We are all fortunate of your commitment to these Nutshells. I wish you a quick(er) recovery.
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@sy.kepler I appreciate it!
@SheWasOnlyEvie4 ай бұрын
I hope you are feeling better! 💜 I am so intrigued by Kushiel's Dart, even more so now!
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@SheWasOnlyEvie you should try it!
@ddookhar4 ай бұрын
jacqueline carey's prose is essentially my gold standard in fantasy(along with Hobb) and she demonstrates how effective beautiful prose can be to overcome weaker story elements at times. I liken the Kushiel trilogy alot to Farseer as well, with both series having similar pacing issues but makes up for it with great prose and character work.
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@ddookhar yeah the writing is so goooooood
@ddookhar4 ай бұрын
@@thefantasynuttwork ive often heard a complaint that her prose is too "purple" but honestly she is as detailed, poetic, nuanced and complete with her text that i cant understand the purple complaint at all.
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@ddookhar literacy levels are in the dumpster unfortunately lol
@ericF-174 ай бұрын
I haven't read Carey or Hobb yet but this is a point I've thought about a definitely agree with - I think it probably doesn't get enough attention: Good prose can be very effective for overcoming problems in a book; many things that might be noted as problems if you're not quite as strong of a stylist often get ignored if your writing is beautiful.
@72mje4 ай бұрын
Hope you're fully recovered - being sick sucks. I loved Use of Weapons, hope it's a hit for you! I just watched your reading vlog, you have definitely moved Klara and the Sun way up on my TBR. Can't wait for your August wrap-up video.
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
So far loving Use of Weapons
@darthandy61614 ай бұрын
Pattern Recognition is another excellent Gibson that still lingers in my thoughts after many years. Hope you feel better!
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@darthandy6161 thanks!!!
@iSamwise4 ай бұрын
Jimmy proving once again why he’s the gigachad of booktube!!!
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@iSamwise I try hahah
@michellesreadingshelf4 ай бұрын
Klara and the sun! Can’t wait to hear your thoughts. 😀🎉
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@michellesreadingshelf vlogging it right now!
@Zechree4 ай бұрын
Thank you for powering up and making a video while sick. We appreciate you very much!
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@Zechree it was fun!
@esmayrosalyne4 ай бұрын
Mad respect for continuing the show even when you're so sick, wishing you a speedy recovery! Hope you have been feeling better since filming! Very glad you got some great reads in last month, I love how you keep pushing old hidden gems onto my radar! Carlos and Yolanda also totally sold me on Pop, 1280, and your review here only made me more (morbidly) curious! Take it easy, Jimmy ☺
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@esmayrosalyne thanks Esmay!
@phen0menos4 ай бұрын
Hope you feel better soon! Can't wait to hear your thoughts on the Patreon book! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@phen0menos congrats on the win!
@andrewhanson4054 ай бұрын
I'm about 80% through my reread of Kushiel's Dart, it definitely has it's slow moments, but at it's best, it stands toe to toe with just about any fantasy that is not ASOIAF in terms of political intrigue. I am going to need shorter leaner novel after I finish. I might as well do a reread of Neuromancer. I read it when I was sixteen and do not remember much other than that I thought it was so good that I went to the bookstore and purchased 3 more William Gibson books right after. Thanks for doing the upload even though you are feeling under the weather; that mma training you did has got you tough man
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
Gibson is a great short read!
@kendawooda4 ай бұрын
Covid does NOT fuck around. It beat my ass as well at the beginning of the year for a while. I would not have been able to read let alone film so props to you.
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@kendawooda it’s been a really miserable 5 days
@kendawooda4 ай бұрын
@@thefantasynuttwork I couldn’t even swallow when I had it for like 3 days cuz my throat was so swollen. I feel you deeply. Also child of god but good is a great pitch and has me even more excited for pop 1280
@ajpruitt46284 ай бұрын
hope you recover soon! covid kicked my ass when I had it so I'm impressed you powered through to get us this video, thank you so much but take time to rest!
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@ajpruitt4628 thank you!
@BookishTexan4 ай бұрын
Been reading to read Neuromancer for years. Thanks for touching it out. Feel better.
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@BookishTexan hope if ya get to it that you enjoy! And thanks!
@MacScarfield4 ай бұрын
Yes «Neuromancer»! The description of Operation «Screaming Fist» lives rent free in my head! In July I read: «The Stone of Farewell» (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #2) by Tad Williams (Epic Fantasy, a key influence for George R. R. Martin's « A Song of Ice and Fire») «Tiamat's Wrath» (The Expanse, #8) by James S.A. Corey (Space opera) «The Warrior Prophet» (The Prince of Nothing #2) by R. Scott Bakker (Grimdark/Dark Epic Fantasy inspired by the Crusades, Silmarillion & Dune) I really have a hard time picking my July book of the month between «The Stone of Farewell» & «The Warrior Prophet»!😅 Currently reading «To Green Angel Tower» (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #3)!
