Book Review - No Spoilers - A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin Hey Yall Listen Up 2024-10-20 | Book Review - No Spoilers - A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
Best and Worst Reads of 2023 Hey Yall Listen Up 2024-01-04 | Books Mentioned (alphabetical by author)Apoca Lips by Piers AnthonyHasan by Piers AnthonyStatesman by Piers AnthonyFoundation series by Isaac AsimovAnxious People by Frederik BackmanLegends and Lattes by Travis BaldreeHalf-Human Heroes edited by Jeremy FeeOne Second After by William ForstchenAlas, Babylon by Pat FrankThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettThe Lakeside Cemetery by Jessica HaasFairy Tale by Stephen KingBall Lightning by Cixin LiuThe Stygian Collection compiled by Holly RhiannonThe Four Agreements by Miguel RuizEmpire of Silence by Christopher RuocchioDragons of Dwarven Depths by Margaret Weis & Tracy HickmanChannels mentioned@bnbbooks1794 @JosesAmazingWorlds Ian's and Jose's Discussion video of Empire of Silence - youtube.com/watch?v=dYMWrVOtw3IJose's review of Empire of Silence - youtube.com/watch?v=djs8DtjTpwc@veryliterarykari8282 @jeremyfee @JesstheBookFreak @bethannebruninga-socolar ---Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenupInstagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenupTwitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUp
Reading Wrap Up October, November & December 2023 + End of Year Reading Stats Hey Yall Listen Up 2023-12-28 | Books and Channels Mentioned:Hasan by Piers Anthony [3 stars]Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov [5 stars]Foundation and Earth by Isaac Asimov [4 stars]The Stygian Collection edited by Holly Rhiannon [4 stars]Brian Froud's Goblins! by Ari Berk [4 stars]Special Thanks to Fred @ReadbyFred for his shoutout!Rating for individual stories in The Stygian CollectionPaperweight by Pae Veo @attention5638[3 stars]I, Dan Monroe, Am Dead by Hananya le Clercq [4 stars]UFOs in Az by Allen Mahan [3 stars]Dead Milk = Cheese by Allen Mahan [3 stars]The Education of Henry James by Jeremy Fee [5 stars]Dante by Holly Rhiannon [3 stars]Graveyard by Holly Rhiannon [3 stars]The Oarsman by Dave Aldrich [4 stars]Reaper by Bree Buonomo [4 stars]Zero Good Things by Linda Peli [4 stars]Gaia Shuddered by Marc A. Belanger [4 stars]The Planter by Cory N. Davis [3 stars]Styx and Her River by Sheratan Mortis [4 stars]Where the Buildings Cease to Stand by J. A. Collignon [3 stars]Burn by C. M. Lockhart [4 stars]Along Comes a Stranger by Mister Morningstar [4 stars] The Ballerina by Samantha Green [4 stars]The Next to Go by Jolene Smith [4 stars]The Horror of Chateau Casquette by Bonsart Bokel [5 stars]Sanctum by Desiree M. Ortega [5 stars]Empty Seat by P. M. Brown [4 stars]Kiss of the Lethe by Ivy L. James [3 stars]The Carpenter by Ian Kirkpatrick [3 stars]Watercolours by Brian Bruce [3 stars]Olive Leaves by O. G. Rose [3 stars]---Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenupInstagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenupTwitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUp
Reading Wrap Up - June, July, August, and September 2023 Hey Yall Listen Up 2023-10-07 | Books and Channels MentionedFoundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov (Foundation trilogy #2)Half-Human Heroes edited by Jeremy Fee - @jeremyfee My review and tag video - youtube.com/watch?v=0t-t9Hw5W8QLegends and Lattes by Travis BaldreeThe Iron Maiden by Piers Anthony (Bio of a Space Tyrant #6)Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov (Foundation trilogy #3)One Second After by William Forstchen (After #1)Dwayne at Flipping Pages - @flippingpages4288 (There are no published videos currently)Alas, Babylon by Pat FrankCandy Corn Cotton Candy by Fun Sweets - 🍬🌽😃---Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenupInstagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenupTwitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUp
