June & July 2024 Used Book Haul // Book Haul // Diggerdan Reads

[@DutchGreyBeard]

Love your book hauls! Great to see Philip Pullman. His Dark Materials, one of my all-time favorite series.

[@donnaengland335]

Empty shelf refilled! Excellent!

[@BenjaminsBookclub]

I've read the box set of the 10 original sandman comics, looks like Endless Nights is a anthology focusing on the main characters siblings, should be safe to read I would guess, I havn't read it. But I can't suggest the boxset more. I still need to read The Martian, but Project Hail Mary is one of my top books of all time, I think the movie is like 2026 though, plenty of time. I won't give you my thoughts on Starship Troopers because you asked me not too, but know i'd typed like 3 sentences before you said that and I had to delete them. Ohh I read His Dark Materials when I was a youngster, I remember loving them, but have 0 memory of anything that happened in them, I'd forgotten they existed until this video. I could talk for hours about Warhammer Books and which to start with, The Horus Heresy takes place 10 thousand years before Warhammer 40k, but it sets the stage for how the universe ended up the way it did, and things do not change much in the 10k years between them, go put the first book on your amazon wishlist and I'll send it your way, I would love to hear what you think of it! I have read like, 30 of the Horus Heresy books, some are good, some are great, some are crap, but the first three books, starting with Horus Rising are fantastic.

[@DiggerdanReads]

Good to hear, I'll have to try out the rest of Sandman if its that highly praised. You're right, the movie is coming out in 2026. So I have more time than I was thinking. I feel like I watched one of your videos where you didn't like Starship Troopers, but I can't be certain. So I can guess what you had typed out lol That's not a good sign if you remember nothing haha. I've seen a couple people I follow say that its okay overall but nothing raving about it positive or negative. So I guess I'll let you know when I finally get around to reading them. That is incredibly generous Benjamin! I'll be sure to start it soon after I receive it and film a review. I'm excited because I've always been fascinated by Warhammer as an "outsider" and now I'll pull the certain back

[@teresam1840]

Very nice Daniel! Looks like a good selection!

[@DiggerdanReads]

Thank you Teresa!

[@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk]

The only problem with watching other book tubers is it only ends up increasing the tbr. Happy reading to you!

[@DiggerdanReads]

I know it can definitely be a challenge! Same to you!

[@AndyEves]

My boy, I happen to have an extra copy of GOT. You can have :) Also have to say thanks for the shoutout! It’s true that watching your videos has a lot to do with my rekindled interest for reading! Love you bro

[@DiggerdanReads]

That is very generous Mr. Eves! Of course bro! I find it a touch ironic because you are the one that originally made me interested in reading growing up with Eragon and Harry Potter. I distinctly remember you siting me down in our bedroom and forcing me to read the first chapter of the Sorcerer's Stone 😂 Love you too bro

[@luvtotwirl24]

The shelf is empty!! 📢📢📢 Book haul time!

[@DiggerdanReads]

Let's gooooo!!

[@TalonBray]

Hey Dan, just some tips for the Horus Heresy - The first 5 form a complete arc, after those first 5 you can skip around in the heresy books because they're mainly single stories across the war..if you don't want to do that you can skip ahead to "The Siege of Terra" sub-series which is the recently completed end of the Horus Heresy

[@DiggerdanReads]

Thanks for letting me know Talon! I've always been intimidated by Warhammer because of the sheer amount of content

[@TalonBray]

@DiggerdanReads Yea it's a lot..for the Heresy the first 5 + Siege of Terra are kinda the "main story"..after that you can jump into any 40k book really

[@Lan..]

Ooo as a HUUUUGE fan of both The Martian and Project Hail Mary, I'd recommend you read The Martian first! PHM has a similar format but changes some things up in a way that is more fun after reading The Martian than before imo. His Dark Materials does have 3 books. Tried reading it in middle school but didn't get past the 1st book- think it just wasn't for me. Book thrifting is a ton of fun but it is also very "I found all of x series except book x" 😂 which makes it even more satisfying when you do find that 1 book you need to complete everything!

[@DiggerdanReads]

Okay! I think I'll have to do just that. Good to know. I feel more inclined to start a series if I have it completed or nearly so. Lol that is true! It can be very frustrating. But one of my favorite parts book thrifting is that I constantly get exposed to books/series that I wouldn't have been otherwise.

[@DutchGreyBeard]

Nice haul! It makes me itchy to start buying books again.

[@DiggerdanReads]

Thanks Ed! I'm sorry! You are a stronger man than I trying to catch up with your physical TBR before you purchase more. How is that challenge going by the way? I hope you are making good progress!

[@DutchGreyBeard]

@@DiggerdanReads Aaah, well, yeah, I'm a slow reader, but still not buying new stuff. Let's say I'm halfway... If I crack, I'll just blame you.

[@DiggerdanReads]

@@DutchGreyBeard hey halfway is pretty good! Haha feel free to use me as the scapegoat