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[@thequirksofbeingme]

There has to be some irony in a 59-year-old leaving a grumpy rant after reading one page of a book (partially) because he doesn't think 59-year-olds are that grumpy.

[@juanmarodriguez6010]

This 🤣🤣🤣

[@FM95.5]

Irony it a beautiful thing!

[@jaginaiaelectrizs6341]

Yeah.... I mean, I guess I can understand a 59 yr old might take it personally. But, then again, at the same time-it's a singular 59 yr old FICTIONAL character; unless the book literally states outright or clearly insinuates that this is something common of what all 59 yr olds are like or such, then just because the character IS 59 & is a particular way does not at all mean it's meant as a statement about any or all real-life 59 yr olds, nor does it really have to be at all even remotely representative-of &/or true-to reality to still be a great character or a great book.😅😅 🤔🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️😁

[@marleymarley9584]

Fucking hilarious 💀

[@gatosyperros373]

I love seeing merphy telling people that they are wrong, is so funny.

[@xChikyx]

hahaha she crashed

[@britneynicole8903]

YESS!!!!

[@cecilie...]

I actually find negative reviews extremely helpful, well at least when they're constructive or detailed. People can more often than not identify much better what they dislike instead of like. So even a negative review can influence me positively in wanting to read a book that I think will fit my reading tastes!

[@leoncoopermarques3460]

Yes! Im actually reading kafka on the shore because of merphys negative review. It seemed interesting

[@valhatan3907]

Yes, detailed and constructive negative review that *AWARE OF THEIR OWN BIAS* make me want to read the book even more than the positive review

[@zxlime]

This is true for everything too. When i'm shopping for anything i go to the negative reviews to see if i can live with the cons or not.

[@hanarielgodlike9283]

@@zxlime Yep, also i find that a lot of times ppl will list a con that for me is a pro.

[@TheJordanK]

This is why I always try to read the 3 star reviews. 1 stars can be filled with angry ppl and 5 stars can have a lot of biased super fans. 3 stars usually have much more thought and helpful criticism

[@thefabulouskitten7204]

"5 character povs? FIVE?!" This person would have an aneurysm trying to read the Wheel of Time

[@Zivilin]

Exactly what i was thinking when i saw that. 🤣

[@lucyvillain]

Or A Song of Ice and Fire lol (I didn't read WoT, so that's where my mind went instead)

[@johnparker4484]

Let alone Malazan….

[@jakerockznoodles]

TBF, too many povs is precisely why I've DNFed some fantasy books/series. It's just not my cup of tea, it's a taste thing.

[@hatchet1013]

Murphy: I understand that this book is not popular Also Murphy: how DARE you

[@sarahleary3162]

I was also thinking this with 'The Frenchman's Creek' first review. Merphy goes to say sure the characters might be bad and you might not like the story, but how can you hate the authors writing... Like that's literally what bad writing is lmao sure an author can plan a story out, but if the content or characters aren't well written in the first place then no matter how creative or interesting an ending might be it's not worth it. It's like people that continue to say "ohhh just you wait, it'll get good trust me" "just keep going, you'll see in another 50 chapters or 34 episodes" and it never does.

[@Pablo360able]

I expected that second Ove review to devolve into “I'll have you know I graduated top of my class in the Navy Seals, and I've been involved in numerous secret raids on Al-Quaeda, and I have over 300 confirmed kills. I am trained in gorilla warfare and I'm the top sniper in the entire US armed forces.”

[@myrojyn]

Here's the thing you said a jackdaw is a crow...

[@fernandoavila3929]

By the end there he was just bragging… and he also made me feel lazy.

[@valhatan3907]

There Always That One person Who Need To Explains themselves for validation.

