Incredible! Congratulations on successfully completing this massive project, Mike! Also, thanks for inviting me to make a small contribution! Also, what a lovely introduction you gave me! 🤣
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Dr. Fantasy. Thanks so much for pitching in
@mikesbookreviews2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for asking me to be a part of this, my friend. Extremely well done!
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mike. Sorry you got eaten by the dinosaur... great reviews and thanks for the cameos
@JamesMcCormickIV2 жыл бұрын
Dude, spread the word on this. Stumbled into it from a friend. Everyone should see this. It's incredible!
@CapturedInWords2 жыл бұрын
This video is massive! Must have taken so long to put together, but I'm happy I got to be part of it! Great job!
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jay. It's all part of my plan to get you to read more SciFI so I can see it on your channel ;)
@skiphoffenflaven8004Ай бұрын
@@FIT2BREAD Or to get likes and money.
@bookssongsandothermagic2 жыл бұрын
I’ve watched the first hour and ten minutes and it’s just so epic and fantastic. So brilliantly done. Your videos are so well put together and there’s always content to make you want to take notes. Thanks so much for including me in it - honoured to be a part of it. When I’ve watched it all I will probably write another comment. Mike, this is very special.
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Gareth
@sciencefictionreads2 жыл бұрын
Congratulations on completing this Michael! Can't wait to watch it over the weekend!
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks SFR
@RKStumblingbear2 жыл бұрын
I love that your lists combines modern scifi and classics! And I liked all the cameos of booktubers and authors in this one. I can see how much work you put into this for us to enjoy. Thank you!
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks RK. That's what I liked the most. Everyone participating
@P.EnglishLiterature2 жыл бұрын
Congratulations, Michael. This's a lot of work, I can imagine how long it takes you to get to it. You're a fantastic science-fiction reader, analyst, and critic. I do enjoy your channel and it's a pleasure to be a friend and to be part of this amazing project. You're a diamond!
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Glad we are freind Peter. Thanks
@dresdenjackshula49402 жыл бұрын
I feel like I am watching a movie or documentary about science fiction books. This is unbelievable. And the talent . Wow
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks DJS
@endymionsrage Жыл бұрын
A D.C. gym owner was arrested Tuesday and accused of distributing child sex abuse materials while referring to himself as a “pedophile” to an undercover FBI employee, according to an arrest warrant. Michael Everts, 48, is the owner of FIT Personal Training in Dupont Circle. In 2014, he was profiled by the Washington Blade, and his gym was described as “the oldest personal training gym in Dupont,” founded in 2004. Documents filed in connection with Everts’ arrest indicate the FBI agents who took him into custody on child pornography charges have been putting together a case for months. According to the arrest warrant, the FBI was alerted to him last July, when an employee of a location-based hookup app, Sniffies, told them Everts actively sought underage males.
@TheShadesofOrange2 жыл бұрын
Lol omg I love my intro... thank you Michael for putting together this massive project
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, your song was the first one I came up with...I also have it stuck in my head :)
@user-mc9sg9fw3w2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making this video! There are so many awesome sounding books you listed that I have never heard of and probably never would have if not for this.
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks B, I'm glad. I hope u find some good ones
@BeautifullyBookishBethany2 жыл бұрын
I’m not far in yet but really fantastic job on this project! Such a great lineup of people and I’m discovering some new books to check out.
@BeautifullyBookishBethany2 жыл бұрын
I love all the introductions 😂 The effort that clearly went into this is incredible. I’ll be back to watch the second half!
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks B3.
@froscampelo2 жыл бұрын
Standing ovation!!! 👏👏💪💪 Your work is massive, respectful, fun celebratory, inclusive, original and engaging!!!🤗
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks FFC
@carlosandino55242 жыл бұрын
Well done, Sir. What a wonderful community we share. It is a testament for you to help bring it together!
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Carlos. I appreciate it
@madmaxisnow2 жыл бұрын
Just wow. This is a monumental list of varying works. I personally appreciate the time and effort you put into this. I plan to work my way down this list.
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks James. Let me know here later if you've run into anything on the list you end up loving
@madmaxisnow2 жыл бұрын
@@FIT2BREAD I definitely will.
@libraryofaviking2 жыл бұрын
Congratulations on completing this incredible project! Truly impressive! Also, thank you so much for having me on the channel!
