Chatting With Nutts - Episode #13 ft A Critical Dragon

Chatting With Nutts - Episode #13 ft A Critical Dragon
Welcome to the 13th episode of Chatting with Nutts! My guest this episode of Chatting With Nutts is one of my favorite content creators in the booktube community and one of the most well spoken, ‪@ACriticalDragon‬ ! I hope you enjoy this conversation on Chatting with Nutts as we talk about the current topics in fantasy as well as what we are reading and have already read that blew our minds.
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/ thefantasynuttwork

[@believer773]

Thanks for this Chatting with Nutts Jimmy! So much good stuff to dive into, great live chat too.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Thank you!!

[@ACriticalDragon]

Hi Jimmy, Thank you so much for inviting me onto you channel and for your extreme patience listening to my energy drink fuelled, extreme late night, rambling. This was an incredible amount of fun. Admittedly, this morning I feel like I have gone 5 rounds against the Pocket Rockets. Completely worth it though.

[@thatsci-firogue]

It was an excellent discussion

[@FallenAdam]

So that being unaware of other people being there when you're focused on something, is something called Spatial learning disability. When you can't hear something because you're reading or something is specifically an Auditory Processing Disorder (I think). I was misdiagnosed with this when I was eleven. Which was handy, because it sort of gave me the freedom to disregard everything else when I was playing a computer game or reading a book.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

It was such a great time, so thank you for making time and sacrificing the always important sleep schedule. The general consensus seems to be we need a round two, so we will make it happen 😎

[@ACriticalDragon]

@@thefantasynuttwork Any time, Jimmy. This was lots of fun.

[@EricMcLuen]

We understand that like Captain Sergeant Mincer you needed your beauty sleep. But that was a lot of fun.

[@navisahota1031]

I finally watched the whole live show. Just amazing! I’m sure I’ll be rewatching this in the near future. AP provides such thoughtful insight into everything he says and Jimmy you are a fantastic interviewer. I can’t wait for part 2!!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Thank you Navi 😁 you're a real trooper for making it all the way through!!!

[@FlochIsKing]

Yeess! Good to see A.P. going live! 3h31 that's an Allen-level discussion, looking forward to listen to what you guys discussed!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Thanks for checking it out, AP is the man!

[@e.claytonrowe4394]

The audiobook vs reading distinction was particularly helpful as I was reading a book where the gender of the first-person narrator was not revealed. The audiobook had Will Wheaton as a narrator, which mapped onto the reading of the book as I alternated between reading and listening.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

@@e.claytonrowe4394 very interesting

[@barrilrayder]

This was and absolute blast. Thank you. We definetely want part 2.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

It'll happen!

[@JohanHerrenberg]

Epic conversation. Entertaining, wide-ranging and illuminating. Many thanks!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Our pleasure! Thanks for watching

[@JohanHerrenberg]

@@thefantasynuttwork P.S. Janny Wurts is now on my radar. I hadn't even heard of her...

[@thebrothersgwynne]

Awesome chat! I'll be watching the rest later. What a wealth of knowledge you two are. Loved the talk about Gemmell. Certainly is overlooked. Will

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Glad you liked it, need to have the brothers on soon!

[@thebrothersgwynne]

@@thefantasynuttwork We would be honoured :)!

[@liviathemalazanpotatonoob5014]

I have been wanting to watch this since it came out and finally got to it! I was not disappointed! This is SO MUCH FUN! I can't wait to watch more of your videos!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Thank you, I'm so glad you enjoyed it 😁

[@endymionsrage]

I am on my quest to watch all of the "Chatting with Nutts" Episodes. 15 / 64 Progress. Hey Mr. Jimmy... congratulations to 15k! Keep going!

[@JosephReadsBooks]

I agree 100% with AP about older texts needing more love on Booktube. Just hearing another person mention Karl Edward Wagner gave me so much joy.

[@thisandthat418]

Thank you for this, tried to watch last night but fell asleep, started again today and enjoyed very much......always a pleasure to listen to another Hobb fan who knows his stuff! Also i now realise I have been missing out and will have to start Malazan soon, probably next year though.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

My pleasure, I love these talks! Thanks for watching 😁

[@brendanekin5947]

I'm going to watch this now. Sadly couldn't watch it live. Excited!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Enjoy mate!!

