Huge One Year on YouTube Q&A! (Feminist? Catholic? The Shadowhunter books and more.)

[@theauthenticobserver]

Thank you to all of you guys for making my first year of KZbin wonderful, whether you are an old or new subscriber! Also (I really should have said this in the video) but a special shout out to Jordan Harvey for being responsible for the first ever comment on my first ever video and just generally being super supportive and making KZbin so much better (if you haven’t already, all go watch her channel!!)

[@janedunster5156]

Thanks for the amazing video! I really love the channel. Have you ever read the Joe Abercrombie books? I feel that they are an example of a young adult series done well

[@sasuke1ld]

Apparently some of the cast of Shadowhunters are going to be attending the London ComicCon. Half of me wants to go up to them and ask "Why become involved with such a bad series that is literally a Harry Potter rip off?" but I'll probably get a response like "It's just a job that pays" which is fair but still. I don't care if they offered to buy me the world, I'd never get involved with the series even if it was the only thing left in the world to make money from.

[@GrandORdEr40]

I'm sorry you like Avatar. But here is a interesting puzzle point, compare it to Pocahontas and you'll realise it adds less nuance and depth than it.

[@Jay-vz7og]

I really liked your views on Gollum and your favorite romance novels. They were nice positive videos. I hope you can find a camera soon to record more videos like that. Some suggestions for short videos until then: * Read some short poetry/stories and give your views on them * Grammar lessons * Short essays on topics you like (You could just record audio and put some still images in to make a video, might solve your problem of not having a camera) * Read your favorite part(s) of a book and talk about it. Along the same lines, quotes from books you love could make a great video. Just audio would also be great, maybe you could record it in your phone.

[@GrandORdEr40]

+Jay philosophy quotes discussions also

[@tahseenshopnil5908]

Can’t wait for your videos on Sarah J. Maas.

[@IchibanOjousama]

@Courtney I hate Maas's existance 👏

[@AlasEtéreas]

LOL the fact that Sarah J maas has popularity because of her trashy books infuriates me, but also motivates me to keep going in my career as writer♥ and to be BETTER. to *Respect* writing, literature and the audience's inteligence in general. As the Hound says: _"Hate is as good as any to keep a man going. Better than most"_

[@7_ty_vods]

Courtney paperbackdreams has been very vocal on her dislike for Sarah J. Maas books! You could check out her videos on them, if you want.

[@user-ki7hi3wq9t]

Saaame, she’s going to tear them apart word for word, I can’t wait to hear and see her talk about the sexual abuse in those books, and the way the books almost excuse and normalize that behavior.

[@ECNewman]

I am also very excited about her thoughts on Throne of Glass (the only one I read and barely stomached).

[@Annie-xb8xx]

Galatea: warning signs that a book is going to be bad from the start - Me: it’s written by Cassandra Clare Galatea: - it’s written by Cassandra Clare We’re on the same wavelength here girl

[@Kimberly-qz1jr]

Your video on masculine and feminine was what drew me to you originally. I have watched it multiple times. I'm a feminine woman, and I have often thought about women in the books I grew up with, and how they were so much more masculine than I was. It always felt like if I wanted to be strong, literature thought that I had to be masculine. Hermione was one of my favorite book characters, but the movies ruined her by making her a Mary Sue with all the answers, instead of a brilliant young woman struggling with self esteem issues who loves books, always has the answers, but anxiety sometimes prevents her from remembering them in high stakes situations. I identified with her, because her flaws and her femininity made her relatable to me, then the movies decided that she had to be traditionally gorgeous, confident, brilliant and flawless. (not that Emma Watson can help but be gorgeous, but her hair lost it's messiness as she aged, which is not something that happened in the books)

[@ashwinarun9649]

Emma lost her Acting skills by HP4.... She couldn't even laugh properly. Remember the laugh when they sit around the fire( daily prophet). And remember her expressions in Avada Kedavara classes. It was not expression of horror of seeing Avada Kedavara. It looked like 'Mad eye is about to Rape me, help'. Thats when i dissmissed her as an actor

[@OMGWTFBBQRLY]

It's interesting to get your opinion on these topics. I found your channel and Jordan's at about the same time, and I think you're both fantastic!

[@varishnakov]

I appreciate your well-thought-out views on feminism and women's rights.

[@emmaf6355]

I know this comment is very late, but I just discovered your channel yesterday. I'm 18 and I find your channel so refreshing and intriguing. I began reading the Cassandra Clare's books when I was 13 and still do enjoy them to some extent. They are quite entertaining to read. However, I binged watched all of your shadowhunters videos and you elegantly explained many of the issues I have had with her books.It is nice to see another young woman who shares my veiws on feminism. The way you described your relationship with reading as a child is very similar to my own experience with reading as a kid. I'm a Catholic, born and raised, but I do agree there are issues with the institution of the Catholic Church. Overall, we seem to share similar veiws and interest. I find you very relatable and look forward to more content from you!

[@jamescreighton4912]

Yeeeees! A Hobbit fan! That book made my childhood and inspired me to write from the age of 10! As for the whole "Catholic Church is corrupt", it is. Unfortunately they aren't really Catholic as they don't preach what is the true faith and are horrific people to boot. Unfortunately all other Catholics trying to live the faith as they are supposed to get a bad rep from these "figure heads" who are the focus group. The church actually has a better history than is generally believed. Only every bad event of the past is talked about and vilified and the great amount of good is swept under the rug. Haha! This is the topic I could ramble about all day! Great video and congrats on your one year KZbin Anniversary!

[@jwhippet8313]

I'm not Catholic but studied theology in university, and always feel disappointed when people say, "The Catholic Church is corrupt." The Church is the believers, living and dead, in union with Christ at the head. It's not the clergy and their bureaucracy. And of course it's corrupt. That's the point. The believers are corrupt individuals united with the incorruptible head in hope of being uncorrupted.