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks was great to have some viking power!
@brooke52582 жыл бұрын
This is so incredible. Gonna watch in chunks. Looking forward to the recs!
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Brooke. Hope you find some good stuff
@RedFuryBooks Жыл бұрын
I made it to the end! I loved seeing Foundation at that top - still my favorite sci-fi series, and now I want to do a reread! I'm reading Hyperion this month for the first time, so I'm very excited for that. Bravo on the huge achievement that is this video!
@FIT2BREAD Жыл бұрын
Thanks. It was a long process but it was really a lot of fun to do. I hope u really like Hyperion
@nicholasedens2 жыл бұрын
Watched the whole thing and even added some to my TBR. Thanks so much for a fun video with some great recommendations!
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Nick you are a trooper. Thanks for watching. Let me know if you find an eventual "new favorite" read from it
@BookishRealm2 жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh! This is so freaking brilliant! I love it!!!! ❤
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
That's how I feel when I see your livestreams
@tmorgan39882 жыл бұрын
Your intro song, Okay 😜😛🤪
@bookladyreads2 жыл бұрын
This video is epic! I love the recommendations and the songs. 😂 Thanks for putting this together. It’s a great resource.
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks I'm glad u also liked the music
@EpicTalez2 жыл бұрын
🤯🤯 This video is a work of art. I’ll use this as a reference for sure. I am so inspired.
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for being part of it Talezy. Love your Sea of Rust presentation
@fiberartsyreads2 жыл бұрын
This was excellent!! So many books I need to get to from this list. Thanks so much for putting this epic video together.
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Crystal and thanks for aharing
@reneeelich48932 жыл бұрын
This is epic! So happy to see a few of my favs on here.
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
So many favorites. Thanks
@Johanna_reads2 жыл бұрын
Wow, Michael! It's going to be a while before I watch finish watching the video, but I'm already blown away by the quality, creativity, and everyone’s contributions! Thanks again for inviting me to be part of this! 🤩
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks J. Loved your segments on time machine and Dune messiah. Your cartoon was the final peice of the puzzle before I could upload :)
@yelisieimurai Жыл бұрын
Wow what a great video! Huge amount of work. I think that’s the longest video that I ever watched on KZbin. And one of the best indeed.
@FIT2BREAD Жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot for the comment and compliment
@carlosbranca80802 жыл бұрын
Great video! My No. 1 is Hyperion/Fall of Hyperion...but my No. 2 Childhood's End didn't even crack the 200s??? But great recommendations and love the humor, songs and contributions of the other booktubers. Excellent job, subscribed!
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Carlos. Glad you liked it. I actually was on Stve Donogues channel yesterday talking about Childhoods End not being in my top ten :)
@joinbookland2 жыл бұрын
Wow, this is impressive! I can't imagine how much time this took to put together. I'll definitely be referring to this list for future reads.
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks jo
@betaylor732 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this intriguing list. Watching this has given me quite a few new titles for my reading list. There are some names I am surprised not to have seen: (in no particular order) Brian Aldiss, C.S. Lewis, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Neil Gaiman, David Lindsay, John Wyndham, Harlan Ellison, J.G. Ballard, Bruce Sterling, A.E. Van Vogt, H.P. Lovecraft, Roger Zelazny, Fritz Leiber, Richard Matheson
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Brandon, thanks. Regarding those missing, the reason some are missing...from your list, most of what I've read from those authors is their short fiction, which I wasn't including. In the case of Burroughs, there's a number of books from him and others I liked but I just don't remember enough to really even blurb or recommend the work. Aldiss and Lovecraft, I haven't read them yet...Aldiss is one I want to get too. Gaiman, I like a lot, and I debated putting American God's on here because I loved it, but I really ruled out things I felt were more of a fantasy read rather than scifi. There was some sci fi fantasy on the list, but for American Gods...
@Verlopil2 жыл бұрын
I came here from Moid's channel. This is an astounding thing, the ultimate countdown that every sf fan should watch. It doesn't matter what order the books are in, it's the community you brought together that makes it so fantastic.
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks. That's how I feel...it really celebrates the community...authors, fans, reviewers
@JamesMcCormickIV2 жыл бұрын
This is EPIC. Really hope more people find this vid. It's excellent!
