Monthly Wrap Up & Book of the Month | November 2024

[@jeffreygaulard8250]

"Penultimate" is the word of the month! 😂

[@benherrman1224]

You broke me down and I’m finally reading Pillars of the Earth. You have set my expectations high!

[@mikesbookreviews]

Enjoy!

[@stacielara9856]

You won’t regret it.

[@alecstuckeyguitar]

It's a masterpiece

[@esmayrosalyne]

Still so happy that The Devils was such a hit for you, you've only got me more excited to get to it and I just know the wait will be worth it! Hope you have a great December friend :)))

[@Olliebear38]

"The great when" by Alan Moore was my BOTM. A crazy yarn beautifully written.

[@asfaloth12]

So glad you had a great reading month. I still need to give all those authors a try. Both Malice and The Blade Itself are waiting for me on my Kindle. I only read two books in November. They were both enjoyable, but neither was a standout. I hope I have a better reading month in December. Speaking of Kindle: Thank you for your Kindle videos in general. You inspired me to finally get a Kindle Paperwhite (actually, I asked my husband for it for my birthday), and I love it. I much prefer it to the Kindle app on my phone, though I still use my iPad app for comics. I think I actually prefer it to reading physical books! Go figure. Thanks for sharing and happy reading!

[@KuhDoda]

I just read Enders Game because of one of your videos and I wanted to thank you It was one of the best stories I’ve read in a while

[@mikesbookreviews]

It’s a classic!

[@Kenanhower]

Oh man so good. I read enders a couple weeks ago for the 4th time but the first as an adult. Then read speaker and it was so good

[@lukapavlovic1081]

Mike great content, greetings from Serbia! can never have enough of that Joe Abercrombie humour

[@Conorkc86]

They send them out to build hype amd it works 😊 I can't wait to get it and read it. Joe is the best

[@angelaholmes8888]

My book of the month Long after we are gone by terah shelton Harris i really enjoyed this book centered on a family who is trying to keep there land it reminds me of the series Yellowstone

[@Emroczart]

Finished that Silo Trilogy it was pretty good ..quick reads and I can see how people compare to red rising but I probably wouldn’t lol

[@clarkkentnaruto4322]

Hi Mike. How are you doing? This November I started with finishing reading while listening to Star Wars Ahsoka by E. K. Johnston, then I read while listening to Star Wars Rebel Rising, which I believe could have been made along with Catalyst, into a movie trilogy with Rogue One. That would have been so good, if done right. After that, I read while listening to Queens Peril and then Queens Hope. Last, and up to today, I have been reading while listening to the Women by Kristin Hannah, which tells the story of a nurse who was stationed in Vietnam during the war in 1966. It has been so good. Queens Peril and Queens Hope were the worst.

[@stigsmcqueen3178]

Finished up "Lonesome Dove" and am about 30 pages into "The Last Cuentista." Have been happy with it thus far.

[@ryandberry1]

I'm soooooooooo EXCITED for The Devils!!!

[@Darth_Sepharious]

It's not even fair you guys get these books so far ahead of time. Probably free too. Gotta admit I'm salty af about that lol Love your channel though, catch every video. You introduced me to my favorite epic fantasy series of all time, of course The Bound and the Broken by Ryan Cahill. EDIT: Oh and because of your kindle colorsoft review, I bought one for my wife and she LOVES it lol All of her real life bookclub members are jealous of her haha

[@maria5988]

To be fair, is it really "free" if you work countless hours to build a channel with a pretty decent audience?

[@SamHarrison2099]

“And I’ll do it again” actually made me laugh out loud 😂

[@mikesbookreviews]

Happy to entertain

[@CliffsDarkGems]

Loved Pillars of The Earth. I plan to read more "dark/grimdark" fantasy in 2025. I like the idea of standalones that I can read between the horror. Happy Reading. 📚

[@Bryces-brain-vomit]

In your defense, "penultimate" is objectively a great word😂👏🏻

[@momo_genX]

Indeed!

[@mikesbookreviews]

Big facts.

[@TonyChiba]

Good for you for using penultimate correctly

[@mikesbookreviews]

It was the only word that fit.

[@shemiahwalker]

Thank you sir

[@mikesbookreviews]

Welcome!

[@cwesley2005]

I love john gwynne! Shadow of the gods was so good!

[@michaeljdauben]

Most of recreational reading is SFF, but you've got me interested in some historical fiction. I reread Shogun and I'm working on Lonesome Dove right now. When I finish that I've got The Last Kingdom waiting. 😅

[@radudumanovschi3387]

My favorite was Yo, Pol Rubio by Hector Lozano. It is a coming of age story but this is the second book, the first being Cuando fuimos los peripatéticos Yo, Pol Rubio became the favorite for 2024

[@leezirkle7840]

All Hallows was my favorite book of November

[@PhineasPlauche]

I can't wait for the Devils!

