Questions: Question 1: The Ghost of Christmas Past - A book that was a childhood favorite Question 2: The Ghost of Christmas Present - A recent book that you think will become one of your all time favorites Question 3: The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come - A book coming out next year that you're most excited about Question 4: Bah, Humbug! - A book that everyone else loves that you just can't stand Question 5: Bob Cratchit - An old dependable that you always recommend Question 6: Tiny Tim - An underhyped book that you think deserves more love Question 7: Today? Why it's Christmas Day! - What's a book that always gets you in the mood for Christmas (apart from A Christmas Carol)? Question 8: The Muppet Christmas Carol - Your favorite film adaptation of a book Question 9: Tag some people!
Books Mentioned: The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis The Red Rising Series by Pierce Brown Lore by Alexandra Bracken The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo The American Chillers series by Johnathan Rand Nobody Rides the Unicorn by Adrian Mitchell The Old Guard by Greg Rucka The Red Dragon by Thomas Harris
Questions: Question 1: The Ghost of Christmas Past - A book that was a childhood favorite Question 2: The Ghost of Christmas Present - A recent book that you think will become one of your all time favorites Question 3: The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come - A book coming out next year that you're most excited about Question 4: Bah, Humbug! - A book that everyone else loves that you just can't stand Question 5: Bob Cratchit - An old dependable that you always recommend Question 6: Tiny Tim - An underhyped book that you think deserves more love Question 7: Today? Why it's Christmas Day! - What's a book that always gets you in the mood for Christmas (apart from A Christmas Carol)? Question 8: The Muppet Christmas Carol - Your favorite film adaptation of a book Question 9: Tag some people!
Books Mentioned: The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis The Red Rising Series by Pierce Brown Lore by Alexandra Bracken The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo The American Chillers series by Johnathan Rand Nobody Rides the Unicorn by Adrian Mitchell The Old Guard by Greg Rucka The Red Dragon by Thomas Harris100 Books in 100 Days 2021 - Review 2Literary Lives of Sarah2021-11-11 | Kinda late to uploading but great group of books!100 Books in 100 Days 2021 - Review 1Literary Lives of Sarah2021-10-23 | ...100 Books in 100 Days 2021… because I clearly love being too busy…Literary Lives of Sarah2021-10-10 | Here it goes… probably going to regret doing this again but that is future Sarah’s problem!The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson | Book ReviewLiterary Lives of Sarah2021-02-13 | Review and discussion of Micaiah Johnson's multi-verse novel, the Space Between Worlds.Dystopian Book MatchmakerLiterary Lives of Sarah2021-02-04 | I absolutely adore dystopian books so I wanted to take a moment to recommend so of my favorites from off the beaten path!
Books mentioned:
Never Let Me Go by Kazou Ishiguro Vagabonds by Hao Jingfang Space Between Worlds By Micaiah Johnson Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler Docile by KM Spzara Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood Red Rising by Pierce BrownBook Review | The Butchering Art by Lindsey FitzharrisLiterary Lives of Sarah2021-01-14 | Adding a bit of nonfiction into my book reviewing mix! Every enlightening biography of Jospeh Lister, the man who we can owe much of the safety around modern medicine to. Fitzharris's style makes the book so easy to understand and appreciate the gravity of many of the things we take for granted today.Self Aware Reader TagLiterary Lives of Sarah2021-01-06 | Courtney Ferriter created the tag: youtube.com/channel/UC6f2IQ2BSjJT0xXiVfba2Yg
Prompts: 1. What most draws you in to a novel or story and makes you want to keep reading - plot, character(s), writing style, atmosphere, something else? 2. What is a convention or trope that will immediately turn you off in your reading experience with a novel or story? 3. What most appeals to you when reading nonfiction and makes you want to keep reading? 4. What is a convention or trope in nonfiction that will turn you off in your reading experience? 5. Would you say you read more for pleasure and enjoyment or more to learn and exercise your brain? 6. Which type of books are you likely to rate more highly and enjoy more overall - brain "candy" (pleasure/enjoyment) books or brain "protein" (learning/exercise) books? 7. Do you have a sense early on of whether or not the book you're reading will be a five-star read (or a book you will really like)? Has a book ever surprised you in this regard? 8. Considering books that you've rated five stars in the past (or if you don't rate them, then books you really loved), do you think you would feel the same way about them now? Why or why not?2020 Wrap Up and 2021 GoalsLiterary Lives of Sarah2021-01-01 | Just a quick wrap up of a very reading-conducive year! I read 204 books this year and had a ton of fun.
