July 2025 Reading Wrap-Up | Bio-engineered soldiers and dreams of dragons Reading from the Depths 2025-08-04 | The back half of July had some ups and downs…*Other People/Videos/Stuff Mentioned*• July Mid-Month Check-In: youtu.be/PyXyX3pjwBk• Philosophy of Reading #Booktag: youtu.be/eOh2LDrn5_U• _One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This_ review: youtu.be/QjJ3WJHfjxk• Trash Tales release announcement: youtu.be/yBln0Hnrcq8?si=6iU2V76NfKwBHOBI*GoodReads Reviews:*• _A Game in Yellow_ by Hailey Piper: goodreads.com/review/show/7737056084• _Night & Day_ edited by Ellen Datlow: goodreads.com/review/show/7733679000• _Coffin Moon_ by Keith Rosson: goodreads.com/review/show/7570715489• _An Echo of Children_ by Ramsey Campbell: goodreads.com/review/show/7752304666• _This Cursed House_ by Del Sandeen: goodreads.com/review/show/6880499577• _Manhunt_ by Gretchen Felker-Martin: goodreads.com/review/show/6190109301• _One Day, Everyone Will Have Been Against This_ by Omar El Akkad: goodreads.com/review/show/7784287403• _Tehanu_ by Ursula K. Le Guin: goodreads.com/review/show/7737775935• _Dogs of War_ by Adrian Tchaikovsky: goodreads.com/review/show/7299956865• _Bear Head_ by Adrian Tchaikovsky: goodreads.com/review/show/7757013616• _One Day All This Will Be Yours_ by Adrian Tchaikovsky: goodreads.com/review/show/7784285215• _The Golden Fool_ by Robin Hobb: goodreads.com/review/show/7767739904*Timestamps*00:00 Intro 00:31 What have I been up to the last two weeks02:33 On to the books02:56 A Game in Yellow05:36 Night & Day06:24 Coffin Moon07:26 An Echo of Children11:14 This Cursed House14:35 Manhunt19:39 One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This20:50 Tehanu23:45 Dogs of War and Bear Head26:27 One Day All This Will Be Yours28:36 The Golden Fool30:49 My current reads31:40 Reading plans for August32:58 Looking to the future---*CriminOlly Presents _Trash Tales: An Anthology of Trashy Fiction:_* _Amazon (Paperback and E-book)_UK: https://tr.ee/QrlYzPUS: https://tr.ee/GQUR5GCANADA: https://tr.ee/iurgwc_Kobo_UK: https://tr.ee/EBJCOSUS: https://tr.ee/VF5O0ICANADA: https://tr.ee/ivETOr_EPUB via Kilter & Rammel's Gumroad shop:_ https://tr.ee/SvkCxP---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#review #booktube #wrapup #ramble #horror #scifi #fantasy #queer #literature #fiction #shortstory #nonfiction #haileypiper #ellendatlow #KeithRosson #RamseyCampbell #DelSandeen #GretchenFelkerMartin #OmarElAkkad #UrsulaKLeGuin #AdrianTchaikovsky #RobinHobb
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad| REVIEW Reading from the Depths 2025-07-31 | _One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This_ by Omar El Akkad is a must-read. It is short, heartfelt, poetic, and forces the reader to take stock of their emotional and ethical priorities.*My GoodReads review:* goodreads.com/review/show/7784287403---• *CriminOlly Presents _GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash_* (US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR *⬅️ This will only be available until 31 July!!!* • *CriminOlly Presents _Trash Tales: An Anthology of Trashy Fiction:_* https://linktr.ee/trashtalesanthology ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#Review #Nonfiction #Booktube #OmarElAkkad #Genocide #Gaza #Palestine
The Philosophy of Reading Booktag | An original #booktag Reading from the Depths 2025-07-28 | *The Philosophy of Reading Booktag*Chökor Düchen, (or “Wheel Turning Day,”) is the Buddhist holiday recognizing Śākyamuni Buddha’s first sermon, where he taught the Four Noble Truths, the foundation of all Buddhist philosophical thought. In celebration of that holiday I designed an original booktag to explore the philosophy of our reading lives.In keeping in line with the Four Noble Truths in that original sermon the tag only has four prompts, but they are open-ended enough that you can be as pithy or chatty as you like!*The Prompts*_Please share a book related to or exemplifying each prompt for you as well._*1.* What is your own personal philosophy of reading? _(How do you think about reading? What does reading mean to you? How does your reading life affect your non-reading life? etc.)_*2.* When did you first come to think of yourself as a “Reader?”*3.* What are some goals or hopes that you have for your reading life?*4.* What is part of your current reading life, right now, that is important or exciting for you?*_There is no prompt to tag others, please do anyway!_**Timestamps*00:00 Intro01:08 Explanation of the prompts02:28 1. What is your own personal philosophy of reading?04:50 2. When did you first come to think of yourself as a “Reader?”07:45 3. What are some goals or hopes that you have for your reading life?11:06 4. What is part of your current reading life, right now, that is important or exciting for you?13:47 Outro*I tag…*@AaronReadABook @alex_unabridged @Already-Overbooked @bartsbookspace @BookBuds @booksaresick @bookssongsandothermagic @CliffsDarkGems @ellagoreyshorrorstories7524 @fiberartsyreads @GenreBooks23 @ITCamefromthePage @kevintowle9665 @michaelk.vaughan8617 @MustReadMore @NevsBookChannel @polyglotreading @RekindledReader @royreadsanything @SlimeAndSlashers @CriminOllyBlog @spookylittlebooknerd @SynsBookNook @ThatReadingGuy28 @BookishDrummer @vintagesf @mildrumpus @Johanna_reads @PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy @BookChatWithPat8668 @BookishTexan @pleasereadyourbook @NerdyKathi @NicolesBookishNook @BeyondBooks-wt5il @GoodBooksLately @RobertGReaderofBooks-r3p @readandre-read @anotherbibliophilereads @DrCrankyPantsReads @genteelblackhole @stuartgriffin1001 @ChantalsShelfLife @RaynorReadsStuff @davidnovakreadspoetry @ReadBecca @saintdonoghue @booksgurrsandpurrs @jimsbooksreadingandstuff @spreadbookjoy @RaspberryReads @Uncommon_Reader @HannahsBooks @hardbooks770 @AlansReads @M-J @BookBlather @booksaremysociallife @Ms-Peepers-Reading-Corner ---• *CriminOlly Presents _GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash_* (US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR *⬅️ This will only be available until 31 July!!!* • *CriminOlly Presents _Trash Tales: An Anthology of Trashy Fiction:_* https://linktr.ee/trashtalesanthology ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#booktube #community #booktag #reading #philosophy #buddhism
OK, fine, let’s talk about audio books Reading from the Depths 2025-07-24 | My thoughts on the seemingly perpetual question of whether or not audio books “count” as reading…*Timestamps*00:00 Intro00:14 What counts as “reading”?02:25 Responding to the pedantic argument04:10 Translation/Interpretation06:00 Audio book styles12:48 My experiences with audio books15:27 Drawbacks of audio books18:42 Benefits of audio books---• *CriminOlly Presents _GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash_* (US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR *⬅️ This will only be available until 31 July!!!* • *CriminOlly Presents _Trash Tales: An Anthology of Trashy Fiction:_* https://linktr.ee/trashtalesanthology ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#booktube #community #audiobooks #reading #ramble #accessibility #immersion