Half Human Heroes Review and Tag + Reflections on 3 Years on Booktube and 200 videos Hey Yall Listen Up 2023-08-23 | Half-Human Heroes Book TagCreated and tagged by Jeremy FeePROMPTS*Foreword by Philip Chase: Give a shout out to someone in the Fantasy BookTube community. *Dishonoured in Death by Mason Adey: Who are your favorite sibling characters in a story? *Goatman’s Bridge by P.M. Brown: What is your favorite story with the supernatural in it? *The Band Gets Together by Dane Cobain: What is your favorite story that incorporates music? *Home of the Gnome by Jeremy Fee: What is your favorite playful or interesting title? *Abandoned Hope by Jessica Haas: What is your favorite moral quandary in a story? *Amaranthine Amphitheater by Liam Q.D. Hall: Who is your favorite immortal character? *Lies of the Sun Stone & the Hybrid Prince by S.D. Huston: Who is your favorite thief character or story with a heist in it? *Red Eyes by Kupel Yosef Kark: What is your favorite story with an adventuring party or found family in it? *The Defense of Bergond by David Wiley: What is your favorite battle in a story? Channels Mentioned@jeremyfee @PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy @MasonInTheDark @lakemodestymurderer @danecobain @JesstheBookFreak @LiamsLyceum @SDHuston @AKupelBooks @DavidWiley7 @bethannebruninga-socolar @bnbbooks1794 @JosesAmazingWorlds @Danni.Dabbles @ChrisDailyReading Books Mentioned:By Piers Anthony:The Source of Magic (Xanth #2)Castle Roogna (Xanth #3)Crewel Lye: A Caustic Yarn (Xanth #8)The Color of Her Panties (Xanth #15)Yon Ill Wind (Xanth #20)Blue Adept (Apprentice Adept #2)Juxtaposition (Apprentice Adept #3)Chaos Mode (Mode #3)The Iron Maiden (Bio of a Space Tyrant #6)The Dragonlance series by Margaret Weis and Tracy HickmanThe Icewind Dale trilogy by R. A. SalvatoreThe Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott CardHarry Potter series by She Who Will Not Be NamedSo Long and Thanks for all The Fish by Douglas Adams (The Hitchhiker Guide to the Galaxy #4)Robotech series by Jack McKinneyRobot series by Isaac AsimovMirror's Truth by Michael R. Fletcher (Manifest Delusions #2)3 years and 200 published videos - A big thanks to everyone who has made it possible.---Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenupInstagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenupTwitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUp
Reading Wrap Up - March, April, & May 2023 plus the Triumphant Return of the Flower Update! Hey Yall Listen Up 2023-06-07 | 0:00 - Reading Wrap UpBooks, Channels & Videos MentionedFoundation by Isaac Asimov (5 stars)The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett (2 stars)Kari @veryliterarykari8282 Discussion video with @ShawnDStandfast - youtube.com/watch?v=zbt1UGCCrxYThe Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett (2 stars)Howling Dark by Christopher Ruocchio (3 stars) [Suneater #2]Ian @bnbbooks1794 Jose @JosesAmazingWorlds Jose's spoiler free review - youtube.com/watch?v=TgEXSau_CR0Discussion video - youtube.com/watch?v=UmrKdSQuXNoApoca Lips by Piers Anthony (4 stars) [Xanth #47]The Lakeside Cemetary by Jessica Haas (4 stars)Jess @JesstheBookFreak The Four Agreements by Miguel Ruiz (4 stars)6:16 - Flower Update---Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenupInstagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenupTwitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUp
A Brief Channel Update Hey Yall Listen Up 2023-04-01 | ---Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenupInstagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenupTwitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUpJust poking a little fun @veryliterarykari8282 - We still have a truce, Kari.🍬🌽😃
January & February 2023 Reading Wrap Up Hey Yall Listen Up 2023-03-05 | Books & Channels Mentioned:Statesman by Piers Anthony (Bio of a Space Tyrant #5) [4 stars]Anxious People by Fredrik Backman [4 stars]Dragons of the Dwarven Depth by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (Lost Chronicles #1) [4 stars]@bethannebruninga-socolar Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio (Sun Eater #1) [2 stars]Ian at @bnbbooks1794 Jose at @JosesAmazingWorlds Spoiler discussion - youtube.com/watch?v=dYMWrVOtw3IBall Lightning by Cixin Liu [3 stars]Fairy Tale by Stephen King [4 stars]The Book of Sirach [4 stars]@tomlabooks3263 Introduction video - youtube.com/watch?v=QijAr3nHzRE---Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenupInstagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenupTwitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUp
