"good asian food" because food cooked by you is bad asian food???
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
yes.
@sharpeststraw3 жыл бұрын
@@withcindy hehehe same
@phadenswandemil43453 жыл бұрын
@@sharpeststraw as a Chinese person with a preference for bland food... relatable.
@claireteaspeaks4613 жыл бұрын
the way Cindy summarizes the plots of these books makes them all sound rly interesting and then she gives them like 2 stars lmao
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
its my talent
@mar84083 жыл бұрын
she could be like "this book is litteral shit" and i would want to read it lol
@giovanalaurence3 жыл бұрын
SERIOUSLY
@lilaboxx3 жыл бұрын
Sometimes the idea is great but it's poorly executed
@lesbiangoddess2903 жыл бұрын
A talent truly.
@victorianmelodrama3 жыл бұрын
"Tear-stained cookbook"- isn't that just Cindy making Hello Fresh?
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
ok fair
@swhedha3 жыл бұрын
CRYINGGG
@sai-bi2rh3 жыл бұрын
@@swhedha that is why it is tear-stained
@qipidap3 жыл бұрын
LMAAAOOOOO
@cfcriley38183 жыл бұрын
Kinda disappointed that Cindy didn't say "The Green Eyes could get her The Green Card", but I still stan.
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
omg ur RIGHT
@sanguine35273 жыл бұрын
ACOTAR gave me the realization that no matter how how weird I perceive my wip to be, if fairy smut can be published than so can my writing
@simi60033 жыл бұрын
this inspired me to keep writing chapter 2 of my wip omg
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
same!!!
@ultravioletcatastrophe3 жыл бұрын
I've been stuck in a creative hole for the past year and bad writing is the only thing that inspires me to push forward. Now if only I had time to write...
@jazwhoaskedforthis3 жыл бұрын
That's the spirit! I also find that reassuring for my own writing. Now I just have to find the stamina to keep writing and organizing things. You can do it!
@ww.DuzaFizz3 жыл бұрын
@@ultravioletcatastrophe same 😭
@GorloftheMonth3 жыл бұрын
POV: you are Cindy’s captive and you watch as Cindy get used to her new stolen house
@tp18613 жыл бұрын
Honestly, I wouldn’t mind, I’d always be entertained at least
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
Shhhh don't tattle
@paromitaroy58613 жыл бұрын
girl what is your pfp LOL
@luuuuux_3 жыл бұрын
LMAO YOUR PFP I-
@ww.DuzaFizz3 жыл бұрын
I just saw the profile pic- 💀
@audreyfoster2313 жыл бұрын
Something I realized is that no matter what, I associate ACOTAR with Cindy. I can't read any of the ACOTAR books without hearing Cindy's narration in my mind. So basically I can't take any of the scenes, especially the ones where Rhys shakes mountains, seriously.
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
my legacy
@xRaiofSunshine3 жыл бұрын
@@withcindy 😂
@zabinabid573 жыл бұрын
resonating so hard, because i used to LOVE the ACOTAR books and then watching cindy just lifted the veil and basically now i cant read quivering member without thinking of cindy
@audreyfoster2313 жыл бұрын
I never got around to finishing ACOSF and as I am, I'm not even thinking about the plot, but instead the running jokes surrounding ACOTAR.
@dianka4143 жыл бұрын
Literally every scene I read now with Rhys, I have Cindy in my head saying “It’s your choice. B/c Rhysand invented feminism” 😂😂
@TheMetamorphoses20033 жыл бұрын
POV: You lose braincells as your blind date starts ranting about all the books she read.
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
bold of u to think i would ever date
@thatb1h8553 жыл бұрын
@Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland im sorry?
@kjarakravik48373 жыл бұрын
@Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland You know, I saw Six the musical recently and I think your mom was my favorite character
@jazwhoaskedforthis3 жыл бұрын
sign me up
@jy-mc5wm3 жыл бұрын
"this novel should be titled: reasons why some people should not have kids" ... so my parents' biography huh?
