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Army of the Dead | A How to in Creative Hack Fraudery | Plots & Points Review Plots And Points 2021-05-27 | Zack Snyder continues his film-making devolution on a Netflix budget as he returns to the genre that made his name...and proves to us all that he doesn't understand what made it work to begin with in the over-long, horribly shot and poorly constructed Army of the Dead.
REVIEW | The Storm by Akeem Balogun | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2021-03-14 | What would you do when faced with a disaster? Touching on natural disasters and disasters of human nature, Akeem Balogun takes us on a ride along of the experiences of ordinary people dealing with extraordinary circumstances in his debut short story collection. AI bank accounts, endless superstorms, a high end resort that allows you to speak with the dead, it's all here and now I'm going to talk about it!
Rocky With Chessmen: Why I Loved The Queens Gambit | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2021-02-16 | Having weathered the trials of 2020 by hiding in a blanket cocoon the scruffy but loveable host of Plots & Points returns to give his opinions on Netflix smash hit The Queen's Gambit.______________________________________________________________For more content: Check out the blog: www.plotsandpoints.wordpress.comJoin the Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/30952434-plots-and-pointsFollow the Twitter: @plotsandpoints
The Basic Eight by Daniel Handler | Spoiler Free Review Plots And Points 2020-05-31 | A heinous crime is performed by an unlikely group of teenagers and the worst of the bunch is ready to tell us her story from the safety of her prison cell. The Basic Eight is an adult fiction novel from Daniel Handler, better known as Lemony Snicket, the creator of the Series of UNfortunate Events. It features whimsical satire, darkly comic scenarios and more than a little over the top pretentiousness. Watch the video for the full thoughts!______________________________________________________________For more content: Check out the blog: www.plotsandpoints.wordpress.comJoin the Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/30952434-plots-and-pointsFollow the Twitter: @plotsandpoints
Plots & Points: Legitimate Book Boy (Trailer) Plots And Points 2020-05-24 | In a world of ancient tomes and eighth grade book reports only a true hero can rise up and rescue the world from the perils of the literary canon. This is not that hero.______________________________________________________________For more content: Check out the blog: www.plotsandpoints.wordpress.comJoin the Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/30952434-plots-and-pointsFollow the Twitter: @plotsandpointsEmail for Business: plotsandpoints@gmail.com
Last Argument of Kings | Review and FULL Discussion | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2020-03-23 | What is the price of everything you ever wanted, and will you be truly happy with the results once you've paid it? Welcome to my full on spoiler-filled breakdown of Joe Abercrombie's fantastic conclusion to the First Law trilogy.______________________________________________________________For more content: Check out the blog: www.plotsandpoints.wordpress.comJoin the Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/30952434-plots-and-pointsFollow the Twitter: @plotsandpoints
Endgame by Daniel Cole | Spoiler - Free Review | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2020-03-20 | On reflection this is less of an actual review of Endgame (no, not that one) and more of an 8 minute long gush about why I love Fawkes & Baxter so much. Do your best to enjoy it anyway!______________________________________________________________For more content: Check out the blog: www.plotsandpoints.wordpress.comJoin the Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/30952434-plots-and-pointsFollow the Twitter: @plotsandpoints
Before They Are Hanged | Review and Discussion | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2020-03-08 | Welcome to the middle book of Joe Abercrombie's First Law Trilogy; Before They Are Hanged. Will it sink into the mires of middle-book hell or will it surprise us all by being a fantastic continuation of the perfect baseline that was The Blade Itself? It's the latter, obviously.
Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel | Spoiler-Free Review | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2020-03-01 | What would you hold on to when everything falls apart? That's the question the fabulous Emily St John Mandel challenges us with in the superb Station Eleven. Leave your thoughts on it below!______________________________________________________________For more content: Check out the blog: www.plotsandpoints.wordpress.comJoin the Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/30952434-plots-and-pointsFollow the Twitter: @plotsandpoints
The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie | Spoiler-Free Review | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2020-02-23 | Trouble is brewing in The Union but all of these self absorbed, conceited bastards are too blind to see it. Good thing I'm here to tell you what I thought of Joe Abercrombie's The Blade Itslef.______________________________________________________________For more content: Check out the blog: www.plotsandpoints.wordpress.comJoin the Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/30952434-plots-and-pointsFollow the Twitter: @plotsandpoints
Of Brutal Bastards and Bloody Reputations | The Blade Itself | Discussion | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2020-02-23 | This is a full-spoiler discussion of The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie. I take a look at the various characters introduced in the first book of The First Law trilogy and explore the way that the idea of reputation shapes and defines their lives and interactions.______________________________________________________________For more content: Check out the blog: www.plotsandpoints.wordpress.comJoin the Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/30952434-plots-and-pointsFollow the Twitter: @plotsandpoints
Exhalation | by Ted Chiang | Spoiler-Free Review | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2020-02-16 | Let's all let out a deep breath (that we never knew we were holding!) as we take a look at the latest collection of short stories from speculative fiction genius Ted Chiang!______________________________________________________________For more content: Check out the blog: www.plotsandpoints.wordpress.comJoin the Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/30952434-plots-and-pointsFollow the Twitter: @plotsandpoints
Assassins Apprentice by Robin Hobb | Spoiler-Free Review | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2019-11-18 | Let's go back to a time when fantasy didn't have to also be grimdark.______________________________________________________________For more content: Check out the blog: www.plotsandpoints.wordpress.comJoin the Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/30952434-plots-and-pointsFollow the Twitter: @plotsandpoints
Resident Evil 2: Remake Part 7- Finale (Claire A) | Lets Play | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2019-09-28 | Part 7, the grand finale: Claire makes her last desperate escape to survive against the legion of the dead and MY incompetent gameplay. GOOD LUCK.
Resident Evil 2: Remake Part 6 (Claire A) | Lets Play | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2019-09-21 | Part 6: The home stretch is in sight as we go 1v1 with aggressive eye infections made flesh.
Resident Evil 2: Remake Part 5 (Claire A) | Lets Play | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2019-09-14 | Part 5: This episode was directed by James Cameron (or the creature that stole James Cameron's best ideas)
Resident Evil 2: Remake Part 4 (Claire A) | Lets Play | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2019-09-07 | Part 4: It turns out that it isn't just the police station that caught Escape Room fever, the whole town's in on it, even the (alleged!) diddlers!
Cult X by Fuminori Nakamura | Spoiler-Free Review | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2019-09-01 | Twisted desires, perverted ideologies and a guessing game as to what kind of Cult are we looking at here? All this and more on our slippery slide into the dark world of Cult X.
Resident Evil 2: Remake (Claire A) Part 3 | Lets Play | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2019-08-31 | Part 3: Not even the zombie apocalypse is enough to keep the gentlesirs away from M'Lady. But is Mr. X a true gentleman or just another internet troll.
The Will to Battle by Ada Palmer | Spoiler-Free Review | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2019-08-25 | Our third and penultimate trip to the unified and rapidly fracturing world of Ada Palmer's expertly crafted political sci-fi epic, Terra Ignota. Does it keep the ball rolling? Yes, in the very best way.
Resident Evil 2 (Claire A): Remake Part 2 | Lets Play | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2019-08-24 | Part 2: We get even further down with the sickness as we continue our cosy visit to the RPD
Use of Weapons by Iain M Banks | Spoiler-Free Review | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2019-08-18 | Welcome back to The Culture, agent. Come with me on more or less a do-over of Consider Phlebus that actually sticks the landing!
Resident Evil 2: Remake (Claire A) Part 1 | Lets Play | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2019-08-18 | Time for an experiment... not with a highly dangerous zombie virus, but with totally exciting gameplay content. New episodes drop every Sunday!