@SamPegg904 ай бұрын
YES!! Use of Weapons is one of my favourite books ever. Very tempting to bump something to reread it.
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@SamPegg90 I hope I love it!
@MattonBooks4 ай бұрын
I had a pretty intense cyberpunk phase back in the day, primarily driven by “I want more Neuromancer.” Glad you liked it. 🙂 Hope you’re back to normal soon!
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@MattonBooks thanks man! I really need to rewatch the Matrix lol
@BrianBell74 ай бұрын
glad you are feeling a bit better and were able to make a video!
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@BrianBell7 thanks bro
@dalejones1004 ай бұрын
I hope you feel better. I recently read Use of Weapons and enjoyed it, and I'm currently reading Neuromancer and loving it. I hope you enjoy Use of Weapons, too.
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@dalejones100 thank you!
@nicktankard12444 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed Neuromancer. The whole series is excellent and the sequels might be even better.
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@nicktankard1244 NIIIIIIIIIIICK!!!! I’m definitely gonna read the sequels eventually, his writing is so good
@nicktankard12444 ай бұрын
@@thefantasynuttwork hey Jimmy! Yeah Gibson is one of a kind. I also like that it ends with “written in Vancouver” :) People say he used to frequent my local bookshop. I can also recommend Idoru. It’s probably my second favorite of his. You might also want to try Web of Angels by John M Ford now that it’s back in print. It was before Neuromancer and highly influential for the genre. Also the prose is just amazing and dreamy
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@nicktankard1244 I’ll order both right now, I hadn’t heard of either before now. I appreciate the recs!
@someokiedude95494 ай бұрын
I'll join your Patreon one day, but I like to donate one at a time. It sounds like you had a good month Jimmy. I had me a good one as well. Keep up the good work!
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@someokiedude9549 no pressure for the Patreon, appreciate you supporting by watching and commenting
@annak_reads4 ай бұрын
Sorry to hear you've been sick, hope you feel better soon! Kushiel's Dart sounds really interesting! This video also made me think I should more deliberately pick up books that have been on my TBR for a long time, so they might actually get read sometime :D
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@annak_reads I gotta lower my tbr count 😂
@BooksWithBenghisKahn4 ай бұрын
Oh man rest up and feel better! This is getting me pumped to try Neuromancer-I read a different Gibson cyberpunk a while ago that I liked called Idoru, and I should check out the seminal one.
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
You may love it!
@StoryGirl11284 ай бұрын
Hope you’re already feeling better! I’ve had Covid a few times and it’s no fun. Thanks for the July wrap up!
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@StoryGirl1128 thank you!
@adamborst4 ай бұрын
Get better soon, and keep letting us know about things that are a bit off the beaten path from most of this corner of booktube!
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
I’ll do my best to
@reading_by_myshelf4 ай бұрын
Just picked up the first book in the Culture series. Thanks for moving up to the top of my TBR hahaha
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@reading_by_myshelf woooooo!
@YouWinILose4 ай бұрын
Consider Phlebas is often considered the weakest of the books, but hopefully it grabs you!! It's not a series so much as a collection of stories, so you can read in any order.
@francb16344 ай бұрын
If you enjoyed Gibson's writing I HIGHLY recommend Burning Chrome, his short story anthology. It dips into different genres (most of it is not straight cyberpunk) and makes for great summer reading.
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@francb1634 I love the sound of that
@asajohannesson20124 ай бұрын
I hope you feel better soon!
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@RedFuryBooks4 ай бұрын
Hope you're feeling better!
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@RedFuryBooks slowly getting there, thanks!
@epicgamer27274 ай бұрын
I read Neuromancer earlier this year for the first time and the thing that impressed me the most was just Gibson’s style of writing and how he really just punches you into the world off of the first page. I don’t think I’ve read an author recently that has his ability to just set you immediately in a world and really set the tone of the place as concisely and as quickly as him. Chiba City Blues is such a strong first section of a novel.
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@epicgamer2727 yes it’s super immersive
@storytoob4 ай бұрын
For the love of god man, rest up 😂 glad you enjoyed Pop 1280, and we'll see you soon C&Y
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@storytoob I plan on sleeping as much as humanly possible this week lol
@HenrikBrosveet4 ай бұрын
Depravity, post apocalypse, cyberpunk and crappy sheriffs. The variety here is neat and impressive. Love to see it, never change Jimmy 😃🤙
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
I’ll do my best 😂
@athysw.e.95624 ай бұрын
wish you a quick recovery !
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@andrewlavigne444 ай бұрын
Feel better Jimmy! I'm only 55% into book 2 of The Sprawl trilogy (Count Zero) but it's very good so far. At least as good as book 1.