The world is dying and life is a prison | Cage of Souls by Adrian Tchaikovsky SPOILER FREE REVIEW Reading from the Depths 2025-07-21 | A much smaller, more contemplative story than you may be expecting from Adrian Tchaikovsky, this is my review of his eco sci-fi _Cage of Souls._In this video I reference Jack Vance's novel _The Dying Earth,_ which is where the "Dying Earth" subgenre of eco-speculative fiction gets its name (even though there are examples of the subgenre predating that novel). Here is a fresh review of the novel by Richard @vintagesf: youtu.be/dXZtUHXnxsQ?si=0ltk0WcCaeR6ZT0i*My GoodReads review:* goodreads.com/review/show/7723365776---You can order *CriminOlly Presents GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash,* now!(US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#Review #SciFi #Fantasy #DyingEarth #CageOfSouls #AdrianTchaikovsky #Booktube #Eco #Environmental
Family curses, space marines, and conversion camps | July Mid-Month Check-In Reading from the Depths 2025-07-17 | The first half of July has been crazy full. What have I been up to?*Other People/Videos/Stuff Mentioned*• One Year BookTube Anniversary Q & A: youtu.be/EPAdceq-5jk• Wrap-up by @DrCrankyPantsReads: youtu.be/Zq-tNYuyVLw?si=-njF2c3NYVNkIYik• While I appreciated the book _Abundance_ I agree with it far less than my review suggests, so here is a great video that breaks down the myopic centrism of the book/movement: youtu.be/rl-NuJ5Ft6k?si=PuUM7HjLUACu_Pfn&t=2235 *GoodReads Reviews:*• _Fool’s Errand_ by Robin Hobb goodreads.com/review/show/7686823031• _Cage of Souls_ by Adrian Tchaikovsky goodreads.com/review/show/7723365776• _The Bewitching_ by Silvia Moreno-Garcia goodreads.com/review/show/7292249798• _The Clackity_ by Lora Senf goodreads.com/review/show/7723364566• _In the Mad Mountains: Stories Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft_ by Joe R. Lansdale goodreads.com/review/show/6910508258• _Abundance_ by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson goodreads.com/review/show/7696327880• _The Farthest Shore_ by Ursula K. Le Guin goodreads.com/review/show/7716618301• _The Outsider_ by Stephen King goodreads.com/review/show/3761770327• _NecroTek_ by Jonathan Maberry goodreads.com/review/show/7719656176• _The Case Against Satan_ by Ray Russell goodreads.com/review/show/7707790260• _Cuckoo_ by Gretchen Felker-Martin goodreads.com/review/show/6259389180• _We All Want Impossible Things_ by Catherine Newman goodreads.com/review/show/7731596808*Timestamps*00:00 Intro 00:28 My July so far01:27 Response BookTube “drama”06:57 Time for some books!07:20 Fool’s Errand10:08 Cage of Souls11:06 The Bewitching14:32 The Clackity16:05 In the Mad Mountains19:15 Abundance23:36 The Farthest Shore27:09 The Outsider28:40 NecroTek33:04 The Case Against Satan35:50 Cuckoo40:58 We All Want Impossible Things48:02 What am I reading now?50:05 Closing---You can order *CriminOlly Presents GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash,* now!(US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#review #booktube #wrapup #ramble #drama #horror #scifi #fantasy #queer #literature #foolserrand #tawnyman #robinhobb #cageofsouls #adriantchaikovsky #dyingearth #thebewitching #folklore #witch #silviamorenogarcia #theclackity #lorasenf #middlegrade #inthemadmountains #joelansdale #lovecraft #eldritch #abundance #ezraklein #derekthompson #nonfiction #politics #thefarthestshore #earthsea #ursulakleguin #dragons #wizards #theoutsider #stephenking #hollygibney #necrotek #weirdtales #militaryscifi #jonathanmaberry #thecaseagainstsatan #exorcist #exorcism #occult #rayrussell #cuckoo #gretchnfelkermartin #weallwantimpossiblethings #catherinenewman #hospice #cancer #compassion
Is “escapism” worth it? Reading from the Depths 2025-07-14 | Folk read for many different reasons. Here, for those that read with the intention of “escapism” I suggest a reframing that I think is more beneficial.*Video Mentioned*Why read difficult books: youtu.be/jVLnUtNZ1hA---You can order *CriminOlly Presents GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash,* now!(US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#booktube #community #ramble #escapsim #retreat #buddhism #mindfulness
Genius level sci-fi, or are space spiders overrated? | Children of Time series SPOILER FREE REVIEW Reading from the Depths 2025-07-10 | Adrian Tchaikovsky’s sci-fi epics _Children of Time, Children of Ruin,_ and _Children of Memory_ explore what a post-Earth humanity might look like. And there are giant, highly evolved spiders.*My GoodReads reviews:*• _Children of Time:_ goodreads.com/review/show/7455772953• _Children of Ruin:_ goodreads.com/review/show/7547266899• _Children of Memory:_ goodreads.com/review/show/7680603602---You can order *CriminOlly Presents GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash,* now!(US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#Review #SciFi #Fantasy #ChildrenOfTime #ChildrenfRuin #ChildrenOfMemory #AdrianTchaikovsky #Spiders #Xenobiology #Trilogy #Booktube
June ‘25 Reading Wrap-Up | It’s been a busy month!!! Reading from the Depths 2025-07-07 | While I didn’t manage to read any more of the splatter westerns I had hoped to read as part of #JuneOnTheRange, I did finish a dozen more titles, on top of the eight I finished in the first half of the month. Here’re some thoughts!*Other People/Videos/Stuff Mentioned*• One Year BookTube Anniversary Q & A: youtu.be/EPAdceq-5jk• _The Emperor of Gladness_ Review: youtu.be/L-UPWLaoEOQ• The Evander Mills Mysteries 1-3 Review: youtu.be/bAxEQvEWYY4• @ChantalsShelfLife's review of _Lavender House:_ youtu.be/scH2ka7z6Tw?si=zpAeUjOwgaooHNA9 *GoodReads Reviews:*• _Confess: The Autobiography_ by Rob Halford: goodreads.com/review/show/7651158699 • _Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes_ by Leah Litman: goodreads.com/review/show/7433875201• _Emperor of Gladness_ by Ocean Vuong: goodreads.com/review/show/6921281739• _Lavender House (Evander Mills Mysteries #1)_ by Lev AC Rosen: goodreads.com/review/show/5787431781• _The Bell in the Fog (Evander Mills Mysteries #2)_ Lev AC Rosen: goodreads.com/review/show/7685699846• _Rough Pages (Evander Mills Mysteries #3)_ Lev AC Rosen: goodreads.com/review/show/7691114730• _Incarnations: Three Plays_ by Clive Barker: goodreads.com/review/show/7656241949• _Some Desperate Glory_ by Emily Tesh: goodreads.com/review/show/7642759204• _A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle #1)_ by Ursula K. Le Guin: goodreads.com/review/show/7675284838• _The Tombs of Atuan (Earthsea Cycle #2)_ by Ursula K. Le Guin: goodreads.com/review/show/7675288871• _The Route of Ice and Salt_ by José Luis Zárate: goodreads.com/review/show/7621798826• _Children of Memory (Children of Time #3)_ by Adrian Tchaikovsky: goodreads.com/review/show/7680603602---*!Available for one month more only!*You can order *CriminOlly Presents GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash,* now! (US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#booktube #community #wrapup #review #ramble #TBR #Pride #queer #horror #scifi #fantasy #Confess #RobHalford #JudasPriest #Lawless #SupremeCourt #LeahLitman #StrictScrutiny #EmperorOfGladness #OceanVuong #LavenderHouse #TheBellInTheFog #RoughPages #LevACRosen #Incarnations #CliveBarker #SomeDesperateGlory #EmilyTesh #Earthsea #EarthseaCycle #AWizardOfEarthsea #TheTombsOfAtuan #UrsulaKLeGuin TheRouteOfIceAndSalt #Dracula #JoseLuisZarate #ChildrenOfTime #ChildrenOfMemory #AdrianTchaikovsky