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks James
@perrywakefield16982 жыл бұрын
Great video. I think this is my TBR for the next 4 years.
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Ha thanks Perry
@blueblack90672 жыл бұрын
Thank you for creating that feat of a video for the SciFi and book lovers community, Michael. I know it's a list I'm gonna come back and refer to many times.
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks blue. Stick around for the very ending, I think you'll enjoy the final two guests
@alexnieves2 жыл бұрын
I'm super impressed by the effort and dedication you put into the video sir! Thanks again for including me and I look forward to your top 300!
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Alex. If I do three hundred..you'll see me with Grey hair on the screen
@nicktankard12442 жыл бұрын
What a great video. I enjoyed it a lot. And the list is pretty solid. Thanks for putting this together.
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Nick. I hope we had at least a few favorites in common
@nicktankard12442 жыл бұрын
@@FIT2BREAD definitely. A lot of them. Maybe in different positions but still. And I’m excited to read some of your favorites that I haven’t gotten to yet. Like Egan and Tchaikovsky.
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
@@nicktankard1244 I'd say go with Children of Time if you haven't read that yet. With list like this, I could take pretty much any book from mid list and move it into the top 20 and I'm still cool with it
@nicktankard12442 жыл бұрын
@@FIT2BREAD yeah I plan to read all three books in the Children series in November. I’m sure I will love it. Sounds like my thing. I agree that making a top list in order is very hard. So many good books and each one is amazing in its own way.
@waltera132 жыл бұрын
@@FIT2BREAD So, top ten w/ a 100 way tie for 11 & then the last hundred. Right! Got it!
@myosotis3058 Жыл бұрын
I'm watching and taking notes... thank you, this video is so so brilliant 😍😍😍
@FIT2BREAD Жыл бұрын
Thank you myosotis
@MarcelaBellyDance2 жыл бұрын
This is an absolutely amazing video!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Thank you so much.
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Marcela. I'm glad you enjoyed it
@Alchimystic2 жыл бұрын
Amazing video, the best top sci-fi book video anyone could hope for. Imensity, diversity and a lot of book passion in a 3h40m long video that reads like a thriller. Great idea of inviting all these fellow reviewers and writers, some of which i was already following. Thank you!
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Aww thanks Carlos
@christianmanthei4569 Жыл бұрын
This is a monumental effort, thank you! Very happy to be a new subscriber.
@FIT2BREAD Жыл бұрын
Thanks Christian!
@sagarberoshi Жыл бұрын
This video is something really special and so clearly a labor of love. Tons of valuable work went into this video, and I'm very grateful for it. There were loads of books in this list that were new to me, even after decades reading sci-fi. I quite loved the random musical interludes too. Very fun, and actually quite moving in parts, especially hearing some of our genre's greatest authors speaking about their influences.
@FIT2BREAD Жыл бұрын
Thanks Sagar. I really appreciate your comments. I spent a year on it, and it was worth it and I am proud of it for all of the reasons you noted. The music is meant to honor the people and the books they are linked to. I have a lot of respect and appreciation for all of the authors of books I've loved and there were def some moments that choked me up listening to authors.
@Kobsidian11 ай бұрын
Wow! I absolutely LOVE what you've done here! I get three huge gifts from this: Introduction to so many fascinating prospects. I'll never exhaust all the possibilities. This video underscores, and leapfrog's off of, that most amazing potential in all great sci-fi to blow our minds, take us not just to where we've never been, but on to where we've never been able to even imagine a possibility of being. And there's the re-evoking of so many of those great reads of my past - too many to mention, but I want to mention them all! The ones I think of often, that have in some way stretched my ability to see; the ones I barely remember but which, when reminded through another's enthusiasm, come alive, in a way never exactly like it did before. And there are the ones I've re-read myself, and experienced in a whole new way, as though the last time it was a different book, making me realize that the difference is me being such a different person. But the best part of this was being introduced to this amazing community of PEOPLE! I didn't think I was going to appreciate the 'intrusions', but there are so many wonderful, beautiful, smart, interesting friends and guests all through this! I feel I've been introduced and welcomed into an entire community! WONDERFUL!!! Thanks to ALL of you beautiful people who shared your words, your faces, your thoughts. You warm up the internet considerably!