Top 10 Best Reads of 2022 (yeah, its 16 books and 2 visual novels, but, you know, the algorithm) Hey Yall Listen Up 2023-01-29 | Books Mentioned (ordered by Author's last name)Note: The honorable mentions are in no particular order in the video.The Words That Made Us: America's Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840 by Akhil Reed AmarDoOon Mode by Piers AnthonyTatham Mound by Piers AnthonyPebble in the Sky by Isaac AsimovMy Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik BackmanReady Player One by Ernest ClineHarriet the Spy by Louise FitzhughThe Long Secret by Louise FitzhughThe Red House Mystery by A. A. MilneOnce in a Great City by David MaranissInventing Freedom: How the English-Speaking Peoples Made the Modern World by Daniel HannanNeil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris and David JaverbaumEngineering in Plain Sight: An Illustrated Field Guide to the Constructed Environment by Grady HillhouseThe Chronicles of Narnia series by C. S. LewisJFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917-1956 by Fredrik LogevallBring the Jubilee by Ward MooreThe Big Book of Peanuts: All the Daily Strips From the 1950s by Charles M. SchulzActing Lessons by Dr PinkCakeTo purchase at GOG (not an affiliated link) - gog.com/en/game/acting_lessonsBeing a DIK by Dr PinkCakeTo purchase at GOG (not an affiliated link) - gog.com/en/game/being_a_dikMystic and Rider by Sharon ShinnChannel MentionedKari at @veryliterarykari8282 ---Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenupInstagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenupTwitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUp
Top 10 Worst Reads of 2022 (or 9 books that I enjoyed less than Twilight) Hey Yall Listen Up 2023-01-22 | Books (listed in alphabetic order by author's last name) & channels mentioned:Politician by Piers AnthonyThe Heart of the Sun by Bethany CampbellCaliban's War by James S.A. CoreyDark Matter by Blake CrouchBeguiled by Night by Nicole EigenerNightmares and Dreamscapes by Stephen KingThe Court Dancer by Shin Kyung-sookTwilight by Stephanie MeyerThe Trials of Ashmont by John PalladinoThe Pérelin Decline by Pae Veo @attention5638 ---Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenupInstagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenupTwitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUp
December 2022 Reading Wrap Up Hey Yall Listen Up 2023-01-15 | Books Mentioned:And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik BackmanThe Deal of a Lifetime by Fredrik BackmanThe Trials of Ashmont by John PalladinoThe Words That Made Us: America's Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840 by Akhil Reed Amar---Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenupInstagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenupTwitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUp
November 2022 Reading Wrap Up Hey Yall Listen Up 2022-12-18 | Books and Channels mentioned:Piranesi by Susanna ClarkeBritt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik BackmanForward the Foundation by Isaac Asimov (Foundation series #2 by chronological order)Engineering in Plain Sight by Grady HillhousePractical Engineering - @PracticalEngineeringChannel video - What Really Happened During the Texas Power Grid Outage - youtube.com/watch?v=08mwXICY4JMExecutive by Piers Anthony (Bio of a Space Tyrant #4)---Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenupInstagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenupTwitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUp
October 2022 Reading Wrap Up Hey Yall Listen Up 2022-11-05 | Books and Channels Mentioned:Nightmares and Dreamscapes by Stephen KingMary's Monster by Lita JudgePolitician by Piers Anthony (Bio of a Space Tyrant Vol 3)Beguiled by Night by Nicole EigenerThe Last Battle by C. S. Lewis (Narnia #7)GENU by Tommaso Todeca, Alex Franquelli, & Giulio Srubek-Tomassy, illustrated by Aleksandra Fastovets@tomlabooks3263 My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik BackmanPrelude to Foundation by Issac Asimov (Foundation #1 [Chronological Order])---Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenupInstagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenupTwitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUp
September 2022 Reading Wrap Up Hey Yall Listen Up 2022-10-04 | Books and Channels MentionedThe Perelin Decline by Pae Veo [3 star] - 0:00Pae's channel @attention5638 Pae's announcement video about the book (9 minutes) - youtube.com/watch?v=E3CUK9hgP2sScottish Folk and Fairy Tales selected and edited by Gordon Jarvie [3 stars] - 1:25Narnia - 1:56The Horse and His Boy (The Chronicles of Narnia #5 (Publication Order)) by C. S. Lewis [3 stars]The Magician's Nephew (The Chronicles of Narnia #6 (Publication Order)) by C. S. Lewis [3 stars]Read along sponsored by Amy @astarreads4214 and Christine @anautisticreader2963 Discussion video for these two books (1 hour and 17 minutes) - youtube.com/watch?v=PdtVnvCoAzIBio of a Space Tyrant: Volume 2 - Mercenary by Piers Anthony [4 stars] - 2:27Self-Made Man by Norah Vincent [4 stars] - 3:14Arrival (originally published as Stories of Your Life and Others) by Ted Chiang [3 stars] - 4:51---Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenupInstagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenupTwitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUp
August 2022 Reading Wrap Up - #garbaugust - Women in Translation Hey Yall Listen Up 2022-09-13 | Books and Channels mentioned:Introduction - 0:00@AmritabytheBook - Video: "Let's Debate: "Women's Fiction" is just Fiction - youtube.com/watch?v=bsomrElh5gQTwilight - 1:13Twilight by Stephanie Meyer (Twilight #1) [3 stars]Refugee - 2:27Bio of a Space Tyrant: Vol. 1 - Refugee by Piers Anthony [3 stars]Buddy read with @michaelk.vaughan8617 His spoiler free review - youtube.com/watch?v=grS3B890_NQMy spoiler free review - youtube.com/watch?v=BzaC_5MRmp4Caliban's War - 3:52Caliban's War by James S. A. Corey (Expanse #2) [DNF]Group discussion hosted by @SteveTalksBooks - youtube.com/watch?v=6fLTRrHy_DEThe Way Things Ought to Be - 5:49The Way Things Ought to Be by Rush Limbaugh [3 stars]Garbage Star - 8:19Garbage Star by Michael La Ronn (Galaxy Mavericks #4) [3 stars] I've been buddy reading the series with @bethannebruninga-socolar Heart of the Sun - 9:27The Heart of the Sun by Bethany Campbell [3 stars]The Court Dancer - 10:36The Court Dancer by Kyung-Sook Shin [3 stars]@PageTurnersWithKatja spoiler free review - youtube.com/watch?v=KFAy-65K5mYNarnia - 11:57The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis (Narnia #3 (publication order)) [5 stars]The Silver Chair by C. S. Lewis (Narnia #4 (publication order)) [5 stars]Discussion video hosted by Christine @anautisticreader2963 with Amy @astarreads4214 - youtube.com/watch?v=ls3AssMvahIWatchmen - 13:39Watchmen by Alan Moore [4 stars]Discussion video hosted by Steve - youtube.com/watch?v=arY6u54ZRQ8SpaceCamp - 15:19SpaceCamp - A novelization by Joe Claro. Based on the screenplay by W. W. Wicket and Casey T. Mitchell, and story by Patrick Bailey and Larry B. Williams [3 stars]#garbaugust ---Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenupInstagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenupTwitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUp
Most Read Authors Tag - 2022 Update Hey Yall Listen Up 2022-08-22 | Tag created by @BookishBrits - youtube.com/watch?v=eBns9FVx5fEMost recent update from @jeremyfee - youtube.com/watch?v=MFlQ_2cc1NMMy previous version - youtube.com/watch?v=hjvBTerhWXQAuthors, Books & Series Mentioned: Unknown number of booksDonald Sobol (Encyclopedia Brown series)Three Investigator series – created by Robert Arthur; also written by William Arden, Nick West, Mary Virginia Carey and Marc Brandel5 BooksDouglas Adams [new to list, previously omitted] (first 4 of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy trilogy, plus 1 short story)6 Books Jean M. Auel [unchanged] (Earth’s Children series) 7 BooksJ. K. Rowling [unchanged] (Harry Potter series) Terry Pratchett [unchanged] (Discworld) 8 BooksHarry Turtledove [unchanged] (Worldwar/Colonization series + Guns of the South) 9 Books {#10}Ursula K. LeGuin [updated to include 3 short stories] (Earthsea series (6 books + 2 short stories) + Those Who Walk Away from Omelas) Tracy Hickman [unchanged] (DL: Chronicles, Legends & War of Souls trilogies) 10 Books {#9} Glen Cook [new to list] (Black Company)11 Books {#8} Margaret Weis [+2 books from last update] (DL: Chronicles, Legends & War of Souls trilogies + Raistlin Chronicles)12 Books (+ 1 DNF) {#7}C. S. Lewis [+1 book from last update] (Narnia series, Space Trilogy, Til We Have Faces, The Screwtape Letters + Miracles (DNF))17 Books {#6} Isaac Asimov [+5 books from last update] (Foundation trilogy, Prelude to Foundation, I, Robot, Robot series (4), Galactic Empire trilogy, The Positronic Man, Nemesis, various short story collections(Robot Dreams, The Complete Robot, Robot Visions)) 15 Books {#5} R. A. Salvatore [unchanged] (first 10 of the Drizzt series, the Cleric Quintet) 16 Books {#4}Robert Kirkman [new to list, previously omitted] (The Walking Dead Compendiums)18 Books {#3}Jack McKinney [unchanged] (Robotech) 46 books * {#2} Joss Whedon [new to list, previously omitted] * I’m not exactly sure how many of these I’ve read nor am I sure how many I should give credit to Whedon as the author, as he is credited at the Executive Producer on many of them.Buffy Season 8 – 8, Buffy Season 9 – 5, Buffy Season 10 – 5, Buffy Season 11 – 3, Buffy Season 12 - 1Angel Season 6 – 9, Angel and Faith Season 9 – 5, Angel and Faith Season 10 – 4, Angel Season 11 - 3Fray, Better Days (Firefly), Willow76 Books {#1}Piers Anthony [+9 books from last update] (Xanth (46+1), Incarnations of Immorality (7), Apprentice Adept (7), Mode (4), Battle Circle (3), Bio of a Space Tyrant (1), Firefly, Killobyte, Shade of the Tree, Tatham Mound, Bio of an Ogre, How Precious Was That While, Letters to Jenny)---Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenupInstagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenupTwitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUp
