THUNDERHEAD BY NEAL SHUSTERMAN | booktalk with XTINEMAY

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[@dontmintme]

Can we please talk about Scythe Beyonce

[@kubbie9855]

Mint, I wanted to cry and break out laughing!!!

[@julianaminett7654]

omg I picked up on that too... it was so funny!!!!

[@Lamb208]

😂😂😂

[@shamimfischer]

I laughed 🤣

[@katbautista8440]

Lmaoooo i wheezed when I read that part 😂😂

[@pagetravels]

OK BUT WHY DIDN'T I EVER SEE GRAYSON AS LIKE A JESUS FIGURE?!?! Cause YOU'RE SO RIGHT AND THAT'S TOTALLY BLOWING MY MIND. The whole time jump thing is also freaking me out because we have no idea how long it'll be until they're revived and who knows if the world will be completely different than they left it? I feel like Goddard basically has free reign at this point and I'm terrified of coming back to a world where he rules over the scythedom. I also found it fascinating to see how the Thunderhead's feelings and emotions developed throughout the book... He definitely felt more robotic at first but towards the end started showing imperfections and an ability to react based on feelings that was so interesting

[@kate1565]

pagetravels I️ didn’t either, BUT I️ CANT UNSEE IT ITS LIKE SOME DYSTOPIAN CS LEWIS NOVEL

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

Yeah in book 1 Thunderhead def felt more like a super advanced robot, BUT NOW THAT WE'RE IN HIS HEAD, HE'S REAL HE'S SO REALLLLLLLL

[@shimaellabib3303]

pagetravels also the fact that the thunderhead FEELS THE NEED to like express its feelings is so interesting

[@sammiller8681]

HOLD UP. I READ THIS BOOK WITH THE THUNDERHEAD AS FEMALE. THIS IS BOTHERING ME.

[@lenasophie5455]

I love how you're referring to the thunderhead as a "him", in my mind for some reason it's always a female voice. (Probably because Siri has a female voice and i kind of felt like Siri is also part of the thunderhead...idk)

[@ona907]

the religious imagery that Neal Shusterman intwined into this book is absolutely awe inspiring, brilliantly done. I was wondering what the point of the tonists were for the past two books, but it all comes together now!

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

YES SO BEAUTIFULLY!! ALL THE AGREE.

[@shimaellabib3303]

I LITERALLY JUST FINISHED THIS BOOK AND I WATCHED THIS RIGHT AFTER I FINISHED AND IM CRYINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG I DONT. EVEN. UNDERSTAND. WHAT. HAPPENED. AHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@kubbie9855]

GAAAA MY EMOTIONS EXACTLY!!! MY MIND MY HEART I CANNOT WAIT FOR THE 4TH BOOK, IT TOOK ME TOO LONG TO GET TO THIS BOOK!!!!!

[@ebirds6760]

The Curie, Anastasia and Rowen twist at the end caught me offguard (would be more clear, but spoilers)

[@abigailpeck4391]

My emotions

[@cjanney3592]

Literally exact same!!! I have so many emotions right now after that ending! I was screaming and crying!

[@Xiatorm]

The Thunderhead's "cry" was what got me, along with everyone wondering why they were marked with the big red U.

[@emilymothorpe3416]

I was balling when Marie gleans herself! I threw the book when that happened and ending! I need book 3 now!!!

[@tessavery2151]

Emily Mothorpe I just read your comment and I haven't read the book yet! It was such a mistake to read the comments!

[@emilymothorpe3416]

Tess Avery Books I’m sorry! I thought people that have read it would read the comments. So sorry! She doesn’t.... I was lying!

[@barakuda6747]

Emily Mothorpe I call him godtard for a reason , Sir/ma’am

[@dawnarabella11]

I just finished the book and me too! I cried so much because I love Marie and she's amazing!!! 😭 Still emotional!