[@thatsci-firogue]

ASOIAF being unfinished doesn't bother me either. It's not that I don't care but it just doesn't bother me. Still one of my favourite series regardless if its finished or not. I really should get to re-reading it at some stage but I think that'll be sometime next year after Dark Tower, Malazan BotF and Memory Sorrow & Thorn. My problem is that I'm reading too many Fantasy series at once.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

There's so much to read

[@marcweber8509]

I'm also waiting for the last book in order to dive into The Wars of Light and Shadow. In terms of reshaping and recontextualizing everything you thought you knew about a world through major and subtle lore and character reveals it's supposed to be one of the few series that can rival Malazan in that regard. And that was one of my favorite things about Malazan, the slow trickle of information. Watching someone up close away at a huge fresco and painting in the little details one at a time andbeing intrigued all the way through...

[@johnmendez7829]

Good conversation. I can suggest 'Daughter of Empire.' I read it a year or two ago and really enjoyed it. I really need to get around to reading the rest of the series.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Thank you!

[@sethulakovic3722]

Ap, my wife is also frighteningly accurate at throwing objects at me. She must be part Hobbit. 😁

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Hahaha

[@lumbaninainachannel5282]

Thanks you for sharing video my friend

[@skeletrexbonebrigade1271]

First person present is used really well in the first chapter of Infinite Jest

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Oh nice!

[@skippen]

My one trip to ICFA was a great time (as a grad student). Maybe '94? I met Donaldson there too.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

That's awesome!

[@trill_nathan]

Loved this as per usual. Michael R Fletcher is in my top 3 authors, can't recommend him enough

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Damn! I gotta check him out, where to start?

[@trill_nathan]

@@thefantasynuttwork Beyond Redemption! The Manifest Delusions series

[@thefantasynuttwork]

@@trill_nathan I'll add them now, thanks!

[@JoffJk]

I'm definitely going to join the Janny Wurts read with AP!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Nice!!

[@Vinnie2501]

AP I kept finding my copy of the stand over the course of ten years. And trying. And I can't review it and I have no opinion as to why. Last time I saw that copy was over ten years ago. I always remember it though. Its like the book that defeated me.

[@12intheback]

When people talk about showing vs telling, I think it's silly to look at it in a black and white fashion. AP is right that they're good for different things, but really, it's like the hard vs soft magic debate: it's in between. Every story contains elements of both, and sometimes, it is genuinely more effective to leave something up to the reader's imagination, even in a series that most of the time describes everything.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

That's how I feel

[@milom5030]

The best podcast out there back again with another amazing episode! Huge respect for you both

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Thank you Milo 😃

[@Vinnie2501]

Is there anything detailing the creative process between Feist and Wurts for the Empire series? I've always wondered.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

I'm not sure but also curious

[@BaldBookTuber]

@A Critical Dragon - awesome talk between you and Jimmy - wish I had been Ble to watch it live. I’ve been very interested in the Light and Shadow series by Janny Wurts for a while and would live to ride along while you review them. Do you know what your reading / review schedule will be?

[@thefantasynuttwork]

I too would like to know this schedule! And thank you Scot 🤘

[@Knightshade1965]

I can't listen to audio books because it take away my understanding of the book. I close everything out while I read. I can have the tv on and I'm not even hearing it. My reading is my escape from what is going on now. This is how I like it.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Yeah I like zoning out too

[@FallenAdam]

@A Critical Dragon So that being unaware of other people being there when you're focused on something, is something called Spatial learning disability. When you can't hear something because you're reading or something is specifically an Auditory Processing Disorder. I was misdiagnosed with this when I was eleven. Which was handy, because it sort of gave me the freedom to disregard everything else when I was playing a computer game or reading a book.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Very interesting!

[@Paul_van_Doleweerd]

Awesome. "No dear, I wasn't ignoring you, I have an auditory processing disorder". 😁

[@Paul_van_Doleweerd]

3 and a half hours, holy hell...