@Jortecho2 жыл бұрын
Great work!!! I enjoyed your video a lot, even if it tooke me three views to finish it. I'm 52 now, and in my teens and 20's I read a lot of sci-fi (the few that reached South America). In the last years I've been reading more horror, but starting to returno to sci fi, and your channel has become one of my favorites. Greetings from Peru!!
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jose. Glad you found this. I hope there's a few recommendations on here for you. Thanks for watching
@Shawna5402 жыл бұрын
Wow, just finished this epic video and it has me hyped to read some science fiction! Thanks!
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Shawna. Stay in touch
@ConnorStompanato2 жыл бұрын
what a video! havent watched too much yet but will definitely keep dipping in and out. thank you for including me 😊
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Connor. Was glad you could do it
@bookspin2 жыл бұрын
Bravo! Just finished watching. I love hearing all these book recommendations
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Spin
@ohladysamantha2 жыл бұрын
this is such an impressive endeavor! I don't read that much sci-fi, but this is a great reference point for me as I dip my toes in more!
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Samantha, many of the collaborators you see in the video also do genres besides SciFi, so those would be worth checking out.. happy new year
@LivingDeadEnby2 жыл бұрын
Awesome! I had to take a break after watching it before I was able to write a comment 😄 So many Booktubers I follow, even THE LEADER! And Adrian Tchaikowsky 🖤 Now I have the urge to read every book of this list that I haven't read yet but want to - at once. I need clones or a time machine. Very inspiring video, thank you for all the work!
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Of course the leader had to be there. Your favorite part?
@LivingDeadEnby2 жыл бұрын
@@FIT2BREAD The best thing was when you introduced our dear leader of the cult, being over and over interrupted by his interludes. This was the coolest thing ever! - Followed by Jonathan's adorable little Vonnegut song 😂
@BreakevenBooks2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for letting me take part in this really cool collaboration!
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Erik. Love collabbing with you
@TheBookishMom2 жыл бұрын
This was impressive! I imagine it was quite the editing experience but the video was SO good and I am loving these recommendations!
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks J. Did u get any good scifi reads in to finish out september?
@TheBookishMom2 жыл бұрын
@@FIT2BREAD I did! A lot actually, just filmed my wrap up but I will say I really enjoyed Iron Widow!
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
@@TheBookishMom oh nice. I knew you'd like that. Can't wait for the wrap up
@RedFuryBooks Жыл бұрын
So I watched #210-121 today - I'm beyond impressed with the amount of work that this took to put together! I'll continue and finish this eventually, but It deserves multiple comments along the way! I hadn't realized there was a Foundation sequel trilogy, so I definitely have to explore that. I'm really enjoying the video, although it'll wreak havoc on my TBR!
@FIT2BREAD Жыл бұрын
Thanks Josh. Sorry/not sorry about your tbr! ;)
@onurcaksu31452 жыл бұрын
just finished the video. i'm high on sci fi delight. amazing work! bravo!
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks O. Always hi on scifi
@owly6112 жыл бұрын
Thank you for all the effort that you should have needed to create this highly scopeful video. So much useful and worth it. Extremely appreciated. 👌🏼
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thank you David
@lofilazy.2 жыл бұрын
It's really cool how this subset of KZbin always finds ways to interact with each other.
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Great to bond over a love of books
@chrisconnors74182 жыл бұрын
Finished. Michael, that was simply fantastic! Your passion for sci-fi books shines throughout. Thank you! I'll be looking for books by Alaya Dawn Johnson, Cory Doctorow (have Little Brother already), Wole Talabi, John Wisell, Imraan Coovadia, Brian Lee Durfee (have The Forgetting Moon), and Peter Watt's Starfish. The book that changed his life (The Sheep Look Up) also did the same for me as a teen. I started living a low environmental impact eco-conscious minimalist life-style decades before it became the "in" thing. As an adult, I refused to own a car till I had to get one when I was 40. I even went back to school to become a biologist so maybe I could do something to protect our world and the species within it. Watt's also reminds me of so many of my biology colleagues in his looks, mannerisms, speech, and the slightly jaded view of the world that comes when you're one of the people who can see a slow motion disaster that no-one else sees and who ignore your repeated warnings of the imminent approach of the disaster. It's like you're the person in a B-movie warning everyone about the monsters/aliens, but you're ignored by the town folk. If he was in a room with 10 non-biologists and you asked me who the biologist was, I'd pick him out of the crowd after a few minutes of watching and listening. One of your guests, Erik from Breakeven Books, was my classmate (I went back to school for a year to upgrade my IT skills). He recommended The Martian to me, and that got me back into reading fiction again. I'd gotten out of the habit as I was only reading nonfiction and journal articles for work-related purposes. And he's also the one who introduced me to booktubing. He was the first one I followed, then Rachel 2nd, then 3rd was some guy that Rachel featured on her channel--you may know him--he runs a fitness gym and has a talent for making creative videos and great lists of top books. ;) btw, I wanted to hear Moid's Peter Hamilton story. :) I think I've read most of the 210 list. I'm going to look for books that some of your guests have written now.
