Top 10 Mind-Blowing Sci-Fi Books. My Must Read Titles!Barts Book Space2024-10-20 | Top 10 Mind-Blowing Sci-Fi Books. My Must Read Titles!Top 10 Sci-Fi Books Ranked by BookTubersBarts Book Space2024-10-06 | While I am not quite ready to put together my list of favorite SF reads, I watched hours of Book Tube Videos to compile the list of the top 10 most popular, best? science fiction books of all time. Hope you enjoy the video!
Here are amazing booktubers whose top sci-fi videos contributed to my list.
Contact email - bart@soldbybart.comSeptember Reading Wrap-up / October Look-to / Suprising BooksBarts Book Space2024-09-27 | My fabulous reading year is continuing in September with several stunning books and a couple of slight dissapointments.
Kazuo Ishiguro’s Remains of the Say was a revelation as was Consider Phlebas, my first read in the Culture Series written by Ian M Banks. I’m continuing to enjoy Stephen King’s Dark Tower series; in September I read The Song of Susannah. It was great; not my favorite of the bunch so far, but awesome nonetheless.
Contact - bart@soldbybart.comSurprising Reading Vlog / Unglamorous NYCBarts Book Space2024-09-18 | I read Two Books in the seven days it took to shoot this Reading Vlog; Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro and Ian M Banks' Consider Phlebas. Please check out my thoughts on these two -spoiler- fantastic reads and get a fun glimpse of the Real NY.Best Books of the Year - Ranking all my 2024 ReadsBarts Book Space2024-09-04 | 2024 has been an Amazing reading year so far. In this video, I am ranking all thirty-three books I read. It was a fun but not an easy task. Of the 33 Books, most are science fiction but other genres are present.
Email - bart@soldbybart.comKazuo Ishiguros Two Subtle Sci-Fi Novels.Barts Book Space2024-08-21 | Kazuo Ishiguro is a Nobel prize winner with 2 Science Fiction novels in his catalog of literary works. This video offers my take on Klara and the Sun and Never Let Me Go.5 Incredible Books! aka - July Wrap UpBarts Book Space2024-08-04 | Yes, July may have been my life's most satisfying reading month! While perhaps slightly light on SF books, (only 2) each book I read made me think and reflect long after I closed the last page. On the SF side, I finally read Alastair Reynolds' Revelation Space and Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let me Go. Stephen King makes a long overdue appearance with Salem's Lot. Cormac McCarty's novel in dramatic form, Sunset Limited was a nihilist's wet dream of a read. Last (but most) I read Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye. It was an uncomfortable, gut Power-Punch of a book, as it shocked me, made me gasp, and ultimately was the best book of July.
Want to help me purchase books? Check out my Amazon wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3LKLHB1EBBDJS?ref_=wl_shareBook Haul - Girls Just wanna Write Sci-Fi - Few new (to me) Female Authors!Barts Book Space2024-07-26 | This Book Haul features lots of new -to me- female authors. From Joanna Russ to Emma Newman, Connie Willis to Elizabeth Moon, plus some staples of the Sci-Fi trade: Ian M Banks and Olaf Stapladeon. Oh, and a couple of Cormac McCarthy titles thrown in for good measure! Let me know which female author I should prioritize in my reading plans.Lem, Invincible, Poland, translation difficulties, consciousness, and more.Barts Book Space2024-07-11 | I had great fun visiting w Richard @vintagesf talking about Lem & Invincible. Thanks Richard!
Here is the link to the whole video. youtu.be/KhCC1aCvNx8?si=hxag1MpbQH1g2KhoDive into Mid-Year Freakout Tag || Best & Worst Books of the Year, anticipated release, etc.Barts Book Space2024-07-05 | Hey Booktube, time to review my reading year so far and readjust for the second half... aka my Mid Year Book Freakout Tag of 2024! Its been a great first 6 months, Let Go!