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
Oh no
@illuminatesbigeye3 жыл бұрын
Same
@sleepycryptid82753 жыл бұрын
Lmaoo, mood
@rarahrararah3 жыл бұрын
same
@beckyginger34323 жыл бұрын
Hmm yeah same
@gracelandsfool3 жыл бұрын
"reasons why some people should not have kids" ...sends the list to my parents
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
oh no
@Marie456103 жыл бұрын
Send a copy of the list to everybody in my family.
@mirrorball_123 жыл бұрын
Yes please do the same with mine
@shiningyoonie3 жыл бұрын
I love how Cindy always gives very clear and specific reasons why she doesn’t like a book instead of just saying things like “I didn’t relate with the characters”, “I didn’t care for the story” without explaining why. I’m not trying to dismiss anyone’s opinions and feelings but as a viewer, I can’t imagine how the book is like if the reviewers don’t specify why and how they did or didn’t love a book. Like give me details! I need some details to see if I should read a book or not.
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I'm glad it's helpful!
@sin33582 жыл бұрын
Agreed!!! That's what I love of Cindy's videos when it comes to the books she talks about because I get a very clear view what the book is about. Ik that some stuff she doesn't like I wouldn't mind and some she likes I would absolutely hate so her mentioning those is amazing. I also like that she admits that sometimes she likes books purely cause they're fun even if the story is a cliche romance where the characters had to share a bed
@theburninggod3 жыл бұрын
therapy is expensive but hearing cindy talk about a book that should've been titled "reasons why some people should not have kids" is free and right here so
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
exactly
@briemayo84123 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you read "Everything I Never Told You". The kids' perspectives were so heartbreaking, knowing that your parents don't love you and the guilt that everyone feels.
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
the way the youngest child was basically IGNORED
@thevilonesfr3 жыл бұрын
How much did you rated it?
@briemayo84123 жыл бұрын
@@thevilonesfr I rated it 3.5 ☆
@xtangerinax3 жыл бұрын
there is a Brazilian book called: Conectadas, by Clara Alves, about a girl who pretends to be a man in an online game (we know how much a woman suffers in these online games) and ends up meeting another girl in this game and falling in love.. .is very cute and addictive and I would love for you to read it. I love your videos and find them sorely needed. you are inspiring to me in many ways ❤️🖤🇧🇷
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
thank you!
@natanc12273 жыл бұрын
Petição pra cindy ler conectadas
@BBaaaaa3 жыл бұрын
@@natanc1227 yess!! She should def read it
@oooofoooof42513 жыл бұрын
is it in english?
@missclayman51803 жыл бұрын
Perfect timing for update lmao - I was about to do something productive. It can wait.
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
We love procrastination
@teadrinker2143 жыл бұрын
cindy: ah yes i read evelyn hugo two years ago me: :o its been two years????? also cindy: i read the kiss quotient in last year's asian readathon! me: its been a fucking year time is an illusion life is a social construct
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
time does not exist
@murdermcmurderface3 жыл бұрын
Time is a big ball of wibbly wobbly timey wimey stuff
@miquesbookvlogs3723 жыл бұрын
The teardrops on her cook book gave war flashbacks to me trying not to stain my college text books with tears 😅😅
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
that is ur own character arc
@lorrainly92013 жыл бұрын
LMFAO I shouldn't laugh at ur pain, but its to relatable so I'll hide my own tears and laugh at yours instead😭 sorry bout that
@miquesbookvlogs3723 жыл бұрын
@@lorrainly9201 it’s okay haha! I made it out alive in the end. 😂
@lorrainly92013 жыл бұрын
@@miquesbookvlogs372 Thank goodness, I'm happy for you! Im still working through it unfortunately😭 time will tell if I survive
@cfcriley38183 жыл бұрын
@@lorrainly9201 You will
@marianunes87463 жыл бұрын
cindy: talking trash about a book i've never heard about. me: omg yes queen totally agreed with u you're so right speaking facts 🛐🤩✨
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
glad u agree boo
@adeebahz94673 жыл бұрын
Everyday we get closer to stocks with Cindy.....