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Wow that's wild about you and Erik. So glad you found this channel, love connecting with you. Moid has a full video up of his Hamilton interview, although the story he was about to tell on this video was just a fake out I think.
@eric87372 жыл бұрын
Thanks for putting this list together. Random KZbin recommend, I'm putting it on 2x speed to find some new reads
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Eric. I talk so fast I hope it doesn't drill a hole in your ears!
@RosLanta2 жыл бұрын
I'm very glad to see Vorkosigan Saga on here (it would be near the top if I wrote a list!). My personal favourite of the books is Memory, the book absolutely blew me away.
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Such a great series
@RedFuryBooks Жыл бұрын
I watches numbers 120 through 41 today! Still impressed with your achievement. I loved the Tchaikovsky intro lol. I was disappointed to see 1Q84 so low as Murakami is one of my favorite authors, though. I loved seeing Oryx and Crake here - I don't see it talked about every often. Have you read the sequels? I never did but wonder if they're worth my time. I'm looking forward to the top 40!
@FIT2BREAD Жыл бұрын
Thanks yeah I read the Oryx sequel...yr of the flood...good not great. 1Q84 is a tough one to rank. I can make a case for it to myself..at #30 or #125 ha
@RedFuryBooks Жыл бұрын
@@FIT2BREAD Ha! Yeah, I feel ya. I keep saying "a top 15 book of all time" in my videos, so I made a list... it had over 40 books on it!
@FIT2BREAD Жыл бұрын
@@RedFuryBooks when I was putting this list together, I'd put notes next to each book , "top 20" or "top 30" there was bout 60 books in each category ha
@RedFuryBooks Жыл бұрын
HA!
@marvinflores87962 жыл бұрын
What a massive undertaking! Congratulations on this video Michael! The list really showcases the diversity not only of the scifi genre but the people involved, fans and authors alike! From now on, I’ll point to this video anyone who asks me where to start if they want to get into scifi! :)
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Marvin, thanks. Thanks for being a part of this, I hope everyone sees the great physicist moments!
@marvinflores87962 жыл бұрын
@@FIT2BREAD honored to be part of this! Just hit me up if you need another scifi video in the future where I could be of help. :) I’d be happy to talk about topics ranging from “why audiobooks is limiting to scifi” to “the status of scifi genre in developing countries like mine (Philippines)” ;)
@xMoac2 жыл бұрын
Impressive video , I have now a heap of books that I might read.
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Moac. What do you think you will get to first?
@warrenford2 жыл бұрын
Well done, this is truly impressive, They shall sings songs of this in the great halls of valhalla Been following your channel for a while And love your enthusiasm And thank you
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Ha thanks Warren.
@thesunshineseekers2 жыл бұрын
WOW! This video is massive! Wasn’t expecting to see myself in this, now I know why you were snooping 😂 love it!
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Ha, I'm glad you liked it. What would it be without the Sunshine Seekers!
@garthok6224 Жыл бұрын
Wow just minutes in and blown away already. Having authors talking about their works was a great surprise. Great work
@FIT2BREAD Жыл бұрын
Thanks Garthok. In reflection, I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to hear from some of these artists.
@ethanfuture2 жыл бұрын
How do I nominate this movie for a Hugo award and what category?
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Ha Ethan. Thanks
@ethanfuture2 жыл бұрын
I have to keep commenting while watching. The songs you made for Ashley, Jess, and Mike's Book Reviews are my favorite. Rolling on the floor
@waltera132 жыл бұрын
I will NOT do this in one sitting. I'll never respect myself, but I can see you will be dominating my background booktubing for days to come- what an amazing beast! And I've never even had to send you any copies of Harlan Ellison! Wait, what? Oh and good news! Steve Donoghue just gave you a shout out - expect a bump!
