The Book Finch | 2020 Reflections Livestream @TheBookFinch | Uploaded December 2020 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
Time for discussion, games and general reflections on the year of our Chaos, 2020.
Gameplay:
LUNA The Shadow Dust
Games Mentioned:
- Hades
- Gris
- Banner Saga
- Jotun
- Noita
Books and Comics Mentioned:
- The Promised Neverland (manga)
- The Way of the Househusband (manga)
- Motor Crush (comic book series)
- Isola (comic book series)
- Invisible Kingdom (comic book series)
- The Earthseed -duology by Octavia E. Butler
Time for discussion, games and general reflections on the year of our Chaos, 2020.
Gameplay:
LUNA The Shadow Dust
Games Mentioned:
- Hades
- Gris
- Banner Saga
- Jotun
- Noita
Books and Comics Mentioned:
- The Promised Neverland (manga)
- The Way of the Househusband (manga)
- Motor Crush (comic book series)
- Isola (comic book series)
- Invisible Kingdom (comic book series)
- The Earthseed -duology by Octavia E. Butler
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Anita tagged me a quite a whiles back, but I am finally getting to do this tag!
Check my pinned comment for resources on how to help out in the current climate of political upheaval and humanitarian turmoil.
TAG CREATOR:
The Book Pusher
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBVuRMfFM8w&list=WL
I WAS TAGGED BY:
Anita Reads
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2osHsppv0U
QUESTIONS:
1. What is your fantasy origin story? (How you came to read your first fantasy novel)
2. If you could be the hero/heroine in a fantasy novel, who would be the author and what’s one trope you’d insist be in the story?
3. What is a fantasy you’ve read this year, that you want more people to read?
4. What is your favorite fantasy subgenre? What subgenre have you not read much from?
5. Who is one of your auto-buy fantasy authors?
6. How do you typically find fantasy recommendations? (Goodreads, Youtube, Podcasts, Instagram..)
7. What is an upcoming fantasy release you’re excited for?
8. What is one misconception about fantasy you would like to lay to rest?
9. If someone had never read a fantasy before and asked you to recommend the first 3 books that come to mind as places to start, what would those recommendations be?
10. Who is the most recent fantasy reading content creator you came across that you’d like to shoutout?
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED:
Books Rebound
https://www.youtube.com/user/twirlface3
Krakentoagoodbook
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzdCPqHxn5b6ZpEaLl_j2A
Nur Chaos
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvpBSSAsr2W-ys7pv1QonVQ
Reads with Kesara
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeZOfERHcprICI54fsicHng
BOOKS MENTIONED:
The Brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren
Ronia the Robbers Daughter by Astrid Lindgren
The Neverending Story by Michael Ende
Nummelan Ponitalli -series by Merja Jalo
Vita Nostra by Marina & Sergey Dyachenko
Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison
Dandelion Dynasty -trilogy by Ken Liu
The Virtu by Sarah Monette
The Angel of the Crows by Katherine Addison
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhoarse
The Fifth Season by N.K Jemisin
Trail of Lightning by Rececca Roanhoarse
The Earthsea Cycle by Ursula K. LeGuin
FIND ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA:
Twitter
https://twitter.com/TheBookFinch?lang=en
Goodreads
https://www.goodreads.com/TheBookFinch
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/finchkin/
You can buy my art prints at:
https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/thebookfinch/
Consider helping out with subtitling videos!
http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_panel?c=UCFOfzvqA57PQNhCPkRZEa_Q&tab=2
End card art by: https://twitter.com/eyes_laali")
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After a two year hiatus I took from hosting to finish up my studies, I am finally back to hosting Translateathon!
Round 4 is all about low pressure, chill reading time and focus on community. Hope you will participate!
◾◾ Dates: ◾◾
March 1st - March 14th (the readathon starts at midnight on your own timezone!)
◾◾ Challenges: ◾◾
1. (Main) Read translated books!
2. (Optional) Read a book that was translated by a woman.
3. (Optional) Read a book, translated from a language you have not read a translated book from before.
4. Have fun!
◾◾ Livestreams: ◾◾
Saturday, March 7th 7pm EET
Saturday, March 13th 7pm EET
Twitter: @translateathon
Instagram: @translateathon
Use #translateathon2021 when you post!
◾◾ Social Media Links: ◾◾
Twitter
https://twitter.com/TheBookFinch?lang=en
Goodreads
https://www.goodreads.com/TheBookFinch
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/finchkin/
◾◾ You can buy my art prints at: ◾◾
https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/thebookfinch/
◾◾ Consider trying out Scribd through my referral link: ◾◾
https://www.scribd.com/g/7qzkmk
You get a two month free trial and I get one extra month for free.
End card art by: https://twitter.com/eyes_laali")
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This tag is a booktube staple at this point, so I thought I might as well do it
as well this year. I hope you enjoy my take on this popular tag. ;)
◾◾ Some of my favorite renditions from this year: ◾◾
Angelas (Literature Science Alliance video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGry3VoZkvY
Kaylas (onthefritz) video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gntWDpioydU
Olivia Savannahs (Olivias Catastrophe) video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL8_CTA2xds
QUESTIONS:
1. Best book you’ve read so far in 2021.
2. Best sequel youve read so far in 2021.
3. New release you havent read yet, but want to.
4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year.
5. Biggest disappointment.
6. Biggest surprise.
7. Favourite new author. (Debut or new to you)
8. Newest fictional crush.
9. Newest favourite character.
10. Book that made you cry.
11. Book that made you happy.
12. Most beautiful book youve bought so far this year (or received)
13. What books do you need to read by the end of the year?
◾◾ Social Media Links: ◾◾
Twitter
https://twitter.com/TheBookFinch?lang=en
Goodreads
https://www.goodreads.com/TheBookFinch
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/finchkin/
◾◾ You can buy my art prints at: ◾◾
https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/thebookfinch/
◾◾ Consider trying out Scribd through my referral link: ◾◾
https://www.scribd.com/g/7qzkmk
You get a two month free trial and I get one extra month for free.
End card art by: https://twitter.com/eyes_laali")
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January was definitely a month of Webtoons for me, for better and for worse.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:01 Intro
00:22 Short explanation of Webtoon
01:50 True Beauty by Yaongyi
03:55 To Love Your Enemy by Jungyoon, Taegeon
05:48 Lets Play by Leeanne M. Krecic
08:25 The Lone Necromancer by JJJ, Kim Kyong-yeol, Kim Dong-Jun
10:26 Morgana and Oz by Miyuli
11:58 LMLY by edbe
13:10 Far Sector by N.K Jemisin, Jamal Campbell
14:41 The Book of Dragons edited by Jonathan Strahan
Link to Webtoon:
https://www.webtoons.com/en/
◾◾ Social Media Links: ◾◾
Twitter
https://twitter.com/TheBookFinch?lang=en
Goodreads
https://www.goodreads.com/TheBookFinch
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/finchkin/
◾◾ You can buy my art prints at: ◾◾
https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/thebookfinch/
◾◾ Consider trying out Scribd through my referral link: ◾◾
https://www.scribd.com/g/7qzkmk
You get a two month free trial and I get one extra month for free.
End card art by: https://twitter.com/eyes_laali")