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
perhaps one day....
@snakearekat26343 жыл бұрын
@@withcindy not you succumbing to the capitalist allure😔smh lol
@sincereley_michael3 жыл бұрын
You know sometimes my brother gets into this philosophical tangents when he's either drunk or pining about his boyfriend but just listening to this video shut him up when he heard about the bride test and now he's afraid of our mother being inspired by this story
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
new form of punishment = making them watch my videos
@sincereley_michael3 жыл бұрын
@@withcindy yeah! Now onwards Im going to play videos about bride test to shut everyone up
@snakearekat26343 жыл бұрын
If you don't mind me asking, what script is your name in? Thanks
@sincereley_michael3 жыл бұрын
@@snakearekat2634 Pasa Thai. Thai language
@snakearekat26343 жыл бұрын
@@sincereley_michael oohI thought it loooked familiar. I've watched a few Thai movies and shows lol
@abbyphillips76543 жыл бұрын
cindy eating gives me immense serotonin.
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
Nom nom nom
@charles69903 жыл бұрын
I think I almost spit out my drink when you said that this mother specifically was able to tell it was tear stains in the cookbook. The mother should of tried to be an athlete because of them mental gymnastics she needed to assume it was tears. 😂
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
HAHAHA i know right
@victorianmelodrama3 жыл бұрын
Plot twist: the book got wet from an episode of pasta straining gone wrong
@coffeecake10253 жыл бұрын
"so we can eat together" I don't know if you already know, I just wanted to say that something like this is really helpful for people like me with eating disorders.
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
i'm so glad!!
@FuzzyTrekkie3 жыл бұрын
It's interesting when she said that her characters wouldn't have a favorite genre of music because they're too busy trying to survive because that in itself is a very strong character trait. I see questions like "What would your character be doing if they were in a party?" My character can't stand crowds why would she go to a party at all?
@smithy39503 жыл бұрын
When Cindy finishes Shadow and Bone season 1 is when A Rule of Wolves will be released on Netflix. Thanks my for the likes!
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
HAHAHAH yes
@IriPanning3 жыл бұрын
When I read ‘Everything I never told you’, I mostly sympathised the mom and my heart broke for her. How hard it was for her to make it to university and how gifted she was and how she never got to achieve her goals. It was a veeeeery painful read for me.
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
It sucks how much she was held back
@dddggff22233 жыл бұрын
I was looking forward to cindy failing to chop up vegetables😚
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
The bane of my existence
@francesca84133 жыл бұрын
I cannot think about the parents from "Everything I Never Told You" without being filled with rage.
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
the dad was the WOOOORSTTT
@Angryoyster3 жыл бұрын
Cindy makes every book sound so interesting, then rips them to shreds right before my eyes. It’s an emotional roller coaster I sign up for (and enjoy 👀). 9:01 ahahahaha insert I’m an accountant audio here
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
its what im here for
@irixi57453 жыл бұрын
I've been exhausted trying to maintain everything going on and trying to be there for my best friend who is struggling with mental health, but this update literally made my day. Thank you so much cindy!
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
hang in there!! hoping things get better for you soon
@katienay36573 жыл бұрын
I really liked Everything I Never Told You. I actually got something different out of it. I was thinking more about how we hide things from our kids and we think we are helping them by protecting them from what we’re afraid of or pushing our own dreams into them. I think it was much more common in the 70s-90s to hurry things instead of talk about them and I liked reading about how that impacts the family.
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
good point!
@PosieJulia3 жыл бұрын
Two Cindy videos in one week? Heaven
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
a rarity indeed
@Ms_Ria3 жыл бұрын
THIS IS EVERYTHING I FUCKING NEEDED! I already ate but I am so eating for you again while I watch this queen✨
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
Yesss let's eat together
@literaryellie3 жыл бұрын
I’d love to see the mail order bride thing more from the girl’s perspective psychologically. I think its a really interesting dynamic that on one hand this man might be treating you well but at the end of the day he literally bought you. And do you feel bad for acting like a “good” wife even if internally you’re (rightfully) at least somewhat resentful or disgusted by them.