Queer Detective Fiction, 1950s San Francisco | Evander Mills Mysteries 1 – 3 NO SPOILERS Review Reading from the Depths 2025-07-03 | Lev AC Rosen has created a wonderful series of queer detective fiction set in San Francisco in the 1950s. This is my review of the first three books in the series, _Lavender House,_ _The Bell in the Fog,_ and _Rough Pages._*My GoodReads reviews:*• _Lavender House:_ goodreads.com/review/show/5787431781 • _The Bell in the Fog:_ goodreads.com/review/show/7685699846• _Rough Pages:_ goodreads.com/review/show/7691114730---You can order *CriminOlly Presents GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash,* now!(US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#Review #Queer #Mystery #PrivateEye #Detective #HistoricalFiction #SanFrancisco #LevACRosen #LavenderHouse #TheBellInTheFog #RoughPages #Censorship #Bookshop #Murder
Ive been on BookTube for a full year!!! | Anniversary Q&A / AMA Reading from the Depths 2025-06-30 | It feels surreal, but somehow I have been making videos for a full year already! I solicited questions from you kind folk and tried to answer as many as I could. Here’s to many more wonderful years!*Timestamps*00:00 Intro01:04 My channel’s name05:32 Questions about Buddhism and being a monk25:14 General questions, not book related35:33 Book related questions1:04:35 Questions about Booktube---You can order *CriminOlly Presents GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash,* now!(US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#booktube #anniversary #community #AMA #QandA #celebration
How to go forward when you’re stuck looking back? | REVIEW “The Emperor of Gladness” by Ocean Vuong Reading from the Depths 2025-06-26 | My review of Ocean Vuong’s new novel _The Emperor of Gladness,_ a story about loneliness, expectations, and understanding your own value in the face of the breakdown of the American Dream.My GoodReads review: goodreads.com/review/show/6921281739---You can order *CriminOlly Presents GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash,* now!(US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#Review #Queer #LiteraryFiction #OceanVuong #Poetry #SmallTown #WorkingClass
You’re more than what you own | THE DISPOSSESSED by Ursula K. Le Guin | SPOILER FREE REVIEW Reading from the Depths 2025-06-23 | Ursula K. Le Guin’s classic sci-fi masterpiece _The Dispossessed_ is more important now than ever.My GoodReads review: goodreads.com/review/show/1156910559---You can order *CriminOlly Presents GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash,* now!(US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#Review #SciFi #Classic #Socialism #Anarchism #SpeculativeFiction #UrsulaKLeGuin #LeGuin
Can ghosts kill your childhood? | MODEL HOME by Rivers Solomon | SPOILER FREE REVIEW Reading from the Depths 2025-06-19 | Rivers Solomon’s 2024 novel, _Model Home,_ is marketed as “a haunted house book like no other,” and it definitely lives up to that. It is intense, emotional, poetic, and an incredibly moving read.My GoodReads review: goodreads.com/review/show/6880534203---You can order *CriminOlly Presents GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash,* now!(US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#Review #Queer #Horror #LiteraryHorror #ModelHome #RiversSolomon #HauntedHouse #Haunting #Trauma #BlackExcellence #Neurodivergent #Black #Texas
Pride Month has been super queer so far!!! | June 2025 Mid-Month Check-In Reading from the Depths 2025-06-16 | I had a Pride-heavy first half of June, with a few books that will likely be my top of the year and a few that, well, maybe weren’t quite as great…*GoodReads Reviews:*• _ Dead Cowpokes Don’t Wrangle: A Weird West Anthology_ edited by Mars Adler & H. S. Wolfe: goodreads.com/review/show/7647842039• _ The White Plague_ by Frank Herbert: goodreads.com/review/show/7591857453• _ A Botanical Daughter_ by Noah Medlock: goodreads.com/review/show/6419404252• _ This is My Body_ by Lindsay King-Miller: goodreads.com/review/show/7639993197• _ Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales_ by Heather Fawcett: goodreads.com/review/show/6998200994• _ Model Home_ by Rivers Solomon: goodreads.com/review/show/6880534203• _ You Weren’t Meant to be Human_ by Andrew Joseph White: goodreads.com/review/show/7019924766• _ The Dispossessed_ by Ursula K. Le Guin: goodreads.com/review/show/1156910559*Other People/Videos/Stuff Mentioned*• AMA Question video: youtu.be/nHPVOzrGcsk• Kickstarter for _Nightmerica - Corruption of the American Dream:_ http://kck.st/43NhLbL• Why read difficult books?: youtu.be/jVLnUtNZ1hA• Gareth @bookssongsandothermagic‘s 5 Year Anniversary Livestream: youtube.com/live/gzdhyt7MuLw?si=LAYVs9k2Axft5SUT&t=9949• My Liveship Traders trilogy review: youtu.be/5Lbdtcp8dok• Bookreads with Carl @pleasereadyourbook and Pat @BookChatWithPat8668 • Michael K. Vaughan @michaelk.vaughan8617's June on the Range announcement: youtu.be/4GjEFNKzhK8?si=vj4Ui9OKi1ue_0_4---You can order *CriminOlly Presents GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash,* now!(US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#booktube #community #wrapup #review #ramble #TBR #Pride #queer #horror #scifi #fantasy #JuneOnTheRange #AndrewJosephWhite #RiversSolomon #UrsulaKLeGuin #HeatherFawcett #LindsayKingMiller #FrankHerbert #Kickstarter
Is this better than the Farseer trilogy? | Liveship Traders trilogy SPOILER FREE REVIEW Reading from the Depths 2025-06-12 | The Liveship Traders trilogy, comprised of _Ship of Magic, The Mad Ship,_ and _Ship of Destiny_ is a phenomenal follow-up to the Farseer trilogy. It is written in an entirely different style and tone, following entirely different characters in a different part of the world. Has Robin Hobb bested herself?My review of the Farseer trilogy: youtu.be/YWPR998IgugMy GoodReads reviews:• _Ship of Magic:_ goodreads.com/review/show/7314687714• _The Mad Ship:_ goodreads.com/review/show/7432774625• _Ship of Destiny:_ goodreads.com/review/show/7582379696---You can order *CriminOlly Presents GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash,* now!(US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#Review #Fantasy #RobinHobb #Epic #Pirates #Elderlings #RealmOfTheElderlings #Fiction #Liveship #Dragons #Booktube