[@niki3773]

I 100% agree on everything you said about feminism and I am SO happy that someone finally says it as it is. Thank you for always expressing your honest opinion. I love your channel and I think that you are such an intelligent and sweet person. P.S. Your name is so beautiful! I've always loved Greek names (one of the reasons being that I am Greek-Cypriot) and I think Galatea suits you perfectly. xx

[@Xiatter]

Your Gollum video improved my perception and appreciation for Tolkein's works. Thank you for that. My favorite so far. As I type this, ironically, I just finished the tenth Doctor's run for the first time a couple weeks ago. Loved Tennant, and Eccleston.

[@ducksducksducks1884]

I really recommend Avatar (the cartoon) and I want to know your opinions about that show, given that it’s an iconic children’s show. Since you aspire to write children’s books, I think your opinions about the show would be very interesting because it’s a children’s cartoon that covers genocide, war, humility and peace.

[@ShawnF0912]

Vanessa Chan or full metal alchemist

[@Xiatter]

Avatar: The Last Airbender is 100 times better than a Nickelodeon cartoon has any business being. And better than most other series period, imo.

[@keisha8270]

@@Xiatter Yesss agreed

[@orueom7720]

If you ask me the last airbender was a bloody masterpiece. Every character had an impact on the viewer, I mean the way they addressed each character's development was so riveting, even social interactions with each other taught a thing or two to the viewer. I remember sneaking into the living room to watch the late night episodes on the tv cos I didnt want to miss em, after watching the finale which rather fittingly ended as the summer started, I literally didn't know what to do. I remember being monumentally disappointed with korra though, I felt as though they were trying WAY too hard with korra and making her really strong and aggressive and blah blah. Then lazily trying to making her a lesbian in the end like urgh... hooray you scored some social justice points, hold th rainbow flag

[@Xiatter]

It was believable that she could have a same sex relationship. It was other things that made the show less essential than ATLA.

[@M.M.Morris]

This is sleepercell. Galatea, don’t ever make a short video, I love listening to you talk because in my opinion you have the most unique voice within the booktube/writer community. And honestly you don’t need to upload constantly, there’s something more genuine when people upload something they’ve put a lot of work into. in doing so that takes time. We’ll all be here, I know I will be here to watch you. Still haven’t finished my script for my debut KZbin video. It’s coming. Keep looking for me girl! And you keep making videos, and do it when you want to. Love you girl.

[@valq10]

Lying on a bench in the park and find Galatea has a flippin' Q&A vlog that I've somehow missed for over a week!! And it turns out she is basically the female version of me in every way ('cept I wasn't raised by monks). What a perfect way to pass time between lectures.

[@biggusdickus1277]

Throne of glass is a cure for insomnia, puts me to sleep every time.

[@marinamagalilombardich9611]

Also: 1)I totally agree with you on everything you said 2) YOUR NAME IS SOOOO BEAUTIFUL

[@maybeidreamt]

I love Enid Blyton books, they're the ones that got me into reading and I still love them to this day. It's really nice to see someone mention them and appreaciate them. Very nice video! Really like your channel!

[@dbookdragon]

I'm so glad you are vocalizing your views on feminism! I agree 100% and I'm glad you have the courage to say so!

[@JordanHarveybooks]

I'm so sorry I was only able to get around to watching this now. I'm so grateful that I found you, my bookish kindred spirit. You're one of my favourite parts of youtube

[@theauthenticobserver]

Jordan Harvey haha no worries at all!! Thank you 😊 right back at you! I can’t wait to watch your latest video, which I finally have time to do as I’ve just finished working to a deadline!

[@tpob644]

I loved the video on Gollum the most too! It was heartfelt, i've always loved Gollum as a character so I appreciated it so much!

[@Jay-vz7og]

I really like avatar, you know, the film with the blue people. - Galatea 2018

[@alexmiddleton9390]

It’s great to see someone else who loves Enid Blyton! If you haven’t already chosen your books for the positive reviews, any or all of Enid Blyton’s series would be awesome, even though they’re quite old. I think the reason why SJM is so popular despite lacking the edge of Cassandra Clare’s stuff is that she’s great at coming up with premises that should be really interesting, a badass assassin who’s also feminine and cares about the people, a political fantasy based on Celtic and Medieval English folklore, etc. She just doesn’t have the skill to actually execute those ideas well, and because she’s gotten away with it so far she probably never will. Thanks for the video and Happy KZbin Birthday!

[@alexandra1695]

I totally agree with the SJM stuff. Her premeses are really interesting and cool but she just fails in the execution. I think that's why people who loved the first few Throne of glass hate the later ones with burning rage. They started as a cool badass female assassin and they ended up being about mates and sex and all that shit. Her books are advertised as high fantasy badass feminist novels but they just end up being just about mates and toxic relationships and sex and I think that is why they are so hated. I think is they were advertised just as fluffy smutty Na/Adult book that happen to be fantasy people wouldn't hate them so much. And the fact that ACOTAR is a beauty and the beast retelling instead of Tamlin. She just copied the name and wrote a beauty and the beast retelling because it will sell more.

[@shatteredrift]

I originally came for your "Attack on Femininity in Fiction" video and I stayed for the insightful and well articulated thoughts. This Q&A was wonderful.

[@thedarwinist672]

This has quickly became my favorite book youtube channel.

[@CourtneyAnnM]

Haven’t finished the video but had to say I feel exactly the same way about feminism. It took me a while to realize I was not the one who had changed and become “anti feminist.” Feminism had changed and I simply no longer fit their mold. It’s nice to see you and many others in the comments feel the same. Thanks for all your work and take your time uploading, stuff happens. We’ll wait patiently.

[@CourtneyAnnM]

Just finished and had to say your Gollum video is probably my favorite video of yours as well. I love your shadow hunter series but I can’t pick just one of them. I have favorite parts and points you make in each.