@beth-beef3 жыл бұрын
my friend is an acotar stan & i’ve been trying to get her to watch your channel bc i think you might heal her
@ramshafarooq3 жыл бұрын
18:25 this shit hit me SO HARD. I've always wanted to write novels but i have stopped myself midway through the process so many times because when i would see questionnaires like that or tips like "get to know your characters well" i'd be stumped because i just physically cannot force myself to think of them as human beings created by me, they're just characters, man. i think this whole idea of "you should know your characters like you know yourself" comes from books/universes like harry potter where their author can literally tell you each characters' zodiac sign, menstrual cycle, and digestion problems without even looking at their notes :/ it's just too much pressure on writers
@imagenietion3 жыл бұрын
Surprised to find that I miss being held at knife point whole someone talks at me about books. It just ain't the same without that lil bit of fear 😔
@zahraaa.j27333 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate you putting out these books despite mental health holding you back. I know a stranger thousands of miles away may not be able to do much but I want you to know that you're loved and appreciated ❤
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
thanks so much
@heythere85773 жыл бұрын
I love it when you show up exactly when I finished making dinner, I won’t feel lonely eating tonight :’)
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
lets eat togetherrrr
@Chicken-lv7or3 жыл бұрын
Cindy just release the unedited ACOSF video. You know we’ll all watch it and some might even memorise every word from it. It’ll also save you a lot of time and work
@tamakikawaii3 жыл бұрын
Eat and read, basically my two favorite things. Sending you a big hug, Cindy, I hope you are doing ok.
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
My only 2 hobbies
@queene10363 жыл бұрын
Omfg I read Everything I Never Told You in my senior year English class and was wondering if you would read it someday… that day has come and it’s given me everything and more. In short: people should just not have kids please and thanq
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
thats the lesson of the book
@bookishbanter79263 жыл бұрын
Also I really liked your new apartment! Those window seats are perfect for reading 😍
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
Yesss I will def post an apt tour at some point
@bookishbanter79263 жыл бұрын
@@withcindy yesss!
@snailflowers3 жыл бұрын
i think the tears on the cookbook were more so about generational trauma and how the traumatic experiences were passed down through the daughters' relationships with their mothers, from the grandmother to the mother to lydia
@audreysong98873 жыл бұрын
I actually thoroughly enjoyed “Everything I Never Told You.” I thought it was really well written and I liked the story telling a lot. It was very in-your-face and direct with the messages, but it set the tone for the family’s dynamic and how everything just seemed forced onto the kids. Both the characters’ stories and deliveries were so direct, yet the parents and family didn’t truly know each other. Like with Lydia, no one knew how she was feeling or what she was doing that led up to her death. As obvious as everything may have been, it still went under their noses and I think that juxtaposition plays an impactful role in the relationship dynamics. I also liked how it started off with “Lydia’s dead” and then you find out the cause of death towards the end of the book. As you learn that Lydia’s death is ruled as a suicide, you also learn the truth behind her death and that the family and police actually got it wrong. This backwards story telling created a feeling of remorse and I thought it was very clever. Yes the parents (esp the dad) were very questionable, but I don’t see a way this book could be as successful with mentally stable parents. And it was kind of cool to read about a minority perspective in the 70’s facing identity problems and how that was projected onto family life. I guess it all just depends on what kind of style of writing you like, though. I’ve been wondering and waiting to see if you would review EINTY and I’m kind of sad it only got 3/5 stars 😭 but I do see your points and your opinions are valid.
@MommiCofi3 жыл бұрын
Cindy: "I don't recommend reading if you're a stay at home mom" Me, a stay at home mom: "Ooh, sounds good!"
