Pessimistic May Wrap up, Optimistic June TBR + Book on Book of the Year WatchJake Bishop2024-06-06 | Condolences to the De Lint family and friends. Best wishes to Brian Lee Durfee
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So I conquered Alex Nieves discord, and i'm putting the link down here so people can join, but not telling anyone about it so not too many people join: discord.gg/5GP9ztuzc8
Intro music: Music is by Budapest BluesBoy http://ccmixter.org/files/hepepe/25027 the music is is Creative Commons licensed for commercial useWhy Most Books You Read Should Be At Least 4 Stars(And Why Ratings Generally Are Useful)Jake Bishop2024-09-24 | This was way too much work for a video that I almost scraped because I felt it lacked direction, but whatever.
So I conquered Alex Nieves discord, and i'm putting the link down here so people can join, but not telling anyone about it so not too many people join discord.gg/5GP9ztuzc8
Intro music: Music is by Budapest BluesBoy http://ccmixter.org/files/hepepe/25027 the music is is Creative Commons licensed for commercial useRest of 2024 TBR To Keep Myself AccountableJake Bishop2024-09-14 | Just making this so I will feel guilty in 2025 if it turns out I was lying
Intro music: Music is by Budapest BluesBoy http://ccmixter.org/files/hepepe/25027 the music is is Creative Commons licensed for commercial useAug 2024 Wrap up Which Is Basically a Review Of The Darkness That Comes BeforeJake Bishop2024-09-04 | Also finished Terra Ignota but I figure if y'all want to hear about Terra Ignota you can go watch like.....my Terra Ignota video.
Bakker gets a way with a lot by being really good at writing.
Intro music: Music is by Budapest BluesBoy http://ccmixter.org/files/hepepe/25027 the music is is Creative Commons licensed for commercial useTerra Ignota by Ada Palmer Review(Too Like the Lightning)Jake Bishop2024-08-22 | Ada Palmer does whatever the hell she wants.
Intro music: Music is by Budapest BluesBoy http://ccmixter.org/files/hepepe/25027 the music is is Creative Commons licensed for commercial useJuly 2024 Wrap Up || Sometimes Maybe Good, Sometimes Maybe...Jake Bishop2024-08-06 | If you have seen the gif you know how the title ends
Might have a new favorite Sci Fi novel though, and the book of the year race is heating up. My goodreads : goodreads.com/truthless_of_shinovar
Intro music: Music is by Budapest BluesBoy http://ccmixter.org/files/hepepe/25027 the music is is Creative Commons licensed for commercial useBookshelf Tour/Living With a CatJake Bishop2024-07-14 | I finally did this video. Also this is what it is like to live with Vin, just like, all the time
Intro music: Music is by Budapest BluesBoy http://ccmixter.org/files/hepepe/25027 the music is is Creative Commons licensed for commercial useA Clash of Kings Reread & Watchers of the Wall Rewatch W/ Fantasy Awash and Read by KyleJake Bishop2024-07-10 | Maximum spoilers for all ASOIAF related thingsJune 2024 Wrap Up in Which I Find The Most Underrated Book I have Ever ReadJake Bishop2024-07-07 | Pretty pretty pretty good month
Intro music: Music is by Budapest BluesBoy http://ccmixter.org/files/hepepe/25027 the music is is Creative Commons licensed for commercial useShip of Magic by Robin Hobb Chapter 32 Spotlight(Spoilers!)Jake Bishop2024-06-24 | Definitely the video you all asked for. Chapter 32 of Ship of Magic. Not a particularly iconic chapter, but one of my favorites in one of my favorite books.
Also hey it's the old background, i'm sure we will see lots of it in the future.
Intro music: Music is by Budapest BluesBoy http://ccmixter.org/files/hepepe/25027 the music is is Creative Commons licensed for commercial useChaotically Tier Ranking Every Fantasy/Sci Fi Series I Have Started (91 series)Jake Bishop2024-05-12 | This be a long video. One that has been on the list to make for a very long time.
Intro music: Music is by Budapest BluesBoy http://ccmixter.org/files/hepepe/25027 the music is is Creative Commons licensed for commercial useApril 2024 Reading Wrap upJake Bishop2024-05-06 | Well I guess first 12 days of April wrap up. Vorkosigan go brrr.