[@Go-ah-oold]

Yea, about the same here. I was also a feminist until I realize just how crazy the movement has become, and, that it never really was an attempt for equality in the first place. They wanted to improve the lives of woman, not males; equality was, from the start, just a cover, and when that showed its face to me it was just impossible to associate me with that movement any more. The legal system in the country where I live does not make it better either; Incredible biased and ridiculously unfair. Fortunately the movement is managing to get so out of touch with reality that even females start to notice that it is bad (for them), and that has, hopefully, a potential to shut the movement down. Maybe the legal system will be able to repair itself again. Probably not, but, we will see.

[@ilanbens1]

just wanted to say, you are ao eloquent and well spoken and you get your points across so well it makes it a joy to listen to you. I have been marathoning your videos and found myself agreening with basically everything you said, (my only point of contention was the point you made on villans that they need to be understood and rounded chaachters, I like it when they are but I don't find it a neccessity. the villan is there mainly to challenge the characters ideals and goals and as long as he isn't written to cheesy and streotiypical he can be a bland character a good example of that is fire lord ozai in the avatar series he is pretty bland but exactly what the protaganist needs as a challenge.) and learning about litterature way more then what I had in high-school. and if all of it wasn't enough you very easy on the eyes so it makes your videos even more of a pleasure to watch. by the way wanted to ask you are you majoring in litterature or planning to write a book since I would definitely want to try it out. good luck on your endevors and your channel thankes for a year of wonderfull content and hope for many more years to come.

[@caroreads164]

I think its quite dangerous to compare civil rights and liberties between the western world and the rest of the world. It's an unfair comparison. And just because one might be more graphic or covert doesn't take away from the other. Its actually a fairly used political tactic throughout history to help keep social order. And when I actually think about it, I see the same issues in both parts of the world. Women being killed by their partners, women/girls being forced into marriages, sexual assault, inequalities in the work place, reproductive rights, etc. And while I do agree that we (being the western world) have really progressed in certain issues, I think its important to keep in mind that some of these rights and liberties we have fought for can be taken away. I live in the US and under the current administration it does not seem like women are not seen as equal in the sense of reproductive rights, sexual assault, etc. These liberties are constantly being threatened or not taken seriously. I personally just don't like when the comparison of "well this person or this group of people have it way worse therefore I must not have it so bad" is made. For example, say I struggle with depression as does my friend. My friend attempts to kill herself and thus is forced into treatment. Me saying well I only have suicide ideation and haven't tried to kill myself so therefore I must not have it so bad, is just not true. I am still just as depressed as she was, I just haven't had that particular manifestation of the illness. Just because the symptoms may be different doesn't mean the underlying problem is gone or is less than. I do agree with you regarding the extreme feminism that seems to have taken over. It honestly makes me sick. This is not my feminism nor do I believe its most peoples. Just the same for republicans in America. I do not believe that they are all racist and homophobic and xenophobic just because our President is. It seems that those with the loudest and most outlandish statements get the news coverage or goes viral...which is unfortunate. The way I see it, everyone thinks they have the answer and no one is willing to have an actual discussion. Add in fake news...and matters only worsen. People hear and see what they want and thats fine but I think if we all took a moment to actually talk to one another, we could find some common ground. My feminism includes men. I think gender stereotypes are just as harmful to men as they are to women. Suicide rates in men, men being sexual assaulted and molested, family court issues, etc are all very real problems that need to be addressed. It seems that everyone is very defensive. When certain feminists speak, I think certain men get defensive and think we do not care about their issues and problems and vice versa. And so they raise their voices and become defensive to try and show their point of view. But in the process, they are putting the other group down and trying to silence them which only makes matters worse. I think it would help if men who are victims of sexual abuse or family court injustices or whatever the case may be got together and really pushed for their issues to be seen, it would help. I think its really unfair that men expect women to vocalize and fight for their rights when the same has (for the most part) never been reciprocated. This just furthers my point of working together. Seeing the common ground but also acknowledging that women have been historically and systematically oppressed and just because we can vote and get a job does not mean that magically goes away. Just because black people can vote and go to the same schools as white children does not mean they are treated fairly or justly in America. Racism is still rampant and so is sexism.

[@isabellhayden7831]

I have to agree about the theme of YA books. I've been struggling for ages to find a good YA action or fantasy book that actually isn't a badly written romance in disguise.

[@364-unbirthdays8]

Isabell Hayden Holy crap, same over here! If you've found any, I'd love to know about it

[@364-unbirthdays8]

@Taryn Gilliland I feel you! I always love a good romance subplot but when I going expecting a wild action story or a mystical fantasy story but instead get an angsty and dramatic romance with the action/fantasy bit shoved to the back, it's so annoying...

[@Boomer.Roberts]

It's a little more sci-fi-ish than fantasy, but have you tried Diane Duane's Young Wizards series? One of my favorite series of all time, and it's got 10 books plus loads of side stories and short stories as well! And romance is absolutely not the focus of the series.

[@spinstercatlady]

There's a particular Booktuber who reads like 30 YA books a month, mainly consisting of crappy YA fantasy like Clare and Maas and utterly raves about them like they're so well written. Ok, fine everyone has different tastes. My issue is that she tries SO HARD to be a "woke" millennial and trashes so many books as being sexist, racist, not diverse enough, etc but yet seems nothing wrong with Shadowhunters or Sarah J Maas 🙄 That type of hypocrisy drives me INSANE.

[@ElinWinblad]

Shawna Johnson sometimes I wonder if they just are not capable of understanding more complex books 😅

[@spinstercatlady]

@@ElinWinblad good possibility lol

[@xXxKimballxXx]

which booktuber is it?

[@yusuffulat6954]

you know you can... let people enjoy things?

