May 2023 Reading Wrap Up Genre Wars Book Battle: Horror Mayhem and May of the Moderns (Lit Show 077)

May 2023 Reading Wrap Up Genre Wars Book Battle: Horror Mayhem and May of the Moderns (Lit Show 077):
In this video, Jeremy Fee discusses his reading for the month by pitting the books against one another in a bracket-style tournament, leading up to a “Best Read of the Month” being declared, as well as a continued count for which genre is winning each month as part of Genre Wars. Ultimately, this will lead to an end-of-the-year super book battle to determine the “Best Read of the Year” and, some day, the “Best Read of the Decade.”
*BookTubers mentioned include:
Margaret Pinard ‪@MargaretPinard‬
S.D. Huston ‪@SDHuston‬
The Bookish Bryants ‪@thebookishbryants‬
James Flynn ‪@AuthorJamesFlynn‬
Hey Y’all Listen Up ‪@HeyYallListenUp‬
And Roger’s Cheap Old Book Club via MKV ‪@michaelk.vaughan8617‬
#booktube #authortube #horrortube #reading #horrormayhem #mayofthemoderns #bookbattle #genrewars
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[@AuthorJamesFlynn]

What an honour to be part of this. Glad you enjoyed the book, Jeremy. All the best.

[@jeremyfee]

Glad to hear it. Thanks for the Memory is one of those stories that I think will stay with me for a long time.

[@P.EnglishLiterature]

Agatha Christy and Huston's Blood of the Lily sounds amazing. I'm a fan of Fantasy. I think I would love to check up a fantasy written by an authortuber. Thanks for this brilliant video, Jeremy.

[@jeremyfee]

Thank you! I really appreciate that.

[@KevinTlanks]

Thank you, Jeremy

[@jeremyfee]

I appreciate your support!

[@MargaretPinard]

Hahahaha, love the stacked brackets at :47 😆 Go Half-Human Heroes!

[@jeremyfee]

I'm glad that stood out. Maybe it'll be the same trick next time, but with The Stygian Collection? :)

[@angelaholmes8888]

My book of the month is What my bones know by Stephenie foo memoir this book is very important because it deals with childhood trauma definitely worth a read for people who have suffered from childhood trauma one of the best books of 2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@jeremyfee]

Sounds like a great book! I'm glad you had a good reading month.

[@Priscilla_Bettis]

I loved Portrait of the Artist, but Blood of the Lily sounds interesting. Haha, "I recommend them all." These decisions must have been tough for you!

[@jeremyfee]

Thank you. Yes, tough decisions this time around. :)

[@NicolesBookishNook]

What a lovely set of books if I do say so myself ❤

[@jeremyfee]

I think so too! Thank you.

[@Johanna_reads]

Blood of the Lily and The Sympathizer sound very interesting in different ways! Looks like it was interesting reading month. Great Book Battle!

[@jeremyfee]

Thank you. BTW I just finished Stoner by John Williams. You were right.

[@Johanna_reads]

@@jeremyfee you just made my day! 😍

[@SDHuston]

Yes, the anthology absolutely for sure! Oh no, that's my debut.😅 Not my best work for sure. Can't go wrong with Agatha Christie.Yes! Oh, I loved I Robot.I like Anne Rice too, so it's okay that she won against Agatha. No, I can't win against Anne... And I didn't. I honestly didn't feel it would pass the first round, so I'm pleasantly surprised by this. (Secretly I've been afraid of you ever reading my book and talking about it.😅😂) Thanks for reading it 💙. Mood reading is good! Most of mine is mood reading.

[@jeremyfee]

When I was growing up, for a long time, my parents didn't allow me to play Dungeons & Dragons because of the whole "Satanic Panic" thing, but when I finally got into D&D, my long-term storyteller who ran games for us, had a repeated villain that really messed up my character's life over and over, and it was... you'll never guess... an evil leprechaun. That blasted trickster! Thus I smiled so much when I was reading your book and it became more and more obvious the leprechaun was going to become an issue for the main characters. :)

[@SDHuston]

@@jeremyfee I love that story!

[@RKStumblingbear]

Interesting way to get to your favorite book of the month.

[@jeremyfee]

I think so too! Thank you.

[@musicroom7185]

These are always so fun! Thanks for the effort you put forth!

[@jeremyfee]

Thank you. I'm glad the book battles are still entertaining. :)

[@ChrisDailyReading]

I read Halloween Party by Christie end of last year and it surprised me loads! Really enjoyed it.

[@jeremyfee]

It's so good! Thank you.