Why do we like books that make us cry? Reading from the Depths 2025-06-09 | Sometimes you just want a book to devastate you. Why?---You can order *CriminOlly Presents GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash,* now!(US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#booktube #community #ramble #emotional #difficultbooks
Is Stephen King’s NEVER FLINCH any good? | SPOILER FREE REVIEW Reading from the Depths 2025-06-05 | Stephen King’s newest book, _Never Flinch,_ is his fourth Holly Gibney story. How does it rank?The newest song by the @dropkickmurphys, who King shouts out at the end of the novel: youtu.be/5BRHuiRyVEE?si=eU8-Dox4E_oxg2z0 My GoodReads review: goodreads.com/review/show/7040242463---You can order *CriminOlly Presents GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash,* now!(US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#Review #Horror #StephenKing #Mystery #HollyGibney #NeverFlinch
May Wrap-up + I need your help and suggestions!!! Reading from the Depths 2025-06-02 | I managed to finish ten books in the back half of May, and overall had a pretty great reading month. *Also:* In early July it will be my one-year anniversary on BookTube. What should I do to mark the occasion? Let me know your suggestions down below.*GoodReads Reviews:*• _The Book that Held Her Heart_ by Mark Lawrence: goodreads.com/review/show/7282041993• _Straight_ by Chuck Tingle: goodreads.com/review/show/5179505161• _Scared Stiff: Tales of Sex and Death_ by Ramsey Campbell: goodreads.com/review/show/7576806244• _I Can Fix Her_ by Rae Wilde: goodreads.com/review/show/7587498891• _The Haunting of Room 904_ by Erika T. Wurth: goodreads.com/review/show/7586580615• _To Save and Destroy: Writing as an Other_ by Viet Thank Nguyen: goodreads.com/review/show/7401707877• _Ship of Destiny_ by Robin Hobb: goodreads.com/review/show/7582379696• _The World for Word is Forest_ by Ursula K. Le Guin: goodreads.com/review/show/7599593394• _In the Shadow of Spindrift House_ by Mira Grant: goodreads.com/review/show/7608889838• _Never Flinch_ by Stephen King: goodreads.com/review/show/7040242463---You can order *CriminOlly Presents GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash,* now!(US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#booktube #community #Wrapup #TBR #May #review #ramble #horror #scifi #fantasy #queer
Toxic relationships and nightmare logic in “I Can Fix Her” by Rae Wilde | SPOILER-FREE REVIEW Reading from the Depths 2025-05-30 | Maybe if you and your ex try again you can make it work out this time? At least, that’s the hope in Rae Wilde’s dark speculative fiction novella, _I Can Fix Her._ My GoodReads review: goodreads.com/review/show/7587498891---You can order *CriminOlly Presents GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash,* now!(US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#Review #Queer #Novella #Sapphic #Horror #Scifi #SpeculativeFiction #DarkFiction #Relationships #ToxicRelationships #CLASHBooks #RaeWilde #BookTube
What’s your favorite small character detail? Reading from the Depths 2025-05-26 | I’m always really impressed at how good writing can use minor details to give the reader a wealth of information, here are a few examples.---You can order *CriminOlly Presents GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash,* now!(US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#booktube #community #ramble #reading #writing #MiraGrant #NatCassidy #AdrianTchaikovsky #Octopus #octopuses #octopodes #octopi
The future is totally queer | REVIEW “Amplitudes: Stories of Queer and Trans Futurity” Reading from the Depths 2025-05-22 | This collection of 22 short stories, _Amplitudes: Stories of Queer and Trans Futurity,_ edited by Lee Mandelo, runs the whole range of speculative fiction, always asking, “What if things were different?” It is being published 27 May 2025 by Erewhon Books.My GoodReads review: goodreads.com/review/show/7517034068---You can order *CriminOlly Presents GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash,* now!(US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#Review #Queer #ShortStories #scifi #fantasy #speculativefiction #Amplitudes #NetGalley #Anthology #LeeMandelo #ErewhonBooks #BookTube
May’s ambitious TBR defeats me! | May 2025 Mid-Month Check-In Reading from the Depths 2025-05-19 | The first half of May brought me a couple of mid reads interspersed with some of my best reads of the year!*GoodReads Reviews:*• _Spiderlight_ by Adrian Tchaikovsky: goodreads.com/review/show/7524944339• _The Gunslinger_ by Stephen King: goodreads.com/review/show/3761765558• _The Rising_ by Briane Keene: goodreads.com/review/show/7533026142• _Overgrowth_ by Mira Grant: goodreads.com/review/show/7066954815• _The Starving Saints_ by Caitlyn Starling: goodreads.com/review/show/7199958032• _Devils Kill Devils_ by Johnny Compton: goodreads.com/review/show/6452770877• _When the Wolf Comes Home_ by Nat Cassidy: goodreads.com/review/show/6900473906• _The Final Girl Support Group_ by Grady Hendrix: goodreads.com/review/show/5983073052• _Children of Ruin_ by Adrian Tchaikovsky: goodreads.com/review/show/7547266899• _Who is Government? The Untold Stories of Public Service_ edited by Michael Lewis: goodreads.com/review/show/7565786733• _Wake Up and Open Your Eyes_ by Clay McLeod Chapman: goodreads.com/review/show/6657184427*Other Mentions*• My review of _Overgrowth:_ youtube.com/watch?v=RlMAmnj_d64• My review of _When the Wolf Comes Homes:_ youtube.com/watch?v=TTR0ABgWVDg• Video about creativity and Artistic creation/consumption: youtube.com/watch?v=iSkOaoO2t-M• Alex @alex_unabridged‘s video about Trash Tales: youtu.be/HU8EyiGNGr0?si=TSeHHOP6-V05HgkE• Cliff @CliffsDarkGems's Wrap-Up where he discusses Ramsey Campbell’s _Scared Stiff:_ youtu.be/O0yjA05EtUA?si=2HOxp7xO8yu8MGaG---You can order *CriminOlly Presents GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash,* now!(US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#booktube #community #HorrorMayhem #TBR #May #wrapup #review #ramble #horror #scifi #fantasy
Best (emotional) horror book of the year? Nat Cassidys When the Wolf Comes Home SPOILER FREE review Reading from the Depths 2025-05-15 | Nat Cassidy’s third full-length horror novel, _When the Wolf Comes Home,_ is his take on a werewolf novel. It is full of heart, but has a vicious bite. This is my spoiler-free review.My GoodReads review: goodreads.com/review/show/6900473906---You can order *CriminOlly Presents GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash,* now!(US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#Horror #Review #Werewolf #WhenTheWolfComesHome #NatCassidy #DaddyIssues
Artistic Creation & Consumption | Does it matter how a novel was written? Reading from the Depths 2025-05-11 | Does the way an artist creates art affect how you receive it?*Videos & Channels Mentioned*• Gareth @bookssongsandothermagic: youtu.be/IrCyxyuGj9g?si=v4cQ7UZQKiOTfTVp • Brian @BookishTexan: youtu.be/pjIGX1rCd7Y?si=eX8pZrtdzJzUSMqF• Talking Scared with Neil McRobert: _Nat Cassidy & Emotional Doomsday Prepping:_ https://pod.link/1530064310/episode/b3aed52a0ec19f03fbb5ae0c27c24208---You can order *CriminOlly Presents GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash,* now!(US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#booktube #community #ramble #reading #StephenKing #NatCassidy #art