[@jacklemm1518]

Cupcakes7200 I doubt it’s Emmabooks. Emma doesn’t even like a lot of Maas’s books. And she also doesn’t seem “woke” to me though. She doesn’t seem to be the type to absolutely trash books because of lack of diversity.

[@squirrel9920]

Your Shadow Hunter videos are very entertaining! Reminds me of rants I have about books with my twin. One day we finally just took the first Septimus Heap book to Google Docs and cleaned it up, deleting annoying perspectives/redundancy (it went from 300 pages to 58) and changed the main characters to the Weasleys.

[@syedashafia5801]

This video was amazing and I'm looking forward to your review of Sarah J Maas. Also, I almost squealed when you mentioned Enid Blyton. I grew up with her books and continued to read them well into my pre-teens. I remember The Island of Adventure, The Wishing Chair collection, The Famous Five, Secret Seven and all those different short stories collections. I loved every single one, and then I eventually found Harry Potter and reading became something of an obsession. I'm more partial to fantasy too and am so glad you are as well. I feel so giddy everytime I have something in common with you. My love of stories also started as a result of my mother telling me and my sister bedtime stories that she used to make up 😌 I also loved your review of the mortal instruments series. It was wonderful to hear you say everything I had thought when I read them with equal frustration. You did an amazing job with all the research and you're great at this, really👏

[@dannyharris3493]

I'm so glad to see you back on KZbin! We all love your videos, and we can't wait to see what comes next!

[@muse0666]

I'm glad you mentioned Sandman! It's my favorite series of all time - by my favorite author of all time - and it's super weird. I love your channel. Keep up the good work! Glad to see you back, if only briefly.

[@kisashouta3243]

“i'm just an ordinary girl! What do you mean I'm really an ANGEL?? Oh my goddness!“ I laughed so hard xD

[@kamillaistvan5410]

Your content is amazing so don't worry about the consistency of your uploads we'll wait patiently for our tea Love from Hungary!💜💜

[@samkathryn4825]

It’s funny I found your channel back around late 2017-early 2018. At that time, I had finished the first draft of my WIP and was posting it on Wattpad. After I started writing it, I discovered Throne of Glass and it really affected how I finished my book. I wanted to make sure it wasn’t anything like Sarah J. Maas’ books. I would love to see a series about her if you ever decide to do one. I’ve considered making my own video about why I stopped reading them, because I don’t think anyone really analyzes them beyond “the first one sucks and I didn’t read on” or “I love them!!” Your videos-especially your femininity video-has affected the way I write and consume media, and I’m really grateful!

[@laurenharris9510]

Ah! When you said the part about The Hobbit, I nearly gasped out loud. The Hobbit is the book that made me love books and reading. Ever since I found your channel I've felt you are very similar to me, and I really appreciate your perspectives on YA fiction and books in general. Keep it up!

[@yusradaniels4152]

Finally a new video!! I'm cryingfrom happiness! Please do a video on your favourite and least favourite tropes. If possible, make it LONG, LONG, LONG. Like an hour long . I love listening to you speak! E

[@jaytonius560]

All of your videos are so detailed. I've been watching your channel for awhile and I haven't said anything until now. You're doing a great job and I wish you nothing but luck at uni.

[@velonicak5901]

I found you recently, and I'm so happy about what yo said regarding the lack of actually analyzing books, because I specifically searched for booktube in search of such content, but only found shallow discussions. Everyone is so terrified of spoilers and in depth discussion that it's frustrating at times.

[@AlphabetSoup3000]

I actually assumed you were older than that! I thought you were something closer to 24 or so. I think this is because I'm another babyface and so I always overestimate people's ages, haha. I'm almost 32 and people constantly think I'm in my early 20's!

[@OKay-lu8jq]

Hey, one thing I wanted to say before watching this video in its entirety: I really appreciate your style and looks. I think it goes well with your content, since on your channel you present your own ideas and opinions (on mostly books) in a natural, reasoned but also passionate way.

[@lenk8374]

This was an interesting QandA thanks for doing it. As others have mentioned, catholic history isn't quite as bad as most people tend to think and people don't realize just how much of western society owes itself to Catholicism. If you're interested in it, I would refer you to the book Bearing False Witness by Rodney Stark, and How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization by Thomas Woods. Also child abuse isn't something unique to the Catholic church. It's been shown that child abuse in the public school system is many times greater. I enjoy a lot of your videos (my favorite one was the one about femininity), so congrats on one year of KZbin and look forward to watching more of your videos.

[@alicemagnoni1632]

Nice video! The segment about your childhood was so sweet :D I wrote a comment on your post before, but since I was like two weeks late you probably didn't see it. But if by any chance you did read it I'm sorry for repeating myself! I would love to hear your thoughts about the following books: - "My brilliant friend", by Elena Ferrante (it's actually a series of 4 books, set in Italy...and it's just a great great book, very profound) - Emily of New Moon by Lucy Maud Montgomery (the same author of Anne of Green Gables...Anne is great, but I like Emily best because she has more depth...and in a way she is more realistic and interesting...there are 3 books about Emily) - any book written by Ursula LeGuinn - Inkhearth by Cornelia Funke (the movie was terrible, but when I was a kid I loved the idea and the world that was described in the book) Of course these are only humble suggestions! :D Also, I apologyse for any grammar mistake, I'm italian, be nice ;)

[@sofia-ej2zz]

Your views regarding catholicism really resonate with mine. Great vid bby, keep it up!

[@polmak1507]

Hey, I enjoy your videos a lot and I really like listening to your thoughts and viewpoints. Your content has a calm yet simultaneously intriguing vibe that’s just really cool

[@monstermillaa]

When it comes to feminism I agree with you on a lot of points. I live in Scandinavia and legally we females have the same rights as men. However sexual harassment in the workplace is something that has happened to me and almost all of my female friends (that I have talked about this issue with). And, at least for me (and some friends), the sexual harassment had no consequences at all. The people in question were told not to do it again and when they did, they were simply told not to do it again (again!). I'm wary of calling myself a feminist, as I am all for equal rights. I am aware that a lot of the problems faced by women are problems men face as well. I would never ignore that, and I think that's definitely something that has to be worked at! I'm just tired of having my male colleagues comment and grab at my boobs in every single job I've ever had.