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Walter. I just picked up a new ellison at the book shop last week and it's one I've never heard of...hes in a gang or something...
@waltera132 жыл бұрын
@@FIT2BREAD There's at least 2 of those- from his "YOUT" - when he was a joung undercover journalist & ran with gangs for a while. . . For real. But you knew that! Rock on.
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
@@waltera13 walter...I didnt...do you recommend them? I haven't read those ones yet
@waltera132 жыл бұрын
@@FIT2BREAD TLDR: For SF? No. For Ellison Completest? Yes. I *love* Ellison & take him warts & all. He was influential, well regarded and obsessed with honesty and the truth. HOWEVER, his vibrant idiosyncratic personality is NOT well suited to today's "court of public opinion." He used to say: "Everyone's NOT 'entitled' to their opinion! Everyone's entitled to their **informed** opinion!" He was very much a product of his times and the discrimination he faced. As are his works. "First Hand / Confessional Journalism" triply so. These are pieces that are **really** aim to give the True Flavor of the moment & the experience I CAN NOT imagine a world in which they don't feel dated. Heck, that sort of hip, anti-establishment "outside of the Ivory Tower" gonzo writing was it's own liminal zone between Journalism and Pulp, often only published in sketchy magazines (like William S Burroughs or later, Hunter S Thompson.) I'm just not that much of a fan of the 50's. My 20th century reading is usually kept to genre fiction. Just my preference. I'm a BIG fan of his essays/reviews/opinion pieces - He was a breath of fresh air - in a different world. His SF mostly transcends this dating, but not all of it. He was the spearhead of American New Wave SF & in this quest to drag what was seen as formulaic nonsense out of the pulps and into the light of LITERATURE he experimented with a number of the techniques popular at the time like "real down to earth slang" which doesn't translate well today but it made him a trailblazer then. Sometimes his characters are very real for the time, but not people we of the 21st C. feel comfortable going back to visit; & Immature readers blame him for holding up a mirror. You can get really nice editions from his old website, Harlan Ellison Books (com) now run by his estate. Corrected texts and such. Two of the sections from "Memos From Purgatory" (The Tombs & one other) were printed by The Village Voice back when it was counter cultural, won awards & were nominated for more. Those are good reading, I haven't read all of that stuff though. As I said, not really my interest, but a GREAT source document if you're into 20th C history. The books on his website go by their original titles but the other titles are listed. The guy running it is great & will answer questions but there's a lot of info there. To get back to you Question though: For ME, I haven't read all the 50's gang stuff because I wouldn't read it by other authors. I WOULD read it from Ellison, after all the other Non-fiction, essays, reviews, think pieces & Speculative Fiction. But what I HAVE read (The Tombs , etc.) was good. I'll get to it b/c I'm an Ellison completest. Perhaps you could've gotten through it faster than my reply. 😅
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
@@waltera13 ha. No. I appreciate your reply and the length of it..got a lot out of it
@the_broken_spine2 жыл бұрын
I have no words for this. This was amazing. ❤
@FIT2BREAD Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 😀
@Winterknits2 жыл бұрын
This is amazing! Thank you so much
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Joey
@elguanin_ Жыл бұрын
is there anywhere to get the full list typed out?! that would be awesome!!
@FIT2BREAD Жыл бұрын
No problem. In this video, there's a link in the description: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYDEc3V7rNere6M
@elguanin_ Жыл бұрын
@@FIT2BREAD awesome thanks for all the dope content!
@FIT2BREAD Жыл бұрын
@@elguanin_ thanks, El G
@RukminiDMaria1089 ай бұрын
This video is MASSIVE!!! I have to watch it all again! Thank you! 🎉
@johnsaxongitno4life5882 жыл бұрын
All I can say is that I found your amazing channel and I am really excited about watching this video later on today please stay safe and enjoy your reading 📖 xxxxx
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks John. Hope you enjoy it
@johnsaxongitno4life5882 жыл бұрын
@@FIT2BREAD no worries 😉 i will let you know
@CosmicDreamz139 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Mike for organizing this video and thanks to everyone who participated in this.
