The Rock On, Rap Songs Book Tag!

[@musicroom7185]

When you started out, I thought, "I will think of answers along with him"....but with a couple of exceptions, this was a tag that takes a lot of thought! Good job 🙂Hope you are back to feeling 100%!

[@MustReadMore]

Thank you, I'm feeling much better. This tag was a lot of fun, I like the ones that I have to put a lot of thought into. I'd like to do a tag video every week, but some of these tags are much harder to answer than I expected

[@book-ramble]

Thanks for the tag, kind sir. Wow... what a tag to do! [Gulp] I might need time to do this one... lol. But I shall get on to it. Thanks, again!

[@MustReadMore]

This one's a lot of fun, hope you enjoy it!

[@AaronReadABook]

Thanks for the tag, I've been tagged twice for this today so feels like I must do it. John and Abigail Adams is a left field choice for romance but a great choice, I think the HBO miniseries of that book did a great job of portraying that too. The two Shirley Jackson books I've read are very weird but in a good way.

[@MustReadMore]

I watched the John Adams miniseries about two months ago and that's probably the reason John and Abigail came to mind so quickly, and Shirley Jackson's books are great, but I've always come away feeling like I didn't understand what was going on. Thanks for watching, and I look forward to your video!

[@apoetreadstowrite]

Wow, I love what you have done with this. The concept behind this tag is so alien to me, I only listen to acoustic music: bluegrass, classical & opera (& some contemporary jazz) so didn't expect much from the tag, but you excelled. Thanks for introducing me (in a positive & critical way) to lots of new books, some of which I now really want to read. I'll give this a big think, & see what I can come up with, you have inspired me.

[@MustReadMore]

Thank you, and I'm sure you'll do a wonderful job with this tag!

[@NicolesBookishNook]

Thank you for doing my tag! Your answers were great 🎉

[@MustReadMore]

Thank you, and thanks for making it, I really enjoyed answering the prompts for this one

[@JamesRuchala]

Thanks for doing the tag. John and Abigail is a great choice.

[@MustReadMore]

Thanks for tagging me, this one really got my mind working much more than I expected it to

[@arockinsamsara]

An interesting list! I like that you didn't only list books you enjoyed, it makes things a lot more interesting.

[@MustReadMore]

Thank you, and thanks for watching. I really enjoyed your latest video in which you talked about whether or not Booktube is toxic, I greatly appreciate your perspective. I have to admit that I never expected to see a Buddhist monk on Booktube, and I'm glad you've added your voice to this great big conversation. Also, I tagged you before I knew you were in the middle of a very busy time of year, so please don't feel any pressure to do this tag

[@arockinsamsara]

@@MustReadMore Thanks, I am happy to be part of the conversation! As far as the tag goes, we will see. It has been added to my list, it is just a matter of seeing what there is time for.

[@BookChatWithPat8668]

Hi John! I really enjoyed your version of this tag! Well done!😊

[@MustReadMore]

Thank you!

[@DrL_Reads]

Haven’t heard of these books but interesting answers and explanations. Subscribed!

[@MustReadMore]

Thank you!

[@Already-Overbooked]

This was fun to watch! Added a bunch to my TBR

[@MustReadMore]

Thanks, I'm glad to hear that!

[@foxingandfiction]

Great video!

[@MustReadMore]

Thanks!

[@BryanM.R.-prionic1]

Nice responses I'm pretty disconnected when it comes to contemporary music as well. Night Comes to the Cumberlands sounds really interesting -- wouldn't mind looking it up. I live in a region where there were numerous coal mining communities; however, I don't believe the poverty and destruction were ever as extreme as in Kentucky, even if there were certainly a number of tragic deaths. Forbidden Knowledge sounds infuriating. Your description somewhat reminds me of a book called The Intellectuals and the Masses, written by John Carey. It's about the sometimes homicidal contempt certain late 19th and early 20th century intelligensia felt toward the working rabble that was increasingly daring to exceed its "proper station," acheive basic literacy, and develop its own literary taste at odds with that deemed accepteble by the "better sorts." Of course, the crucial difference is that Carey strives to document historical elitism, not advocate for it. Yeah, The Iron Dream is indeed something else. Shoot, every Spinrad novel I've completed to date has left me wondering what the heck I just read -- at the very least. 😂

[@MustReadMore]

The Intellectuals and the Masses sounds really interesting, but I don't know if I'd be able to make it through something like that. I find classism pretty infuriating, so much so that I have a hard time reading histories or biographies that center around elitists, even when they're shown in a negative light. Have you ever seen the documentary Harlan County, USA? It's about a coal miners' strike in 1973, about a decade after Night Comes to the Cumberlands was published. It's probably my favorite documentary, and it's free here on KZbin, too

[@BryanM.R.-prionic1]

@@MustReadMore I don't believe I have, but I'll definitely be checking it out. Thanks for the recommendation!