@dishadharmraj69863 жыл бұрын
Another thing I'm really tired of in book/ movies is how they're trying to escape from an Asian country and live the American dream, it definitely was the case say 10/20 years ago but that has changed a lot, does that mean people aren't there who want to move to a different country absolutely but doesn't that happened everywhere? I'm just tired of our counties being only portrayed as under developed and only having poor people or they show random shot to of our religious festivals show "culture". Sorry for the rant but I'm just tired of the same narrative being shown that was kind of valid for the late 90s
@jazwhoaskedforthis3 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Frankly I know a lot of people who want to flee the US right now because they're worried about their rights and their survival. But yeah let's keep writing about the American dream, as if it's not a systemic obstacle course riddled with oppression and bigotry. They never seem to focus on WHAT people were fleeing or what those people THOUGHT America promised them, and whether it delivered or not.
@lesbiangoddess2903 жыл бұрын
@@jazwhoaskedforthis PERIOD. The ignorance and the straight up ERASURE of the America the marnginalized people know which is bigotry and oppression. It's getting weird.
@lesbiangoddess2903 жыл бұрын
America isn't that great. Its pretty awful actually. I'd describe it as a 3rd world country in a Gucci belt.
@hanamaryam78823 жыл бұрын
@@lesbiangoddess290 I always refer to it as a very fancy dumpster fire.
@teadrinker2143 жыл бұрын
like all of my childhood trauma, i completely forgot the plot of everything i never told you
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
LOL OH NOOOO
@aden.e3 жыл бұрын
speaking of writing, how is your book coming along cindy?! we havnt had a write with cindy video in awhile. also hope you’re doing okay, appreciate you so much 😁
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
That's going to be my next video actually!
@samkathryn48253 жыл бұрын
@@withcindy yay! Have you finished it? I’ve been editing my book for the whole past year and I’m writing the sequel and I love watching your writing blogs while working on them. Is your book YA or adult? What do you think separates the categories?
@norwegian91783 жыл бұрын
While discussing craft in the real world, you were saying something about characters having a fav song, this reminded me of the way many romance book authors have started adding whole playlists for their books. The books borrow the feelings from these songs to add to a scenario which tbh is very generic and perhaps follows the same western language as the book was talking about. For eg, even when the books have characters that aren't American, most songs would be English songs.
@AA-wz8xr3 жыл бұрын
Honestly as a Muslim I appreciate the representation and how the book talked about islamaphobia
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
definitely!
@mcjordie3 жыл бұрын
I've always struggled with those kind of "get to know your character" type things with my own writing, but never could put that into words why--but I definitely feel like you do with that! I got myself a copy of Craft in the Real World bc I heard a lot of good things about it, & after hearing you discuss it, I'm looking forward to reading it even more
@jina89603 жыл бұрын
CANCEL THE PLANS we have a classic read with cindy video 😌
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
our monthly activity
@gideon46113 жыл бұрын
cindy: *explains the plot of the book and makes it sound so exciting and interesting* me: oh i should probably pick this up cindy: so i rated it 2 stars me:...
@tokkitokki_3 жыл бұрын
That “Home Fire” book was giving me anxiety lmao. Just less than a week ago I voted for the first time in my country (FOr ThE MoST imPOrTAnT VOtINgS iN hIStoRY) and the advertisements of different political groups throwing shade to each other (for three entire months because fucking campaigns) really had me wanting to break the TV or bang my head against a wall, so I’m sure that book would give me nightmares 😭 Thank you but no thanks 🤩
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
yeahhhh u really gotta be in the right headspace for it lol
@tokkitokki_3 жыл бұрын
@@danielasilva8765 Mexico 🤪🔫
@krisl65373 жыл бұрын
I kinda feel like Cindy should come up with her own character building quiz. First question should be, is your character a big tiddy liddy? I'd take that quiz laughing the entire time...edit: In all seriousness though, I like your idea of character building shown in the vid, and if you ever get around to the idea, I'd love to take your quiz as an aspiring author.
@Cmca0163 жыл бұрын
CINDY I got a 10 min ad for making beef brisket and watched that whole thing for you 🥺
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
OMG the sacrifices u have made...
@DanaDays3 жыл бұрын
okay YESSS with Celeste Ng's books! I knew I liked Little Fires better but couldnt really put my finger on it. But what you said about the nuanced thing is EXACTLY it!!