BookTuber Behind the Scenes #BookTag Reading from the Depths 2025-05-10 | The BookTube Behind the Scenes Book Tag This is a brand new #BookTag, created by Robert @RobertGReaderofBooks-r3p:youtu.be/f5MnmrirGfQ?si=-dt7RDDsteIx-u1kI was tagged by John from @MustReadMore: youtu.be/EBoRaiJW4N4?si=DiqK_OB0ATsVhg9T _*The Prompts:*_*1)* When recording a post, do you read from a prepared script, or do you refer to notes or a broad outline, or do you speak extemporaneously?*2)* Do you edit before you post, deleting “hems and haws”, misspeaks, mispronunciations, and other common public speaking foibles. Do you remove things you didn’t mean to say, or off-topic thoughts, or comments you think might be misunderstood *3)* Have you ever edited a post after posting? Have you ever deleted an entire post?*4)* Are there certain topics you avoid, things you regard as too personal or too controversial? *5)* Do your posts include graphics, special lighting, music, fast cuts, or other design enhancements? *6)* Do you have a target number of posts each week? *7)* Are there certain themed posts you contribute to regularly, such as “Poetry Thursday,” or “What Are You Reading Wednesday”? *8)* How important to you is the number of your subscribers? Is there a target number you’re hoping to reach? If you don’t hit your target, would you consider dropping out of Booktube? Are your posts designed to attract new subscribers? Are you distressed if you lose subscribers? *9)* Do you always respond when tagged? *10)* Do you respond to viewers’ comments? Are your responses lengthy or only a thumbs up (or down)*? *11)* Have you ever blocked anyone from viewing or commenting on your posts?*12)* Tag some BookTube friends*_Tagging a bunch of folks…_*_(I didn’t see any videos by y’all at the time of uploading this video; sorry to tag you if you have already have jumped on this bandwagon!)_@AaronReadABook @alex_unabridged @Already-Overbooked @bartsbookspace @BookBuds @BookChatWithPat8668 @BookishTexan @booksaresick @bookssongsandothermagic @CliffsDarkGems @ellagoreyshorrorstories7524 @fiberartsyreads @GenreBooks23 @ITCamefromthePage @kevintowle9665 @michaelk.vaughan8617 @MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH @NevsBookChannel @NicolesBookishNook @polyglotreading @RekindledReader @royreadsanything @SlimeAndSlashers @spookylittlebooknerd @SynsBookNook @ThatReadingGuy28 @BookishDrummer @mildrumpus #booktube #community #tag #behindthescnes #BTS
You Were Warned! Sentient Alien Plants Invade Earth in “Overgrowth” | SPOILER FREE review Reading from the Depths 2025-05-08 | The seeds were planted long again and now it is time for the harvest to begin in _Overgrowth,_ a new alien invasion horror novel by Mira Grant, published by Tor Nightfire in May 2025. A really fun interview with Seanan McGuire (aka Mira Grant): youtu.be/lbqLGyRTRfQ?si=kV5X6QZ_Gc3aIL1AMy GoodReads review: goodreads.com/review/show/7066954815---You can order *CriminOlly Presents GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash,* now!(US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#Overgrowth #MiraGrant #SeananMcGuire #horror #scifi #AlienInvasion #queer #review #netgalley #Tor #TorNightfire
Is it possible to have too much to read? | April 2025 Wrap Up, May TBR Reading from the Depths 2025-05-05 | How did the final two weeks of April treat me? What does #HorrorMayhem have in store?*GoodReads Reviews:*• _Children of Time_ by Adrian Tchaikovsky: goodreads.com/review/show/7455772953• _Imago_ by Octavia Butler: goodreads.com/review/show/7482778750• _Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution_ by Elie Mystal: goodreads.com/review/show/7484503613• _The Butcher’s Daughter: The Hitherto Untold Story of Mrs. Lovett_ by David Demchuck and Corinne Leigh Clark: goodreads.com/review/show/7505662193• _Edenville_ by Sam Rebelein: goodreads.com/review/show/5588295359• _Haunted_ by James Herbert: goodreads.com/review/show/7492665884• _The Spirit Bares its Teeth_ by Andrew Joseph White: goodreads.com/review/show/6000593172• _The Warm Hands of Ghosts_ by Katherine Arden: goodreads.com/review/show/7493463396• _Compound Fracture_ by Andrew Joseph White: goodreads.com/review/show/6440699567• _Amplitudes: Stories of Queer and Trans Futurity_ edited by Lee Mandelo: goodreads.com/review/show/7517034068• _Ogres_ by Adrian Tchaikovsky: goodreads.com/review/show/7530351552*Other Mentions*• Conversation with Carl @PleaseReadYourBook about Octavia Butler’s _Dawn (Xenogenesis #1):_ youtube.com/watch?v=xjbrdpl_qgw• Conversation with Carl about Octavia Butler’s _Adulthood Rites (Xenogenesis #2):_ youtu.be/GZQdyBy_Av4• Conversation with Carl about Octavia Butler’s _Imago (Xenogenesis #3):_ youtu.be/2iNWfnVYlZo*Timestamps*---You can order *CriminOlly Presents GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash,* now!(US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#booktube #community #April #wrapup #review #ramble #horror #scifi #fantasy #queer
What’s the easiest way to dispose of a body? | “The Butcher’s Daughter,” a SPOILER FREE review Reading from the Depths 2025-05-01 | There’s a lot more than unwanted corpses in these meat pies! David Demchuk and Corinne Leigh Clark have created a rich exploration of the woman behind the pies in _The Butcher’s Daughter: The Hitherto Untold Story of Mrs. Lovett,_ published by Soho Press/Hell’s Hundred in May 2025. My GoodReads review: goodreads.com/review/show/7505662193---You can order *CriminOlly Presents GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash,* now!(US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#TheButchersDaughter #SweeneyTodd #historicalfiction #retelling #gothic #horror #review #netgalley
Small town morals + killer mascots = Clown in a Cornfield Trilogy | SPOILER FREE Review Reading from the Depths 2025-04-28 | Adam Cesare’s “Clown in a Cornfield” trilogy is a bloody thrill ride that will make you seriously reconsider that upcoming kegger this weekend out at the ol’ abandoned barn…My GoodReads reviews:_Clown in a Cornfield:_ goodreads.com/review/show/6912811098_Clown in a Cornfield 2 – Frendo Lives:_ goodreads.com/review/show/7461184200_Clown in a Cornfield 3 – The Church of Frendo:_ goodreads.com/review/show/6734042217---You can order *CriminOlly Presents GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash,* now!(US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#horror #slasher #review #trilogy #clowns #ClownInACornfield #AdamCesare #FilmAdaptation