@FIT2BREAD Жыл бұрын
Thanks Cosmic
@yolispinner66532 жыл бұрын
This is a MASTERPIECE! Thank you for taking such care to make this video and including some of my favorite creators. As a newbie to the genre, I can't wait to jump into some of these books. Well done✨
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Yoli. Let me know if I can be of any help along the way
@trilingual36312 жыл бұрын
I cannot believe I just watched three hours of this but now I have soooo many books on hold at the library.
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
In what languages, tri? :)
@trilingual36312 жыл бұрын
@@FIT2BREAD haha, just English for now! But I’d love to take a look at any Japanese translations, if available. (Dune has been translated in Japanese, for anybody who wants to read it.)
@darthandy61612 жыл бұрын
Up to 100 for now. Will finish the rest soon. Incredible!
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Andy
@arekkrolak63202 жыл бұрын
what are these flashes interrupting the flow of video? Do you want us to get epilepsy? :)
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
I'll speak with the producers
@austenishoss2 жыл бұрын
Holy, I know what I'm doing for the next several hours. Thanks Fit!
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Ha thanks Austen...hey didn't I just see you somewhere...
@austenishoss2 жыл бұрын
@@FIT2BREAD ha you can find me around. 😎 I appreciate y'all.
@megavide02 жыл бұрын
What about *Greg Egan* ? I'm so amazed by Diaspora and Permutation City was mindblowing!
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Love Egan. What was your question though?
@creativesource35142 жыл бұрын
Is there a list of these books written?
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
When I do my october/top210 wrap up, I should have a written list or link to share along with it
@creativesource35145 ай бұрын
A list would be amazing BUT maybe just break your video into timestamps??
@creativesource35145 ай бұрын
@@FIT2BREADA list would be amazing but maybe at least break your visor into timestamps please???
@melis84336 ай бұрын
This was amazing, thank you so much!
@LiamsLyceum2 жыл бұрын
Oh my, that's a large video. Some great books though, and many I still need to read.
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Liam. I hope you find some you love
@kirinsama1847 Жыл бұрын
Bloody hell! The commitment, I can't even begin to imagine. Absolute gem. This is fucking bonkers man.
@FIT2BREAD Жыл бұрын
Ha, thanks K!
@andreabauer4711 Жыл бұрын
Love this! So much passionate and thoughtful work has been put into it. Happy to see so many of my favorites, especially China Mieville and Connie Willis, and to see The Dispossessed in the top 10. Two people I missed seeing here: James Tiptree Jr. aka Alice Sheldon and Marge Piercy. Piercy's Woman on the Edge of Time was decades ahead of its time and her He, She and It is stunningly original.
@FIT2BREAD Жыл бұрын
I almost had Sheldon on the list...it was hard to cut anything or leave anyone off. I've featured her on the channel a few times since then tho. And thanks
@maxturgeon892 жыл бұрын
I'm a mathematician by training. Somehow I've never read any book by Greg Egan, but after this video I feel like I really have to start diving in
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Oh nice. I'd say for you, go with Quarantine or Permutation City first.
@maxturgeon892 жыл бұрын
@@FIT2BREAD thanks! Your recommendations were sent to my spouse for Christmas! 😅 By the way, great video! It's definitely the longest YT video I've ever watched, and I've already recommended it to a hunch of people
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
@@maxturgeon89 thanks much. Now I'll have to wait til 2023 to find out if it was a good recommendation for you ha :)
@Rasperdan Жыл бұрын
My fav is "This Perfect Day" by Ira Levin. It never makes the lists on KZbin channels. Thanks for that amazing presentation I enjoyed it. All the best.
@FIT2BREAD Жыл бұрын
Thanks for mentioning it. I have it on my TBR
@Rasperdan Жыл бұрын
@@FIT2BREAD Thank you for your ply good man I hop you enjoy... you have a new sub.
@maddy01192 жыл бұрын
Wow! I'll have to watch this in chunks but this is such a fun concept. Great job!
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks maddy
@jodistibbard46252 жыл бұрын
I just finished Flowers for Algernon. Fantastic book especially for its time .
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Jodi, is so timeless, and I love how it so clearly cuts to the chase revealing each character unmasked
@RosLanta2 жыл бұрын
I've been slowly working through this video in small sections for a while and I still have a way to go, but wanted to finally comment and say thank you, I'm enjoying it and have discovered a few books which are new to me!