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
glad to see im not the only one!!
@mariapazgonzalezlesme3 жыл бұрын
"Eat & Read?" More like "Eat and DREAD." _ayeeeeeeeee_
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
But that doesn't rhyme!
@princessoftheworld11073 жыл бұрын
Eat and Teeth? Eat and fleet? Eat and meat?
@batuhan_a_kocak3 жыл бұрын
@@withcindy Everything rhymes if your pronunciation is sufficiently incorrect.
@rosettastarlight62393 жыл бұрын
Your new apartment looks great! I'm making breakfast and it's honestly really nice listening to you talk about books while eating so it feels like I'm doing it alone. You always make the book sound so interesting and then tear them apart. It really gives an idea of how while the concept is good, the execution could be better 😁
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
Yay, thank you!
@bookishbanter79263 жыл бұрын
Omg you're posting so much, thank you 😭❤️
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
hope u dont get sick of me!
@bookishbanter79263 жыл бұрын
@@withcindy NEVER 😳
@ohword95413 жыл бұрын
Cindy eating and talking to me about books? Omg, it's what I always wanted 😩🙏
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
Yayyyyy!
@blasphlamer3 жыл бұрын
In every single video I've watched of your's, you sound genuinely excited to talk about books.
@thatseverything39193 жыл бұрын
I love how she opened up this book should be title reason why some people shouldn't have kids while I'm in a Walmart near a kid crying perfect timing
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
omg i was in a cafe yesterday and a family sat next to me with a lil kid and that lil kid had a...... smell that i could still smell thru my mask SIGH
@thatseverything39193 жыл бұрын
@@withcindy reasons why I don't like children I'm at the witches from that Disney movie
@beans74483 жыл бұрын
okokok so when you were talking about the bride test and talking about the main character not processing his emotions like everyone else because hes autistic (i am too) and thinking he doesnt have any, i struggle with the same thing and i thought it was just me and its really nice to know that theres a reason i shed a whole tear
@cowlass61593 жыл бұрын
I already love this. It feels like a friend talking to me while I do things. Currently drawing and eating. Its like having lunch with a friend while we do creative things. Very fun, love your videos! Makes me feel alot of comfort.
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
whatcha eating??
@cowlass61593 жыл бұрын
@@withcindy Taco Bell. I was supposed to have 4 cheeserollups and one cinnamon twist along with two tacos but they gave me two cinnamon twists instead of my cheeserollups🥲
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
omg i havent had taco bell in forever lol i always got the quesadillas
@cowlass61593 жыл бұрын
@@withcindy oh thats awesome! I actually haven't had their quesidilla's before. Maybe I'll try em sometime!
@ShalomDove3 жыл бұрын
“I just wanna write my book, be done with it , and go.” I feel that in my soul. I’ve been in a few workshops and writing classes in my time, and I think that a lot of good can come out of them, but one downside is that you lose that sense of being your own first audience for your book. I tend to think way too much about how my writing might be received or interpreted; and I know for experience that too much of that nonsense in your head will keep you from writing at all eventually.
@jasminebell1483 жыл бұрын
Omg Cindy content twice in a week. What did I do to deserve this???
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
By existing ♥️
@beckylooney3 жыл бұрын
cindy with the snazzy couch
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
will def film an apt tour :P
@jacobd19843 жыл бұрын
I never finished Everything I never Told You, but I really should, because it was a pretty solid book up to where I left off. Especially for a debut.
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
she def improved with little fires everywhere tho!!
@fluorescentadolescent21893 жыл бұрын
I liked it a lot but all of cindy’s points were definitely true!
@somethingaboutsomeone76413 жыл бұрын
The part of the characters, talking about how sometimes they are the result of their situations, is actually what I've been basing my characters from. Some do have favorite foods and music, but those things are from his own culture, who he is and who he was.