[@thefantasynuttwork]

It was quite the talk haha

[@Paul_van_Doleweerd]

@@thefantasynuttwork As if the Professor needed any energy drink to begin with. Next time, have a bottle of Jameson's each and you have to knock back a shot if someone says 'Malazan' 😂😂

[@thefantasynuttwork]

@@Paul_van_Doleweerd hahahaha

[@Paul_van_Doleweerd]

@@thefantasynuttwork Made it to the 2 hour mark, phew, definitely running the risk of speaking with an accent the rest of the evening. Will be back for the denouement. 😁. Great conversation so far. Had I not been watching the Jays come back and clobber Oakland I probably would have made a nuisance of myself in the chat.

[@MagusMarquillin]

I really doubt there's many, possibly not any, people who watch reaction videos but don't also watch the actually trailer fullscreen without the commentary, several times. And if there is, striking those videos won't solve the problem - like you said, it's free advertisement and hype they're hurting.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

I agree

[@billyalarie929]

42:00 this is for me thx

[@thefantasynuttwork]

👍

[@iandriver9803]

came for the fireballs, staying for the nutts

[@thefantasynuttwork]

My dude!

[@willforlife_]

Jim I think if she was nice enough to comment on one of your tweets about the word count i think she would say yes if you ever asked for a chat, I think AP's polite tweet idea sounds like a simple great plan, if it works it works if it doesn't so be it Really think it would be life-changing for you as well, if it happened of course,I get that from the tone and the words you have said on your experience of the series as a whole, big step for you and the channel as well if it came to fruition, Cuse we gotta get you on late night some day Jimbo hahaha Ya mate could be a big thing, and also just a great time , hope you attempt it

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Thanks William, I do think I will reach out to her in the hear future 😁

[@willforlife_]

Noiceee Jim My gut instinct tells me that it would be a growthful experience for her as well , hearing your personalized feedback, which is something, as it appears to me, that you have really mulled and mulched around in procession in your own gut eh haha

[@KJenYT]

Have been going back and watching some of these episodes. Have you ever thought about putting them on Spotify or something as podcasts? Would love to listen to them at work or in the car!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Thanks for listening! I actually have thought about this but I'm still trying to grow the channel so sending people away from my KZbin would split my audience. However it could be something I'll do in the future. I appreciate the feedback!

[@marcweber8509]

A.P. is the man! Matthew Stover's Acts of Caine DOES NOT even get a fraction of the attention it deserves, in my opinion. Only read it recently and damn me if it isn't worthy of being thrown in there with the best of them...

[@thefantasynuttwork]

I am definitely going to read it soonish!!!

[@marcweber8509]

​@@thefantasynuttwork I think you would really enjoy the way martial arts are portrayed in this! Goes down like acid. Groaphic as hell. Dirty dirty language and punchy one liners. Blaaaaack humor. Believable badassery. Philosophical assault in later entries. Probably the best hand to hand combat sequences I've read so far. Relentless. Unflinching. Uncompromising. Dark as shit. I love all 4 books. And Caine is one of my favorite characters of all time. I think you as a fan of Bakker and Joe Abercrombie would greatly enjoy this :)

[@thefantasynuttwork]

@@marcweber8509 sold! That all sounds great

[@marcweber8509]

@@thefantasynuttwork That makes me glad! I only recently stumbled over your channel because of Erikson, A.P. and Philipp. Keep up the good work! I really enjoy your content and you as a person :) 🙋‍♂️Malazan, ASoIaF, RotE, Second Apocalypse, First Law and many others are also my favorites. It's great reexperiencing them with someone elses eyes

[@thefantasynuttwork]

@@marcweber8509 I really appreciate it 🤘

[@Shaad2321]

If you want to feist you should read the empire trilogy!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Is that the one with Wurst?

[@Shaad2321]

Ya it’s with Jenny wurts! I’ve read the first book based on petrik review! I think you’d love it! It’s slow burn, a lot of political intrigue and excellent character work!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

@@Shaad2321 I'm gonna fit in when I can for sure

[@Shaad2321]

@@thefantasynuttwork I’m looking to continue to finish the trilogy in the next 2 months!

[@Shaad2321]

@@thefantasynuttwork there are just too many books!

[@skippen]

I hate prolgues. Fit it in the story if it matters. Not as an "aside."

[@thefantasynuttwork]

It depends on how it's used, I've read prologue I have adored. Others I have read almost felt like a false advertisement