[@somefuckingloser5260]

Your videos are so great to listen too in the background. Thanks for bringing me back for more and more content.

[@csr9183]

I'm a guy who is working on a book featuring a female protagonist (not YA). Because I wanted to get it right, I read several novels with heroines written by women, including the first couple Throne of Glass books. It was about when I couldn't stand one more word from Ms Maas' pen that I stumbled upon Authentic Observer's expertly crafted and genuinely insightful opinion on masculinized (masCulinzed ? mascUlinzed ? mascuLInized ? yes, it's a word!) females in fiction. I tore up half my notes and determined that I could only be comfortable writing a female character that met AO's standards. So thanks for setting the bar higher, keep up the good work.

[@SeagullsGather]

Your gollum video is the very best of all the booktube videos.

[@beckyscoggin8020]

"OUT OF MY WAY YOU WEIRD AND BEARDED LUNATICS! GO HOME AND SHAVE!" The Vicar of Dibley is so amazingly funny. I'm so glad someone else appreciates that show! I really appreciate how to the point your videos are; so many people sugar coat, and it's lovely to find someone who doesn't! I especially enjoyed your commentary on female characters and the importance of femininity in literature. I love the point that you made that femininity doesn't always equal weakness, and masculinity doesn't always equal strength. Speaking of "strong" female characters, I'd really love to hear your take on Throne of Glass; I'm going through the series now and I'm in desperate need of a solid rant. Also if you enjoy folk music, if don't know them already, check out The Civil Wars. They've since broken up unfortunately, but they have loads of really great music. Have a great day and God bless!

[@kendalynmurdock4806]

You may just be the first booktubers I've come across who isn't a feminist. Loved the video by the way, very well articulated. Your videos always are though.

[@AnJdeMusique]

Lol see, I read ACOTAR first and loved it, and loved the second one, the third was okay, and then 3.5 wasn't the best, but I get it. Call it my guilty pleasure, I guess. Then I tried reading Throne of Glass and I could barely get through the first chapter because I couldn't stop my eyes from rolling to the back of my head every second. But I understand why a lot of people don't like them. Personally, I don't think ACOTAR is boring, the story and the writing style really rang with me. But Throne of Glass is just plain terrible. I would love to see a series on Throne of Glass, but more than anything I would love to see one on Zenith. I have to agree with you that BookTube is lacking depth. I stopped watching so many BookTubers because I noticed they weren't posting anything negative either because they don't want to upset people or they 'want to be part of the author community'. I trust negative reviews more than I trust positive reviews. On Goodreads, I scroll right past the positive and go straight to the negative reviews to see what people didn't like about the book, because I can trust that they're somewhat analytical thinkers who care about what they read, and don't care what others think. Thanks for sharing! Your name is super gorgeous btw!

[@xreid66]

If anyone, male or female is easily beating people up there should be a proper backstory as to why. For the most part comic books are great at developing characters with fighting styles that make sense. I’d love to hear more on the subject.

[@tfpradgirl9537]

Yay, we're the same age! I don't like the Catholic church either and I'm a Christian, I'm disgusted with what some have done to children and I agree with you, it is corrupt. Also, I'm planning to read and review Throne of Glass and ACOTAR. Because it sounds interesting and it's a divisive series, that I have to decide for myself, if I like or not. Plus, there are worse writers than Sarah J Maas. E.L James is worse than her, because everything in her bools are wrong. I'm actually planning to do a video series, kinda like what you did. On the fifty shades of grey books.

[@marcelinauy9037]

I agree with you and I'm catholic. But I am not blind of the corruption in the catholic church. In fact I had witnessed it first hand and was almost a victim of it back when I was a child (But my father noticed that the priest was inviting me too much to go to his room for candies, although he didn't do anything during that time, and my father reported it to the bishop and the priest was relocated.). But the priest who came after said that the person preaching in the church is still a human (a stranger he said) and thus should not be trusted with their children nor is the priest be equated to God. Although I don't go to the catholic church that often anymore, I am still a firm theist and believer. But I know that priests are not morally superior than others. Its sad really how the first church of Jesus had degraded into some kind of corporation filled with corrupt business men in the guys of clergymen, greedy for power and etc. I always remember that scene of Jesus kicking the stalls of those people who turned God's temple into a market. What would Jesus think of his followers now...

[@ElinWinblad]

Sadly almost all main religions are lead by corrupt ppl. Maybe on purpose or maybe just coincidence.

[@积极金]

Christopher and David are definitely the superior doctors! I have such a soft spot for the first two seasons of Doctor Who. I literally melt when I rewatch them. So many good memories

[@filipstellberg8280]

YAAY, someone else loves "It’s a wonderful life."

[@Annie-xb8xx]

Matt Smith is my favourite doctor because he’s adorable but I agree that David Tennant was probably the best xx

[@haleypotter9836]

I love your channel, I really loved the incredibly in-depth and truthful analysis of Claire's books and really helped me a lot as a reader as well. So, as someone who adores Sarah J Maas' Throne of Glass series (not as big of a fan of her other series) and who read the comments and saw that you hinted that there are problems in ToG, I was... dismayed. Now, if I were only a reader, I would think, 'hey everyone has their own opinions', and then just not watch those possible negative reviews of Tog books, but as I love the other videos I've seen, still watch your other videos. But I am also trying to become a better writer, and your CC videos really helped me, and I think that as a writer, I shouldn't turn a blind eye to the negative parts of SJM and her books, especially if, in your opinion, they are even worse than TMI. I will not look forward to it, I will hate every bit of it, but I know that I will also have my eyes opened and I will learn - that is, even if you do decide to do a negative review series thingy again.