Face your fears on “The Staircase in the Woods” | SPOILER FREE review Reading from the Depths 2025-04-24 | A friend group fractures and teenage ambitions turn to rot as Chuck Wendig gets us lost in his introspective and disturbing novel _The Staircase in the Woods,_ published by Del Rey in April 2025. My GoodReads review: goodreads.com/review/show/6881300976---You can order *CriminOlly Presents GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash,* now!(US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#TheStaircaseInTheWoods #horror #ChuckWendig #haunted #review #netgalley
Are my reviews toxic? Reading from the Depths 2025-04-21 | This is the one where I ramble on about why I don’t find it particularly useful to make negative reviews on BookTube.---You can order *CriminOlly Presents GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash,* now!(US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#booktube #community #ramble #review #criticism #toxicpositivity
A serial killer and a supernatural entity stalk Chinatown | SPOILER FREE review Reading from the Depths 2025-04-19 | Caught between a serial killer hunting Asian American woman and supernatural entities haunting you for reasons you can’t figure out? Kylie Lee Baker’s _Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng_ is just what you need!My GoodReads review: goodreads.com/review/show/6895224372---You can order *CriminOlly Presents GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash,* now!(US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#BatEaterAndOtherNamesForCoraZeng #folklore #Chinese #racism #serialkiller #ghosts #hungryghosts #hungryghostfestival #review #netgalley
BookTube Prize 2025 Round 1 | What did I think? Reading from the Depths 2025-04-17 | I was a judge for non-fiction for the first round of the 2025 BookTube Prize. Now that the first round has ended I am able to share my thoughts about the six books I read, and see how my judgments lined up with the other judges in my category…• @BookTubePrize Announcing the Octofinal (Round 1) results: youtu.be/SWhi6ACQqlg?si=BnpC_Nn3xyY0M1gB• More information on the BookTube Prize: http://www.booktubeprize.org*My GoodReads reviews:*• _My Roman Year_ by André Aciman: goodreads.com/review/show/7292179846• _Cher: The Memoir, Part 1_ by Cher: goodreads.com/review/show/7303877316• _Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder_ by Salman Rushdie: goodreads.com/review/show/7338599382• _Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball_ by Keith O’Brien: goodreads.com/review/show/7341400763• _3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool_ by James Kaplan: goodreads.com/review/show/7380756970• _The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore_ by Evan Friss: goodreads.com/review/show/7396343411---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#BookTube #Community #BookTubePrize #Nonfiction #Award
Mid-month Check-in, April 2025| Audio Books to the Rescue! Reading from the Depths 2025-04-14 | How have the first two weeks of April treated me?*GoodReads Reviews:*• _Clown in a Cornfield_ by Adam Cesare: goodreads.com/review/show/6912811098• _Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives_ by Adam Cesare: goodreads.com/review/show/7461184200• _Clown in a Cornfield 3: The Church of Frendo_ by Adam Cesare: goodreads.com/review/show/6734042217• _The Haunting of Velkwood_ by Gwendolyn Kiste: goodreads.com/review/show/6144675407• _Polybius_ by Collin Armstrong: goodreads.com/review/show/7446945681• _Everything is Tuberculosis_ by John Green: goodreads.com/review/show/7322322814• _Hell Followed With Us_ by Andrew Joseph White: goodreads.com/review/show/4642417495• _The Staircase in the Woods_ by Chuck Wendig: goodreads.com/review/show/6881300976*Other Mentions*• Conversation with @Johanna_reads and @PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy about Ursula K. LeGuin’s _The Left Hand of Darkness:_ youtu.be/aFehWA72xjs?si=M7p5dQJUxkXiIfw9 • @alex_unabridged‘s discussion about the his favorite audio book narrators: youtu.be/cmvos8_vQUU?si=JCkSRSLNivVDVUGE• Conversation with Carl @pleasereadyourbook about Octavia Butler’s _Dawn (Xenogenesis #1):_ youtube.com/watch?v=xjbrdpl_qgw• Conversation with Carl about Octavia Butler’s _Adulthood Rites (Xenogenesis #2):_ youtu.be/GZQdyBy_Av4*Timestamps*00:00 Intro00:28 What I’ve Been Up To02:53 Books I have read 19:26 What I am reading now23:40 TBR for the rest of April---You can order *CriminOlly Presents GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash,* now!(US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#booktube #community #April #checkin #review #ramble
Introspective space horror? | Adrian Tchaikovsky’s “Shroud” Reading from the Depths 2025-04-10 | In _Shroud,_ a new standalone sci-fi horror novel, Adrian Tchaikovsky strands human engineers on a wildly hostile planet with no hope for survival. My GoodReads review: goodreads.com/review/show/7299945512---You can order *CriminOlly Presents GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash,* now!(US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#shroud #horror #sci-fi #survival #review #AdrianTchaikovsky
The Buddhist Path in Fiction, Stephen King edition 6: Carrie (and Karma) Reading from the Depths 2025-04-07 | In many of my videos I talk about how I engage in deep or intimate reading in such a way as to let even the pulpiest, trashiest book be part of my spiritual practice. This new series is a virtual book club of sorts where I take that approach to the works of Stephen King. Today’s installment uses the novel _Carrie_ to explore the Buddhist concept of Karma, among other ideas.*Video / Reading List*_(This is still a work in progress, and I will update it as more titles are confirmed)_1. Introduction youtube.com/watch?v=fth1TVdBb202. _The Long Walk_ (Perfect Human Rebirth) youtube.com/watch?v=15pkBCpo4gU3. _Lisey’s Story_ (Impermanence & Death) youtu.be/1nH9m8dkixw4. _Cujo_ (Suffering of the Lower Realms) youtube.com/watch?v=Pe68uu2TMjM5. _Revival_ (Refuge in the Three Jewels) youtu.be/FdJIuQv8EXI*6. _Carrie_ (Karma)* youtu.be/CW0isOuS1wQ7. … ?*Timestamps*00:00 Introduction00:26 This is not what the author intended!03:39 Karma – A summary25:48 _Carrie_ – A summary33:21 Buddhist Analysis – Regarding Karma43:22 Buddhist Analysis – General---You can order *CriminOlly Presents GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash,* now!(US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#Buddhism #Dharma #StephenKing #Carrie #Prom #Karma
Not your expected fantasy - The FARSEER TRILOGY by Robin Hobb | SPOILER FREE Review Reading from the Depths 2025-04-04 | Robin Hobb’s Farseer trilogy is a bit of epic fantasy storytelling that is unlike almost any other fantasy you’ve read. What are my thoughts about it? Glad you asked!*GoodReads reviews:*• _Assassin’s Apprentice:_ goodreads.com/review/show/6853717784• _Royal Assassin:_ goodreads.com/review/show/6912694540• _Assassin’s Quest:_ goodreads.com/review/show/7175815185---You can order *CriminOlly Presents GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash,* now!(US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#fantasy #trilogy #review #farseer #RobinHobb #RealmOfTheElderlings