[@xChikyx]

omg 😂😂😂😂

[@blacklite911]

Guerrilla warfare btw lol

[@Merdragoon]

Harliquin novels are known as the "Trashy Romance Novels" that are super short and you can read in one sitting usually. For most people they're guilty pleasure to reading them because they're not usually well written and focus on so much Romance that you would think that all the characters think about. They're also the books that people make fun of when doing parodies of Romance because a lot of the REALLY BAD Romance tropes come from Harliquin novels. The Fact that the person compared that one story to an Harliquin Novel has me feeling like they're not exactly.... Into romance at all in any form. And is very condescending and hyper focused on *their* definition on "Feminism" and will find any excuse to bash other views.

[@mitchierainbow7353]

That quote that reviewer pulled from George Elliot about silly women writing lady things was quite misogynistic and gave "I'm not like other girls" so I don't know what her definition of feminism is🙄

[@Merdragoon]

@@mitchierainbow7353 lol I guess I should have clarified. the reason why I put "Feminism" in quotes for this person's definition was because it sounded like the misogynistic direction of it as you pointed out. Like you said, it does feel very much like a "I'm not like other girls"/"Masculine is the best over the feminine" vibe because they look down on those who even have a guilty pleasure of the more corny stories that is just sometimes fun to read. I won't lie, I do like a good "Headstrong woman who doesn't like girly" but I also do love the more feminine who do do mistakes and may not make choices that's exactly "best" for the story. Let girls have flaws people. And that whole quote was completely out of context as George Elliot was dealing with a *very* different time and different views. To use that quote in that person's context is very overly condescending to the people reading the book and enjoying it. (I actually didn't see any indication what gender the person was, so that's why I'm sticking to they for now. xD if you can show me where to find that, as I don't use good reads often, it'll help me better.)

[@valhatan3907]

That type of person. Anti-feminist who always linked anything with feminism even tho *it's never been there at the first place* actually a feminist themselves LOL So paradoxical.

[@michaelsommers2356]

Harlequin is the name of the publisher.

[@zachryder3150]

16:56 This review can only be responded to in this way: "Sir, this is a Wendys"

[@alexinator-hh5fe]

I always like seeing reviews that are the opposite of how I felt because it really widens my perspective on somethings. And differing opinions can lead to some really fascinating debates and discussions.

[@CollecTortoise]

While Ove might not be respresentative of all 59 year olds, I can at least call him representative of the only 59 year old I currently know the best, him being my dad.

[@shadowforce4]

Same my dad is 57 and often curmudgeonly.

[@nicolev990]

That one review for the Frenchman’s Creek: “I’m gonna repeat this one sexist remark which I know *sounds* sexist, but it was said by a woman so it’s okay”

[@jakerockznoodles]

It's like the "it's okay I told this racist joke, I have a black friend" but even worse because (a) he didn't know Elliot at all, and (b) she's dead so can't confirm or refute the actual intent of that remark as it relates to HIS argument.

[@curzon176]

i can't believe that one Ove critic's biggest beef was that he didn't know any 59 yr olds who were as curmudgeonly as Ove. Like THAT'S why you drop a book? There's millions of 59 yr olds in the world, i gotta think 1 or 2 are scrooge-like, and if not, there's this thing called suspension of disbelief, that is quite wonderous in enhancing one's enjoyment of a story.

[@somegalicianguy8416]

"I personally haven't experienced that therefore it either doesn't exist or doesn't interest me" is such a silly mindset.

[@kokorodaki4017]

Plus, just because a character fits in a certain age group (or other group of people), doesn't mean they are meant to represent or relate to that group. A character can fit in a group and still be an outlier

[@metallsnubben]

@@somegalicianguy8416 To quote a very good twitter account: "i am feel feel uncomfortable when we are not about me?"

[@a3-radio]

No, he is a person that has trouble getting older and the fact that the book depicted his age as past their prime bother him, he should have keep reading but he definitely fell out of love there... To each their own i guess

[@metallsnubben]

@@a3-radio Actually now that you say it, perhaps that line of "that's a 79 year old" was really telling. No reason you'd have to be like that at 79 either! He's moving the goalpost for what "old" means cause he sees that as an inevitable destination Yeah he really should have kept reading!