[@AlcatrazCobrache]

Don’t even pretend like your name isn’t top tier.

[@GenerelSeem]

No you dont speak to long, but then Im biased with how much I can write. Fascinating personal thought and how they are shaping your other works here. All in all you seem like what would be a cherish to have in real life Galatea^^. Also tip if you ever get into watching stuff again I would recommend Battlestar Galactica as it is one of my favourite tvseries with a lot of depth, fun and interesting I think you would love to disect as I have done for myself and with friends. Just to not be one of those recommending you blindly the final season can be a hit and miss since it was partly produced before and after the writer strike in Hollywood that happen a decade ago. Looking forward to see more from you Galatea :D

[@NowhereMan7]

"I really used to love reading in trees.... I dont really do that anymore..." lol

[@tidyheidi9143]

I adore your videos! If you want another fantasy series that you probably haven’t read, I’d consider picking up the Dark Tower series by Stephen King. It’s a mixture of Westerns, sci-fi and fantasy, and after reading both the Shadowhunter series and the Dark Tower series, I can say that they are almost exact opposites, and the series is known for being more genuine and visceral than most fantasy series in that regard. The first book is certainly strange, but it leaves you hungry for more without the use of any cheap gimmicks or love triangles.

[@theburntcookieshub5803]

There's majour audio distortion on my end! Hope this is just me and not for everyone (thou other vids work just fine) Unfortunately it's too bad to make much out so I'll just wish you a swell time at uni! And not to panic, we'll patiently await your uploads. Quality is preferable to quantity afterall! Don't stress too much!

[@theauthenticobserver]

Is this the same for everyone?

[@rosaliepineda2033]

Honestly yeah, only my left ear is picking up any sound

[@theburntcookieshub5803]

@@theauthenticobserver I found the most convoluted fix! If you run a second video simultaneously the audio on yours fixes! But if you mute the second vid goes back to bad.. Sooo second vid on low sound fixes it. Idek sorry

[@luckystar9279]

It's fine for me.

[@valhar2000]

+TheBurntCookiesHub It sounds like your browser is glitching out.

[@tahseenshopnil5908]

Do you have any Goodreads account?

[@tfpradgirl9537]

Thank for asking, I wanted to ask as well.

[@7_ty_vods]

I completely agree with you on a lot of the things you said, especially about feminism and religion. I was raised in a very religious household, but over the years I've developed views very much like yours. And speaking of religion, you've mentioned Philip Pullman and His Dark Materials before, and I thought it was so interesting how you've agreed to disagree with Pullman, something a lot of people aren't willing to do. I remember people in my country boycotting the movie when it came out. Especially considering your views on religion and that you said you'd like to do more positive videos, I would love to see an analysis video on them, maybe about the characters or dæmons or Dust or the Magisterium, if you're ever willing to make one! I think I remember you talking about Lyra before, and it seemed like you really loved her.

[@Claraa2298]

I personally loved your Gollum video☺️ excellent content as always!

[@JRCSalter]

Luna is, without a doubt, the best HP character, and possibly one of the best characters in all of literature. As you say it's her honesty that I love about her.

[@AscendantStoic]

My respect for you after this video just quadrupled, best of luck on your channel and future videos.

[@katanabluejay]

you are endlessly listenable :)

[@des7604]

omg girl, I can't wait for you to spill the tea on sarah j maas. throne of glass is one of my most disliked books. also I totally agree on the feminist part, I used to be a huge feminist, but I don't like modern feminism anymore and I prefer to just not go by any label. I still support equality for everyone of course, but I just really don't wanna be associated with toxic radical feminists. labels really shouldn't matter this much anyway, actions are the most important in a person. you can believe in equality and fight against discrimination and injustice without calling yourself a feminist.

[@hannahking9004]

It's as if every word you say I agree with XD. Seriously, though, I know I'm late, but I enjoy your videos so much, and I respect and admire you a lot for really saying what you believe and saying, quite frankly, what is the truth. I think in this day and age, so many people can be afraid to speak up for anything that they believe in that can happen to be controversial, or not common among people, because they're just torn down to shreds, but I really appreciate everything you say regarding feminism, because I agree whole-heartedly. I once considered myself a feminist, until I started seeing what a lot of feminists were like today. I don't think there are even that many issues about it -I mean, people get so angry about the gender-wage gap, but it's honestly not what they think it is, because its not like companies intentionally paying women less, it's just the choices women tend to make. And they tend to take lesser paying jobs, and there's nothing wrong with that. So here we have this huge demographic of all the working men and women, and like the difference was what? A couple cents? And that's only because of different choices between men and women -it's just truly ridiculous. And the feminists who are like that are just such insults to what feminism used to be, and what the suffragettes once fought for, and just bringing down men and shaming them for being, well, men is just awful, and that needs to change. It's so awful that women here in a free society where they have all their rights are playing the victim, while there are women out there who are truly suffering and do not have our freedom or our rights. So. Yeah. Sorry, that turned into a rant, but just wanted to say, I love your videos. Your the only KZbinr I'd watch for 50 minutes straight, I completely admire and respect you and I look so forward to seeing more content! :)

[@john-lukelaue9417]

I appreciate your honest perspective about Catholicsim! Just curious though - did you know Toklien was Catholic? Keep up the videos!

