Jordan Parsons
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updated 2 years ago
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I was tagged by Micah Cummins:
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Questions:
1. What's your channel about?
2. How old are you?
3. What's your relationship status?
4. Did you go to college/occupation?
5. Where are you from/live?
6. Looking back, what would you have told your 10-year-old self?
7. Tell us about your family
8. What’s your favorite holiday?
9. You have no budget. What is your dream vacation?
10. Name your biggest pet peeves?
11. What book changed your life?
12. What simple invention improved the world?
13. Favorite movies/TV shows?
14. Describe yourself using three fictional characters?
15. What was your dream job?
16. If magic was real what spell would you learn first?
17. Share a favorite Childhood memory
18. What is your favorite social media platform and why?
19. If you could pick any book character who would you spend the day with?
20. What's your spirit animal?
21. What "old person" thing do you do?
22. Do you have a hidden talent?
23. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
24. Share an item and tell us its significance.
25. Now tag some people
I tag
David Wiley:
youtube.com/user/wileydavid1
Reading this Life:
youtube.com/c/ReadingThisLife72
youtube.com/user/saintdonoghue
youtube.com/watch?v=AJOxIovcaK0
Bookish's video:
youtube.com/watch?v=oogWYS3S5-w
Steve Donoghue's response:
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Bookish's response to the response:
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youtube.com/user/saintdonoghue
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I was tagged by Steve Donoghue:
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The prompts:
1. Trashy books are often dismissed by the critics, what's a book which is regarded as trash which you think has artistic value?
2. Critics often love books with extreme or challenging content, which critically praised book did you think was trash?
3. Not everyone approves of trashy books, what's a book you wouldn't read in public?
4. Books about killer animals are almost always trashy. What animal would you least like to be attacked by?
5. Trashy books often flourish in specific genres. What's your favourite trashy sub-genre?
6. Famous people love to milk their fans by publishing books; which celebrity would you like to read a trashy novel by?
7. Trashy books have the best covers, which book on your shelves has the trashiest cover?
8. Trashy books often contain adult themes. What's a book you read before you were old enough to?
9. If you were a character in a shifter romance, what creature would you want you (or your partner) to shift into?
10. Tag the trashiest BookTubers you know!
I tag Tom LA Books:
youtube.com/channel/UC1Se0davqIVb5KsQ1ruCZ_Q
youtube.com/watch?v=RgdpSHWW6DA
youtube.com/watch?v=Eft-EvzQMd0&t=709s
youtube.com/user/saintdonoghue
youtube.com/user/saintdonoghue
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youtube.com/watch?v=MEaHqQp1qL4
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Steve Donoghue's response:
youtube.com/watch?v=HLLhNowVSgk
youtube.com/watch?v=WUM5c0kKyHA
My Twenty Favorite Books
20. House of the Seven Gables
19. One Hundred Years of Solitude
18. The Faerie Queen
17. The Crossing
16. Beloved
15. Catch-22
14. Gormenghast
13. Tess of the D'Urbervilles
12. The Brothers Karamazov
11. The Master and Margarita
10. The Left Hand of Darkness
9. The Lord of the Rings
8. Orlando Furioso
7. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
6. Metamorphoses
5. Mason & Dixon
4. Little, Big
3. Mrs. Dalloway
2. Demons
1. Wuthering Heights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jL2q...
I was tagged by Tom:
youtube.com/watch?v=AAriVgvuYxY&t=1548s
Prompts:
1. The Host is the character who relates the tales to the reader. He is large, loud and merry. Recommend a mammoth book (over 800 pages) for March of the Mammoths.
2. The Knight stands for fighting, war, and bravery. Recommend a book with a courageous main character.
3. The Wife of Bath stands for marriage, sex, and arguing. Tell us about a book with a strong female character.
4. The Pardoner is all about ambiguity. Tell us about your favorite queer character(s).
5. The Miller is bold, blasphemous, and overturns conventions. Who is your favorite naughty character?
6. The Prioress is modest, quiet, and compassionate. Recommend a book you don't hear much about on BookTube.
7. The Monk cares little for the rule of work and prayer. Tell us about an unconventional character.
8. The Friar is all about confession. Confess to us: Have you read the Bible, Torah, Quran, or other religious text all the way through?