@floveury3 жыл бұрын
cindy: we can eat together! me, shoveling grapes into my mouth: CHEERS (inaudible)
@sxwriter85693 жыл бұрын
I wanna know what SJM's workshops were like, because I felt like at the school we went to, there was this subtly insensitive to not be creative in our workshops, and if you were, you would feel like the outcast. That happened me to last year, and knowing she graduated from the same place years before, I hope she didn't go through the same thing.
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
i wasnt aware she had workshops!
@emmytong87843 жыл бұрын
Last night at the telegraph club is a good ready by an Asian author!
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
ive heard great things!!
@moylop2 жыл бұрын
You made me view a lot of things that I think about when writing trough a different perspective and I really appreciate that, sometimes I feel like I struggle trying to get the deeper meaning done correctly and that gets in my way of actually writing which is something I enjoy
@xandrizzl3 жыл бұрын
Cindy, Thai food AND everything I never told you!??!? THE TASTE ALSO FELLOW THAI PEOPLE REPRESENT
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
pad kee mao is my faveeeee
@bethalking3 жыл бұрын
miss ma'am I know you are not responsible for my mental health but you never fail to make it better. thank you.
@thisistheaccountname3 жыл бұрын
I'm still for people needing licenses to procreate.
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
some ppl should just not have kids period
@hareema44423 жыл бұрын
The problem with this is that it sounds like a good idea at first glance, but it will end up being extremely classist and abliest
@annuclair22193 жыл бұрын
I thought you were talking about the app 😭
@deedeedan86813 жыл бұрын
Remember kids, thats the exact basis for most arguments in favor of eugenics 😬
@sam35643 жыл бұрын
In a perfect world, I would agree. Addicts, narcissists, and socio/psychopaths should straight up never have kids. Our world is too bigoted for that though, and it would just turn into people of color, gay people, and non-christian/catholics being forcibly sterilized (more than they already are in some cases).
@ShowtunedivaАй бұрын
The mother in The Bride Test pissed me off. I agree with you Cindy that the older brother was the MVP. I hope that there is a book about him next.
@tp18613 жыл бұрын
I see terrible parents in the title, n I know the video is going to be relatable 😩
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
hahahaha sigh
@tp18613 жыл бұрын
@@withcindy Oop-looks like there are so many other people in the comments with parental issues, it’s like group therapy 🤭
@brianav.93003 жыл бұрын
The analysis, your opinions, and realization with the book, Craft in the Real World, was really refreshing. Thank you for sharing.
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
Ur welcome 😊
@nazarisreyes60373 жыл бұрын
Quan is so foine, I've been waiting on his book for months and I hope his agency and his hands on attitude still present in his own book
@shante33 жыл бұрын
OMG thank you for saying that about how you think about your characters! I'm the same way. Filling out character sheets is like pulling teeth for me and I've always felt ashamed about that.
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
glad im not the only one!
@bananamilk39163 жыл бұрын
I dont really read that much books but hearing cindy talk about them makes me happy:>>
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
aww thanks :3
@rayclawson18843 жыл бұрын
Two Cindy Videos in One Week!!! It must be my birthday (well it was a week ago). Great Reviews too!
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday!
@rayclawson18843 жыл бұрын
@@withcindy Thanks!