[@angelaholmes8888]

Here's what I read in May The reunion by kayla Olsen Birds of California by Katie cotungo What my bones know by Stephenie foo memoir Nothing general about it by maurice bernard memoir Camp zero by Michelle min sterling My lovely wife by samantha downing Heart bones by colleen Hoover False witness by Karin slaughter The wolf den by elodie Harper Sorry bro by taleen voskuni Mika in real life by emiko jean Everything I never told you by celeste ng The love hypothesis by Ali hazlewood Babel by r.f kuang So close by sylvia day

[@jeremyfee]

Of those books, Babel is the only one I have read, but it looks like an interesting reading month for you.

[@peteyeets]

such yeets in may

[@jeremyfee]

Thank you for your support.

[@HeyYallListenUp]

What? I, Robot didn't make it out of the first round? I demand a recount! :) It's good to hear you enjoyed S. D. Huston's book. I've been shy to try it because it's YA, but I may give it a shot eventually.

[@jeremyfee]

In a different month, I'm sure I, Robot would have advanced higher in the battle. The good news is, I now have a spark to read more of the books. I went ahead and read the ones I have, and I'm ending my book buying ban so I'll be able to get more of them. And you're right the S.D. Huston book is YA, which is probably why it didn't make it to finals. :)

[@HeyYallListenUp]

@@jeremyfee Asimov ended your book buying ban? I can accept that.

[@amy_harboredinpages8272]

I'm really enjoying your book battles! You mentioned the upcoming adaptation for The Killers of the Flower Moon, and it's a film I'm highly anticipating because of the director Scorsese and IMHO, a steller cast. It might be worth it for me to read the book before watching the film. 📖😌📚

[@jeremyfee]

Thank you so much! With all adaptations, I worry about what they are going to change, especially with this one since it's based on a true story that is really sensitive.

[@amy_harboredinpages8272]

@@jeremyfee I hope they show the story well.

[@MargaretPinard]

Bleak Romance...is that my brand, too??? LOLOL

[@jeremyfee]

You've just got to give the audience enough hope to think it could work out and then... BAM the woman dies in childbirth or you pull a Trainspotting on the audience. So sad. But wait, there are other characters, maybe they can end up together... and no. :)

[@MargaretPinard]

@@jeremyfee 😹

[@krisreviews]

I'm really interested in Killers of the Flower Moon know that I know about the movie... like you said... sounds very eye-opening 😊

[@jeremyfee]

Yes! The arrogance in the tragedy of forcing the Osage Native Americans to move to certain lands by the US government and then for people to get upset that their new land had oil on it that made some of them rich.

[@krisreviews]

@@jeremyfee I wish we learned more about this stuff in school 😕

[@bighardbooks770]

Glad to hear you got 'round to _Portrait ..._ I advice oeople to _skip it!_ lol I *do!* just read _Dubliners,_ then skip on right into _Ulysses;_ I mean, the same characters reappear!¡! Good one, Fee 💯😎💚

[@jeremyfee]

Recurring characters? I wish someone would have told me that a long time ago; it would have made me much more likely to read these books. I love recurring characters.

[@MargaretPinard]

Kat's Novel Adventures was reading classic horror short stories for the readathon too, and a Zombiethon! You may enjoy each other's content 😬

[@jeremyfee]

Neat. I just went over and watched her Horror Mayhem video. Great stuff!

[@MargaretPinard]

@@jeremyfee How lovely! 👍

[@BookZealots]

Haven't heard from you in awhile. Just checking in. Hope you're doing well.

[@jeremyfee]

Thank you! I'm doing alright, just super busy lately. I'll try to stop by over at your channel more. I've got stuff recorded for my channel, but I haven't had time to edit it yet. Hopefully it'll be up soon. I appreciate you! Take care.

[@BookZealots]

@@jeremyfee I'm happy to hear you're just busy. Editing takes a lot of time and I'm sure your videos are doubly time consuming. No need to drop by our channel unless you want. The check in was not for that. I hope you don't think that. I was truly checking on you. Stay cool. I've heard it's been in the triple digits. We had considered moving near College Station and now I'm thinking we would melt! LOL Erion and Prometheus.

[@jeremyfee]

@@BookZealots I know. I appreciate you checking in. It has been horribly hot here, constantly, and that can be a bit demotivating as well.

[@BookZealots]

@@jeremyfee If it get untolerable, use a bucket of cold water to dip your feet in. It is delightful and immediately brings the body temp down. Also a wet washcloth/bandana on the back of the neck too. Even here in KY I've been doing it quite a bit. It's amazing how cool the water feels too, even when left out all day. One would think the water would warm up too, right?

[@jeremyfee]

@@BookZealots Those are great tips! Thank you. I've been doing my best to avoid being outside, but even getting in the car and driving places, it's really hot.