCentipede]

Yea, Zettel Straum is easy

[@user-eg4nj5mw1d]

I would have to make notes and diagrams in order to properly understand this complex KZbin video. Too many plot lines all at once.

[@dutchthenightmonkey3457]

Yeah I dont really get the title, really good video though. its really 'funny' how some people just cant understand a masterpiece when it stares them in the face

[@futurestoryteller]

"Guy who's not reading a book"

[@cyrosphere0154]

Man has exquisite taste

[@grammar_shark]

I knew it was going to be either Cat in the Hat or Green Eggs and Ham. All the clues were there! #humblebrag

[@lujin914]

At least it's better than house of leaves

[@jcanal0221]

Except for the plotlines thing, this is how I do sell Neuromancer

[@andyontheinternet5777]

The Cat in the Hat is pretty good tbh

[@mildlyobesegoat7262]

Average indie animation fan

[@grahamcliff4006]

Somehow I was able to accurately predict that the book was The Cat in the Hat!

[@wizziamthegreat]

this feels like you encountered a worm fan

[@authorjgamber]

I could see that. I put that one down after a couple arcs because it was a little too depressing lol.