Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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let's judge books based off their first paragraph! also, sorry, I accidentally say "chapter" in place of "paragraph" in the video too many times to count... but you get the idea

🎥 videos mentioned:
@astoldbysubha 's video: youtube.com/watch?v=rHDAK1LhfgI
difficult books to read: youtu.be/zsA4Ixs_9kw
little free library vlog: youtu.be/2bMJPhIF7eU

📚The Quick to Judge Challenge:
1. Pick 5-10 books from your unread stacks. (avoid sequels)
2. Read the first paragraph of every book.
3. Rank the books based on the first paragraphs/opening lines.
4. Add your highest ranked book to an upcoming TBR.
5. Invite others to do this tag.

** I would like to formally tag @marginsofmarisa and @KimReadsandReviews

⏰ chapters/books mentioned:
0:00 intro
2:03 the road by cormac mccarthy
4:30 a good girl's guide to murder by holly jackson
7:01 black cake by charmaine wilkerson
8:19 the three body problem by cixin liu
9:41 the old man and the sea by ernest hemingway
11:15 the will of the many by james islington
13:00 ranking and winner

🏷️ tags
#tbr #booktube