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@andrewlavigne44 I should continue
@joshramirez74 ай бұрын
A true man of the people! 🤟
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@joshramirez7 I try lol
@YaFeya134 ай бұрын
Kushiel’s Dart, one of my 3 all time favorite book series and probably the most UNDERRATED book series ever written! The rest of the series is just as good by the way….
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
I’m tempted to continue
@YaFeya134 ай бұрын
@@thefantasynuttwork you definitely should…. I actually restarted the series last night, watched your video and got inspired 😊 seriously, it is so good and so underrated, I genuinely don’t get it
@currangill4304 ай бұрын
Hope you feel better soon!
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@currangill430 thanks buddy
@currangill4304 ай бұрын
@@thefantasynuttwork Sorry KD didntbwork that well for you. I might have to read Neuromancer again I didnt like it that much 😅
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@currangill430 I liked KD!
@currangill4304 ай бұрын
@@thefantasynuttwork Oh okay. You seemed kinda back and forth with it. Mixed?
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@currangill430 I’d say mostly positive! Sorry, I should have been clear in the video but I’m half dead right now lol
@patsmythos4 ай бұрын
Feel better, Jimmy!
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@patsmythos thanks brother
@RJGibson74 ай бұрын
Pop 1280 is at the top of the list now, I need to start reading shorter books lol! Hope you feel better soon mate!
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@RJGibson7 appreciate you brother, hope to see you soon!
@OnlyTheBestFantasyNovels4 ай бұрын
Damn, I've never heard Culture described that way. I'm going to have to try it sooner rather than later.
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@OnlyTheBestFantasyNovels I’m hyped to read more
@Kristenisfullybookd4 ай бұрын
I'm just so happy you didn't hate kushiel's 😅 The indentured servitude part of the night court gets addressed in later books but not the age thing. To help decide on the sequels, if you are interested in the exploration of what it means to be an avatar of kushiel and how far that takes her, and the dynamic between her and Melissande, then keep reading. Though I would warn you the third book goes to much more uncomfortable ends
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@Kristenisfullybookd I’m tempted to continue
@samcostello28614 ай бұрын
I read Neuromancer a few years ago. Maybe I'm just dumb, but I had no idea what was going on. Molly was cool.
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@samcostello2861 it’s a pretty jarring story
@Gl1tch22634 ай бұрын
Poisoned by your enemies. Sending you my energy like a DBZ spirit bomb.
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@Gl1tch2263 I’ll need it, I’m out of sensu beans
@curtjarrell97104 ай бұрын
Feel better, Jimmy.
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@iDjA7xi4 ай бұрын
Hey Jimmy, hope you’re feeling better! Any updates on the one piece reviews?
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@iDjA7xi thanks! I’m hoping to get back to one piece soon, but no current plans for more videos
@iDjA7xi4 ай бұрын
@@thefantasynuttwork Glad to hear it, hope you enjoy the journey!
@SarahJ704 ай бұрын
Hope you get well soon! 😢❤ health always comes first ❤
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@SarahJ70 thank you so much
@thefantasythinker4 ай бұрын
If you've never read it, check out the sci-fi masterworks classic, Earth Abides by George Stewart. One of the best post apocalyptic books I've ever read.
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
I definitely will!
@crzabjj4 ай бұрын
Feel better brutha 🤙🤙
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@crzabjj thanks brotha
@Rogue_VI4 ай бұрын
I really liked the Scholes series.
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
So far so good
@sowercookie4 ай бұрын
Kushiel's being first person is fascinating BECAUSE you're in this messed up world where a child gets sold into the sex trade but since the culture sees it as holy no one thinks it's gross, and the rest of the crazy things that happen...the author committed to the conceit and didn't pull her punches. And the politics in it is 👌
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
Very true!
@zeallygreen4 ай бұрын
💚 Be kind to yourself
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
Always!
@sw3dge4 ай бұрын
Hang in there!
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@sw3dge doing my best!
@Montie-Adkins4 ай бұрын
So now you have read THE cyberpunk book. I said before the sequels are underrated. If not for Neuromancer Snow Crash would be THE cyberpunk book. Beyond that there is currently Glow and Afterglow, Core Doctorow wrote The Rapture of the Nerds; I would call those must reads in the genre. I DNF Kushiel's at the first sex scene which was some dude violently throwing her around a room. I thought about just skipping such scenes to read the rest but I did not. I think the closest thing that is for BDSM people that I read and got through was Druuna out of Heavy Metal.