Favorite Books of the Year: 1. Red Rising series 2. Song of Achilles 3. To Kill a Kingdom 4. A Darker Shade of Magic 5. Oryx and Crake
Honorable Mentions: Capital and Ideology Hannibal by Ernle Bradford
2021 goals: -221 books -More adult fantasy -More historical nonfiction -More Classics -1 Graphic Novel per monthBook Review | Golden Sun by Pierce BrownLiterary Lives of Sarah2020-12-29 | Finally uploading my Golden Sun review! Man this was a fantastic book. As I mention in the video I was afraid the Battle Royale/Academy aspect was what drew me to the first book, but I couldn't be more wrong.
5/5 stars, love this series!Economic World Building: Income Inequality (Based by Thomas Pikettys Capital and Ideology)Literary Lives of Sarah2020-12-17 | Earlier this year I read Thomas Piketty's Capital and Ideology. This video is me taking the learnings I had from that video and applying it to world building for writers. I hope this video is helpful for those of you out there trying to make economically realistic worlds.
I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments on any of the books mentioned or on economic world building.
Books Mentioned:
Capital and Ideology by Thomas Piketty Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson Red Rising by Pierce Brown Vox by Christina DalcherBook Review | Warbreaker by Brandon SandersonLiterary Lives of Sarah2020-12-10 | Trying to get a little more adult fantasy into my reading lists and could not have been happier to have Warbreaker for this!Book Review | Ready Player One by Ernest ClineLiterary Lives of Sarah2020-11-30 | Continuing my book reviews of some of my recent dystopian reads!Book Review | Red Rising by Pierce BrownLiterary Lives of Sarah2020-11-17 | I recently read Red Rising by Pierce Brown and LOVED it. This YA(ish) dystopian was awesome in every way I didn't know I needed.
I don't own the photo used as an example of what John from the 100 looks like. I found it on the wiki page here: the100.fandom.com/wiki/John_Murphy#Season_Two_Reading Slumps are the Worst!Literary Lives of Sarah2020-11-10 | So it's been a while... just wanted to make a quick video talking about the reading slump I (*fingers crossed*) just got out of.Why Dystopian is my Favorite GenreLiterary Lives of Sarah2020-08-13 | Just a video as an ode to my favorite genre!
Books Mentioned:
Arc of the Scythe series by Neal Shusterman Rule of One by Ashley Saunders and Leslie Saunders Vox by Christina DalcherJuly 2020 Reading Wrap Up | 30 Books!Literary Lives of Sarah2020-08-09 | July was an awesome reading month so I thought I would do a quick summary of the month.
This month I finished 30 books with a total page count of 10.5k.
My top 5 favorite books for the month were (in order mentioned):
1. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas 2. Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood 3. The Final Empire (Mistborn book 1) by Brandon Sanderson 4. Saga vol. 1 by Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples 5. Homer's Iliad
Mentioned during the video:
Overly Sarcastic Production's Summary of the Iliad:
youtube.com/watch?v=faSrRHw6eZ82020 Reading Rush ReviewLiterary Lives of Sarah2020-08-02 | Participating in 2020 Reading Rush was a bunch of fun. I was able to finish 8 books and 2,905 page over the course of 8 days!
Books read: 1. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas 2. The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang 3. The Red Dragon by Thomas Harris 4. Read the first book you touch: Dracula by Bram Stoker 5. Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood 6. The Old Guard by Greg Rucka 7. The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker 8. Lysistrata by AristophanesBook Review | Vagabonds and Never Let Me GoLiterary Lives of Sarah2020-07-25 | A little while ago I read Vagabonds by Hao Jingfang and Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. Really enjoyed both of them!
Excited to hear what you all think if you have read either book.A Way Too Ambitious 2020 Reading Rush TBRLiterary Lives of Sarah2020-07-18 | Probably going to regret committing to read so many books but here we go! I wanted to try participating in the 2020 Reading Rush hosted by Ariel and Raeleen.