[@akabaneaki]

Well thank you for blessing us with a LOOOONG VIDEO! XDD and no worries girl i cant get enough of your voice at all! (in a non creepy way i swear)

[@sammycho6984]

Hey Galatea, I just wanted to let you know that I really appreciate your channel and congratulations on your first KZbin birthday!! If you're looking for a fantasy series to do an in-depth analysis of, I highly recommend you try looking into Robin Hobb's Farseer trilogy (or series depending on how far you want to go with it) It has incredible writing with very solid characterisation and world-building. Obviously, I am a great fan of Robin Hobb, but I know her writing doesn't work for some people due to the pacing. Anyway, I think it would make a really interesting analysis and I'd love to hear what you think about it :)

[@IanConnel]

I am so glad you are on KZbin :)

[@lastmanstanding7155]

I'd cosider you a feminist in the old fashioned way. You're not a feminazi. Heck, I consider myself a feminist and I'm a dude. But it's just the basic idea of it. I'm not for that other crap that obviously favors women over men and is considered "equality." I personally think women and men would benefit more from working together instead of against in the western world. Set an example for nations and countries not as developed as us. But instead I am shamed for having balls that need space when I sit. And the guys that go out of their way to basically be the male version of a feminazi or also way wrong too. We just need to stop being so extream and work together. Hopefully there are more people like you and me that are young and think all this extream crap is just stupid. Something I've noticed about christianity (I can't speak for catholics because I'm not one. I'm baptist) is that the religion promotes the individual. And Im not a crazy fanatical about it. I'm pretty relaxed with my faith for a baptist. Just an observation I've had. (Oh and the catholic church at the very top to the pope has always rubbed me the wrong way. Love the people. The people leading them? Ehhhhh....) I could go on all day as to why they abuse children. It's actually a pretty interesting topic. Galatea was, in greek mythology, a very beautiful statue of a woman created by pygmalion and fell in love with it. Aphrodite recognized his love and longing and made the statue come to life. (I'm a huge nerd for Greek Mythology) If you like poltical stuff and some philosophy I really recommend "The Quest for Cosmic Justice." - by Thomas Sowell. It's more sociology-ish but I really do recommend it. Not just to you Galatea but to anybody wanting to know about social justice and the like.

[@lastmanstanding7155]

Josie Kelly Thomas is freaking boss

[@lastmanstanding7155]

@Courtney Cool thanks. I just wanted to know what you wrote before.

[@jimkaragkounis4750]

Agreed so much with your stance on feminism (though most of my videos make it pretty obvious lol) The basis of feminsm is still important around the world but I don't want to associate myself with Western feminism. When maspreading and mansplaining are considered "problems", maybe a movement isn't needed any more

[@ShadowDogProduction]

Ahhhhhh, yeah! Another excellent video! *chef kiss*

[@muffinhydra]

I think what you maybe tried to say with your explanation about Feminism is that while you yourself did not change, and maybe the dictionary definition of feminism didn't change, but over time the way our culture and society and feminism itself defines feminism changed. I think that change is best described where the 1 issue was split into 10 , then into 100 , into 1000, into 10000.

[@tslodplfan1]

I really love your videos. On the note of the catholicism I am a catholic but at the same time I agree what you said about catholic church as an institution. It's terrible and majority of us catholics, at least ones I know and I live in majorily catholic country, disagree with that and think it's horrendous and shouldn't happen.

[@MrPoggin]

This summer has been a horrible time for Catholics, seeing all this dirt continue to be exposed and with the hierarchy completely unwilling to deal with it.

[@jeremiahbok9028]

Oh cool, isn't Galatea also what Pygmalion called his statue? Also very interesting hearing you on Catholicism, seeing you take your same contained-passion style delivery on another subject. Oh , and I love the Preraphaelites and Arthur Rackham.

[@amypattie7004]

I saw the title and was really curious how many people thought you were a feminist catholic.z Edit: I don’t know if I was expecting your answers, but I suppose now you’ve said them they feel quite obvious. I share your conundrum with the feminism. I believe men and women should be equal but also feminism sucks? Also wow, I have heaps in common with you which is probably why I love watching you so much. I am also an illustration student who’d like to publish children’s book. Keep up the ranting!

[@jim-bob3093]

Holy shit! We are the same age. Hazzarh!!!! Cheers from a librarians in nz! I love your vids! They are fanatically interesting, the book break downs and knowing that im not mad for not likely throne of glass or city of bones.

[@jmd0605]

As a person who loves Sarah J Maas's books, I would just like to know in as few offensive words as possible why people hate it. I have been surrounded by a lot of readers and all of them told me that TOG and ACOTAR are some of the best series out there. The only person who bothered to contradict me was my mom, who only really discouraged it because the main character is an assassin, and she doesn't want me to think killing people was okay (she didn't even read the books tho) Additional question: If Sarah J Maas's books were the first Y/A book you have ever read, would you even maybe like it? Additional additional question: Would you consider reading School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani? It's my favorite book series EVER and even though I might be hurt if you criticize it, I just feel it would be really interesting to see your point of view.

[@Inkspells]

Have you ever read Brandon Sanderson's novels? He is probably the best fantasy writer writing right now. You would love him!

[@christinag2420]

Abt the feminism thing: it's sexual harassment, abuse, and assault, rape, and social issues involving the treatment and perception of women that I tend to focus in regards to the western world, the U.S. in particular

[@Salma-vh3yd]

Christina G I think woman in the Middle East and Africa are suffering A LOT more than woman in the western world. They are being sold as wives at the age of 12 and not given any rights to an education or over their own body. If they are in an abusive marriage they can’t leave it because the man in the marriage is the only one who can divorce a woman. They are stripped of their rights, I think you should focus more of you’re feminist efforts on those areas of the world compared to the western world. This wasn’t meant as an attack at all, it’s just my opinion.

[@bye1551]

*Yawns as I see another idiot.* Evolution of language. That's what it used to be. Now, it's a petty cult of bitches complaining about things that men do. Man spreading? Seriously? That's harmful, lawful, economic or in any way reasonable? Mansplaining? Literally the equivalent of "shut up women go make me a sandwich". Seriously? This shit is important? Now, curcumsision being legal, men not having the right to body integrity, disproportionate amount of men loosing custody in situations when they should be winning the law court, disproportionate amount of men commiting suicide, disproportionate amount of men dying in wars, at sea, in oil rigs, mines. Etc. Et fucking cetera. Jeez, feminism needs to grow up.