[@deathtobugs]

The review at 12:30 😂. They clearly haven't read enough epic fantasy. They should start Wheel of Time next. Then 5 POVs won't seem like much at all.

[@SlimeKingK]

I watch you for One Piece, but hearing you geek is... it's like chocolate. I just can't shake the craving for that passion and it's just too sweet!

[@scottiecurrie7927]

For real, I took her recommendation to read The Lies of Lock Llamora after getting into her channel to see her reactions to One Piece. I find it super hard to get into more adult books, but I'm instantly intrigued by this book. Its excellent

[@gloria3415]

The freak out about ‘bad writing’ killed me

[@mitchierainbow7353]

I feel like people should really explain what they mean about bad writing😅 because often times it comes down to preference and it's not fair to say a book has bad writing JUST because it is not their preference.

[@britneynicole8903]

Yes!!! I have read one of her books before and I really like her writing style as well.

[@britneynicole8903]

@@mitchierainbow7353 Totally agree! In my opinion, ‘bad writing’ could mean any number of things.

[@SuouEtsumi]

We will be silly ladies reading silly lady novels and we will be HAPPY!

[@dubbingsync]

I haven’t got far into the video but you do you. Don’t let anyone judge you’re book choices.

[@valhatan3907]

I will always prefer middle-schooler books even tho its beyond my targeted age anymore.

[@AGenteOshi.]

Omg, I'm brazilian and I got so excited when I found out there's an english version of "the posthumous memories of brás cubas"! It's a classic here in Brazil and it's considered one of the hardest books to read in portuguese, which is why I haven't read it yet because I'm scared I'm not going to be able to understand anything hahaha. Machado de assis is, like, our william shakespeare and it's really great to see that his books are being read in other languages too.

[@kevynlevi9894]

Mds, um br huehuehue

[@jaquelinecunha636]

The person who wrote that review probably only read silly books.

[@Antosza]

Oh, you are a really nice person. You are more than ready to understand other people opinions. Even rude and annoying ones.

[@taliw7736]

For sure love her

[@allanleslieanderson1858]

Harlequin Enterprises Limited (known simply as Harlequin) is a romance and women's fiction publisher founded in Winnipeg, Canada in 1949. From the 1960s, using a combination of high-quality editorial content and dynamic marketing, it grew into the largest publisher of romance fiction in the world.

[@lilajanick]

I love Merphy's positivity and passion. This was the exact pick me up I needed after a rough day of classes.

[@skippythewonderchicken7511]

Always fun to see some good ol' fashioned misogynistic birdcalling. "See this other woman? She hated this book so it's not that I hate women. I just agree with this other lady! Women just can't write good books, guys. That's not misogynist of me, it's just good taste!" Silly lady books. What a load of horseshit. Women can write a fun book with a romance plot without being harlequin. Harlequin is traditionally a publisher/ category of books with smut or really horny themes.

[@owl5837]

I'm not a book guy, but this video is so entertaining even without me knowing shit about books.

[@chickenclapper2748]

Right? I have read a book in years, unless you count manga

[@jlcjanes]

I love this idea for a video 😂😂😂 thank you Merphy for keeping Booktube fresh and alive! It means so much to all your viewers! Keep up the amazing work! You’re the best 😍😍😍😍

[@brys.3131]

That comment about being silly ladies reading silly novels, "....and we will enjoy it we will be happy." I'm dead lol. You're killin' it--great as always, Merphy!

[@thejustinwestra]

If A Man Called Ove takes place around the time it was written (2012), Ove would be born in 1953. I’m thinking 59 year olds in 2012 might be less tech savvy (generally) than 59 year olds in 2022. My parents were born in the 60s and struggle with new technology constantly.