Monkey by Arthur Waley and Wu Ch-Eng En | Spoiler-Free Review | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2019-08-12 | Join me as we take a Journey to the West! Will we find enlightenment, excitement and action in the pages of Arthur Waley's treatment of this legendary Chinese classic or will it be an ABRIDGEment to far!? (HAWHAW!)
Lets Hunt a Rock Boi | Witcher 3 Test Footage | Plots&Points Plots And Points 2019-07-29 | Join me on an adventure... not the hunt for the silly rock monster, the adventure to see if I can actually deliver some sort of gaming content.
Adaptations Cant Hurt You | Discussion | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2019-07-21 | Let's sit down and have a little chat about the nature of adaptations, why do we get so riled up about them and how they CAN'T HURT YOU, YOU ARE SAFE!______________________________________________________________For more content: Check out the blog: www.plotsandpoints.wordpress.comJoin the Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/30952434-plots-and-pointsFollow the Twitter: @plotsandpoints
Have My Thoughts on Netflix Witcher Changed? | Trailer Discussion | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2019-07-20 | Verily I say unto you, the era of the sword and axe is nigh, the era of the wolf's blizzard. The Time of the White Chill and the White Light is nigh, the Time of Madness and the Time of Contempt: Tedd Deireádh, the Time of End. The world will die amidst frost and be reborn with the new sun. It will be reborn of Elder Blood, of Hen Ichaer, of the seed that has been sown. A seed which will not sprout but burst into flame.Ess'tuath esse! Thus it shall be! Watch for the signs! It's here folks, the first clips of the Netflix adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski's Witcher Saga. So let's talk about it.The Trailer!: youtube.com/watch?v=cSqi-8kAMmM
Daisy Jones & The Six | Spoiler- Free Review | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2019-06-10 | Sex, Drugs & Rock and Roll is the everyday experience for Daisy Jones & The Six as they take the sunset strip of the 1970s by storm. This is the story of the rise and fall of a fictional rockband that will probably have you tapping your feet to stupid pretend music that isn't even real. ______________________________________________________________For more content: Check out the blog: www.plotsandpoints.wordpress.comJoin the Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/30952434-plots-and-pointsFollow the Twitter: @plotsandpoints
The Booktube Real Talk Tag | Plots & Points | Tag Plots And Points 2019-06-05 | I was tagged by Scott @ The Book Invasion (youtube.com/watch?v=2pq8ntGlFYw) to do the Booktube Real Talk Tag, created by Alyssa J! (youtube.com/watch?v=AuIil5h-vKk) Is this an 800 subscriber celebration? Is it an excuse for me to natter on about whatever? Am I avoiding book reviews? HAS PLOTS & POINTS LOST HIS TOUCH!? You be the judge.** Plots & Points does not endorse smoking, no matter how edgy it can make your thumbnails **---- Questions ------1. What's something nobody told you about booktube before you started your channel?2. What is your opinion on “typical” booktube videos? (wrap-up’s, TBR’s, hauls, etc.)3. What is an assumption you had about booktube before you joined? Was it proven to be correct, or not?4. What is something you’ve done that has actually helped you grow your audience?5. What is a common mistake you see new booktubers making, or one that you made?6. What are your thoughts on working with publishers and sponsorships?7. Do you think booktube is dying?