[@grayhollow4489]

I regret coming into the comments without finishing it... :/

[@caitiedevlin2867]

Am I the only one who noticed this but whenever Scythe Curie and Anastasia are touring Endura they see an opera called Aida and Anastasia describes the opera and the plot of the opera is almost exactly like Rowan and citra's storyline. The book and the opera end the same way and I don't know if this was a coincidence or Neal Shusterman likes to screw with us.

[@fictionphilia]

I noticed that as well!

[@ebirds6760]

Maybe Curie got inspired

[@EmbraceWithin]

I noticed too

[@coopersanders2440]

Aida is a real life musical that ends with the couple being entombed. The operas in these books are foreshadowing and it is brilliant.

[@jelliefishr2336]

can we just talk about how there is a fricking SCYTHE BEYONCE in canon??

[@vickyspongecos]

Lol I remember that and I laughed so hard

[@andresacostalopez8007]

Also scythe Khalo made me smile.

[@emberlafonte73]

I have lots of things to say and I don't know how to connect them in an eloquent paragraph so I'm just gonna make a bullet list: -I loved your reaction to people saying Scythe is slow like um b*tch where -There was this one part in the beginning with Scythe Lucifer and the whole time I was thinking, "I'm sorry, the old Rowan can't come to the phone right now. Why? Because he's dead!" -I loved how Rowan and Citra had become different people than they were in the first book, but there were still some of their old characteristics left. (Example: "Everybody says, 'Don't mess with Texas'; why would you want to mess with it?" "What's the point of three foot pedals? People only have two feet.") -I'm still really sad about Tyger ;-; -Scythe Rand is a hoe and I kind of love her -The junior scythes are hilarious. Like, there's one with a denim robe. There's a SCYTHE BEYONCE. -I thought everything was going pretty well, nothing too world-threatening and then frEAKING GODDARD HAD TO DROWN THE ISLAND -THAT PART WITH ROWAN AND CITRA WHEN THEY WERE ABOUT TO SORT-OF DIE WAS BEAUTIFUL -I still can't get over the Thunderhead screaming. It was so powerful and jarring and ??? I'm shaking -I LOVED MARIE GOSH DANG IT WHY -Years ago my sister went to this pre-school called the Goddard School and the teachers were really mean and they locked her in a bathroom because she wouldn't stop crying and I think Goddard is a fitting name for that dirtbag scythe -I bought the B&N edition of Thunderhead which had a chapter-by-chapter commentary in the back and it was really interesting.

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

LOL the old rowan can't come to the phone right now // agreed SYCTHE BEYONCE WAS GREAT XD and that b&n edition with the commentary sounds awesome!!!

[@sweetpea7292]

I was really devastated by Marie’s last scene. It was a fitting end for her and I liked how emotional it was but it was still so sad to see the loss of everything that she still had the potential for and what her loss will mean to Anastasia and faraday. I’m also very curious to see what will happen with faraday and the land of nod now that he’s found it, and not only that, but revealed it to the thunder head. I almost wonder if it was kind of a “social experiment” of the scythes, a place without the thunder head where life was left to carry on as it had in the mortal age. As I read these books you can see the scythedom spiraling out of control, and seeing the thunderheads projections of how many gleanings will be necessary to maintain a livable earth it makes you wonder if it would be better to abolish the scythedom and return to how things were in the mortal age. Is this really a utopia or have they just created a different kind of hell, disguised as heaven? I’m loving these books! I totally agree that I haven’t read something so thought provoking in a long time. Neal shusterman is a master at creating these types of worlds where you give people what they think they want and watch it go up in flames.

[@obianujuchinemelu5455]

i really love the religious parallels you drew. you dont see it at first but when you think of it its so obvious.

[@FiMilton]

“It’s going to be Texas everywhere”

[@dawndeather9553]

Ok but I realized this last week. When Goddard and his Disciples go the CEOs mansion to take it for themselves the CEO offers Goddard the opportunity to become a teenager again using his companies tech. Goddard says "Can you imagine me as a teenager?". HOW DID SCHUSTERMAN THINK THIS FAR AHEAD?!