[@rebeccam4746]

I'm so glad you enjoyed Machado de Assis' book. I don't normally like stream of consciousness style books, but that one was hilarious! It was definitely a favorite read of minr, well now I can't remember if it was 2020 or 2021, from recent years.

[@thefriesofLockeLamora]

"I will use my computer when I wanna computer" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I too am Ove. Cranky-ish, hate life, hate people, actually worse than Ove, and know tech in protest. Thanks for the laughs Merph 🖤

[@zunrael1553]

That ex-marine about to work on a PhD sounded like some copy pasta troll though, honestly. :D

[@jessamine486]

I recently watched Disney's Encanto and was struck immediately by how much Mirabel Madrigal reminded me of you!! Haha. I'm glad I found your channel, you are nice to listen to and informative to watch. :)

[@MagillanicaLouM]

"I can't care about the flaws" yep, that's the magic for ppl on stories. When you enjoy the greatness so much, the not so great is but a short lived tickle

[@kevynlevi9894]

"you and i can be silly ladies reading silly lady novels". What a icon

[@99kylies15]

Just randomly got this video (thanks, algorithm) and man! Your upbeat, cheerful energy is so fun! Found some new books to read :D

[@phoenixbro9223]

Not that last Frenchmen's Creek review. That boiled my blood! Now I want to read that and more silly lady books out of spite. I have been dumb enough to believe that no one cares about what other people read at this point, but what the hell!

[@songweretson1513]

I mean, I write fantasy romance that I post on my Ko-fi page for free, if that gets your interest. Because it's ridiculous how the romance genre is so derided.

[@furorteutonicus9045]

Funny thing is, Odas strange character designs were the main reason why I neglected One Piece for years after becoming an anime and manga fan. I thought "This is not how anime characters should look like! This looks like something out of american cartoons!" And today I adore Odas style. It is so unique, playful and sometimes simply hilarious. I can not imagine One Piece looking any different today. Heck, it is even extremely jarring to imagine it looking like most anime do.

[@ItsVeeVA]

just saying, but I, as a born Man, will gladly be a silly lady reading silly lady novels

[@jamesbaird1342]

I'm 72 an airforce vet I retired at 51 thank you. I've run 2 marathons in my life. If my computer breaks or stops I call my son who works for Google. I think the long paragraph was written by a bipolar who directed his energy well but lives on the outer edge where few are.

[@mckennahorman7675]

Yay I’m so excited for you to read Retribution Falls! So far I’ve seen 3 booktubers with it on their TBR for the year. It’s one of my all time favorite books and it’s so good to see it finally getting out there! I hope you love it!

[@charbel2750]

Call me old fashioned, but maybe don't review a book if you've only read one page. Also the reasoning behind it is so strange: "this character isn't like me or anyone I know at my age, so I'm going to go on a rant about it." I personally haven't read the book, but this is just a reminder to take rating with a massive grain of salt.

[@jonahjoestar]

Trust me. I have heard worse things about One Piece that would make any fan like me cry.

[@qb4428]

I just don't give a crap what anyone's opinion is on a japanese comic book I enjoy. Doesn't affect me at all. It's just a comic book at the end of the day.

[@atharvadeshpande4749]

@@qb4428 Damn Same

[@viinaart]

Hell, I'm a One Piece fan, and even I have harsher takes on the series lmao

[@ahmadazem4167]

@@qb4428 that applies to every type media not just comic books

[@furorteutonicus9045]

Are you serious? When I see someone talking mad garbage about One Piece I immediately have so many counter-arguments ready that I could write essays in response.

[@arandraco]

The Ove review by the marine corp vet got me laughing so hard, its so american to be insecure enough to say people like this don't exist because they are the same age and they aren't like that. (Take the next piece with a grain of salt because i have not read the book and only seen pieces of the movie about ) As a swede everyone knows someone that reminds them of Ove, its almost a swedish stereotype executed well from what i understand. So the american reviewer saying maybe swedes are like this is funny. Although basically claiming no americans are like Ove is kinda hilarious and also classic american not being able to comprehend other cultures existing.

