Hi Folks! Sorry I couldn’t respond to comments while live. Just not the optimal recoding situation to do so. But we will do a true AMA live stream soon. Thanks for hanging!
@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasyАй бұрын
I’ve been doing some traveling myself, and it’s safe to say I’m behind on my reading too. It’s all worth it for the family time. Safe travels, Mike!
@mikesbookreviewsАй бұрын
Thanks, amigo. It's a dangerous business, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept ...
@esmayrosalyneАй бұрын
The fact that you almost wouldn't be able to notice this was live... you really are such a natural at this! Glad to hear you are enjoying your trip, even if the roadtrip was draining. Happy reading to you!
@TheLongestTakeАй бұрын
Greetings from Illinois! South suburbs of Chicago, here
@zydecope9160Ай бұрын
Bradley bourbonnais area here!
@whalefall57Ай бұрын
@@zydecope9160 some really gorgeous areas in bourbannais!
@emilyreads5207Ай бұрын
Hello from Central Illinois! Lived in the south suburbs of Chicago, now in Central IL!
@mikesbookreviewsАй бұрын
Hello there!
@CosmosnCarnageАй бұрын
Hey Mike, long time watcher first time commenter here. My fiance and I watch your videos and we’ve read a bunch of stuff you’ve recommended. We created a reading game that we call The Jar of Souls (like the one from Diablo). At the beginning of the month we draw 5 books from a jar and pick 3 of the ones we want to read. It forces us to step outside the box and read things we normally wouldn’t. We also added some spice to it by making it to where when you finish 3/4 of a book you have to draw from the Jar and prepare for your next book, which could result in a Forced DNF and you have to stop reading it. I was unlucky and drew it while reading the Girl with the dragon tattoo. There’s lots of other rules we made for it to make the game fair and entertaining. This month, the Jar chose for me: Call of the Bone Ships (Tide Child trilogy) Shadows Linger (The Black Company) Bird Box We have a ton of books that are brain candy or pallet cleansers as you call it to keep us from burning out. Have a great trip and be safe!
@iWizardАй бұрын
Yes, so excited to see how you feel about The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. I just started Watchmen. Loving it so far. Let's chat about both books when you're done! :)
@mutatedsilverunicornАй бұрын
The burnout is currently hitting hard for me. So, I went back to manga to just let my brain rest. I got into the Fairytale manga, and that's what I have been reading when I need breaks. So, I am glad others do this as well.
@bradhansen8506Ай бұрын
Wow nice! I lived in Champaign growing up!
@Tralala001Ай бұрын
My brain goes straight to Seinfeld "Goodnight, Jug Dish". 😅
@dubhmoore575Ай бұрын
Thanks Mike, video looked and sounded great, thanks for thinking of us! U all enjoy your trip 🥳😎🥳😎
@kylerieman221Ай бұрын
I spent all day yesterday reading book 10 of Vinland Saga and hopefully if Amazon doesn't lose my package again, I'll be reading 11, 12, and 13 next week. Words of Radiance reread took a backseat last weekend. Trying to read at a 3 day music festival is next to impossible. House of the Dragon took a backseat as well. Since we were out of town, we waited to pay our internet bill until we got back, so tomorrow will be getting caught up on that.
@PsilocybeJediАй бұрын
Hoping you get to Dead Man's Walk soon! Just started it after finishing Lonesome Dove and Streets of Laredo... and yea it's great ❤
@RRW276Ай бұрын
Yeah road trips are rough for me too. Especially anything over 6 maybe 8 hrs. Granted, it’s nice been out on the open road with the top down listening to Running Down a Dream.
@mikesbookreviewsАй бұрын
Thankfully we did it overnight so the kids slept through most of it.
@dinocollins720Ай бұрын
Another fantastic video! Thank you Mike!
@RedFuryBooksАй бұрын
Pretty solid lighting for an AirBNB! I'm looking forward to your thoughts on Black House. That and the Talisman are the last two I want to reread before I do a Dark Tower reread.
@mythriumАй бұрын
This live video was quite fine :-), have a safe trip with your family
@StoryGirl1128Ай бұрын
Enjoy your road trip! The video was great, we don’t mind hearing the kids messing around.
@brightwatcher3757Ай бұрын
Hello from not-Chicago-but-close-enough!
@eroz84Ай бұрын
Beware those RVs … especially in packs
@alvinmarcus5780Ай бұрын
Safe travels Mike.
@goewey27Ай бұрын
video is fine - good to hear from you. Have a great wk!