[@sdprz7893]

and those things don't happen to men too?

[@AlasEtéreas]

@@Salma-vh3yd your correct. But just because another countries have worse rights and equality, doesn't mean that our issues are solved. Is just *compared to* when you see that we are better, but we still need to improve. Also, how can we help women from those countries? I'm genuinly asking, because I can't imagine another way to help, but with social media...

[@Xiatter]

Not sure it's third wave feminism that is needed so much as the entirety of the male US population needs to learn a hint of empathy and compassion.

[@ECNewman]

I recently read "Are Women Human?" by Dorothy L. Sayers, which really put into words how I feel about women and their place in this world, and it was written in the 30s! Anyway, just wanted to recommend it (it's two essays so it's not long reading). Also, Sayers is just brilliant in general.

[@ChildOfDarkDefiance]

I agree with everything you said about Doctor Who. The female characters during Russell Davies time as show runner, were unusually well written for tv, especially Donna Nobel. Vicar of Dibly is great, I too like a lot of the older Britcoms. Ever watch To The Manor Born (Audrey Fforbes Hamilton was always MY idea of feminism, doesn't quite mesh with contemporary definitions though), or As Time Goes By love those.

[@Annie-xb8xx]

Well done on hitting 30k 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@edwardgrierson1460]

Love this video! Two things I'd like to say: First, with regards to feminism: yes, women in the West have the same rights that men do; the problem is that there's quite a lot of men who don't seem to know this, and moreover don't know how to treat women. If you want to know what I mean, just look at the recent responses to women being asked what if men had a 9 PM curfew- I was honestly quite shocked by it. Yes, complaining about men sitting in a certain way is a bit mad, but I don't think that negates the bigger issue in the West. As for comic books (I insist on calling them that, never graphic novels- fear of the name only increases fear of the thing itself), I'd love it if you spoke more about ones you like. If you haven't already read it, I'd recommend Alan Moore's Saga of the Swamp Thing- trust me, it's great!

[@johanngambolputty4117]

We have such a crazy amount of things in common! I intend to take illustration, and I also absolutely love Van Morrison. This is funny

[@tidyheidi9143]

My left ear loves hearing you talk!

[@danastumpe8992]

Have you read Cornelia Funke's books (like Inkheart or Reckless)? Or the Septimus Heap series? The latter is more for children but I actually still really enjoy reading them.

[@shakacien]

Terrific take on allot of societal stuff. I know you would have noticed how of your videos have caught on the kind of dry kindling that we have now socially for that kind of commentary. Do try and snipe in on that target market when you get the chance to do video-making / video-naming again!

[@Everyyoueverymiau]

I completely agree on dr who. But I'm excitet for the new season :)

[@rhystaylor8558]

The moments I had during this video: 1. getting out my walking stick when you said 'everyone says I look really young, but I am 21' and 'in 2001, when I was born' - I graduated high school in 2004. 2. Fist salute for take on feminism (but who cares because I am a guy). 3. Fascination with your take on religion - I am a christian, definitely not a catholic. interested to here more of your thoughts, but I am always interested in hearing thoughtful people speak about their thoughts, not expecting you to turn your book tube channel into a Galatea's take on religion channel. 4. Final piece of the puzzle that you are basically the exact opposite of the other book tuber that I pay any kind of attention to (polandbanana) who I have been getting tired of books wise because she does nothing but praise Sarah and Casandra's books.

[@sophies8573]

I totally agree with your stance on feminism. My opinions have not changed massively but I too stopped calling myself a feminist a few years ago... I just don't feel that third wave feminism is focused on lifting women up.

[@emp6591]

I would LOVE to watch a series on Throne of Glass. Everyone keeps raving about it but I just couldn't finish it. I haven't started her second series but I've heard a ton about the parts including sexual assault. It's just not a great series and I don't understand the hype, but I don't feel like I know enough about it (from having stopped reading them) to properly defend my opinion. As for your take on feminism, I agree labels are stupid. I do consider myself a feminist, and by that I mean I'm in favor of equal rights for everyone, as in men and women and gender nonconforming people all deserve equal rights--in a negative sense as well as a positive (ex: being convicted of abusing other people, closing the wage gap, paying for first dates, etc.). The issues I mainly concern myself with on this front are in preventing rape and sexual assault, since that happens much more often to women and girls than men and boys. From living on a college campus, about half or a little less than half of my friends have experienced something of this nature (and none of them have reported it since they know nothing would happen to apprehend their rapist) and I've seen firsthand how it can destroy a person's life and affect those around them. In legal matters in the Western world, yes, women are technically equal to men. Socially, however, there's still the danger of men deciding that a woman can't speak for herself, doesn't mean what she says, or doesn't know what she wants, or even that men simply don't care. Sometimes people just don't understand what consent is. It's a big topic and a heavy one at that, but large enough that I still think of myself as fitting under that umbrella. I'm not sure if this is different from your experience, but most of the feminists I've encountered don't believe in female superiority or hate men or focus solely on small issues like manspreading; it's mostly about changing society to ensure toxic masculinity is viewed as truly toxic by not just women and those who identify as another gender, but men as well.

[@eddiespeight8103]

Are you going to do a video on His Dark Materials? You've mentioned it several times and I think seeing some more in-depth deconstructions of the books could be interesting.

[@MilwiththeEna]

I know this is an old video, but I'd love if you did a series on the raven cycle series. I honestly found the books bad and dull, but people on booktube aaalllll love it. I know people want Sarah J Maas, but so many people have already covered why her books are bad, I would love to see something new like your shadow hunter series.