Challenge Books: 1. Read a book with a cover that matches the color of your birth stone: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas 2. Read a book that starts with the word “The”: The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang 3. Read a book that inspired a movie you’ve already seen: The Red Dragon by Thomas Harris 4. Read the first book you touch: Dracula by Bram Stoker 5. Read a book completely outside of your house: Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood 6. Read a book in a genre that you’ve always wanted to read more of: The Old Guard by Greg Rucka 7. Read a book that takes place on a different continent than where you live: The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
Bonus book: Lysistrata by Aristophanes10 Things I Learned Reading 100 Books in 100 DaysLiterary Lives of Sarah2020-07-11 | Hi! I wanted to quickly reflect on my 100 Books in 100 Days challenge. Here's what I learned reading 100 Books in 100 Days!Checked Out! Early July Library ReadsLiterary Lives of Sarah2020-07-04 | Hi, it's Sarah! I thought I would share what books I have currently checked out from my library and plan on reading in the next few weeks. I would love to hear from you if you are also planning on reading any of these.
What I have checked out:
1. Ballad of Snakes and Song Birds 2. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief 3. All Systems Red 4. The House We Grew Up in 5. Stay Gold 6. Red, White and Royal Blue 7. Beloved 8. The Grace Year 9. Soul of the Sword 10. Saga vol. 1Booktube Newbie Tag!Literary Lives of Sarah2020-06-29 | Hi, I'm Sarah and I'm really looking forward to continuing on Booktube now that my 100 Books in 100 Days challenge is over! I wanted to take an opportunity to be a little basic and kick off my general content making by introducing myself.
If you're interested in what I'm reading/what I've read, I'm on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/99275485-sarah-stormzand100 Books in 100 Days - Final Review and Wrap-up!Literary Lives of Sarah2020-06-22 | A lot has happened in the world since I uploaded last and I thought it was very important to share information on how to assist in supporting the Black Lives Matter movement and resources for becoming Anti-Racist.
I read and found huge amounts of value in the following books: -The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander -So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo -Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
I know this is only scratching the surface but I wanted to at least share something while I continue to educate myself. Going forward I plan to keep learning, focusing exposing myself to the works of Black authors and creators.
Group 9: 1. Blood Heir 2. Silver Chair 3. Last Battle 4. Rage of Dragon 5. Crooked Kingdom 6. So You've Been Publicly Shamed 7. Two Dark Reigns 8. Five Dark Fates 9. Unkindness of Magicians 10. A Conjuring of Light
Group 10: 1. Stranger in a Strangeland 2. The World that we Knew 3. Sula 4. The Foretelling 5. What I Talk about When I Talk About Running 6. Autobiography of Red 7. When Breathe Becomes Air 8. Her Body and Other Parties 9. Time Machine 10. Handmaid's Tale (Graphic Novel)100 Books in 100 Days - Review 7, Preview 8Literary Lives of Sarah2020-05-24 | Hi! This video will review my 8th group of 10 books and introduce my 9th group!
Group 8: 1. Gentleman in Moscow 2. Of Poseidon 3. Of Triton 4. The Power 5. Variant Lost 6. Vital Found 7. Vivid Avowed 8. One Dark Throne 9. All American Boys 10. Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Group 9: 1. Blood Heir 2. Silver Chair 3. Last Battle 4. Rage of Dragon 5. Crooked Kingdom 6. So You've Been Publicly Shamed 7. Two Dark Reigns 8. Five Dark Fates 9. Unkindness of Magicians 10. A Conjuring of Light100 Books in 100 Days - Review 6, Preview 7Literary Lives of Sarah2020-05-12 | Hi! This video will review my 7th group of 10 books and introduce my 8th group! Can't believe I'm this close to 100! Doesn't feel real.
Group 7: 1. Persepolis 2. Heart's Invisible Furies 3. Carve the Mark 4. Fates Divide 5. Ocean at the End of the Lane 6. Brave New World 7. Winter 8. Cress 9. Essentialism 10. Gathering of Shadows
Group 8: 1. Gentleman in Moscow 2. Of Poseidon 3. Of Triton 4. The Power 5. Variant Lost 6. Vital Found 7. Vivid Avowed 8. One Dark Throne 9. All American Boys 10. Voyage of the Dawn Treader100 Books in 100 Days - Review 5, Preview 6Literary Lives of Sarah2020-04-26 | Hi! This video will review my 6th group of 10 books and introduce my 7th group! Please enjoy!