@mikesbookreviewsАй бұрын
Same to you!
@Speed202Ай бұрын
Im working on Gardens of the Moon right now. Im reading it and listening to it at the same time to try and enhance my understanding....
@theclassy4Ай бұрын
I just picked up Different Seasons as my first King book ever based on your most recent where to start with King video. I’ve actually never seen Stand by Me or Shawshank either so I’m going to read each story and then watch the corresponding movie. Enjoy your trip! Hopefully it’s less hot and humid there than it is here in Texas
@mikesbookreviewsАй бұрын
The humidity is rather nice here.
@AzenHawke1995Ай бұрын
If you want good lighting for Mike's Media Reviews, just use this lighting from this video.
@Talking_StoryАй бұрын
Looked and sounded fine. Have a great trip.
@mikesbookreviewsАй бұрын
Trying to!
@austinmoore1113Ай бұрын
I live in Springfield (though move to Missouri tomorrow).
@mikesbookreviewsАй бұрын
Be safe!
@kingzzz6509Ай бұрын
Hope you guys are having fun Mike! I’m currently reading A Time of Courage and I’m going to bounce back and forth with a Sci-Fi book, I just haven’t decided which one yet.
@mikesbookreviewsАй бұрын
Have fun!
@danielzielinski3821Ай бұрын
Im just starting The Failures by Benjamin Liar. The premise sounds awesome. Im also listening to Recursion by Blake Crouch on audio book. Im definitely a Crouch Potato. And I'm watching Avatar: The Last Airbender animated series for the first time. I love it. Safe Travels!
@mhsugarmanАй бұрын
Hard times! The American Dream!
@mikesbookreviewsАй бұрын
You know it.
@matthewtraynor2461Ай бұрын
Love your channel bro! Make sure you check out Portillos while you are there! Get the Italian beef dipped if you want the chicago experience :)
@mikesbookreviewsАй бұрын
Thanks for the tips!
@puzzlingreadАй бұрын
No spoilers... Deadpool and Wolverine was so much fun!
@mikesbookreviewsАй бұрын
Good to hear!
@Yesica1993Ай бұрын
* waves from Chicago! *
@mikesbookreviewsАй бұрын
*hat tip*
@grantarnold704Ай бұрын
What part of Illinois are you visiting? I'm down here in southern Illinois.
@BranTheBasterdАй бұрын
🎵I found out long ago(oh oh oh oh oh) it's a long way down the Holiday road (oh oh oh oh oh) Holiday road oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oad🎵
@michaeljdaubenАй бұрын
Judging from your thumbnail you're in my old stomping ground (I grew up just south of Chicago). I'll be interested in your final opinion on Moon is a Harsh Mistress. Whenever people ask me about Heinlein that's usually the book I recommend.
@mikesbookreviewsАй бұрын
Right next to Kankakee
@brettskinner1416Ай бұрын
I started reading the stand this week and I am about 75 pages
@mikesbookreviewsАй бұрын
Enjoy the ride!
@Fianna1775Ай бұрын
I’m on holiday myself and thought I was going to be burning through books. But my family has this peculiar idea that they want to spend time with me…….such strange notions. I have been listening to a KZbinr’s self made audiobook of Fire and Blood which is a great edition. I am really liking this book. It’s funny I have tried to finish reading the main series a few times but as great as those books are I always end up flipping through a few pages of Storm of Swords and just putting it down. I don’t know why, I just find it hard to connect with the characters on the page like I did with their onscreen counterparts in the early seasons. But I think because I read a lot of nonfiction, fire and blood is really easy for me to get into. Also working on the Shanameh, an epic poem from medieval Persia. It’s a big, Penguin classics edition. I love epics like the Illiad and the Take of the Heike. This one suffers a lot from being so long and “legendary” so most of the characters feel exactly the same. It’s not hard to read on this edition though. This week I will be working on the Shanemah, Fire and Blood, and The Samurai by Shusaku Endo. When I get home I plan on grabbing my copy Adrian Goldsworthy’s Phillip and Alexander and see which audiobook on KZbin I want to listen to next. Happy Reading!
@mikesbookreviewsАй бұрын
Ha ha I read way less on vacation than I do on a regular work schedule.
@RekindledReaderАй бұрын
Wait whaaaat? Awesome
@mikesbookreviewsАй бұрын
Eh.
@HombredemaderaАй бұрын
Do you still go no audiobooks, even on a long road trip? I prefer physical copies as well, but definitely need some audiobooks to get me through long drives, especially when my wife immediately falls asleep after promising to talk to me the whole drive 🤦🏻♂️
@mikesbookreviewsАй бұрын
Nope. Had some sports podcasts to keep me company.