@SheWasOnlyEvie don't watch this video past where I stop talking about Vorkosigan, but I shall save you the pain and just ask in the description, do you want me fancy edition of The Illiad. I show it in the video....maybe just look at that part with me muted
Intro music: Music is by Budapest BluesBoy http://ccmixter.org/files/hepepe/25027 the music is is Creative Commons licensed for commercial useI Read Nine Vorkosigan Saga Books in 11 Days, And You Should TooJake Bishop2024-04-29 | No editing, no plan, just a ramble. Hopefully it makes more people put this on their radar.
Intro music: Music is by Budapest BluesBoy http://ccmixter.org/files/hepepe/25027 the music is is Creative Commons licensed for commercial useMarch 2024 Reading Wrap Up ( Banks, Tolkien, Herbert, Abraham, Bujold, and Ruocchio)Jake Bishop2024-04-13 | People keep asking me if i'm back, and I haven't really had an answer, but yeah. I'm thinking i'm back!
Intro music: Music is by Budapest BluesBoy http://ccmixter.org/files/hepepe/25027 the music is is Creative Commons licensed for commercial useFebruary Reading Wrap UpJake Bishop2024-03-16 | Here are the books I read in February of 2023, it was an incredibly consistent month in which I was happy with the amount of books I read.
Intro music: Music is by Budapest BluesBoy http://ccmixter.org/files/hepepe/25027 the music is is Creative Commons licensed for commercial useJim Butcher Interview | Dresden & Alera & Cinder SpiresJake Bishop2024-02-26 | Just a completely normal video for me. Would like to thank Jim so much for coming on the channel, this is my first author interview and is basically my dream author to get on the channel(well one of them). He was great to have on.
See the following times for spoiler navigation
0:00 start spoiler free 10:04 mild Codex Alera spoilers 11:04 spoiler free again 40:33 Dresden spoilers 1:06:56 Olympian Affair and Dresden spoilers 108:18 Alera and Dresden spoilers 1:10:02 No spoilers until the end
Intro music: Music is by Budapest BluesBoy http://ccmixter.org/files/hepepe/25027 the music is is Creative Commons licensed for commercial useReading Plans For 2024 || Five Star Predictions || Bakker, McCarthy, Palmer, and MoreJake Bishop2024-02-07 | So my thumbnail for my last version of this said it was very optimistic, well 2023 in terms of my reading was a year for pessimism, so this time I have what is hopefully realistic plans. All the books I own that I may read sorted by how likely it is I read them, from ones that are locks, to books that are much more likely to be donated.
Also please, if you recognize that edition of Unfished Tales tell me if that is the right Children of Hurin
Intro music: Music is by Budapest BluesBoy http://ccmixter.org/files/hepepe/25027 the music is is Creative Commons licensed for commercial useJan 2024 Reading Wrap UpJake Bishop2024-02-03 | Ya, what's up I upload these regularly, subscribe for more consistent content, and high production values......
Intro music: Music is by Budapest BluesBoy http://ccmixter.org/files/hepepe/25027 the music is is Creative Commons licensed for commercial useTop 10 Favorite Completed Series As Of 2023(#4-1 + Honorable Mentions)Jake Bishop2024-01-21 | Honestly surprised I didn't procrastinate this for another 6 months
Intro music: Music is by Budapest BluesBoy http://ccmixter.org/files/hepepe/25027 the music is is Creative Commons licensed for commercial useTOP 10 Favorite Completed Book Series 2023 edition (Part 1)Jake Bishop2024-01-07 | This has been in the works for a while, I was going to do this yearly but I found that in 1 year the list didn't change enough, but now it has been 2 and a half years and it is time to update it.
Couldn't fit them all in 1 video sadly, part 2 will come out some day. Let me know what you think.
Intro music: Music is by Budapest BluesBoy http://ccmixter.org/files/hepepe/25027 the music is is Creative Commons licensed for commercial useTop 10 Favorite Novels I Read in 2023 || Fantasy/Sci fi/Historical Fiction/ContemporaryJake Bishop2024-01-01 | Despite my brain being washed up and slower, and doing a ton of rereads I still read a ton of fantastic novels in 2023, here are a bunch of them.
0:00 start 1:30 10 3:38 9 5:12 8 (I say seven because brain no work) 8:40 7 10:39 6 12:38 5 14:45 4 17:03 3 19:37 2 21:53 Honorable Mentions 26:09 Book of the Year
Intro music: Music is by Budapest BluesBoy http://ccmixter.org/files/hepepe/25027 the music is is Creative Commons licensed for commercial useA Spoiler Discussion Under Heaven ft Bookborn, Read by Kyle, Red Fury Books, and Sarah ReadsJake Bishop2023-12-12 | I have assembled this crack team to discuss, and analyze Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay. Here is a link to all their channels, make sure to subscribe as long as they only say positive things about books I like.....