[@Kobi_89]

He then proceeds to brag about his personal achievements, as if they prove his point. Yes, he admits to not being typical, but at the same time does not understand, that Ove is one person, not a collective of people his age. Also says he keeps up with technology, yet is a clear Apple fanboy.

[@Smileyy7991]

I know! Just because a character is a certain way, doesn’t mean the author is saying all people are like this 🤦‍♀️ old man needs to grow up

[@justjay6388]

it's only made funnier by the fact that he literally admitted to only reading the first page 😭💀

[@metallsnubben]

The book is very swedish AND I'm sure there are plenty of american old men very similar to him. I don't think that's a contradiction!

[@Trampolina2000]

Haven't actually read the book yet (it's on my shelf, I'll get to it once the reading for my degree is done lol) but I have seen the film so many times and I love it. I definitely know a couple of Oves, especially back in Sweden around my parents' neighbourhoods. Some of them are 70+. Some of them are like, 40-50. Even if I don't know one person that is Ove to a tee, I know so many people who have little bits and aspects of Ove and I just feel like it's so spot on. And yeah, completely missing the whole 'this book is set on the other side of the planet' is just. So American, it's hilarious x)) At the same time, it's so annoying that Swedish books can't even be about Swedish stereotypes without someone coming in and going 'this is wrong' because for me and a lot of other Swedish people, it's not. So if anyone needs better representation, tbh, it's not middle-aged (or older) American men, it's different culturessssss because white people have different cultures too x)

[@shiroitayo7894]

I found your channel through one piece and you have inspired me to read more this year. Thank you Murphy I love your content and your company!!

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

“I actually don’t think this is correct…” 😂😂😂

[@Aukoz]

Being a brazilian I had to read "As memórias póstumas de brás cubas" for high school, although being weird and all over the place I really did enjoy it lol.

[@taliw7736]

Lol love hearing merphy's opinions and her videos are truly calming

[@irian42]

I feel people sometimes include plotting and story problems when they talk about "bad" writing...

[@Dracocetus]

Yeah, because it's a part of the writing

[@jackdonohue7893]

I mean… you should.

[@slidenaway]

well they should be specific, yes

[@annmoore321]

I thought Ove was perfectly realistic because my father-in-law is almost exactly like that! He even falls in the same age demographic.

[@kendallm8331]

That one reviewer clearly has never heard on internalized misogyny i.e. just because you quoted a woman doesn't mean that woman wasn't being super misogynistic and dismissive. But seriously though, I know you don't typically read middle grade but I would highly recommend The Secret Series by Pseudonymous Bosch, the narrative style sounds really similar to Bras Cubas and it's got secret societies and alchemy and magic (like "real world" magicians kind of magic, like pulling a rabbit out of a hat kind of "magic") and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Edit: pretty please make a shirt that says "a silly lady who reads silly lady novels" because I will give you all my money

[@laurelkeeper]

A lovely recommendation!

[@rajenbowman8385]

“Boy Howdy” 😅😂😂 I’m sorry, but Ive lived in the south and these random phrases are my favorite thing 😅😅

[@Thelaretus]

Yesterday I was talking to this girl who apparently hates Machado de Assis' _As Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas_ (one of my favourites) but absolutely loved José de Alencar's _Iracema_ (one of my DNFs even after three tries in different times of my life).

[@kate-ne]

The person who reviewed Ove was just personally offended by the book and was looking for a reason to brag about themselves 😆

[@jodhod1498]

No, I stopped reading Ove at page 1 as well, and I just turned 20 last month. Something about the first page is just very obnoxious. It's an old retread of a tired joke, with dialogue that sounded really out of touch with how older people really are.

