The Way We Live Now Read-along Announcement Jordan Parsons 2021-09-13 | Join Steve Donoghue and myself for a read-along of Anthony Trollope's The Way We Live Now for #victoberSteve's channel:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OXntO6Up2Uk
The Get to Know Me in 25 Questions Tag Jordan Parsons 2022-08-16 | Tag created by Maza Book Tuber:youtube.com/watch?v=J1jXhc0MS0c&t=0sI was tagged by Micah Cummins:youtube.com/watch?v=hfLQh6D2x84&t=43sQuestions: 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 family8. 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 memory18. 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 peopleI tagDavid Wiley:youtube.com/user/wileydavid1Reading this Life:youtube.com/c/ReadingThisLife72
Bedes Ecclesiastical History of the English People Pt 1 Jordan Parsons 2022-08-08 | Steve's channel:youtube.com/user/saintdonoghue
Why Booktube Matters (But Not Very Much) Jordan Parsons 2022-08-06 | Paperback Junkie's video:youtube.com/watch?v=AJOxIovcaK0Bookish's video:youtube.com/watch?v=oogWYS3S5-wSteve Donoghue's response:youtube.com/watch?v=jGXlFAS5t_UBookish's response to the response:youtube.com/watch?v=m6Bi9batwqw&t=8s
The Venerable Bede Read Along Announcement Jordan Parsons 2022-08-02 | Steve's channel:youtube.com/user/saintdonoghue
Never Call Retreat, the Thrilling Conclusion! Who Will Win? Jordan Parsons 2022-07-30 | Steve's video:youtube.com/watch?v=04mYCOY1tAc
The Garbaugust Trashy Book Tag Jordan Parsons 2022-07-27 | Original tag created by CrimonOlly:youtube.com/watch?v=P8VpHapF8SE&t=446sI was tagged by Steve Donoghue:youtube.com/watch?v=zLM1dLy5hOY&t=149sThe 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
Penguin Classics That Dont Exist . . . But Should Jordan Parsons 2022-07-21 | Michael K. Vaughan's original video:youtube.com/watch?v=Eft-EvzQMd0&t=709s
Never Call Retreat Read-Along Announcement Jordan Parsons 2022-06-21 | Steve's announcement video:youtube.com/watch?v=MEaHqQp1qL4
Another Announcement Jordan Parsons 2022-06-16 | Check out the interview here:youtube.com/watch?v=2zgyir0xbFc&t=94s
Do We Even Need Books? Jordan Parsons 2022-06-15 | Michael K. Vaughan's video:youtube.com/watch?v=dQlMwuD-K_ASteve Donoghue's response:youtube.com/watch?v=HLLhNowVSgk
My Twenty Favorite Books Jordan Parsons 2022-05-19 | David's video: youtube.com/watch?v=WUM5c0kKyHAMy Twenty Favorite Books20. House of the Seven Gables19. One Hundred Years of Solitude 18. The Faerie Queen17. The Crossing16. Beloved15. Catch-2214. Gormenghast 13. Tess of the D'Urbervilles 12. The Brothers Karamazov 11. The Master and Margarita 10. The Left Hand of Darkness9. The Lord of the Rings 8. Orlando Furioso 7. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 6. Metamorphoses5. Mason & Dixon4. Little, Big3. Mrs. Dalloway2. Demons1. Wuthering Heights
The Canterbury Tales Book Tag Jordan Parsons 2022-03-12 | Original tag by A.J. Dunn:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jL2q...I was tagged by Tom:youtube.com/watch?v=AAriVgvuYxY&t=1548sPrompts: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
The Five Best Books I Read in 2021 Jordan Parsons 2022-01-01 | 1. Christianity: the First Three Thousand Years, by Diarmaid MacCulloch2. The Faerie Queene, by Edmund Spenser3. Son of the Morning Star, by Evan S. Connell 4. The Little Stranger, by Sarah Waters 5. Andersonville, by MacKinlay Cantor
Book Postscript Tag Jordan Parsons 2021-12-28 | This tag was created by Adam: youtube.com/channel/UC6oWvnoj1O9kq0Mz_DFeIewI was tagged by Kelly at Books I'm Not Reading:youtube.com/watch?v=QtrcClHZO-k&t=1sQuestions: 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:youtube.com/channel/UCYJoqMxWfnqqttRZa-qkeDQ
The Fab Four Tag Jordan Parsons 2021-12-26 | Tom's original video:youtube.com/watch?v=dhMwepFp9DQ1.“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
1001 Books Tag Jordan Parsons 2021-12-14 | Original tag by MsReads A lot: youtube.com/c/MsReadsAlotI was tagged by Knitting, Books, etc.: youtube.com/watch?v=HD1rDMCiCGY&t=1sPrompts1001 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
Thoughts on the New Testament Jordan Parsons 2021-12-07 | My video on the Old Testament:youtube.com/watch?v=yLAMaM01S6g
Booktubers I Love Tag Jordan Parsons 2021-12-03 | I was tagged by Books I'm Not Reading:youtube.com/watch?v=mrZvKik-Xa4&t=105sThe 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 backBooktubers mentioned:Books and Things:youtube.com/c/BooksandThingswithKatieFraser Simons- Springboard Thought:youtube.com/c/FraserSimonsDavid Wiley:youtube.com/user/wileydavid1Hufflepuff Discovery:youtube.com/channel/UCSbyQz-7rEMmvC2ZEhU78uwKnitting, Books, etc.:youtube.com/channel/UCsUr8yiR-I2sWvxyXWhA0jQTom LA Books:youtube.com/channel/UC1Se0davqIVb5KsQ1ruCZ_QLet's Talk Religion:youtube.com/c/LetsTalkReligionBottle Imp Books:youtube.com/channel/UCHTuYIr4YRbYMkR4fIWdQHQIf you're listed above, consider yourself tagged.