@omayaha26863 жыл бұрын
When you were talking about “The Bride Test”, it definitely reminded me of how I feel about the book called Libertie by Kaitlyn Greenidge. I genuinely was not connected to the main character (AKA Libertie) and there was just no character development at all. There were so many parts that didn’t really correlate to the main plot point. Maybe I just didn’t understand the book? But, the overall book Libertie was definitely not one of my favourites considering I didn’t “connect” to the character! It took me like 3 months to read because I was not motivated to read it at around the 100-150 page mark LOL
@exhaustedhomo70593 жыл бұрын
finally i can watch a video by cindy without writhing in pain over her attempts at cooking, god really DOES hear our prayers
@hafsaaleem56883 жыл бұрын
19:00 okay this actually cleared up the way I felt about a book I recently read. I loved it and it was a full 5 stars for me but I felt a little detached from the characters after finishing it, especially since it was such a heavy story it was hard for me to imagine them outside the book or attribute any additional characteristics to them that aren’t written into the book. That’s soemthing that I’m not used to especially since fandoms of all sorts of media take those characters out of canon and sort of create their very own persona. I really liked the book and all the Characters did in it but I think they were SO defined by their settings and the plot points that it is hard to take them out of context and it had me feeling a little detached. I felt really fulfilled from the story since it wrapped it up so nicely that I didn’t even have to imagine their futures because the book already covered that as well. But I think it’s very okay for the characters to only exist and work in a certain context and that gives me a lot of comfort. If I ever wanted to experience those characters again, I could go and reread the book instead of having to search for a connection to the characters outside the book. Which is what I see so many fandoms do and why they are so attached to the media and why there is such a culture around it. I definitely don’t hate that culture and even participate in it. I love the creativity of so many people chipping in to a character, but I think there are still other ways to emotionally connect to a character instead of projecting(lol) on them which is something that I never thought about before.
@samsaraatkis60983 жыл бұрын
Having your mom manage your romantic life is the asian representation I didn't think I would see in a rom com.
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
hahaha right?!
@mirrorball_123 жыл бұрын
The intro got me laughing like a maniac soo I am in for a ride and yes, yes I did feel touched by the intro. ❤😂and I don't know why but authors make the side characters have more development than the main ones except for six of crows of course but like Jace from mortal instruments makes me wanna peel my skin off BUT Izzy, Alec and Magnus make me feel at home ❤
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
damn everybody having parental issues up in here
@jisuuu18823 жыл бұрын
i was about to sleep when a notification of your new video popped up. you know what? sleep can wait
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
hope u get some rest!!
@raiden-mei3 жыл бұрын
this is the perfect video to keep me company whilst i write my book report woo i'm hyped
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
what book are u writing on
@raiden-mei3 жыл бұрын
@@withcindy decided to just go w dracula
@KrisMF3 жыл бұрын
your take on Everything I Never Told You is so interesting! it's honestly one of my favourite books ever, I was just so fascinated by it as a portrait of a dysfunctional family. I agree though that the parents and the dad especially are SO unlikeable, but I was content to dislike them lol. also I love Celeste Ng's prose.
@thanysthoughts3 жыл бұрын
I still really liked The Bride Test because of how Khai was depicted as an autistic character, but I agree with your points about the immigration issues. Also, I am super hyped for Quan's book though. I hope it's amazing. He deserves it after doing all the work for Khai's and Esme's relationship
@lndcruz7213 жыл бұрын
"it does not have to be that deep" thinks of so many published books that I have read you are 100% correct cindy
@mounabelaid13263 жыл бұрын
Congrats on your new appartment!! Love watching the evolution of your couches ✨✨
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! 😊
@ezgislaboduroglu13033 жыл бұрын
Man, I was really wanting a cook & book. As a culinary student, those videos are delightful lol.
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
Hahaha I can only imagine the cringe for u
@stranger97743 жыл бұрын
is it normal for me to get excited seeing Cindy eat while talking about books?? -im hopeless-
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
love that for us
@anromeow3 жыл бұрын
I love this format so much for when I'm by myself having a meal, because I can just put this on and not feel like I'm eating alone 🥺💓
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
love that!!
@Eukleides893 жыл бұрын
I read Everything I Never Told You when I was like... 13 and I thought it was pretty good. Now, as an adult I realize that it's not as good as I remember, but I think part of the reason why everything seemed so blatant is because it was more geared towards a larger, predominantly white, audience who wouldn't get a lot of the internalized racism or projecting of missed opportunities due to parenthood without those themes being slapped in their face. To my memory, the synopsis makes it a lot more thrillery than it actually is to hook in those readers only for the plot to actually be about the issues I mentioned and how the consequences manifest in their daughter ultimately ending up in a lake. So anyways, I guess the point is that the book is decent and spends too much time catering to white people.
@withcindy3 жыл бұрын
Oh that's a good point! I didn't even think about it that way