Josh from Red Fury Books: youtube.com/@RedFuryBooks Bookborn: youtube.com/@Bookborn Read by Kyle: youtube.com/@readbykyle3082 Sarah Reads: youtube.com/@TheBookCureHas It Gotten Better Or Worse Over TimeJake Bishop2023-11-22 | Some series age like a fine wine. Some series age like milk. Most have stayed around the same. Let's go over them, so you can disagree with me in the comments, or tell me that I missed up recording and for the last 5 minutes you can't see the book to the far right. It's Master of Djinn BTW, that is the book you can't see.
Intro music: Music is by Budapest BluesBoy http://ccmixter.org/files/hepepe/25027 the music is is Creative Commons licensed for commercial useWhat Every Author Does Better Than Every Other Author(L-R) The Penultimate EpisodeJake Bishop2023-10-14 | Did I forget I recorded this like a month ago? Maybe. Am I sure you will all forgive me because you're the best? Definitely
Intro music: Music is by Budapest BluesBoy http://ccmixter.org/files/hepepe/25027 the music is is Creative Commons licensed for commercial useI Finally Reread A Game Of Thones And Kyle Is About To Learn If I Liked It More This TimeJake Bishop2023-09-06 | So that took a while. It have finally reread A Game of Thrones, a book I vaguely remembered liking, but I was very muddy on the details, so I have reread it and I have many thoughts which Kyle is about to see.My Top 5 Favorite On Going Sci fi/Fantasy Book SeriesJake Bishop2023-07-31 | This video is a great excuse for me to turn my top 10 into a top 15, as I go through my favorite incomplete series. Because I just don't agree with waiting for series to be done. Let me know what you think of my choices.
Cinematic Background | Cinema by Alex-Productions | youtu.be/lmD8GWXpjlo Music promoted by http://onsound.eu/ Epic Cinematic | Last Hero by Alex-Productions | youtu.be/8CVQEBDJGeA Music promoted by http://onsound.eu/
Intro music: Music is by Budapest BluesBoy http://ccmixter.org/files/hepepe/25027 the music is is Creative Commons licensed for commercial useShamans Crossing by Robin Hobb Is a Complete and Utter Mess...But I Still Love It.Jake Bishop2023-07-10 | What is even going on, how did this not suck. If anyone else tried to write this it would suck.
Intro music: Music is by Budapest BluesBoy http://ccmixter.org/files/hepepe/25027 the music is is Creative Commons licensed for commercial useNo @Bookborn , This is How You Trigger Fantasy FandomsJake Bishop2023-06-18 | These hurt me to say more than they will hurt you to hear.
Intro music: Music is by Budapest BluesBoy http://ccmixter.org/files/hepepe/25027 the music is is Creative Commons licensed for commercial useWhat Makes Chapter 3 of Sailing to Sarantium Brilliant | Chapter Deep Dive (Spoilers....kinda)Jake Bishop2023-04-26 | Spoilers for ch3 of Sailing to Sarantium. If you don't care about chapter 3 being spoiled feel free to watch. I do not spoil anything further into the book. If you want to go in blind, then do not watch this video.
So I am rereading Sailing to Sarantium, and just wanted to try a spoiler video about a chapter. I generally struggle with spoiler reviews of entire books, as I feel to discuss everything that to me made it good or bad would take well....Hours, and I can't remember all of that, so I feel for me to do a spoiler review of an entire novel well I would have to write a 15 page script, and well....i'm not doing that.
I do want to try doing it for chapters though. If you guys like it I may try doing a script for one. I like doing this for a chapter that I think in execution is completely brilliant, but isn't one of the flashier chapters of the novel.
Intro music: Music is by Budapest BluesBoy http://ccmixter.org/files/hepepe/25027 the music is is Creative Commons licensed for commercial useSci Fi Fantasy Authors Prose Ranked by Quality, and ComplexityJake Bishop2023-04-10 | I'm sure none of this will get any strong disagreement.
The basis for the ranking is vibes, and my emotions
Intro music: Music is by Budapest BluesBoy http://ccmixter.org/files/hepepe/25027 the music is is Creative Commons licensed for commercial useThe Canadian Book Box Video Where I Dont Really Know Whats Going OnJake Bishop2023-03-25 | It is book box time. So uh....I got a box with books, and then I took some, and put some back, and sent it on it's way.