CultureCast 1: Consider Phlebas and The Player of Games | Plots & Points | Podcast Plots And Points 2019-03-30 | Join Lyall and I as we do a deep dive into the first two books in Iain M. Banks' fascinating Culture series. This episode covers the first two books in the Culture Series, Consider Phlebas and the Player of Games. Do not doubt your eyes, this is audio only so feel free to tab to something else.______________________________________________________________For more content: Check out the blog: www.plotsandpoints.wordpress.comJoin the Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/30952434-plots-and-pointsFollow the Twitter: @plotsandpoints
Peace and Turmoil | Spoiler-Free Review | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2019-03-24 | Join me for another stroll down self-published street (or Indie author avenue?) as we look at what went on with Peace and Turmoil, the debut novel from fellow booktuber Elliot Brooks______________________________________________________________For more content: Check out the blog: www.plotsandpoints.wordpress.comJoin the Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/30952434-plots-and-pointsFollow the Twitter: @plotsandpoints
Blood of Elves | Discussion Part 3 | The Scoiatael and the cycle of violence | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2019-03-04 | The third and final part of my thorough look at Blood of Elves! What did you think about the Scoia'tael and their role in Ciri's development?______________________________________________________________For more content: Check out the blog: www.plotsandpoints.wordpress.comJoin the Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/30952434-plots-and-pointsFollow the Twitter: @plotsandpoints
Blood of Elves | Discussion Part 2: Ciri & Geralt | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2019-03-04 | ______________________________________________________________For more content: Check out the blog: www.plotsandpoints.wordpress.comJoin the Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/30952434-plots-and-pointsFollow the Twitter: @plotsandpoints
Blood of Elves | Discussion Part 1: Plot and Generalities | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2019-03-04 | Part 1 of 3! Share some of your favourite moments from Blood of Elves!______________________________________________________________For more content: Check out the blog: www.plotsandpoints.wordpress.comJoin the Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/30952434-plots-and-pointsFollow the Twitter: @plotsandpoints
Advice for Getting into Sci-Fi and Fantasy | Discussion | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2019-02-27 | Somebody actually asked me for some advice. I, being me, decided to answer a totally different but similar question because I don't know what I'm doing any more!______________________________________________________________For more content: Check out the blog: www.plotsandpoints.wordpress.comJoin the Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/30952434-plots-and-pointsFollow the Twitter: @plotsandpoints
A Game of Thrones by George R R Martin | Review | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2019-02-24 | Be careful lord reader, for the books are dank and full of memes. ______________________________________________________________For more content: Check out the blog: www.plotsandpoints.wordpress.comJoin the Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/30952434-plots-and-pointsFollow the Twitter: @plotsandpoints
Consider Phlebas & The Importance of Character | Review | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2019-02-18 | Part review, part discussion of storycraft, all totally off the cuff... You didn't think this channel would actually get better in 2019 did you!?The first Witcher Livechat for 'The Last Wish': youtube.com/watch?v=sJtoMWPr5LY______________________________________________________________For more content: Check out the blog: www.plotsandpoints.wordpress.comJoin the Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/30952434-plots-and-pointsFollow the Twitter: @plotsandpoints
The Witcher Readalong 2019 | Announcement and Reading Order | Plots & Points & The Book Armada Plots And Points 2019-01-05 | I have teamed up with Celise from The Book Armada to bring you an... alternative Witcher readalong for 2019 so you can get up to speed before Netflix gets their grubby mitts on it! Our reading order is different from the publication order and is as follows;The Last WishBlood of ElvesTime of ContemptSeason of StormsBaptism of FireTower of The SwallowSword of DestinyLady of the LakeMake sure you subscribe to Celise (youtube.com/channel/UC4e66Ip6k5rK-B8cvUCX9KQ) and me... obviously...______________________________________________________________For more content: Check out the blog: www.plotsandpoints.wordpress.comJoin the Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/30952434-plots-and-pointsFollow the Twitter: @plotsandpoints
The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu | Quick Thoughts | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2018-12-30 | All men live by the grace of kings. When the king of Xana makes good on his plans to unite the islands of Dara under his reign and becomes emperor two men begin their journey into legend, and must face eachother in the process. ______________________________________________________________For more content: Check out the blog: www.plotsandpoints.wordpress.comJoin the Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/30952434-plots-and-pointsFollow the Twitter: @plotsandpointsNow on instagram!: @plots_and_points
Seven Surrenders by Ada Palmer | Quick Thoughts | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2018-12-17 | Conspiracy, murder, secret societies, politics, Philosophy, Religion, and the future of utopia are all thrown in to a combustible pot in this superb sequel to Ada Palmer's Too Like the Lightning
Vengeful by V.E. Schwab | Quick Thoughts | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2018-12-16 | What tastes better than revenge? A bloody good sequel that's what
The Road by Cormac McCarthy | Quick Thoughts | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2018-12-15 | In the burned remains of America a man and a boy wander in search of...something. There is no more past, there is slim hope of a future, there is only The Road
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller | Quick Thoughts | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2018-12-14 | If you want to work here you must be crazy, and if you are crazy you can't work here. If you don't want to work here that proves you aren't crazy so saddle up cowboy because you're working here after all...Is World War 2 actually the modern NHS?