9. The Summoner is lecherous and a drunk who tries to sound more educated than he is. Tell us about a book that sounded better than it was.
10. The Parson is poor, but rich in thought and deeds. Tell us about a book that gave you more than you expected.
11. The Squire stands for youth, beauty, and courting. What book did you fall in love with when you were a youth?
12. The Clerk says little, but his words are wise and morally virtuous. Tell us about a short book that made you a better person.
13. The Man of Law upholds justice and knows the laws by heart. What is a book you could not imagine re-reading?
14. The Manciple provides the food. Recommend a series you think is good from the first book to the last.
15. The Merchant deals in furs and cloth, and is powerful and wealthy. Recommend a book with a powerful message or theme.
16. The Shipman is a wine-stealing rascal. Tell us about a side character who steals the spotlight.
17. The Physician knows what ails you and can cure it. Tell us about a book you consider a comfort read.
18. The Franklin is not a vassal or a noble, but a free man. Recommend a book about freedom, in any form.
19. The Reeve is believable on the outside, but lies on the inside. What book was different than what the blurb led you to believe?
20. The Plowman is goodhearted and faithful. What book do you read over and over again?
21. The Guildsmen are five men who act as a unit, and stand for brotherhood (or sisterhood). Recommend a book with a strong ensemble cast of characters.
22. The Cook makes the food that feeds you. Tell us about a book that feeds your soul.
23. The Yeoman serves you. Tell us about a book that served its purpose, that did what you wanted it to do. It wasn't great but wasn't bad.
24. The Second Nun talks about a saint's life in her tale. What book do you praise often?
25. The Nun's Priest is witty and doesn't take himself too seriously. Recommend a book that has a funny or witty main character.
26. Tag some BookTube pilgrims!
I tag David Wiley:
youtube.com/user/wileydavid1/videos
youtube.com/watch?v=rWkf3hVPzWg
2. The Faerie Queene, by Edmund Spenser
3. Son of the Morning Star, by Evan S. Connell
4. The Little Stranger, by Sarah Waters
5. Andersonville, by MacKinlay Cantor
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I was tagged by Kelly at Books I'm Not Reading:
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Questions:
1. The longest book you read this year and the book that took you the longest to finish.
2. A book you read this year that was outside of your comfort zone.
3. How many books did you re-read?
4. Favourite re-read of this year.
5. A book you read for the first time that you look forward to re-reading in the future.
6. Favourite single short story or novella that you read this year.
7. Mass Appeal: A book you liked and would recommend to a wide variety of readers.
8. Specialized Appeal: A book you liked but would be hesitant to recommend to just anyone.
9. Reflect on your year as a bookish content creator (goals met, good/bad memories, favorite videos you made, etc).
10. Tag some fellow bookish content creators.
I tag Jack at Rambling Raconteur:
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1.“I just fell out of bed, found out what key I had dreamed it in… and I played it”, Paul McCartney (about “Yesterday”).
A book that you dreamed about or that inspired one of your dreams.
2.“Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”, John Lennon
A book that talks about drugs or that was written under the influence of drugs.
3.“We thought we'd be really big in Liverpool”, Ringo Starr.
A book about someone who had far more success than what they expected, or a book that was much more successful than what the author expected.
4.“Sitting on a cornflake / waiting for the van to come”, John Lennon.
A surreal book (or a book with some surreal elements) that you enjoyed.
5. The White Album.
A book you loved that: a. has a minimalist cover, or b. is written in a minimalist style.
6. "Little darling, it’s been a long cold lonely winter / Here comes the sun”, George Harrison.
A book of poetry that you found uplifting.
7. A day in the life.
An experimental book that’s very uncommon for its content or format, and yet it works well.
8. "Over half of Americans who are 45 and older attribute the Beatles’ split to Yoko Ono".
A book about a woman (or, if you can’t think of one, a man) who is unjustly blamed or accused of something.
9.“Limitless undying love which shines around me like a million suns / And calls me on and on across the universe “, John Lennon.
A book that opened your mind and made you think of the universe in a new way, either physically or spiritually.
10. “Mother Mary comes to me, speaking words of wisdom, let it be”, Paul McCartney.