Book Confessions! Booktag Reading from the Depths 2025-04-02 | *Book Confessions! Booktag*An original #booktag by Becky @BookReviewsWithBecky youtu.be/a46iJXYW6M0?si=iOMOkgvAlIO-ivot*1.* What is an unpopular book opinion/preference you have?*2.* Has your reading taste changed over the years? How? *3.* What genre do you read to get out of a book slump?*4.* What are some of your automatic buy authors?*5.* How many chances do you give an author before you won't try them again? *6.* Do you have anything you like to do/listen to, while you read?*7.* How far do you read, before DNF'ing? *8.* Do you ever find yourself making the same faces as the characters in the book? *9.* Re-Reading? Yes? No? Depends? *10.* Tag other Booktubers*_Tagging a bunch of folks…_*_(At the time of uploading this video I couldn't find videos by any of the folks I tagged, but some of you may have jumped on this bandwagon between the time of uploading and publishing. If that's the case, sorry!!)_@AaronReadABook @alex_unabridged @Already-Overbooked @bartsbookspace @BookBuds @bookssongsandothermagic @CliffsDarkGems @ellagoreyshorrorstories7524 @fiberartsyreads @GenreBooks23 @ITCamefromthePage @kevintowle9665 @MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH @MustReadMore @NevsBookChannel @polyglotreading @royreadsanything @SlimeAndSlashers @spookylittlebooknerd @SynsBookNook @ThatReadingGuy28 @BookishDrummer @mildrumpus @stuartgriffin1001 #booktube #community #tag #confession
March 2025 Wrap-Up | April Reading & Channel Plans Reading from the Depths 2025-03-31 | The back half of March was pretty relaxed as my extended holiday wound down. Not only did I have a lot of good reading time, I had a somewhat revolutionary experience in my reading journey…*GoodReads Reviews:*• _The Future is Female! Vol.1_ edited by Lisa Yaszek goodreads.com/review/show/7401826112• _Shroud_ by Adrian Tchaikovsky goodreads.com/review/show/7299945512• _Lockjaw_ by Matteo L. Cerilli goodreads.com/review/show/7416133808• _Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng_ by Kylie Lee Baker goodreads.com/review/show/6895224372• _Carrie_ by Stephen King goodreads.com/review/show/883109762• _So Thirsty_ by Rachel Harrison goodreads.com/review/show/6391957721• _The Haar_ by David Sodergren goodreads.com/review/show/6830202397• _Celtic Weird: Tales of Wicked Folklore and Dark Mythology_ edited by Johnny Mains goodreads.com/review/show/6998206140• _The Mad Ship_ by Robin Hobb goodreads.com/review/show/7432774625• _Mother Night_ by Kurt Vonnegut goodreads.com/review/show/3775811180• _The Vampires of El Norte_ by Isabel Cañas goodreads.com/review/show/7441572636*Timestamps*00:00 Intro00:30 What Have I Been Up To?04:55 Books I have read 36:05 April Plans*Other Videos/Channels Mentioned*• A full-spoiler conversation about Octavia E. Butler’s _Dawn_ with Carl @pleasereadyourbook youtu.be/xjbrdpl_qgw?si=ckjCJBUmp_kvU3XW• A full-spoiler conversation about Octavia E. Butler’s _Adulthood Rites_ with Carl youtube.com/watch?v=GZQdyBy_Av4• Truth in Fiction inspired by Ursula K. Le Guin youtube.com/watch?v=Cd0uqKvH6wg• Pat @BookChatWithPat8668 upcoming buddy read of _Children of Time)_ • Alex @alex_unabridged (past buddy read of _Shroud)_---You can order *CriminOlly Presents GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash,* now!(US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#booktube #Wrap-Up #Audiobooks #buddyread #review
Mysteries and monstrous beasts in “A Drop of Corruption” | SPOILER FREE review Reading from the Depths 2025-03-28 | _A Drop of Corruption_ is the second book in Robert Jackson Bennett’s “Shadow of the Leviathan” series, a fantasy mystery series featuring a Holmes & Watson-esque duo of investigators. Does it live up to the first book in the series?My GoodReads review: goodreads.com/review/show/7254399855And my review of the first book, _The Tainted Cup:_ goodreads.com/review/show/5719188346---You can order *CriminOlly Presents GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash,* now!(US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#ADropOfCorruption #mystery #fantasy #leviathans #review #netgalley
Aliens, Evolution, & Colonization | Adulthood Rites by Octavia E. Butler | A Conversation 🌱👽 Reading from the Depths 2025-03-27 | In this video, Carl (@pleasereadyourbook) and I continue our journey into Octavia E. Butler's “Xenogenesis trilogy,” also called the “Lilith Brood Trilogy,” with _Adulthood Rites,_ the second novel in the series.Butler continues to explore human desire, manipulation, and evolution in this bold and sometimes confrontational novel. Join us as we discuss gender dynamics, self-deception, and whether (what’s left of) humanity needs a savior.Our previous discussion about _Dawn:_ youtu.be/xjbrdpl_qgw?si=QxNWS51yOuCUPnj1---You can order *CriminOlly Presents GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash,* now!(US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#booktube #wrap-up #scifi #feminist #literature #fiction
All fiction is metaphor (Thanks, Ursula K. Le Guin!!!) Reading from the Depths 2025-03-24 | When language fails you, sometimes you have to turn to literature…*Videos mentioned:* • @CriminOllyBlog's _The Buffalo Hunter Hunter:_ youtu.be/vFFs8HC21a8?si=CqqaId4ggmR0YCHB• My discussion of _James_ and _The Reformatory:_ youtu.be/Tsp-DB6UvjU---You can order *CriminOlly Presents GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash,* now!(US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#booktube #ramble #fiction #reading #LeGuin #sci-fi #metaphor
Snob-o-Meter #booktag Reading from the Depths 2025-03-22 | The Snob-O-Meter #BookTag This was originally created by Isaiah @ThatReadingGuy28 youtu.be/EAzy7a5V-xA?si=U8O646h0R117Ku-mI was tagged by John @MustReadMore youtu.be/x-LQiSHD0Ps?si=ve4qkRFJ7HOxJDLe*1.* What is your definition of book snobbery? *2.* Is there a genre or type of book you would never consider reading? (Such as, would you ever read a romance? Or if you regularly read romance, would you ever try a science fiction novel?)*3.* Does erotica count as literature? *4.* Is it better to read classic books than popular bestsellers? *5.* Have you ever bragged about reading a classic in order to sound smart?*6.* Do audiobooks count as reading? What about comic books or graphic novels? *7.* Have you ever looked down at someone for reading a popular fluff book (a book with little substance to it; for example, a self-help book or celebrity memoir)?*8.* Have you ever been the recipient of someone else’s snobbery? *9.* Would you ever be friends with a snob? (Maybe you already are?)*10.* Are people who don’t read less sophisticated than people who do? *11.* Measure yourself: based on your answers to the previous ten questions, would you qualify as a book snob? *12.* Tag some people!*_Tagging a bunch of folks…_*_(I didn’t see any videos by y’all at the time of uploading this video; sorry to tag you if you have already have jumped on this bandwagon!)_@AaronReadABook @AlansReads @alex_unabridged @Already-Overbooked @bartsbookspace @BeyondBooks-wt5il @BookBuds @BookishTexan @booksaresick @CliffsDarkGems @DrCrankyPantsReads @ellagoreyshorrorstories7524 @fiberartsyreads @GenreBooks23 @GoodBooksLately @ITCamefromthePage @kevintowle9665 @michaelk.vaughan8617 @MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH @NerdyKathi @NevsBookChannel @pleasereadyourbook @polyglotreading @RekindledReader @royreadsanything @SlimeAndSlashers @spookylittlebooknerd @SynsBookNook @BookishDrummer @mildrumpus #booktube #community #tag #snob #literature