Group 6: 1. The Horse and his Boy 2. Prince Caspian 3. Dread Nation 4. Three Dark Crowns 5. The Broken Ladder 6. Palaces for People 7. Long Way Down 8. Scarlett 9. We are Okay 10. Throne of Glass
Group 7: 1. Persepolis 2. Heart's Invisible Furies 3. Carve the Mark 4. Fates Divide 5. Ocean at the End of the Lane 6. Brave New World 7. Winter 8. Cress 9. Essentialism 10. Gathering of Shadows100 Books in 100 Days - Review 4, Preview 5Literary Lives of Sarah2020-04-12 | Hi! This video will review my 5th group of 10 books and introduce my 6th group! Please enjoy!
Group 5: 1. The Vegetarian 2. Six of Crows 3. Last Night at the Lobster 4. Children of Virtue and Vengeance 5. Darker Shade of Magic 6. Spin the Dawn 7. Women's War 8. Career Manifesto 9. Attached 10. Awakening
Group 6: 1. The Horse and his Boy 2. Prince Caspian 3. Dread Nation 4. Three Dark Crowns 5. The Broken Ladder 6. Palaces for People 7. Long Way Down 8. Scarlett 9. We are Okay 10. Throne of Glass100 Books in 100 Days - Review 3, Preview 4Literary Lives of Sarah2020-04-06 | Hi! This is a little bit of a special review because I have gotten so far behind with my videos vs. where my reading is at. I will be review groups 3 and 4 and previewing group 5 of my challenge.
Group 3: 1. Cinder 2. Educated 3. To Kill a Kingdom 4. Magicians Nephew 5. Tuesdays with Morrie 6. Virgin Suicides 7. 5 People you Meet in Heaven 8. Dark Matter 9. Anonymous Girl 10. Children of Blood and Bone
Group 4: 1. Song of Achilles 2. Ninth House 3. Incantation 4. Things Fall Apart 5. Call of the Wild 6. Topics of Conversation 7. Circe 8. Cant Hurt Me 9. Lion, the Witch and the wardrobe 10. Ember in the Ashes
Preview Group 5: 1. The Vegetarian 2. Six of Crows 3. Last Night at the Lobster 4. Children of Virtue and Vengeance 5. Darker Shade of Magic 6. Spin the Dawn 7. Women's War 8. Career Manifesto 9. Attached 10. Awakening100 Books in 100 Days - Review 2, Preview 3Literary Lives of Sarah2020-03-21 | Hi! this is my third installment of my 100 day, 100 book challenge.
Reviews: 1. Arch Enemies 2. Supernova 3. The Toll 4. Vengeful 5. Economics of Inequality 6. Diary of an Oxygen Thief 7. Curse so Dark and Lonely 8. Why Wall Street Matters 9. Animal Farm 10. Little Fires Everywhere
Previews: 1. Virgin Suicides 2. Magician's Nephew 3. Dark Matter 4. Anonymous Girl 5. 5 People you Meet in Heaven 6. Tuesday's with Morrie 7. Cinder 8. Kill a Kingdom 9. Children of Blood and Bone 10. Educated100 Books in 100 Days - Review 1, Preview 2Literary Lives of Sarah2020-03-07 | Review of the first 10 books of the challenge, along with a preview of the second 10 books for my 100 days, 100 books challenge! So far it has has taken me 7 days and cost me ~$14 to read 2774 pages, 4 vegetables, and 0 re-reads.
First 10: 1. Thunderhead 2. Renegades 3. Vicious 4. Hillbilly Elegy 5. 5-to-1 6. Go Ask Alice 7. Awake 8. Ethan Frome 9. The Picture of Dorian Gray 10. Marx's Das Kapital
Second 10: 1. Arch Enemies 2. Supernova 3. The Toll 4. Vengeful 5. Economics of Inequality 6. Why Wall Street Matters 7. Diary of an Oxygen Thief 8. Little Fires Everywhere 9. A Curse so Dark and Lonely 10. Animal Farm
New Video will be posted for review of Group #2 and Preview of Group #4.100 Books in 100 Days - IntroductionLiterary Lives of Sarah2020-02-22 | Hi, I'm Sarah and here's the introduction to one of my more moronic decisions to date. I'm going to attempt to read 100 books in 100 consecutive days.
First 10 books:
1. Hillbilly Elegy 2. Thunderhead (Arc of the Scythe #2) 3. Renegades 4. 5 to 1 5. Ethan Frome 6. Vicious 7. Marx's Das Kapital 8. Go Ask Alice 9. Picture of Dorian Gray 10. Awake