Men Without Women by Haruki Murukami | Quick Thoughts | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2018-12-13 | Murukami takes us on a journey through the minds of men that can't handle life without women in it... Ok then...
Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories by H.P. Lovecraft | Quick Thoughts | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2018-12-12 | What are my thoughts on the so called MASTER OF HORROR!? Well those of you who passed a basic comprehension exam can probably tell that they aren't great...______________________________________________________________For more content: Check out the blog: www.plotsandpoints.wordpress.comJoin the Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/30952434-plots-and-pointsFollow the Twitter: @plotsandpoints
Pines by Blake Crouch | Spoiler-Free Review | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2018-11-27 | When popular high-school student Laura Palmer is murdered an eccentric FBI Agent named Dale Coo.... hang on this isn't Twin Peaks, this is mediocre fanfiction... ______________________________________________________________For more content: Check out the blog: www.plotsandpoints.wordpress.comJoin the Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/30952434-plots-and-pointsFollow the Twitter: @plotsandpoints
Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager | Spoiler-Free Review | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2018-10-30 | The bitchy one, the sporty one, the one what is a normal human and criticized for it and the main one all share a memorable summer camp experience. Three of them go missing and one of them is traumatized by it! 15 years later the main one goes back to camp with the nerdy one, the other nerdy one and a brand new bitchy one who is also a bit nerdy to figure out what happened before! They are joined by some other ones otherwise there wouldn't even be a mystery. Is all of this true? Find out in my review for Last Time I LIed by Riley Sager.______________________________________________________________For more content: Check out the blog: www.plotsandpoints.wordpress.comJoin the Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/30952434-plots-and-pointsFollow the Twitter: @plotsandpoints
Ill Be Gone In The Dark by Michelle McNamara | Spoiler-Free Review | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2018-10-21 | A serial killer investigation spanning 40 years and wrecking the lives of dozens, if not hundreds of victims and the human story of a group of people determined to bring the mad man to justice. This is I'll Be Gone In The Dark. ______________________________________________________________For more content: Check out the blog: www.plotsandpoints.wordpress.comJoin the Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/30952434-plots-and-pointsFollow the Twitter: @plotsandpoints
Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel | Spoiler-Free Review | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2018-10-15 | A mysterious hand buried in the ground. A brash pilot with an authority problem. A shadowy agent pulling the strings and the threat of an ancient alien civilization more powerful than we can comprehend. All this and more comes together in Sleeping Giants.______________________________________________________________For more content: Check out the blog: www.plotsandpoints.wordpress.comJoin the Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/30952434-plots-and-pointsFollow the Twitter: @plotsandpoints
The State of the Art by Iain M. Banks | Spoiler-Free Review | Plots & Points Plots And Points 2018-09-30 | Earth becomes a dumping ground for alien junk, a man walks across a desolate planet in an argumentative space-suit, a covert alien research team debates on the future of the planet. All of this and more are present and accounted for in this lovely little connection of Sci-Fi shorts by master of the craft Iain M. Banks.______________________________________________________________For more content: Check out the blog: www.plotsandpoints.wordpress.comJoin the Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/30952434-plots-and-pointsFollow the Twitter: @plotsandpoints