00:00 Intro 00:42 Best of 2024 (so far) 01:52 Best Sequel 02:45 New Release You Haven't Read Yet 03:15 Anticipated Release 04:14 Biggest Disappointment(s) 05:05 Biggest Surprise 06:00 Favorite New Author (debut/new to you) 06:55 Fictional Crush 08:00 Favorite New Character 10:24 Book That Made You Cry 10:56 Book That Made You Happy 11:52 Most Beautiful Book (bought/received) 14:04 Books to Read Before End of Year
And please watch our Klara & the Sun talk on @WordsinTime channel- youtu.be/obbfomjt3B0?si=rAlo_gz0DU3MYgoeTop 5 - Favorite Sci-Fi Books of the 80s!Barts Book Space2024-06-28 | The '80s were an interesting time for Science Fiction. As it turns out some of my all-time favorites were written in that nostalgia-filled decade. So, please sit back and enjoy my top 5 sci-fi books from the '80s video.
00:00 - Intro 01:05 - Hyperion 03:45 - Contact 05:25 - Blood Music 07:05 - Ender's Game 08:55 - Dark Tower 10:25 - Neuromancer 11:08 - Lord Valentine's 11:25 - Book of the New Sun 11:50 - OutroAirport 3-Book VlogBarts Book Space2024-06-11 | Reading Vlog while I'm waiting for my plane at LaGuardia Airport. Here are my quick thoughts on Kazuo Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun, Clifford Simak's Way Station, and Alastair Reynolds' Revelation SpaceDark Tower - Is it my Favorite Series of all Time?Barts Book Space2024-06-01 | I just finished reading Wizard and Glass, book 4 in the Dark Tower series, and the story Destroyed me. I knew what was coming and I was still devastated. So, this series is quickly becoming an all-time favorite for me. Check out my quick reasons for that and let me know if you've read or are planning on reading Stephen King's The Dark Tower.
Email - bart@soldbybart.comIf Hauling Books was a paid gig, Id be Rich! But alas, Im broke. Aka, May Book Haul.Barts Book Space2024-05-24 | In today's Video, I am Excited to share some fabulous SF novels plus few Surprise Titles! Check out the books and let me know if you've read any of them!
00:00 - Intro 00:12 - Way Station 01:43 - Silverberg Trio 03:35 - My Name is Legion 05:00 - Darwinia 05:35 - Last and First Man 07:15 - Wolves of Calla 09:33 - Ministry of Time 11:30 - No Country for old Man 13:23 - Endurance 15:07 - DeterminedMUST-READ Sci-Fi Books: My TOP 10 from the New Wave EraBarts Book Space2024-05-16 | New Wave in SF was a time of changes and experimentation with a great emphasis on the human condition. Here is a list of some of my favorite science fiction books from the New Wave Era.
Email - bart@soldbybart.comUrsula K. Le Guins AVATAR Inspiration Revealed - The Word for World is Forest Book ReviewBarts Book Space2024-05-07 | Here is my quick take on the fantastic book - The Word for World is Forest by Ursula K Le Guin. This Hugo Award winner inspired Avatar.
Email - bart@soldbybart.comUnlocking May TBR - I have no Mouth and I must... Read?Barts Book Space2024-05-03 | This reader's Prayer. May my May reads continue the amazing trend of Great Books I've been reading this year. Amen. All joking aside, it has been an extraordinary year so far, and with the books I've chosen for May I am confident that the streak will continue. After all, we've got more from Stephen King with Wizard and Glass book four in the Dark Tower series, Ursula K Le Guin's The Word for World is Forest, Pierce Brown with Golden Son book 2 in Red Rising saga, The Wall by Marlen Hashofer, and either Stanislaw Lem or Harlan Ellison's short stories. Not bad, right!?
Email - bart@soldbybart.comSecrets of Aprils Five-Star Reads plus Stunning Hyperion CoverBarts Book Space2024-04-30 | Another Spectacular reading month is over! Check out the video to hear my thoughts on April's Five Star reads. From Inverted World and All the Pretty Horses to The Dark Tower Series, this was a special month. Also, stay until the end for a stunning Hyperion cover.
For Book Requests: bart@soldbybart.comTop 10 Books of All Time - Journey Through my Greatest Literary Fiction ReadsBarts Book Space2024-04-24 | Join me on a Journey through my top 10 greatest non-SF reads of all time. From classics to contemporary novels, these Books have left a lasting impact on me and are Must-reads for any book lover!