[@kate-ne]

@@jodhod1498 that's fair, I haven't read Ove but to be honest I read Anxious People by Backmann and did not like it. I need to read another of his books to see if it's just his writing I dislike or if anxious people just didn't work for me

[@JesusFreak98]

I am Brazilian and it took me almost a minute to realize you were talking about "Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas"

[@Gon_Din]

my mom is falling in love with Backmans' books thanks to your recommendations!!!!

[@paigeo1383]

@16:21 “well my golly!” 😂 so wholesome

[@valhatan3907]

I can't believe you could be patient like this. 1 star review in my fave book is sign of war. At least if they gave some explanation I can accept it, but a review that just said "It's finally over" make me want to knock to their door at 3 AM, putting them inside bodybag, and throw them into the deep of Michigan Lake.

[@victoriaelliott8253]

Retribution Falls is so good! I really think you'll enjoy it. The world and characters are so unique (I definitely get Locke vibes from Frey)

[@pippaschroeder9660]

The ember blade is one of those books that definitely could be condensed but at the same time I don’t really want it to be cause I want to be in that story for as long as I possibly can

[@ChasingForever]

I'm 71, own a MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, iPhone, Apple Watch and love tech. I have a 40 year-old son who is an absolute Luddite. So age means little. IMO, Ove was on the autism spectrum. He needed counseling that he never got. I did not enjoy the book. I know too many miserable people to want to read about another.

[@davidmauriciogutierrezespi5244]

I love how Merphy is one step from pullig a sword and demanding a duel from the people who gave Du Maurier a 1 star review

[@Force95042]

Merphy's "was /I/ the one who recommended it?" was delightful haha

[@theravenmuse7226]

“Are you just rude?!” 😆

[@FistOfFiori]

11:38 Oh, definitely read Retribution Falls (and of course the rest of the Tales of the Ketty Jay series, there's 4 of them in all), I came to it on the recommendation that it's kinda like Firefly in its character set up. But on reading it found that was true but it's more piratey and steampunk with magic, and it's a lot of fun, a bunch of rogue-ish characters you actually end up caring for and even book 4 and the end of the story sticks the landing satisfyingly.

[@Missangelblanco]

I just love you You are very logic and objetive booktober, so there's is not perfect book and seeing the fails makes you superior You can like it and fangirl about just fine

[@TT812166]

Yo I've been following you for awhile and I never thought we were so similar till you spoke of how you avoided smart phones. ME TOO

[@Marscandy1]

Lol, I loved the Ember Blade…

[@Evangaline210]

For Frenchman’s creek, it’s my first time reading du Maurier, and I’m so impressed by her writing! Especially the first chapter how she started it reminiscing abt the past and then we entered the story in a dream like start.. it’s beyond beautiful! Also characters who see the magic in nature is everything to me + pirates!! It’s a CANDY!

[@crimsonraen]

Thanks for the video, Merphy! Some of these were hilaaarious!

[@emilyletoski2106]

Thank you for making this video. I’ve been getting caught up on ratings lately. So much so that it’s stopping me from reading a book that I might possibly like.

[@kamkitrox]

Bras cubas sounds a bit like Pale Fire by Nabokov- that book is an experience!

[@jaginaiaelectrizs6341]

Note about the word 'romance' as a genre.... once upon a time, it actually didn't mean love stories or sexytime stories at all! I highly recommend looking into literary uses of the word 'romance' from prior to the 20th century(from before the Romance genre as we know it now, being stories about romantic &/or steamy relationships, became an official genre/thing like it is now)-it's pretty interesting literary history stuff! But, basically, once upon a time a 'romance' novel was pretty much any prose fiction at all but particularly if it did not aim to be as realistic or true-to-[then-current]real-life as possible!!!! ((Treasure Planet actually counted as a 'romance' novel, back in the day, for that reason too; because the term originally had nothing to do with the Romance genre as people think of it being today. ^-^)) It kind of stems from the literature of the Romantic era/Romantic movement of 1800s Romanticism and maybe the Hellenistic 'romance' novels of ancient Greece & Chivalric 'romance' (adventure) stories of the Medieval era. And once upon a time, the entire Sci-Fi genre was actually known as "scientific romance" too. 🙂🙂😊 (As the 1800s ended and the 1900s began, Romanticism and more fanciful stories became more frowned upon or out-of-vogue and more serious or realistic fiction and Pragmatism began to rise in-vogue instead; the opinion of "George Eliot" toward 'romance'[ as cited in that one review] is reflective of this.)

