The Book of Elsewhere: Review

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@professionaldaydreamer 2 ай бұрын

Love the 'vibe recommendations' you give, that's really useful and helped me make sense of what the book is actually about.

@FashionableCrow 2 ай бұрын

Thanks. It’s usually my style to do that for that reason. Comp titles are pretty useful in my opinion 😅

@williamneal9076 Ай бұрын

We read and enjoyed the book. Your video too. Very well done. Thorough. Good suggestions. Lucky you to have the book so cheap. Almost thought you were going to do a play with Better Help as a Sponsor of this video. Keep Going!

@FashionableCrow Ай бұрын

@@williamneal9076 thank you! I’m glad it was worthwhile 😁. Especially when spending your own money, I hope I offered a decent picture of what experience you’d be paying for.

@ThisLateHistoricalHour 2 ай бұрын

Love the format for this review, keep up the great stuff (please)

@FashionableCrow 2 ай бұрын

@@ThisLateHistoricalHour thanks for the sweet support 😁

@TheddunTOSS Ай бұрын

Very good and well informed review!

@saharashiq 2 ай бұрын

the artists asked him if they can make him to look like him and he said YES!

@FashionableCrow 2 ай бұрын

@@saharashiq I’m going to be spiraling with that info now 😂

@Rich-Oh 25 күн бұрын

Could it be that either Keanu or China or whoever owns the right to the novel and or anime are looking toward the possibility of movie rights? It would be making a seamless fit for Keanu to be casted as B guaranteeing at least the fan base to adopt the flick as a cult favorite and thus perpetuating endless residuals? Self-manifesting as an "Immortal Killer" at the box office and spin-off merch?

@DaxBruce-kv4vf 4 күн бұрын

@@Rich-OhI think there’s a Netflix anime deal in the works

@yahuahlove9447 Ай бұрын

Great insights on the book of elsewhere, beautifully done!

@FashionableCrow Ай бұрын

@@yahuahlove9447 thank you. Glad it was useful 😁

@TheColephelps 2 ай бұрын

i felt the exact same about the prologue. was so excited for the book but that prologue really destroyed my momentum and i havent progressed passed it yet, i had to re read every other line to make sure i was follwing along correctly and i was worried i just was not vibing with the writing style but good to know the rest of the book is not writen like that

@triptip00 2 ай бұрын

i am so confused the prologue. especially that english is not my native language so i had to read it a couple of times and just decided to get pass it and so far doesn't seem to matter yet (just fyi i am only on like the 1st chapter yet).

@FashionableCrow 2 ай бұрын

@@TheColephelps I would say that the prologue is the most frustrating part of the book, that even upon re-read, it was better to skim. All you need to know is on a mission, Ulfson hurt a lot of people trying to kill off B. That’s it. Muscle through to the end signs of life (context for that chapter is only given at the end so read required kind of) and THEN I think that’s a good-ish spot to determine if the book catches your interest. Sorry if you already bought it, but thank goodness all of that is available in the sample as well

@FashionableCrow 2 ай бұрын

@@triptip00 it’s very much an incident that can be summed up as “betrayal gone wrong” it’s confusing even to a native speaker, so, I’m sorry you had to struggle

@triptip00 2 ай бұрын

@FashionableCrow i am laughing right now. I soooo missed the point of that prologue. I'll try to read it again with that lense. I appreciate your insight on this! :)

@triptip00 2 ай бұрын

@FashionableCrow i was looking for books of China as I've heard he really had good world building books and saw Keanu on the author so i bought it and the plot seems in my interest. Its just that prologue. Lol. Haha

@natasharedmane 2 ай бұрын

The Claire sound bit gave me such a good laugh

@liquidbeagle5341 2 ай бұрын

The stowaway chapter was a mix of so many things I love. An orphan answering the call to adventure. The high seas (I count the cargo hold). Weighing the fear of an unseen horror against the brutality of men waiting in the light above. A silent protector made of brooms scratching lullabies on boxes. And, in the end, it ripped my heart out. Perfect.

@FashionableCrow 2 ай бұрын

@@liquidbeagle5341 the payoff of the kids inability to read rocked me. Once you KNOW I really enjoyed jumping back and rereading it with context. I live for little moments in writing like that.

@liquidbeagle5341 2 ай бұрын

@@FashionableCrow How polite he was nodding along to his protector as if he understood its messages. I think many sections of this book will age well for rereads, not just that clunky prologue.

@dumbsocrates 2 ай бұрын

Love the review style. No filler, all killer.

@irenecooney7066 Ай бұрын

Yous talk like hes 70 years old my god my grandfather lived to 100 and was handsome and very active so Mr Reeves you have a long way to go be greatful and humble.😮

@superspiffychef1923 2 ай бұрын

Honestly, the only recommendation I needed for this book was 'China Miéville and Keanu Reeves wrote a book', teehee. But thank you for the excellent and thoughtful review! I like the longer form format, and the vibe recommendations at the end were perfectly on point 👌

@FashionableCrow 2 ай бұрын

@@superspiffychef1923 thank you. Glad you like the longer presentation

@barrrie 2 ай бұрын

First time here. Really enjoyed this review. I also enjoyed the book. Also, also cant stop thinking about the stow away chapter!

@FashionableCrow 2 ай бұрын

@@barrrie yes!!! It was like a mini horror exposure where the monster is a broom and I was like “no this is wholesome” and the fact that he can’t readddddd 😭😭😭

@macintoshimann9892 2 ай бұрын

I have never had so much fun with a book review. Very concise articulation, yet im still curious what the books about. Thank you for saving me from the read I think Ill watch Hancock next lol. Or maybe Trigun :)

@FashionableCrow 2 ай бұрын

@@macintoshimann9892 vibes mainly. A guy pops up with features of immortality, everyone wonders why and waits around for B (their known immortal) to just tell them because he knows he’s just a quiet gruff guy. Then a villain Knives style shows up. Boom. Plot

@macintoshimann9892 Ай бұрын

@@FashionableCrow i feel like you really did save me the read thank you. You are very good at reviews. Love the way you break down the content

@fifguy 2 ай бұрын

Some of the points you make are worthy of some pause, but all audio downtime is cut, so kinda feels like I'm throwing more chips in my mouth before I'm done chewing. But I really liked how thoughtful your comments were, and how much familiar knowledge you tied in.

@FashionableCrow 2 ай бұрын

@@fifguy I’ll try to keep it in mind in editing next time. Thank you for the feedback 😊

@kayomartinez8671 2 ай бұрын

I thought it was me not understanding this book but Iam glad others are having a difficult time understanding what’s going on as well lol I am only 50 pgs in and had to watch reviews to double check lol I shall keep on pushing

@FashionableCrow 2 ай бұрын

@@kayomartinez8671 for me it was a significant hurdle and I’m used to reading obscure stuff. Signs of Life required a reread from me to orient myself. I definitely think being able to read one volume of BRZRKR helped significantly get my feet under me. And the event in the prologue is referenced but the specifics are not necessary to understand. Mission gone wrong. Ulfson betrayed them. Done.