I was the person who coasted on this group project
Intro music: Music is by Budapest BluesBoy http://ccmixter.org/files/hepepe/25027 the music is is Creative Commons licensed for commercial useFour Fantasy Series That Would Make The Best Adaptation (According To Me)Jake Bishop2023-03-25 | Just because a book series is good, does not mean I think it would make a great adaptation. Here I go through the 4 series that I think would make the best possible adaptation. There are probably about 30 series I would be ecstatic to see an adaptation for, but after these four I found it very hard to order them, so I cut of the line here.
One of these will happen. Hopefully all four will. Let me know what your dream adaptation is if you didn't have to worry about the series being popular enough to get one. And a adaptation you think is possible to happen that you would be most excited for.
Intro music: Music is by Budapest BluesBoy http://ccmixter.org/files/hepepe/25027 the music is is Creative Commons licensed for commercial useSlump wrap up Nov 2022-Feb 2023 | Oops im bad at thisJake Bishop2023-03-09 | Lets not do this again
Intro music: Music is by Budapest BluesBoy http://ccmixter.org/files/hepepe/25027 the music is is Creative Commons licensed for commercial useThe Dandelion Dynasty By Ken Liu | The Masterpiece Which is Hard to Recommend | Spoiler FreeJake Bishop2023-02-11 | This series was an absolute ride. Here, I will talk about what makes it amazing, but also how each book is quite different from each other, making it hard to be sure who will like it. For almost anyone I think of I can think of some things I could see them disliking, and many things I could see them loving. Ultimately though, it is one of the best series I have ever read.
I put the dramatic reading at the end because it was too long.
I will try and get back to making more videos, in a bit of a slump.
Intro music: Music is by Budapest BluesBoy http://ccmixter.org/files/hepepe/25027 the music is is Creative Commons licensed for commercial useSpeaking Bones by Ken Liu Spoilers W/Read By Kyle He Got Me To Read This, Now I Think He Is A HaterJake Bishop2023-01-17 | The read along is over, and for my final guest we have the legendary Read By Kyle. The man who is actually not a hater, and also loves Speaking Bones, but is a hater for the first half of Speaking Bones. This man sent me my copy of Grace of Kings, and paid an unreasonable amount for shipping, and is the reason this read along happened, so check out his channel, for sporadic wrap ups where makes me look like a slow reader.
Here he is talking to someone else about Speaking Bones, but they are probably a less knowledgeable guest than I am: youtube.com/watch?v=Csgen2IObVA
Oh ya, the name of the guest in that one is Ken Liu.Reading Plans for 2023Jake Bishop2023-01-09 | Things I forgot but are also on my radar: The Kharkanas Trilogy by Steven Erikson A Man Called Ove by Frederick Backman Matthew Corbett by Robert McCammon
Let's see how we do this year for my reading plans. Obviously I won't be able to get to all of these, and some things that aren't on my radar will sneak in.
Booktubers I mentioned are: @PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy For his new books coming out in 2023 @TheLibraryofAllenxandria Due to many mentions of books partly here because of him. @SheWasOnlyEvie Because of The Spear Cuts Through Water and @thelibraryladder due to his review of Heroes Die @madisongoodyear5040 @BaldBookTuber and @derrisreaditbefore for the Soldiers Son read along
Intro music: Music is by Budapest BluesBoy http://ccmixter.org/files/hepepe/25027 the music is is Creative Commons licensed for commercial useTop 10 Favorite Books of 2022Jake Bishop2023-01-02 | And now we get to the more fun list to end the year. Another year chock full of brilliant novels. This time I didn't read any Robin Hobb novels, which was nice for everyone else as they had a chance.
0:00 start 2:43 Number 10 4:11 Number 9 8:14 Number 8 10:22 Number 7 12:57 Number 6 15:39 Number 5 19:32 Number 4 22:25 Number 3 25:28 Number 2 31:15 Honorable mentions 35:24 Number 1
Intro music: Music is by Budapest BluesBoy http://ccmixter.org/files/hepepe/25027 the music is is Creative Commons licensed for commercial useVeiled Throne Spoiler Talk with Bookborn | Dandelion Dynasty Book ThreeJake Bishop2022-12-09 | This stream will contain Nuclear spoilers for Veiled Throne by Ken Liu, the third book in the Dandelion Dynasty. No Speaking Bones spoilers.