[@blending_in]

OH MY GOD YOU'RE RIGHT sjdjwkskkfjwjejdjkwkwdkkekwkdkdkskwkwkdhdiqi Neal is a genuis

[@blending_in]

I replied two years late but thank you for commenting this!!! I wouldn't have realised it on my own

[@omgiavannabooks9559]

ahh i’m really glad you loved scythe, i’ve been waiting for you to do a booktalk on it since last year. i can’t believe people say it’s slow when things literally never stop happening. the ending of thunderhead though... was unsavory

[@ElizabethAmanna]

Do you know how many more books I’ve read because of you

[@rebeccacohen2349]

Neal Shusterman actually just came to my school two days ago! He signed my copy of Thunderhead, took a picture with me, and I got to ask him questions about the writing and publishing process. It was so cool!

[@theheelerbooklife]

I just finished Thunderhead before I watched your video. And oh my gosh I am mind blow by this book. I think it was so much better than Scythe, even though I loved Scythe a lot. I was furious that Goddard came back to life because I knew he would cause terrible things to happen. Then Marie dying was so sad. And I just feel like everything is in a huge disarray and how is everything going to be cleaned up in one book? Then, how are Rowan and Citra going to be found? And how soon? I never really thought of the religious parallels in the book, but this series is so good and thought provoking.

[@aprilbancroft9705]

You are totally right about the religious parallel!! I saw some of it, but the way you explained made total sense! Since you're a big shadowhunter fan (I am as well), am I the only person that when they were going to the big meeting with the council I thought to myself shit this sounds a lot like the ending of Lord of Shadows. I could just feel that whenever you go to the higher up at the end of the book, shit is about to go down. I also wondered if Neal Shusterman wrote the ending of the book during shark week!

[@phosoph]

Ok I think the thing the ancient scythes hid is the end of immortality which would solve the overpopulation and eradicate the need for scythes. But I just hope Faraday will be ok without Curie :(

[@kate1565]

Sophie Kebret them without each other, he’s going to be heartbroken and might actually self glean aghhh

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

oh my goodness I've been thinking about that! that would be super interesting! OR if the thunderhead is the one who does all the calculations for reviving...what if he just stopped reviving people. I MEAN GODDARD KILLED THE HEAD GENETICIST GUY in book 1 didn't he???? SHIT.

[@phosoph]

OMG i totally forgot about that!! Yes that's such a good theory bc the Thunderhead is literally OFF THE GRID what else could it do?! aghhh so many questions

[@raijean2]

YES. I was just thinking how all of their problems would be solved if they got rid of immortality. Faraday def has to die now because Marie was the love of his life, how could he continue living in a world with out her?

[@stephnes2505]

He’ll be fine

[@liatspector7994]

Dude I finished the book like 45 minutes ago and I am honesty deceased. I don't even understand how Neal Shusterman does it. Just.... what??? How does one come up with ideas like this? And the fact that it seems so POSSIBLE for us to get to this insane future. The cloud evolving into the thunderhead... THAT COULD HAPPEN. Conquering death and then having these people called the scythes... ITS SO INSANE THAT HUMANITY COULD DO IT. Like, I think besides the amazing writing and characters and plot and plot twists, Shusterman also gives us this eerily accurate commentary on humanity as a whole. How flawed we are, how imaginative, how susceptible we are to corruption. My favorite parts of the books are the passages between chapters where we get a lot of that commentary about humanity as told through scythe's journals or the thunderhead. I mean, WOW. Honestly these books blew me away and I can't even explain how much they blew me away. ITS JUST AMAZING AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT FOREVER.