The Book Palate Tag Jordan Parsons 2021-11-30 | Original Tag from Fraser Simons: youtu.be/F7pmJyys9CsI was tagged by Jack:youtube.com/watch?v=A-uvbW4YrF8Prompts: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
Rats, Chapters 11-15 Jordan Parsons 2021-11-20 | Steve's channel:youtube.com/channel/UC1B9FfvVLRt8s6scUa79oag
End of the Year Book Tag Jordan Parsons 2021-11-17 | Ariel Bissett's original tag:youtube.com/watch?v=UddPv6ROQXk&t=33sKelly's video:youtube.com/watch?v=V4XD797rBXM&t=27sPrompts: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 tagBottle Imp Books:youtube.com/channel/UCHTuYIr4YRbYMkR4fIWdQHQ
A Tiny (and Godly) Book Haul Jordan Parsons 2021-11-16 | Everyone Who Reads It Must Converse:youtube.com/c/EveryoneWhoReadsitMustConverseThe Rambling Raconteur:youtube.com/channel/UCYJoqMxWfnqqttRZa-qkeDQ
Rats, Chapters 6-10 Jordan Parsons 2021-11-13 | Stave's channel:youtube.com/channel/UC1B9FfvVLRt8s6scUa79oag
Rats, Chapters 1-5 Jordan Parsons 2021-11-06 | Steve's channel:https://m.youtube.com/user/saintdonoghue
Rats Read-Along Announcement Jordan Parsons 2021-11-01 | Steve's channel:https://m.youtube.com/user/saintdonoghue
The Way We Live Now, Chapters LXXVI-C Jordan Parsons 2021-10-29 | In which Tony T-Lop gets sloppySteve's video:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lGKKuhsEpA8
Some Thoughts on a Thomas Hardy Poem Jordan Parsons 2021-10-27 | When the Present has latched its postern behind my tremulous stay,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 alightUpon 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"?
The Way We Live Now, Chapters LI-LXXV Jordan Parsons 2021-10-22 | In which Tony T-Lop begins to overstay his welcomeSteve's video:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SZkkjuNiM50
Some Thoughts on an Emily Bronte Poem Jordan Parsons 2021-10-18 | High waving heather 'neath stormy blasts bendingMidnight and moonlight and bright shining starsDarkness and glory rejoicingly blendingEarth rising to heaven and heaven descendingMan's spirit away from its drear dungeon sendingBursting the fetters and breaking the barsAll down the mountain sides wild forests lendingOne mighty voice to the life-giving windRivers their banks in their jubilee rendingFast through the valleys a reckless course wendingWider and deeper their waters extendingLeaving a desolate desert behindShining and lowering and swelling and dyingChanging forever from midnight to noonRoaring like thunder like soft music sighingShadows on shadows advancing and flyingLighning-bright flashes the deep gloom defyingComing as swiftly and fading as soon
The Way We Live Now, Chapters XXVI-L Jordan Parsons 2021-10-15 | In which I discuss my developing appreciation for Tony T-Lop's sprawling novelSteve's video:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nvAiKbQJQfI&t=1s
The Way We Live Now, Chapters I-XXV Jordan Parsons 2021-10-08 | My thoughts on the first quarter of Tony T-Lop's sprawling novelSteve's channel:https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC1B9FfvVLRt8s6scUa79oag
The Nostalgia Book Tag Jordan Parsons 2021-10-03 | Noah, Everyone Who Reads It Must Converse, original, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scFUW...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=Vta0N6yWvFcPrompts1. 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 text6. Book(s) introduced to in school7. Genre fiction that inspires nostalgia8. Literary work that inspires nostalgia9. Spiritual Text that inspires nostalgia10. 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 tagKelly of Books I'm Not Reading:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GVb6BqsAZ1QTom of Tom LA Books:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lPiAiBboNHU&t=15s
Your Answer Cant Be Books Tag Jordan Parsons 2021-09-25 | Book Buds' video:youtu.be/SrcDOzgBqhoKnitting, Books, etc.'s video:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zLEvr3iGtTA&t=12sTAG 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.
Ode to the West Wind Jordan Parsons 2021-09-22 | A terribly dull reading of Shelley's terribly vibrant poem, in honor of the first day of autumn.
Thoughts on Measure for Measure Jordan Parsons 2021-09-18 | Tom's discussion video:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7vBxtM5lfro&t=3034s#shaketember