Here is the list of my 10 favorite Books of All Time.
00:00 - Intro 00:34 - The Killer Angels 01:53 - The Name of the Rose 03:45 - The Trial 05:31 - Lonesome Dove 07:03 - NY Trilogy 08:42 - American Dirt 10:45 - A Thousand Splendid Suns 12:33 - Pillars of the Earth 13:53 - Stoner 15:14 - Beloved 17:56 - Bonus - Confederacy of Dunces, Sherlock H., 3 Musketeers
Channel mentioned - @Johanna_reads
Here is my Amazon wish list! 😬. amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3LKLHB1EBBDJS?ref_=wl_shareStephen Kings Ruins My TBR with the Dark Tower Books! 🤬Barts Book Space2024-04-19 | Just when I thought I was getting on track with my April reading schedule Stephen King comes along and throws everything into turmoil with The Dark Tower Series. The Gunsinger was very good and The Drawing of the Three was incredible! I'm now reading Waste Lands and already loving the story.
Here is my Amazon wish list! 😬 amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3LKLHB1EBBDJS?ref_=wl_shareMust-read: top 5 books from 1st quarter - Plus a surprise Bonus!Barts Book Space2024-04-12 | It has been a great start to my reading year. I enjoyed all 19 books I read so far and choosing the top five was difficult. But, alas, here is the fabulous list. Hope you enjoy the video and please let me know if you've read any of these titles or if you are hoping to get to them. I hope you are reading lots and enjoying your choices.
00:00 - Intro 00:36 - A Time of Changes 01:50 - All the Pretty Horses 03:50 - The Road 05:00 - The Vanished Birds 07:35 - Hyperion/Fall of Hyperion 09:10 - The Drawing of the Three
Here is my Amazon wish list! 😬 amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3LKLHB1EBBDJS?ref_=wl_share Cormac McCarthy. Dan Simmons. Simon Jimenez. Robert Silverberg. Stephen KingThe Trauma of Reading Cormac McCarthy - Story of a Disappearing ScarBarts Book Space2024-04-07 | While reading Cormac McCarthy's fabulous book, All the Pretty Horses, a passage triggered a childhood memory. This is a great example of the power of reading. Here is the story. Hope you enjoy the short video.
Here is my Amazon wish list 😀 amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3LKLHB1EBBDJS?ref_=wl_shareBless the Maker and His Water. Exciting news arriving from Arrakis, Dune 3 Confirmed! #dune #dune3Barts Book Space2024-04-05 | ...Monthly Wrap-up. 3 Fantastic Books Read in March! A quick review.Barts Book Space2024-04-02 | I loved the last three books I read. Such incredible variety. From Becky Chambers' novella To be Thought if Fortunate to Simon Jimenez's stunning debut The Vanished Birds and ending the streak with Robert Silverberg's classic A Time of Changes, these were all books I will be thinking about in the future. Simon Jimenez's debut made a big impression on me. I hope he continues to write speculative fiction, science fiction preferably. 😀
-Review Requests- I will be glad to consider reading and reviewing any SF book. Email bart@soldbybart.com
My Amazon Wish List - amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3LKLHB1EBBDJS?ref_=wl_shareApril TBR - Buddy Reads and More!Barts Book Space2024-03-29 | I'm excited about April's sci-fi reads. There are so many books here that I can't wait to read. Starting with Christopher Priest's The Inverted World which I will be buddy reading with Robin from Bookspin. Other books that I'm excited about include: The Gunslinger by Stephen King, Golden Sun by Pierce Brown, All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy and perhaps... Othbringer by Brandon Sanderson. It's shaping up to be quite a month!