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@Montie-Adkins the sex scenes were very hard to get through when it involved those elements
@GarrickReads4 ай бұрын
We making it out the sick bed with this one
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@GarrickReads god I hope
@messy6784 ай бұрын
So, pretty sure I have COVID now, too. So forgive me if this rambles. But just wanted to thank you for giving KD a fair chance. I get so tired of it being labeled as “the sex fantasy” books. You have to understand, when this book came out, it was a very different world. Female hood was often portrayed as either the sexpot or the saint, the virgin or the hag. So reading about a female main character who is smart and strong, soft and hard, aggressive and submissive. It blew me away. Showing that as young girls come into their own bodies, there is a power and a sense of wonder in it. We can create life and give comfort and also be weapons. It’s heady stuff. I understand if you choose not to continue- it gets darker, much darker, and stakes are raised. But you also see Phedre grow into adulthood and figure out how to use her curse (to feel pain as pleasure) in her life. When I read the conclusion of the final book, I literally weeped. Thank you for being open minded and once again, showing BookTube how vital it is to read outside your comfort zone sometimes. Hope you feel better soon!
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@messy678 I love to hear your perspective and in retrospect wish that I had expressed my positive thoughts more than I did cause I did like the book a good amount. What you’ve said here makes me want to read the sequels so job well done! I hope if you have covid it passes quickly, mines dragging on haha
@messy6784 ай бұрын
@@thefantasynuttwork I have only recommended this series once in my whole reading life, lol. It’s dark, sensuous, and lush for sure. But there’s so much more. Carey dives deep into the religious parts which served as a great counterpart to the more sexual side of society. She’s able to show these two sacred practices side by side while following characters who embrace each. Phedre seems to straddle the line, which is what kept me hooked. So to see an author vividly being to life a character who enjoys sex, is smart and strong, has deep friendships and a huge amount of loyalty was like a lightning rod moment for me. Just a word of caution though, I heartily agree with what a precious comment said- pacing is a bit varied, esp in book 2, but it all does come together beautifully. It all unfolds to become a huge story arc involving love, loyalty, morality, parenthood, sex, and the question of what defines you as a person? Your religion? Your family? Your choices? And once you think you know, how do you hold onto that? I e reread the series probably at least 5x and each time, I find something new to appreciate as I grow older, or when I got married or became a parent. It’s all in there, and if you continue, I hope you enjoy the journey!
@julieevans64824 ай бұрын
Kushiel's Dart gets better with each installment, imo I disagree about "the spice" though, the sex scenes literally take ~1 page top and are often described in quite vague/not standard terms, and there's barely any sex scenes after first ~25%. And I'm NOT a spice reader so I was happy at that. The scenes a bit longer in the 2nd trilogy though (which for me had lower lows and higher highs compared to first trilogy).
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@julieevans6482 I physically cringed during the anal scene where her she gets splinters under her finger nails. Idk, I think that’s fairly graphic and will make it hard for some people (I know a few who dnfed at that scene) I don’t say spice at a negative btw
@julieevans64824 ай бұрын
@@thefantasynuttwork I mostly skipped spice and it was very easy to do since the scenes were so short
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@julieevans6482 the content itself is more what I’m mentioning. I like the book
@mollybeechwood4 ай бұрын
great video! question about the patreon list on screen during the patreon pick: is that up to date? because Im not on it
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
I messed up my slide for the video, brain fog lol but you are on my master list I used when I draw the ball, so no worries. My bad haha
@jeroenadmiraal87144 ай бұрын
Dense and nonlinear? Give it to me baby.
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@jeroenadmiraal8714 hahah use of weapons buddy read!
@gtkingly81274 ай бұрын
I might be pushing a button that you might find annoying but I hope that is not the case.......... I really wish I could hear your thoughts on one piece again is there a chance we see you back on dudes talking manga eventually? I check back every month :( PLEASEEEEEEEEEEE FOR US
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@gtkingly8127 no current plans for that at the moment unfortunately
@gtkingly81274 ай бұрын
@@thefantasynuttwork are you still enjoying one piece? I understand your reasoning for walking away I just hope you didn’t walk away from the manga itself
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@gtkingly8127 of course! Been way slower about it but it’s more enjoyable that way tbh
@veszeljko76454 ай бұрын
Damn that bdsm shit is now in the nuttgod gospel
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@veszeljko7645 hahahaha
@OriginalMrocco4 ай бұрын
Brain fog gang! Get well soon!
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@OriginalMrocco thank you!
@thatsci-firogue4 ай бұрын
About fucking time you're getting back to the Culture 😂
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@thatsci-firogue hahahaha
@playermartin2864 ай бұрын
Reading for whom the bells tolls by hemingway right now and my god it’s boooring! Maybe i’m just an uncultured moron
@thefantasynuttwork4 ай бұрын
@@playermartin286 I’ve struggled with Hemingway. Going to try Men at Arms as my last attempt for him
@playermartin2864 ай бұрын
@@thefantasynuttwork I think you mean a farewell to arms