[@chubtoad01]

I started Bone Shard Daughter last night. I am 100 pages in and am loving it. It was hard to switch to the writing of multiple POVs from reading the last book I read, but after I adjusted my brain, I am all on board for it!

[@aaronlovesfrogs]

15:11 my review would be the same but with 5 stars

[@timderuijter]

This is a fun video, thanks Merph

[@DearReaders_thisisJess]

You are so me with this, “I understand, I understand I understand.” Although on the inside our brain cells and hearts are like but do we?! 😂 And I agree with Du Maurier, I loathed Rebecca but loved the writing, same with Wuthering Heights I absolutely hated every character but loved the writing!!

[@surenderbeniwal8578]

In description, u wrote - other creators who *died inside* doing this tag😂😂...u're good, Merph. P.S. recently read a book (the time traveler's wife), came across the word "undulate" twice n thought of u- wrote MERPH!!! beside 'em while I was annotating. 🙃

[@laurakuhlmann1626]

"Maybe I shouldn't say that unless I know" :)) Oh, this whole video is gold. Thank you for the (mostly) calm, funny and empathetic videos. I haven't yet read "The Frenchman's Creek", I know for sure du Maurrier is NOT romance writer.

[@ShadowRavencroft]

I read 1 star reviews for a book I was thinking about buying. Half of them wore complaining about the packaging and the book itself (such as being greasy) not the actual content

[@banannakis6723]

To be fair, when it comes to writing that all depends on the reader. Take really over the top flowery writing for example, a lot of people love that. But for me, it makes me feel like my eyes are bleeding from horrible writing. Not everything is everyone's cup of tea.

[@brys.3131]

This for me as well. I can appreciate something flowery, but if I'm going to actually enjoy something beautifully written without a bunch of extra fluff then I'll go to Nabokov or Ursula K. Le Guin, etc. Personally I prefer the writing styles of Harper Lee or perhaps Larry McMurtry--but these are just preferences.

[@banannakis6723]

@@brys.3131 Exactly, everyone is going to have preferences and what works for them. For example, I love Agatha Christie, but even I can see there are flaws (like racism, sexism, classism, etc) in her works and not everything is going to be amazing. Not everyone is gonna have the same cup of tea and that's ok.

[@anthonynelson1699]

Man, I'm so happy I started reading again last year after like a 3 year stretch. It's led me to find BookTube™ and I'm so happy about it.

[@angel79nunn]

There is nothing worse when someone sh*TS on your favourite books 😭😂

[@annejia5382]

I love the last three reviews 🤣🤣🤣

[@marianasimao8066]

About the bad review for "A Man Called Ove": I think sometimes it's easy for us to ignore the fact that some people just don't have the acces or interest to the information to which we acces acces and interest. My dad, for many years, taught his clients to read. Many of them worked in jobs similar to Ove's, were working class people with very little access to everything we did. Also, we get caught up sometimes in the big city mindset, and forget that people from small towns with hands on jobs might not necessarily want all the tecnology. Some will even resist it, seeing that technological advance might lead to them losing their jobs.

[@chloestarshine]

The Ember Blade was a DNF for me but I wanted to love it so bad, I got a good way through it and just could not care any more but I totally respect why people would enjoy it too! Their points were fair, but I wouldn't be that rough on it to give it 1 star.