You can drop me a line at - bart@soldbybart.comTop 10 Sci-Fi Books from the Golden Age!Barts Book Space2024-03-23 | Here are my favorite SF books from between 1934 and 1963. The Golden Age of science fiction follows the Pulp Era of the 1920's and 30's and ends with the New Wave of the '60s and '70s. Some of my favorite books were written in the Golden Age of SF. I hope you enjoy the video.My first collaboration was a ton of fun! Head on over to @WordsinTime to watch the whole video.Barts Book Space2024-03-22 | Thank You Jonathan for inviting me to talk about short sci-fi books. I had a blast!Have you read Simon Jimenezs captivating debut The Vanished Birds? #interstellar #thevanishedbirdsBarts Book Space2024-03-15 | ...Exciting Book Haul! Not just Sci-Fi.Barts Book Space2024-03-11 | This book haul spans the last three months of purchases and gifts and includes many great books by well-known authors. Check it out and let me know your thoughts.
Channels mentioned. @WordsinTime @sfwordsofwonder
youtube.com/@UCnNsSMi15nO4zbKQJ6jVtCw youtube.com/@UCqJsbaJ82xcvBjLQLoudWZwOne of these Books is going to be an All-time Favorite for me.Barts Book Space2024-02-29 | My last three books proved to be excellent reads. Each offers an engaging story with fantastic prose. The books are, in the order they were read, Neil Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Ice by Anna Kavan and Cormac McCarthy's The Road.The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler - Spoiler Free Book ReviewBarts Book Space2024-02-18 | The Tusks of Extinction is Ray Nayler's follow-up to his successful The Mountain in the Sea. Here is my quick, unscripted take on it just after I finished the read.Monthly wrap-up & Surprising Book of the Month!Barts Book Space2024-02-07 | Have I found my Best Book of the Year in January?
If you'd like to support the channel's growth, please subscribe, share, and comment. To support the channel through a small Venmo donation: @bartolszewski-1 😀Celebrating 1 Year on BookTube | Chanel Stats | Spinning the Science Fiction WheelBarts Book Space2024-01-15 | Year One sure traveled at the Speed of Light! In this video, I'm revising, celebrating, and analyzing the year that was for my channel. Thank you to everyone who watched my videos, commented, shared, and subscribed!
If you'd like to support the channel's growth, please subscribe, share, and comment. To support the channel through a small Venmo donation: @bartolszewski-1 😀My most Anticipated Reads of 2024! Plus an Unexpected Reread.Barts Book Space2024-01-05 | In this Video, I talk about my most anticipated reads of 2024. Of course, SF is at the forefront, but other genres also make appearances.
Happy New 2024 Year!
If you'd like to support the channel's growth, please subscribe, share, and comment. To support the channel through a small Venmo donation: @bartolszewski-1 😀Ranking Every Book I Read in 2023, aka, BEST YEAR EVER!Barts Book Space2023-12-28 | What a reading year! In 2023 I read 65 books and this is my attempt to rank them from worst to best; a lot of sci-fi but other genres are also represented.
If you'd like to support the channel's growth, please subscribe, share, and comment. To support the channel through a small Venmo donation: @bartolszewski-1 😀Book Awards! Eight Categories and Eight Books, will your favorite read make the list? Barts Book Space2023-12-13 | It's Time for the End of the Year Book Awards. Here is a list of some of my favorite books: Biggest Surprise Read, Best Hard Sci-fi Book, Most Fun Read, and many others. Hope You enjoy the video and let me know your thoughts on the books!
Btw, my Top 10 List of favorite 2023 books will be out before the end of the year!
If you'd like to support the growth of the channel please subscribe, share, and comment. To support the channel through a small Venmo donation: @bartolszewski-1 😀The Truth About BookTuber Fit 2B Read (What Really Happened?) - My Thoughts.Barts Book Space2023-12-04 | I'm shocked and horrified by the details of the case against Michael Everts, a fellow booktuber whose Fit 2B Read channel I enjoyed for more than a year. I wasn't going to shoot a video on this, but it's been four days and I can't stop thinking about this sad situation, so finally, I decided to express and share my thoughts with you.
Booktube ❤️Ranking Seven new (to me) Sci-Fi Authors; aka Seven new Books read in November.Barts Book Space2023-12-03 | Here is my video wrapping up Ira's @sfwordsofwonder Read New SF Authors in November challenge. I decided to rank all seven books I managed to read in the month. Hope you enjoy the video.