@marcusmusingsАй бұрын
I ended up rereading Hyperion for the first time in 20 (?) years. Don't know as yet if I'll reread the rest of the series, and I'm finishing off Oracle by Thomas Olde Heuvelt. It's the follow up from Hex which I absolutely loved last year. This book, not so much
@mikesbookreviewsАй бұрын
Hyperion is amazing
@Yesica1993Ай бұрын
@@mikesbookreviews I need to do reread! It's been years and yet it haunts me.
@mopete9830Ай бұрын
I started doctor sleep Im hoping to cram it in for the end of the month lol
@mikesbookreviewsАй бұрын
Excellent!
@Grimm44Ай бұрын
I played the Red Faction on the PS2 reminds me of Red Rising
@mikesbookreviewsАй бұрын
Right on. Thought I was the only one.
@Dude_on_a_MapАй бұрын
Mike have you heard anything else on Brian Lee Durfee? It’s been awhile since he’s posted and I was worried about him.
@mikesbookreviewsАй бұрын
Yes, he gave an update on his Facebook and Instagram page.
@austindehn5507Ай бұрын
Some book recs: Horns by Joe Hill and Head On by John Scalzi. Will either crack your top ten? Probably not. Still good reads though
@mikesbookreviewsАй бұрын
Hope to eventually
@nightmarishcompositions4536Ай бұрын
He read Heart Shaped Box and Locke & Key and he loved them, so chances are he'll enjoy Joe's other books. Hope he checks out NOS4A2 as well.
@matthewberube4081Ай бұрын
would you saw you have a best order for reading the dark tower? like what other books should I read before it or during it
@mikesbookreviewsАй бұрын
I did a vid called Dark Tower frequently asked questions. That’ll give multiple options.
@benja6902Ай бұрын
I hear Longlegs is a good horror movie.
@JosephSaltalАй бұрын
Between Stephen King's books, "The Regulators" and "Desperation", which of the two should I read first? Thanks.
@yenneferalvarez7122Ай бұрын
Desperation
@bethbaskett3Ай бұрын
Desperation
@mikesbookreviewsАй бұрын
I really don’t think it matters. But I did Desperation first on the re-read.
@MrBoJanglesАй бұрын
Looking forward to more Stephen King reviews
@ashutoshkakad7086Ай бұрын
Jagdish is a very common name in India😅
@michaelkibble740Ай бұрын
Says hey from West Virginia 👋 Mike have you read any Conan novels.
@mikesbookreviewsАй бұрын
I have. Have talked Conan a few times in featured vids.
@tracywilliams2740Ай бұрын
Hey Mike!! Are you going to do episode reviews of From Season 3 when it starts in September on your media review channel?
@mikesbookreviewsАй бұрын
Season 3 of what?
@tracywilliams2740Ай бұрын
@@mikesbookreviews The tv show From
@mattamant915Ай бұрын
The best part of IL is when you're leaving. That's the best part of every vacation, leaving IL.
@mikesbookreviewsАй бұрын
🤣
@mattamant915Ай бұрын
@@JonDoe-xl1ov I grew up here and am not a fan at all
@tordawg69Ай бұрын
Random question: do you ever read any nonfiction?
@ElricsedricАй бұрын
Read the elric saga if u want to get out of a burn out. Simple short classic fantasy
@mikesbookreviewsАй бұрын
I have several. I should do this.
@carenome1Ай бұрын
Mike, totally off the subject...I'm a big fan of a lot of you all... but I'm getting concerned about one of our great book tubers, Brian Durfee. Have you heard anything? It's been weeks since his last post. His health is in question. I don't know how to contact him. I have posted on his last posting.
@Wingman_T25Ай бұрын
He posted today on his IG. Not out of the woods yet but still doing what he can from what he said
@mikesbookreviewsАй бұрын
Yes, he posted on Instagram and Facebook today. Brother is struggling. Drop him some kind worlds, if you can.
@paul.h.sАй бұрын
I've attempted to watch op 3x but never get past skypiea. That arc is just boring to me.
@mikesbookreviewsАй бұрын
It’s rough
@paul.h.sАй бұрын
@mikesbookreviews I've been told, however, that if you get past skypiea, it's pretty goated for a while. I'll grind through it eventually. Have you started HunterxHunter yet? No spoiler, but that manga/anime contains the best love story of any media I've ever consumed.