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Emma
@RosLanta2 жыл бұрын
@@FIT2BREAD I finished the video this afternoon! Loved it, thanks for all the effort you put into it.
@drderrickchua Жыл бұрын
Among those I've read, they line up uncannily with similar ranking, so I must get to reading Stephenson & Liu in short order & force myself to read past the first couple of pages of Huxley & Gibson. Thank you for the list.
@FIT2BREAD Жыл бұрын
Thanks doc
@theslyngl2 ай бұрын
Timestamps please
@Satorotas892 жыл бұрын
This is just an incredible piece of work
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Liam
@LizSchubert2 жыл бұрын
What a feat! Michael, this was enthralling, really and I’m not a Sci Fi fan! Having so many guests made it quite entertaining. Bravo and thank you 👏
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Liz. Maybe u found some scifi books to try out?
@lisacole60372 жыл бұрын
Wow! What a huge undertaking and what a wonderful job you did. 👏
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Lisa
@masondoessstuff1513 Жыл бұрын
What about Battlefield: Earth? 🤔
@FIT2BREAD Жыл бұрын
Did not make the cut
@ryhmetravila80852 жыл бұрын
Who is the surprise guest MDC and what is his channel
@ryhmetravila80852 жыл бұрын
I figured it out because it was painfully obvious and I'm stupid as s***
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Ha!
@ryhmetravila80852 жыл бұрын
I had heard of media death cult before but for some reason I didn't put MDC together, again because I am stupid as hell. When I tried to look up MDC on KZbin it linked me to an album called million Dead cops and I knew in my heart that couldn't be right
@chrisconnors74182 жыл бұрын
First hour done. I'll have to check out Steven Barnes books. The SG-1 episode he wrote/co-wrote was Brief Candle. I remembered it right away. I was looking at Erica's (The Broken Spine) bookshelves at 40:55. She has some great books on her shelves. I have many of them myself, so I'll look up the ones I don't have since our tastes in fiction and non-fiction seem similar. Loving this video so far, Michael! Thank you again for doing it. I'm putting each book into Excel as you and your guests mention it so I can track which ones I've not read yet. btw, bike ride went well (2 hrs 20 minutes worth, climbed the escarpment--ugh). Now Jupiter is calling; so I'm taking a break to set up my telescope so it'll have time to cool down to outside air temperature before Jupiter rises high enough to see. Otherwise, a room temp scope outside has all sorts of heat waves radiating off it and creating turbulence that blurs the image.
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Did u get a good view of Jupiter? Erica is a good freind and has great taste in books!
@chrisconnors74182 жыл бұрын
I did get a good view. Even saw some knotting in the bands. Io and it’s shadow were going to transit the planet closer to midnight my time but got too tired to stay up.
@waltera132 жыл бұрын
We gotta talk t-Shirts tho. SO MANY to WANT!!! But they look weird and "nylon-ish" (sometimes) , are they? Do you have a particular source?
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Many are polyester
@waltera132 жыл бұрын
@@FIT2BREAD keeping that shirt source a trade secret, eh? S'cool. Man's gotta look out for his Image! (Love that you were wearing a different one in most scenes)
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
@@waltera13 sorry Walter. No secret. I can't remember where they are all from, most are old. Some are from a company called Broken Arrow Wear.
@waltera132 жыл бұрын
@@FIT2BREAD Wow, thank you- I was actually letting you off of the hook (W/Tongue firmly planted in cheek.)
@pajacsan2 жыл бұрын
Are you trying to ruin my TBR list? 😁 Thank you for all the work and love you put in this channel 💪
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Yes. Yes I am :)
@LocDBooktician2 жыл бұрын
Watching because this title is everything
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Bree
@drdoom24612 жыл бұрын
This is a sci-fi convention. Awesome work !
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Such a great group of scifi people
@drdoom24612 жыл бұрын
yeah .. guests were amazing .. Our Glorious Leader Moid steals the show :)
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
@@drdoom2461 first time I saw his cameos I couldn't stop laughing
@derrisreaditbefore2 жыл бұрын
Finally had the alignment of time, energy, and monotonous task needed for my brain to to listen to this. Mike. You're a bloody legend.
@FIT2BREAD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Derri. I was thinking you'd probably more than most, recognize most of the faces :)