If you'd like to support the growth of the channel please subscribe, share, and comment. To support the channel through Venmo: @bartolszewski-1WHALE Escape Challenge! Review of Whalefall by Daniel Krause.Barts Book Space2023-11-30 | Please check out my review of Daniel Kraus' Whalefall, a recently released book about a scuba diver swallowed by a Sperm Whale.
If you'd like to support the channel's growth, please subscribe, share, and comment. To support the channel through Venmo: @bartolszewski-1Sci-Fi Book Haul. Watch it! I didnt haul these books for nothing! 😉Barts Book Space2023-11-27 | It's been a bit since I've done a book haul video. And in this one, there are a few good finds, a few classic reads, and a few spur-of-the-moment buys. Check it!
Channels mentioned. @vintagesf Richard @WordsinTime Jonathan @FIT2BREAD Michael @Bookpilled Matt @sfwordsofwonder Ira
If you'd like to support the growth of the channel please subscribe, share, and comment. To support the channel through Venmo: @bartolszewski-1Celebrities and Books in Sci-Fi (2024)Barts Book Space2023-11-19 | Check out my fun video with Celebrities and their favorite SF Books.How a Book goes from Good to Bad. Starter Villain by John Scalzi, book review.Barts Book Space2023-11-09 | Reading Starter Villain by John Scalzi was like Eating Cake for Dinner, thanks @vintagesf for the analogy. It was good while consuming it, but it left me intellectually malnourished...
So, this is my experience with Starter Villain. It’s a super easy read and a fun, if silly, book. But, having finished it I was struck with a thought that my time spent reading it was no better than if I scrolled through TicTok for three hours. I guess not every book needs to have a meaningful message that will stay with you, but still, something was lacking here.
Books as pure escapism, and fun but with no literary merit or ideas. What do you think?Help Wanted! New SF Author Challenge.Barts Book Space2023-11-03 | This November I'm excited to join Ira a fellow BookTuber from @sfwordsofwonder in his challenge to read only new authors this month. I need your help choosing the four or five books to read in November. So, check out the video and let me know if you've read any of the proposed titles, or just chime in with your picks.
Want to support my channel? Like, subscribe, and comment!October Reading Wrap UpBarts Book Space2023-11-01 | October was an excellent reading month for me. All good books with a couple of standouts. On top of that list sits Stanislaw Lem with Invincible. I also had a ton of fun reading Adrian Tchikovsky's Elder Race, Stephen King's Holly, Martha Well's book 2 in the Murderbot series - Artificial Condition. I struggled a bit with Greg Egan's Diaspora; and I'm in the middle of Bradbury's Illustrated Man and Vandermeer's Acceptence.
For an in-depth analysis of Holly please check out Richards channel @vintagesf or just click the link below.
Let me know what you are reading. Or, if you've read any of these books, do you agree with my rambling thoughts? As always, thanks for watching.Holly, Stephen Kings new favorite character.Barts Book Space2023-10-27 | Book review of Holly by Stephen King.A Comic Book you’ve Never Seen! Amazing Polish comic Books started my Love for Sci-Fi!Barts Book Space2023-10-18 | Tytus Romek i Atomek is the title of a beloved Polish Comic Book series that started my love affair with SF. Hope You enjoy the video and a peek at the books.More then Dust, a Bookshelf Tour.Barts Book Space2023-10-10 | Here is a tour of Two of my favorite BookShelves! I hope you enjoy this peak at my book collection. These shelves feature lots of SF as well as a bit of historical fiction, fantasy, and some of my favorite Stephen King books.Red Rising, Pines, The Ferryman, Empire Star and More!Barts Book Space2023-10-03 | September was a good reading month for me. Check out my wrap-up for the month, and current reads update.
Click below for the Review of The Ferryman by Justin Cronin youtu.be/BElptdxIz1Q?si=XKQstTS2glTy_CsMBook Review of The Ferryman by Justin CroninBarts Book Space2023-09-14 | Here is my quick, No Spoilers, take on The Ferryman by Justin Cronin, a recently released, mind-twisting, sci-fi book.