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

completely with you on that and the passages WERE SO SPECTACULAR oh my goodness

[@thisstoryaintover]

FIRST, THE AUDIOBOOK WAS AMAZING. thank you for promoting it or else i would not have tried listening to it instead reading it. the voice actor did such an incredible job with the Thunderhead sections. And i love how philosophical the Thunderhead was (especially the section where he talks about humanity creating him and him creating them in turn, and asks who created who in whose image). The way that Thunderhead screams at the end totally FLOORED me, and the whole connection to the Great Resonance was just so perfect. but wow the religious parallels you brought up (everyone being born with sin, garden of eden, and GREYSON BEING JESUS LIKE WHOA MIND BLOWN) didn't even come to mind for me!?!?! and now i'm like super scared/interested to see what the Thunderhead does in the next book, but even more scared about what Goddard is going to do. I totally agree that there's probably going to be a time jump before the next book but omg omg the way you brought up how the Thunderhead could possibly take away all the knowledge and force humanity to govern themselves again is a super interesting full circle possibility. this video just made me appreciate the book even more so THANK YOU Christine

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

AHHH I'M SO GLAD YOU LIKED THE AUDIO BOOK IT'S SO AMAZING and thank you for sharing your thoughts!!!

[@gabbycostanza9569]

“The heavy set high blade” that’s him in sentence...😂

[@xxsleepystormxx6822]

Will Google many years from now become what we now know as the Thunderhead!?!?

[@Katesbookdate]

omg I need to read this series what am I doing with my life

[@meghankprior]

Katesbookdate you have to read it!!!!!!!!!!!

[@lilaclover1018]

Few things: -Marie's ending had me crying, also her pulling together at the end ugh 😭 😢 -Ending reminds me of Captain America the First Avenger -Also this book Citra seemed more like the main character than Rowan compared to the first book where they are equals. -Also the thunderhead screaming had me dying -Finally the whole tonists plot makes sense Edit: I think that the thunderhead is screaming because he just lost two humans that he really cared for (Mostly Citra, but also Rowan) Edit 2: The Marie scene when it said that the scythe gleaned with love and compassion 😭😭

[@DaVickster1078]

I think it was screaming because an entire island just sank and tons of people died and if it had control it could’ve done something but it could only see from afar what happened

[@sammiller8681]

I love how Shusterman continues development into the harshness of adult life because it adds a realness to gravity of what’s going on. Like the council actually means something.

[@lorrainemakasini137]

I LOVE watching your reviews after I read a book. You bring about insights so profound I only realise LATER. The Christian parallel omg I didn’t even catch. Thunderhead as God. Grayson as Jesus. Mind. BLOWN.

[@meganbenmack9249]

READ UNWIND!! It is phenomenal. Neal Shusterman is the literal business. His writing and insight leave you thinking about his work for years to come. Oh and I really loved your take on this video. I noticed the religious parallels but not to this extent. Great vid!

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

YES! i'm def gonna read the unwind seris now!! and thank you!! =D

[@ducklingugly6850]

YES OMG THAT WOULD BE EVERYTHING!!! READ THE UNWIND SERIES.. I would love to know your thoughts about it!

[@sophie8996]

I just finished this book and it was EPIC. But more to the point Neil Schusterman is coming to my local library tomorrow and I’m so excited to meet him! You’re so good at coming up with creative questions, if you had the chance to ask him one or two questions WHAT WOULD YOU ASK?! If he answers them I’ll be sure to comment back what he says. Also did you see the third book is called “The Toll” ? How do you think the islands are going to come into play??? Personally I think that somehow the Island will reverse immortality but that’s just a theory. Like everyone else is saying I didn’t fully realize the gravity of the parallels to religion! So intriguing!!! I definitely need to read the unwind series now. The scene with Marie at the end brought me to tears. The entire book was so philosophical and exciting. I know you posted this a while ago but I’m hoping you’ll respond! You are someone that inspires me and it’s so wonderful to see someone so famous talk to passionately about things I am passionate about to!