[@carleybarnes4365]

Love Frenchman’s Creek! ❤️

[@diamondinmyeye6160]

My dad's in his early 60s and is completely tech illiterate. He's a tradesman, so he's never had to work with computers for employment. Whenever myself or my mother explain something to him or tell him what to click here asks "how do you remember it all?" To him, it's a project to remember each detail, to us it's like reading. The process was engrained young enough that we don't have to think about it.

[@donkevinbrown9906]

My favorite books that I just completed (Not released) in 2021 and a little into 2022 was Malazan: Book of the Fallen. I know you have read some of this but don't know if you have completed it.

[@kbhasi]

Oh my. I'm now hoping to produce my own version of your video once I launch my own 'Booktube' channel! I'm reminded of how, thanks to Google Play Books stealing reviews from Goodreads, I saw a scathing review of a book series I like, directly targeted at the characters, who are all anthropomorphic non-human animals. I know the author would hate to see that review, because of the passion he had put into writing the series (the review was for the first book) and the design and development of the characters, especially the titular character of the series, who is a wolf.

[@ropecrewman36]

Once upon a time, I might have been the one who wrote that One Piece calling it "a childish after-school special". But thanks to Merphy, I actually continued reading (a whole decade later) and now I'm a fan!😄🏴‍☠️

[@lrmarshall5930]

I get that the 59 year old reviewer has a great life, but it worries me that their life is so great they can't imagine why it isn't great for other people. It's as though they have no concept of different lived experiences and personalities, and that variety is why reading these different stories is so much fun.

[@jonskowitz]

Just throwing an idea out there; could you maybe do a bit on 4-5* books that you only personally give 1-2*?

[@bonniestevens4329]

The only one I had read was One Piece and I did not make it through the first 3 vol book. It was also my first manga and I am still only on my 3rd. I have discovered that I just don't really enjoy absurd fiction unless it is in horror. I have been enjoying Junji Ito which I picked up on your recommendation. I read Gyo and am working on Uzumaki.

[@furorteutonicus9045]

Continue reading One Piece until the end of Arlong Park. This is where a majority of people get hooked and discover that the series is more than meets the eye.

[@bonniestevens4329]

@@furorteutonicus9045 I may try again when I get more familiar with manga.

[@JetxPistol]

I’m gonna watch this when I get back from work. Can’t wait 🤣🤣🤣

[@Rittmanite]

I love your sweater

[@FallenAdam]

Speaking of Ove, if you ever happen to see *Happy Days of the Grump* by Tuomas Kyrö (original name: Ilosia aikoja, Mielensäpahoittaja) anywhere, pick it up. It's kind of like a Finnish version of A Man Called Ove.

[@christhewritingjester3164]

RE old people and tech: Funny story here. I worked at a place a while ago where one of the outside salesmen was in his late 60s. He did not like using modern tech. He had a computer at the office for when he was in town, but it was the oldest thing in the world and collected nothing but dust. He had a smart phone that he only used to send emails and make calls and he likely only had that because he was told he had to at least have that. Eventually, he retired. He had a small ranch and took care of all that stuff on the side. Do you want to know what he was doing a year after retirement? ONE YEAR later, this man who refused to touch technology unless he absolutely had to, was selling cattle online. Not by proxy. He, himself, was navigating the internet superhighway and selling cattle.

[@apocalypsereading7117]

i want to be a silly lady reading silly lady novels with you! 🥰

[@NahlaAnwer]

Not book related but.. I LOVE your sweater. You have the cutest collection sweaters. ❤

[@zori8372]

I recommend you reading One Punch Man if 1) you like good characters 2) good art 3) you want comedy as well as a good story

[@zararkhan3499]

you should really read oyasumi punpun (goodnight punpun) manga. Its very depressing, but also very emotional

[@tracyvargas4725]

You could do a whole video just for one star One Piece reviews!!

[@CallM3Pasta]

A Man Called Ove is also a Swedish film - its good.