A book that you found very powerful and moving despite its apparent simplicity.
I tag Books I'm Not Reading:
youtube.com/channel/UCVKWtZJ7Rl6WitFb2jcnlnQ
youtube.com/c/MsReadsAlot
I was tagged by Knitting, Books, etc.:
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Prompts
1001 Lists - Do you follow any book lists? It can be prize list or a challenge like the Rory Gilmore challenge.
1001 Books - Approximately how many physical books do you currently own? How many e-books?
1001 Books Read - Approximately how many books have you read in your lifetime? Do you keep track?
1001 Arabian Nights - Have you read any stories from the Arabian Nights? Do you have a favorite? If you haven't read it, do you want to?
1001 Flavors - Do you have a favorite food or flavor?
1001 Pages - Have you read a book that is over 1001 pages? Is there one that you recommend and is worth the time? What is the longest book you have read?
1001 Buckets - Do you have a non-bookish bucket list? What is one thing on the list?
1001 Numbers - Do you have a lucky number? Is there a story behind it?
1001 Authors - Do you have a favorite author and/or genre?
1001 Activities - Do you have a favorite outdoor activity?
1001 Bookclubs - Not a prompt but a question for the comments - Should I start a 1001 book club with a book a month for a readalong?
10+01 Friends - Tag some friends. I am going to tag 10 + 1 but tag however many you would like!
I tag Tom LA Books:
youtube.com/channel/UC1Se0davqIVb5KsQ1ruCZ_Q
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The Prompts:
1. Who was the first Booktuber you subscribed to?
2. Who was the most recent Booktuber you subscribed to?
3. Name 3 Booktubers you love/want to give a shout out to.
4. If you could meet one Booktuber right now who would that be?
5. Who is your favorite Youtuber who is not a booktuber?
6. Tag 14 Booktubers (or just mention some folk you like)
7. Name 5 booktubers who are inactive and you would like to come back
Booktubers mentioned:
Books and Things:
youtube.com/c/BooksandThingswithKatie
Fraser Simons- Springboard Thought:
youtube.com/c/FraserSimons
David Wiley:
youtube.com/user/wileydavid1
Hufflepuff Discovery:
youtube.com/channel/UCSbyQz-7rEMmvC2ZEhU78uw
Knitting, Books, etc.:
youtube.com/channel/UCsUr8yiR-I2sWvxyXWhA0jQ
Tom LA Books:
youtube.com/channel/UC1Se0davqIVb5KsQ1ruCZ_Q
Let's Talk Religion:
youtube.com/c/LetsTalkReligion
Bottle Imp Books:
youtube.com/channel/UCHTuYIr4YRbYMkR4fIWdQHQ
If you're listed above, consider yourself tagged.
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I was tagged by Jack:
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Prompts:
1. Sweet - what is a book that made you want to read more by that author?
Bonus if the book exemplifies your favorite genre.
2. Sour - what is a book that you disliked but after a reread you reversed your opinion? OR, what is a book you loved at one time, but after rereading it, have found it lacking in some way?
Bonus if the book is in a genre that you similarly reversed your opinion on.
3. Bitter - what is a book that you feel is underrated, attacked unjustly by popular or mainstream opinion, or is simply misunderstood in some way?
Bonus if it is not a book anyone else has already mentioned (that you know of).
4. Salty - what is a book that changed how you thought about or related to other people, or that made you realize something about yourself you were not previously aware of?
Bonus if you choose multiple books from milestones you feel are important.
5. Sophisticated palate - choose a book from your favorite sub genre or that has your favorite trope or motif.
6. Unrefined palate - what is a book of genre that you consider a guilty pleasure?
7. Eclectic palate - what are 3+ genres that you typically read or gravitate towards?
8. Maturing palate - what is a genre you’ve read little or none of but would like to sample more? What book prompted this?
I tag Knitting, Books, Etc.:
youtube.com/channel/UCsUr8yiR-I2sWvxyXWhA0jQ
youtube.com/user/saintdonoghue
youtube.com/channel/UC1B9FfvVLRt8s6scUa79oag
youtube.com/watch?v=UddPv6ROQXk&t=33s
Kelly's video:
youtube.com/watch?v=V4XD797rBXM&t=27s
Prompts:
1) Are there any books you started this year that you need to finish?