Another month, another Dandelion discussion. For our third book we have Veiled Throne, that I was warned is kind of half a book, but you know what, it was a damn good half a book. I am here with Bookborn to talk more about it.
If somehow you know my channel, and not Bookborns you can find it here: youtube.com/@BookbornWhat Every Author Does Best (D-K) Because Everyone Is The Best At SomethingJake Bishop2022-12-08 | Lets continue this series, we have some brilliant authors in this group, and some where it was a little hard to think of something.
Intro music: Music is by Budapest BluesBoy http://ccmixter.org/files/hepepe/25027 the music is is Creative Commons licensed for commercial useThe Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold | I Was Told This Is HobbesqueJake Bishop2022-11-22 | It is kind of Hobbesque, but I do have to say, is a lot tighter, because this is one of the tightest novels I have ever read. Thanks to everyone who told me this novel is good, cause it definitely is. It fits right into the category of a lot of my favorite series. Where it is clearly an adult fantasy novel, but also it is definitely not grimdark. Yay for hope.
Intro music: Music is by Budapest BluesBoy http://ccmixter.org/files/hepepe/25027 the music is is Creative Commons licensed for commercial useOctober Wrap Up in Which Almost Everything Gets 5 StarsJake Bishop2022-11-12 | Sorry spooky season people, but I completely ignored it, and didn't read any horror. And i'm glad I didn't, because basically all these books were amazing.
October may have had some truly crappy parts to it, but only from a books perspective it was amazing.
Also i'm sad that nobody seems to have noticed why I am trying to record the back of my own head in the thumbnail of my Exhalation review.
Intro music: Music is by Budapest BluesBoy http://ccmixter.org/files/hepepe/25027 the music is is Creative Commons licensed for commercial useExhalation by Ted Chiang | Somehow I Liked Hard Sci Fi Short StoriesJake Bishop2022-11-07 | Even if whether you clicked on this video was determined, what the thumbnail is still would change how many people clicked on it
Intro music: Music is by Budapest BluesBoy http://ccmixter.org/files/hepepe/25027 the music is is Creative Commons licensed for commercial useWall of Storms by Ken Liu Spoiler Discussion ft/ RJ GibsonJake Bishop2022-11-07 | Another month, another Dandelion book. I thought the first one was good, I thought this one was brilliant. I have with me RJ Gibson, who can be found here: youtube.com/channel/UCRxHxN9ULY3vbcQcUe-qKog
I believe this is his favorite book of all time, and I can see whyHorrible News.Jake Bishop2022-10-31 | I don't know what to write here.
Rest in peace to a truly good person Asfandyar Sheikh, gone way to early.
I didn't know if I should make this, but decided this was better than just not posting are House of the Dragon collabs anymore, and not saying why. My goodreads : goodreads.com/truthless_of_shinovar
Intro music: Music is by Budapest BluesBoy http://ccmixter.org/files/hepepe/25027 the music is is Creative Commons licensed for commercial useBlack Company By Glen Cook | Amazing, But Not For Everyone(Spoiler Free)Jake Bishop2022-10-17 | This is kinda a review, but I feel this is a series that I cannot recommend as universally as some other series I love, so my hope is that I can communicate if this is a series for you. That being said, the books are not long, and you do not have to go far into the series to find out if you will want to read everything.
I would like to once again give credit to Eternal Eclipse, as that is where I got the intro music from. They very consistently make amazing music, and it means this video will get copyright claimed, but frankly, I don't make any money on youtube anyway, so have no reason to care about demonitization. Here is their channel, and the music used for this video Music: Born From Ashes by Eternal Eclipse : youtube.com/watch?v=ZecEhsPSe4c Eternal Eclipse: youtube.com/channel/UCrWOKY-Gs-0w5mPxPBOm-Vw
Intro music: Music is by Budapest BluesBoy http://ccmixter.org/files/hepepe/25027 the music is is Creative Commons licensed for commercial useHouse of the Dragon S1E7&8 ft Asfandyar Sheikh | Driftmark & The Lord of the TidesJake Bishop2022-10-15 | The long awaited, and slightly delayed by schedules, flu's and technical difficulties. It is (hopefully) time for us to talk about episode 6 and 7Every Author Does Something Better Than Everyone Else(A-C)Jake Bishop2022-10-12 | A video where I go through all the authors I have read whose last names start with A,B,or C. This is not their own biggest strength, but something I think they are better than everyone else I have read at. Coming up with something for some authors was very easy, some were more of a challenge.