[@blainevanity6]

I seriously hope the Scythe movie does well because Thunderhead is going to be a GREAT movie

[@andieforget8004]

I finished Thunderhead last night and looked to see if your booktalk was up. I NEEDED someone to talk to about this book. Glad it’s up now because I don’t know what to do with all these feelings! This book approached an omniscient god-like narrative so well, which isn’t a point of view we see too often in YA. Broaching the thought of how powerful and yet powerless Thunderhead can be is intriguing in and of itself. So many moments I wanted to scream because they could do nothing to prevent such awful things from happening. I just need The Toll ASAP (Also, love your videos so much, always want a booktalk from you once I’m done reading a book 💜)

[@skylerrose9169]

Your enthusiasm for this book makes me want to applaud you till my hands fall off! I LOVE your energy so much! I'm not even halfway through this video yet, and I already couldn't resist the urge to comment. I've been beaming and giggling perpetually since I started it! I took a peak at some of the discussions people are having in the comments, and can't wait to join them. I'll likely be commenting more on this video, but man, you've really got something good going for you! This is my absolute favorite book series

[@queenava9218]

“Then it’s just gonna be Texas everywhere” iconic

[@TottiShares]

I love your booktalks because you really get into the story and after reading a book I love to hear you discuss it and mention things I've already forgotten again! And the stuff with the religion MAKES SO MUCH SENSE!!!

[@raijean2]

Oh my goodness I didn’t even think about the obvious religious parallels until now! So incredible. You’re such an intent reader and this book just took on a whole new meaning for me. It’s crazy to think that is Greyson is, like you said, a Jesus figure. He’s now the son of God, the Messiah, and what if in book three we see him go around the world, spreading the word of the thunderhead, gathering “disciples” telling tales of a perfect Almighty, trying to regain order? And just like in the Bible, what if people don’t believe Greyson? What if they think the Thunderhead has abandoned them for good? What if they turn to the great resonance and go back to self-governing? Many of Jesus’s disciples denied him in the end, which lead to the crucifixion. Could the thunderhead forsake Greyson in the end?? The religious parallels are endless!!!!

[@colleenwilliams4522]

The one thing I noticed was Citra and Rowan's "death" is exactly like the ending of the play the saw, Aida

[@blueowl3474]

This book absolutely blew my mind, too. Also, kudos to you, I haven't even figured out te whole "everyone is touched by sin" thing before, the religious imagery is so well done

[@azuraramsay574]

Okay so my theory is that the next book is gonna take place 100 years in the future and world is going to be a complete mess. Since the thunderhead is still probably not talking to anyone I think the world is probably going to be ruled mainly by the tonists ( like a resurgence of religion and human rule) and scythe Goddard who will probably change the way scythes and gleaning is perceived and he will probably follow the “glean 100 people a day thing” that the thunderhead said. I also think that in this time jump citra and Rowan are going to be revived and they’re going to be thought as the actual promethious and cleopatra and it will be their job to end Goddard and figure out what to do with the tonist. I have no idea how Grayson or faraday will come into play though

[@POPULARPLATINUM-popularClaN]

Azura Ramsay I know that you commented this a long time ago but the I just wanted to tell you that the book comes out in September this year and it is set 2 years after the events of thunderhead.

[@ElizabethAmanna]

As usual- LOVE LOVE LOVE- and that includes your lipstick omg

[@SuperAwesomeJoshua]

Ahhh, this series is soo good!

[@dustypage2704]

CHRISTINE! I CAN NOT THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR MAKING ME READ THIS BOOK! IT'S SOOOOO BEAUTIFUL!