2) Do you have an autumnal book to transition into the end of the year?
3) Is there a new release you're still waiting for?
4) What are three books you want to read before the end of the year?
5) Is there a book you think could still shock you and become your favorite book of the year?
6) Have you already started making reading plans for 2022?
I tag
Bottle Imp Books:
youtube.com/channel/UCHTuYIr4YRbYMkR4fIWdQHQ
youtube.com/c/EveryoneWhoReadsitMustConverse
The Rambling Raconteur:
youtube.com/channel/UCYJoqMxWfnqqttRZa-qkeDQ
youtube.com/channel/UC1B9FfvVLRt8s6scUa79oag
https://m.youtube.com/user/saintdonoghue
https://m.youtube.com/user/saintdonoghue
Steve's video:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lGKKuhsEpA8
And the May month flaps its glad green leaves like wings,
Delicate-filmed as new-spun silk, will the neighbours say,
"He was a man who used to notice such things"?
If it be in the dusk when, like an eyelid's soundless blink,
The dewfall-hawk comes crossing the shades to alight
Upon the wind-warped upland thorn, a gazer may think,
"To him this must have been a familiar sight."
If I pass during some nocturnal blackness, mothy and warm,
When the hedgehog travels furtively over the lawn,
One may say, "He strove that such innocent creatures should come to no harm,
But he could do little for them; and now he is gone"?
If, when hearing that I have been stilled at last, they stand at the door,
Watching the full-starred heavens that winter sees,
Will this thought rise on those who will meet my face no more
"He was one who had an eye for such mysteries"?
And will any say when my bell of quittance is heard in the gloom,
And a crossing breeze cuts a pause in its outrollings,
Till they rise again, as they were a new bell's boom,
"He hears it not now, but used to notice such things"?
Steve's video:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SZkkjuNiM50
Midnight and moonlight and bright shining stars
Darkness and glory rejoicingly blending
Earth rising to heaven and heaven descending
Man's spirit away from its drear dungeon sending
Bursting the fetters and breaking the bars
All down the mountain sides wild forests lending
One mighty voice to the life-giving wind
Rivers their banks in their jubilee rending
Fast through the valleys a reckless course wending
Wider and deeper their waters extending
Leaving a desolate desert behind
Shining and lowering and swelling and dying
Changing forever from midnight to noon
Roaring like thunder like soft music sighing
Shadows on shadows advancing and flying
Lighning-bright flashes the deep gloom defying
Coming as swiftly and fading as soon
Steve's video:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nvAiKbQJQfI&t=1s
Steve's channel:
https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC1B9FfvVLRt8s6scUa79oag
Summer of Cozy Reading With Quaker Cats: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylxMP...
Matthew of Bottle Imp Books:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Vta0N6yWvFc
Prompts
1. Oldest book from your life that you still own.
2. First loved library book.
3. A book given to you.
4. A book recommended to you.
5. A buddy-read text
6. Book(s) introduced to in school
7. Genre fiction that inspires nostalgia
8. Literary work that inspires nostalgia
9. Spiritual Text that inspires nostalgia
10. Tag some readers!
Some extra questions added by Summer
1.Was there a book banned to you growing up?
2. When was the first time/ first book that you could feel was written by someone from a country different than your own?
3. Have you ever found anything in a book?
4. Do you have an upcoming read that inspires nostalgia?
I tag
Kelly of Books I'm Not Reading:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GVb6BqsAZ1Q
Tom of Tom LA Books:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lPiAiBboNHU&t=15s
youtu.be/SrcDOzgBqho
Knitting, Books, etc.'s video:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zLEvr3iGtTA&t=12s
TAG QUESTIONS:
1. What is something that you own way too many of, other than books?
2. What is something that you do for fun that’s not reading a book?
3. What is something special or important on your nightstand, that’s not a book?
4. What’s something that you buy at a bookstore other than books?
5. What’s a fun gift that you’ve received that wasn’t a book or a gift card for books?
6. What’s a YouTube channel that you watch, that’s not related to books?
7. Tag five BookTubers that you want to learn more about.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7vBxtM5lfro&t=3034s
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