Vampires terrorize the American frontier in “The Buffalo Hunter Hunter” by Stephen Graham Jones Reading from the Depths 2025-03-20 | Based on the actual events of the 1870 Marias Massacre, Stephen Graham Jones’s historical vampire novel, _The Buffalo Hunter Hunter,_ is both bloody and introspective. It is being published 18 March 2025 by Saga Press).My GoodReads review: goodreads.com/review/show/6771805159More about the actual Marias Massacre: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marias_Massacre---You can order *CriminOlly Presents GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash,* now!(US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#TheBuffaloHunterHunter #horror #historical-fiction #vampires #StephenGrahamJones #review #netgalley
Used Bookstores, Classic Sci-fi, & Mystery | March 2025 Mid-Month Check-In Reading from the Depths 2025-03-17 | How have the first two weeks of March treated me?*GoodReads Reviews:*• _Adulthood Rites_ by Octavia E. Butler: goodreads.com/review/show/7358907224• _The Left Hand of Darkness_ by Ursula K. Le Guin: goodreads.com/review/show/6996141880• _The Fall of Hyperion_ by Dan Simmons: goodreads.com/review/show/7361941311• _A Drop of Corruption_ by Robert Jackson Bennett: goodreads.com/review/show/7254399855• _Senseless_ by Ronald Malfi: goodreads.com/review/show/7095610038• _Going to Meet the Man_ by James Baldwin: goodreads.com/review/show/7404563645*Other Mentions*• A Tale of Three Fantasies: youtube.com/watch?v=oWKY5GUdbC4• Review of _Hyperion_ and _Fall of Hyperion:_ youtube.com/watch?v=zYATLnk3xOI• Discussion of Octavia E. Butler’s _Dawn_ with Carl @pleasereadyourbook: youtu.be/xjbrdpl_qgw?si=NbRc_xsxV62sd-qz• Carl’s review of _Going to Meet the Man:_ youtu.be/-MizBCd34Fk?si=ucftpcT7UUNVRrfw• Buddhist Path in Fiction series, Stephen King’s _Revival:_ youtube.com/watch?v=FdJIuQv8EXI*Timestamps*00:00 Intro00:45 What I’ve Been Up To04:34 Books I have read 15:42 What I am reading now17:28 TBR for the rest of March20:05 What else?---You can order *CriminOlly Presents GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash,* now!(US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#booktube #community #bookhaul #check-in #review #ramble
Who does fantasy better? | SPOILER FREE comparison of Hobb, Tchaikovksy, and Lawrence Reading from the Depths 2025-03-15 | Looking to jump into a fantasy series but don’t know where to go? Robin Hobb’s _The Farseer Trilogy,_ Adrian Tchaikovsky’s _The Tyrant Philosophers_ series, and Mark Lawrence’s _The Library Trilogy_ are award-nominated and award-winning series that are fall under the classification of “fantasy” and yet are wildly different. Which is right for you?*GoodReads reviews:* (for the first in each series)• _The Assassin’s Apprentice_ by Robin Hobb goodreads.com/review/show/6853717784• _The City of Last Chances_ by Adrian Tchaikovsky goodreads.com/review/show/7029577691• _The Book that Wouldn’t Burn_ by Mark Lawrence goodreads.com/review/show/5977834978---You can order *CriminOlly Presents GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash,* now!(US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051#fantasy #review #spoiler-free #RobinHobb #TheFarseerTrilogy #AdrianTchaikovsky #TheTyrantPhilosphers #MarkLawrence #TheLibraryTrilogy #criticism
Is this interstellar poetry? Everyone should read HYPERION by Dan Simmons | SPOILER FREE Review Reading from the Depths 2025-03-13 | #hyperion #scifi #review #spoiler-free_Hyperion_ by Dan Simmons is considered a sci-fi masterpiece, and for good reason! Here is my SPOILER FREE discussion about _Hyperion_ as well as _The Fall of Hyperion,_ the first two books in Dan Simmons’s _Hyperion Cantos_ quartet.*GoodReads reviews:*• _Hyperion:_ goodreads.com/review/show/7344262132• _Fall of Hyperion:_ goodreads.com/review/show/7361941311Also, a video exploring John Keats’s _Hyperion:_ youtube.com/live/4b_FIb7WxCI?si=Tc9j8PpoeHoQSyMz---You can order *CriminOlly Presents GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash,* now!(US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051
The Buddhist Path in Fiction, Stephen King edition 5: Revival (and Refuge in the Three Jewels) Reading from the Depths 2025-03-10 | #Buddhism #Dharma #StephenKingIn many of my videos I talk about how I engage in deep or intimate reading in such a way as to let even the pulpiest, trashiest book be part of my spiritual practice. This new series is a virtual book club of sorts where I take that approach to the works of Stephen King. Today’s installment uses the novel _Revival_ to explore the Buddhist concept of refuge in the Three Jewels, among other ideas.*Video / Reading List*_(This is still a work in progress, and I will update it as more titles are confirmed)_1. Introduction youtube.com/watch?v=fth1TVdBb202. _The Long Walk_ (Perfect Human Rebirth) youtube.com/watch?v=15pkBCpo4gU3. _Lisey’s Story_ (Impermanence & Death) youtu.be/1nH9m8dkixw4. _Cujo_ (Suffering of the Lower Realms) youtube.com/watch?v=Pe68uu2TMjM*5. _Revival_ (Refuge in the Three Jewels)* youtu.be/FdJIuQv8EXI6. … ?7. … ?*Timestamps*00:00 Introduction00:30 This is not what the author intended!03:38 Refuge in the Three Jewels – A summary11:05 _Revival_ – A summary20:12 Buddhist Analysis – Regarding Refuge in the Three Jewels35:35 Buddhist Analysis – General---You can order *CriminOlly Presents GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash,* now!(US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051
Cosmic horror & empathy collide in “Fever Dreams of a Parasite” by Pedro Iniguez Reading from the Depths 2025-03-08 | #FeverDreamsOfAParasite #horror #cosmichorror #review #RDSPress #RawdogScreamingPressExplores important ideas with heart and incomprehensible eldritch madness in _Fever Dreams of a Parasite,_ a short story collection by Pedro Iniguez (Published 13 March, 2025 by Raw Dog Screaming Press).My GoodReads review: goodreads.com/review/show/7325039362---You can order *CriminOlly Presents GARBOLOGY: The GarbAugust Anthology of Awesome Trash,* now!(US) amazon.com/CriminOlly-presents-Garbology-GarbAugust-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0D8JQQDXR ---If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/29696212-gyalten-lekden Find me on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arockinsamsaraClosing Art: Kate Howe katehowe.com Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra pixabay.com/users/alfred_grupstra-4379051