[@trisjafaye653]

THIS BOOK BLEW MY MIND

[@mollyemelia6830]

I need to genuinely thank yku for bringing this AMAZING series to my attention! I’ve completed Scythe and I’m going to start thunder head tomorrow! I can’t believe how awesome it is! It is blowing my mind!! I’ve also heard it’ll be a trilogy so we have another to look forward too?!! Prayers have been answered! ❤️🎉

[@PurpleEnbyTerminator]

RIP Tyger and Scythe Curie

[@lorlacs611]

Yayy!! another booktalk of Neal shusterman's books, oohh do read his previous ones as well they are reallly greattt

[@TheMalinator1]

I didn't even think about the religious parallels until you started talking about them! It all makes sense now!!! This was such an amazing sequel to Scythe and I CANNOT wait for the third book that comes out next year!!!! This book had a lot packed into it and it was ahhhhh!! I just finished it last night and my mind is still reeling from all that I read.

[@jacquelinegarcia5803]

I CLICKED THIS THE SECOND I SAW THIS IN MY FEED, I LOVED THUNDERHEAD AND I LOVE YOU

[@doughnutplays2657]

This series is AMAZING! I’d have to say my fav character is Citra by far

[@katelynne4437]

i LOVE citra but rowan has my heart XD

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

i love Citra too, and Marie, and Faraday, and I think I like Grayson!

[@barakuda6747]

Word Wolf I have no favorite, they are all so in depth and realistic it’s so hard to hate even the villains like Goddard

[@bojjismomma7541]

I love you CHRISTINE!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE YOUR BOOK REVIEWS!!! You are so fun to watch!!

[@dominic20]

Real Talk Christine. Is this actually on the level of Hunger Games/Harry Potter/Twilight? I wasn't planning on reading it, but you are seriously tempting me here.

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

REAL TALK THIS IS GONNA BE ONE OF MY FAVORITE SERIES OF ALL TIME.

[@dominic20]

I'm in.

[@Bookvergent]

polandbananasBOOKS i'm in too!!!

[@stanconnorstan4266]

On amazon now. I have a book club book to read, pffft, Scythe is coming first now.

[@89krx]

You are leveling HP with Twilight???

[@NathiHc]

"It's gonna be Texas everywhere" that's a scary thought

[@DaVickster1078]

Me who lives in Texas 💀

[@TheJDSeibel]

I was WAITING throughout all of book 3 for Xenocrates to be found and brought back, and I THOUGHT that was going to happen because they mentioned that the searchers found the room he'd been in, but it DIDN"T HAPPEN and that was the only thing that disappointed me about the last book. but gahhhh this series is SO GOOD.

[@vikhyativats5372]

Also I picked up Scythe when you hauled it in one of your videos and I fell in love immediately. So thank you

[@sarac9373]

I was seriously hesitant to start this series, but you convinced me. I HAVEN’T LOVED A SERIES AS MUCH SINCE I READ THE DARKEST MINDS. I don’t want to wait, but I’m glad that I have to marinate on the series for a year or so.

[@emmaceleste94]

Agreed comments are non existent. So happy you read it. I had to take breaks during the last hour (it took me 3 maybe 5 hours to finish the last hour) because emotions and such. Unwind is just as brilliant as these and it’s a 4 book series so yay more books!!! Been wanting you to read anything by him and I am so happy you did. Thanks you for spreading the word I need all the booktubers I love to read because it’s amazing and it makes me feel like I have someone to talk to about it. All the feels. I’m guessing not many people have read it just came out and the hype is not huge. Ps. You are actually used in the book trailer which is too funny. Look though authors KZbin.

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

LOL wait in the book trailer for this book???? THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR THOUGHTS! i'm def gonna pick up the unwind series!!

[@emmaceleste94]

Trailer prob not correct word. But like publicity and stuff. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ip2Th4qtq9F6rtE

[@abigailroberts4410]

Love listening to you talk about books while I write a book!

[@Ashley-dm7ql]

Just wanted to say I love your videos and especially your book talks! I'm waiting for Sythe from my library and I can't wait to dive in! I'll come back and watch once I've read it! Until then have a fantastic day! ❤

[@juliastewart9323]

My copy is coming in tomorrow! Can't wait!