[@juerfe]

Check out a dangerous fortune by Follet.. short a very good

[@MacScarfield]

In November I read: «The Steel Tsar» (A Nomad of the Time Streams» Trilogy #3) by Michael Moorcock (Multiverse/Alternative History/Time Travel Steampunk(?)😅) «The Stranger» by Albert Camus/illustrated by Jacques Ferrandez (Graphic Novel adaptation of the Absurdist Philosophical Novel) «The Duel» by Joseph Conrad (Napoleonic Historical Military Fiction Novella) «Lord of Light» by Roger Zelazny (Science Fantasy inspired by the Legend of Siddhartha Gautama/the Buddha) «The Fury of the Gods» (Bloodsworn Saga #3) by John Gwynne (Epic Fantasy inspired by Norse Mythology) Currently reading: «The Power Broker» by Robert Caro (Political Biography/Investigative Journalism Classic, my Q4 long-read) Cheers Mike!

[@Talking_Story]

Cant wait for the Devils!

[@stevenstewart782]

Currently reading the last kingdom And a vengeful realm

[@akseldyhr3701]

Hey Mike. May i ask you, how do you most prefer reading; physical book, a kindle, or something else? I am considering getting myself a kindle…

[@GenuinelyCurious120]

I read Ashes of Man, Malice, Valour, Ruin, and Started Wrath this month. I fucking love John Gwynne. Thanks Mike!

[@Michael_L_Morrison]

Since I reached my year's goad at the end of October, I only read 1 book in November. I also needed a small reading reset. Thankfully it was a good one. Therefore my book of the month is The Song of the First Blade by T.C. Edge.

[@burge2695]

What was your goal?

[@Michael_L_Morrison]

55. Had some door stoppers to get through so I chose a smaller goal.

[@ChaplainMalachai]

Looking forward to The Devils. Hope it is more up to The First Law as Best Served Cold and The Heroes disappointed me. They seemed like dollar store versions of The First Law.

[@alecstuckeyguitar]

Yes I do realize that I had no idea what penultimate meant until now

[@92ajdavis]

Proud new subscriber here Mike. Idk if you have any space next year but you should check out the immortal investigation first book by booktuber Michael Cronk. It comes out in Jan and it sounds really good.

[@irishknight6893]

It’s true you and Petrik Leo both love to use the world penultimate ha ha,I wonder who influenced who 😂

[@Luxaron]

19:00 What about 'books I feel skeptical about?' or something along those lines.

[@Arizonafrog97]

You gotta try one of Follett’s shorter spy thrillers!

[@jakobwetzel7065]

Do you think The Devils is a good book to start on Joe Abercrombie? Or should I start with First Law. But like you, this next year I want to read more new releases.

[@iSamwise]

Glad you’ve loved The Devils Mike!! How does it stand compared to the individual books in First Law for you? Better than some maybe, or not so much?

[@kyles.5569]

Huh i thought malazan was the catalyst that led to the pallete cleanser.

[@jonathonholm8737]

Im trying to speed read Rhythm of War in time to read Wind and Truth and I hate to say it but RoW is NOT a book conducive to speed reading lol

[@markbrown890]

ano a lot of people dnt like the shattered sea series but I quite enjoyed it

[@WigglesPK]

if you can look at them on their own, do you think Blade Itself or The Devils is better?

[@albertstebbins7590]

I am never, ever going to read Magnetic Aura even if is the penultimate book on earth.

[@mikesbookreviews]

The bots about that book are insane.

[@alecarro6344]

Go Rockets!

[@redtheftredemption2907]

When you do a review of a storm of swords

[@mvprindle]

This comment section seems to have been invaded by weird new age bots that want us to read about auras in japanese.

[@mikesbookreviews]

Every video. It’s wild.

[@brandoncordeau7277]

I read the fury of the gods by John gwynne and trials of Empire by Richard Swan and End of Watch in October and I can't pick out of trials and fury what I liked better both are amazing books so no book of the month for me or a tie but end of watch... I just finished the bill hodges trilogy and I'm already annoyed of Holly I like her but she gets annoying fast and I still have the outsider and if it bleeds and holly on my shelf to read god help me lol

[@jaxpk2669]

where is Toll the Hounds? does anybody know?

[@evandavis3678]

What’s up with these magnetic aura bots?? Sure fire way to make me not want to read a book

[@mikesbookreviews]

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