[@madelinerichy]

Oh my gosh oh my gosh everyone needs to read this it’s amazing I’m so happy you read it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@shandrabs9193]

OMG! This video is perfection. Started The Toll today and needed a recap. Thank you! 🙏🏻🥣

[@allisonhollings6074]

Wow I loved watching this video! You caught so many things that I didn’t and it’s blowing my mind!

[@stephanieblack5113]

ITS THE BEST BOOK OF 2018 IT DOESNT EVEN MATTER WHAT OTHER BOOKS HAPPEN THIS YEAR THAT ONE IS THE BEST

[@sarauxox]

Stephanie Black I agree 😭😍

[@eduardowolf8890]

I loved the book so much I like the colors they used for scythe in the cover is amazing! The plot is amazing

[@magdalenekoh953]

So late but I just finished reading this book!!! Something that I thought of that blew my mind was that Scythe Rand didn’t really lie to Tyger when she said he was gonna become a scythe, SHE JUST DIDNT SAY HOW

[@christinem4160]

Yes yes YES!!!! I so needed this!!! I just finished Thunderhead and I needed to rant and this book talk was perfect perfect PERFECT!

[@anubis42]

I haven't had a book series that resonated with me this much since I read Harry Potter. Y'all this series blew me away. I went into it with zero expectations and walked away astounded.

[@luisadelatorre5960]

I just finished this and to say I am shooketh is just an understatement. Merry Christmas to me.

[@mollyemelia6830]

I’m mid reading scythe and I’m obsessed so I’ve ordered thunder head! 😍

[@XCatherine]

WOW SO BEAUTIFULLY SAID THIS BOOK IS AMAZING AND IS JUST WOOOOAH!!! NOW WE HAVE TO WAIT A WHOLE FORKING YEAR FOR THE NEXT ONE AAAAH!

[@marisagill123]

All these books I need to read because Christine loves them! Ily Christine!

[@hannahscottp4389]

I think scythe Rand is going to switch sides

[@lillyandenja5786]

i was listening scythe audiobook and I so much love it! I cant wait for thunderhead. I told myself that this time I wanna go like in completly black. So i havent watched the whole video yet, but I will come back after i read it, bc I always love your videos. :)

[@priyashaapte9236]

You have got to do a tower of dawn book talk. BTW love you. Your book talks are so honest and funny...

[@singerangel908]

I don't know if anybody noticed this as well but another small thing to mention. Remember how Citra and Curie saw the play Aida??? Well the end scene where Rowan and Citra are trapped and "entombed" in the vault mimics the last scene of AIDA where the 2 main characters die together entombed. :)

[@melly5411]

When Scythe Curie said, “Are we rats, or are we scythes?" it gave me c h i l l s

[@stephenieg9954]

I’m the only one in my friends group who has read these 2 books. Which is stressful because I want to talk about them so badly! But I can’t, because spoilers, and all of my friends are interested in reading them. So thank you for saying basically every thought I had throughout this book, up to and including the incoherent babbling parts. I’m really hoping Faraday has some way of figuring everything out and that they’re able to like “reset” the world or something, and I really hope that Citra and Rowan are found quickly I’m sure they will be just because so many people knew that Scythe Curie and Anastasia were going to Endura. I’m also sure that Goddard is going to have some really great story about how he and Scythe Rand barely escaped and how awful it was to watch or something like that, and I have a feeling that Greyson is going to be a huge pivot point for the entire thing, he’s the “hero” like in Scythe clearly you think it’s either Citra or Rowan who’s going to change the world and be our hero/heroine. And you kind of feel the same way starting out Thunderhead like they’re both filling that role just in very different ways. But no! Citra and Rowan are a massive distraction they’re just intricate moving parts Greyson Tolliver is your main hero and Neal Shusterman kind of flips that “chosen one” trope because usually you meet that character right away but in this world we don’t even meet him until book 2 and you don’t even realize his importance until literally the last page and that’s just fantastic!

[@jadecoy1899]

When I first read this book, I kept on having to stop because I couldn’t see through my tears. I was just constantly sobbing

[@user-ww5hm8lu1w]

Ohmygod thank you for this Christine! This video is the only reason I'm still not crying over that ending... Wait I lied I'm still sad

[@meganrodriguez7857]

This book gave me so many feels😩 i can’t wait to read the next book!!!!

[@jennadople6030]

This series has me alllll kinds of messed up😂 my mind is completely boggled and I just love it

[@InfiniteApollo12]

Neal Shusherman is coming to my school on February 15th and he’s autographing my books and I’m super excited! I really want to ask about Endura honestly! It was such an intriguing concept!

[@daeroseqween2631]

Just finished it few hours ago.(when i should do my piles of assignments) I freaking screamed at the ending. So excited for the next book. So many possibilities

[@ssamyuljins]

The ending of this book was absolutely amazing.

[@danielsardinas366]

I love your channel so much please continue to post please

[@dreygrant97_productions21]

Great review. I always come to your channel to see if u like the book or not before reading it. Then come back to the spoiler part after I have read the book. Firstly, if Scythe Currie comes back I will be highly pissed. Even though she was one of my favorite characters I feel like it was the perfect ending to her character. Secondly, I personally think so far that Thunderhead is the best book. I loved how in the first book the thunderhead was just mentioned a few times to introduce us to the world. But in the second book he became one of the biggest characters in the book. While reading this book actually I kept thinking of Aiden from Illuminae. I loved how his character development from being someone who cared about humanity to feeling like he has to separate himself from humanity to save humanity. Sry this comment is so long it was just an amazing book that I couldn’t put down. Can’t wait to start The Toll

[@marebear113]

At first i didn't even think about all the religios overtones that this book had, it wasn't until watching your video that it all made sense and gave the book more meaning for me and also like blew me away cause its so good!!

[@UrbanPilatesPortland]

You explain this sooooo well!

[@trickk446]

This makes me feel better after that ending😭

[@thanos7449]

rowan is such a badass i love him😂

[@kaseyfife5126]

And holy CUH-RAP, READ the Unwind Dystology! It's FANTASTIC! Neal is amazing! ♡ The audiobooks are very well done!

[@liezelestanislao9294]

I just finished reading Thunderhead and here I am now. I don't know how to contain my feelings on this book!

[@liezelestanislao9294]

I laughed when I read the page where there' Scythe Beyonce

[@giorgiaconigliaro3340]

I'm starting scythe right now! And i can't wait to see what happens

[@sarauxox]

I just finished the book and omg IT WAS SOOO GOOD 😭😭❤ loved it!

[@trisha4life17]

I so heard thunder head as a woman when I was reading... but I loved this book and how you see this book

[@katiesuffern4856]

I haven't read this book or scythe yet but I just came to thumbs up the vid bc I must thumbs up every polandbananas vid but ill get around to it soon and come back to watch it all the way through

[@allypotter4404]

This book series is actually blowing my mind. If I could teach an English course, I would teach the heck out of these books. I finished Thunderhead this morning, and I can still feel my brain leaking out my ears. I still can't make coherent thoughts.

[@nandinighosh3928]

I am right about to start the Toll and i watched this video to do a quick recap AND NOW IM CRYING BECAUSE THUNDERHEAD WAS SO POWERFUL

[@lukyanoppedisano1130]

You definitely convinced me to read this now!

[@jadecoy1899]

The third book is called The Toll!!!!!

[@riannecantona]

Thank you for saying it's a trilogy. I've been wondering for so long about how many more I'll read to finish the series.🤣 Thank you as well for introducing this to me, I love it so much and made me think about a lot of things.

[@cptnknuckles6882]

Literally just finished this book and the ending made me throw the book and scream. I. CANT. HANDLE. THIS.