Bio of a Space Tyrant - Volume 1: Refugee by Piers Anthony - Spoiler Free Book Review Hey Yall Listen Up 2022-08-19 | ---Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenupInstagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenupTwitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUp
July 2022 Reading Wrap Up Hey Yall Listen Up 2022-08-02 | Books and Channels Mentioned0:00 - A Man Called Ove by Frederic Backman [4 stars]0:50 - Zero Magnitude by Michael La Ronn (Galaxy Mavericks #3) [3 stars]Buddy read with @bethannebruninga-socolar Author's channel - @AuthorLevelUp 1:42 - The Red House Mystery by A. A. Milne [4 stars]Group read along with the Black Heart Book Club sponsored by @veryliterarykari8282 Discussion video with @AnneEWilliamson - youtube.com/watch?v=zMxFkKI5RVo2:09 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen [3 stars]2:59 - Persuasion Netflix adaptation [4 stars]3:43 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch [3 stars]4:19 - The Divine Comedy by Dante AlighieriTranslation by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow [3 stars]Paradiso, Translation and Commentary by Robert and Jean Hollander [3 stars]Video announcing project by @tomlabooks3263 - youtube.com/watch?v=N6yPwlSl6r06:57 - Tatham Mound by Piers Anthony [4 stars]Buddy read with Kari (link above)7:47 - Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick [4 stars]To hear Anna (@AnnaKendrickVEVO ) sing the Cups song from Pitch Perfect (skip to the 1 minute mark) - youtube.com/watch?v=cmSbXsFE3l88:10 - Bring the Jubilee by Ward Moore [5 stars]Also mentioned: Greener Than You Think by Ward Moore---Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenupInstagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenupTwitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUp
Mode Series by Piers Anthony - Review With No Spoilers Hey Yall Listen Up 2022-07-27 | Mode series:Virtual Mode [4 stars]Fractal Mode [5 stars]Chaos Mode [5 stars]DoOon Mode [5 stars]---Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenupInstagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenupTwitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUp
Pictures and Book Haul from my Road Trips - April, May & June 2022 Hey Yall Listen Up 2022-07-23 | These pictures and book haul are from 4 separate trips taken over a 60 day period (12,876 miles driven):April 18 - May 18, 2022List of states traveled (number of nights spent in parenthesis) NC to SC to GA to AL(2) to MS to LA(1) to TX(2) to NM(2) to AZ(1) to NV(2) to CA(4) to OR(1) to WA(2) to ID to MT(1) to WY(9) to SD (1) to IA (1) to MO to IL to KY to TN(1) to NCMay 19 - 23, 2022NC to VA (2) to MD (2) to VA to NCJune 3 - 8, 2022NC to TN to KY to OH to IN (3) to OH to WV (1) to MD to PA to MD to VA(1) to NCJune 14 - 16, 2022NC to SC to GA(2) to SC to NCPlaces visited:Birmingham Civil Rights Institute - bcri.orgUSS Kidd Veterans Museum - usskidd.com International UFO Museum And Research Center - roswellufomuseum.comNational Museum of Nuclear Science & History - nuclearmuseum.orgOrtega Indian City ArtsHoover Dam & Mike Callaghan - Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge - usbr.gov/lc/hooverdamCalifornia State Route 1 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Route_1Doheny State Beach - parks.ca.gov/?page_id=645Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery - elephantseal.orgGolden Gate Bridge - goldengate.orgRedwood National and State Parks - nps.gov/redwOregon World War II Memorial - http://www.oregonwwiimemorial.comWild Horses Monument - wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/wild-horses-monumentGranite Mountain Speculator Mine Memorial - http://www.minememorial.orgYellowstone National Park - nps.gov/yellGrand Teton National Park - nps.gov/grteGreen River Visitor's Center - grchamber.comUniversity of Wyoming - https://www.uwyo.edu/Wyoming Territorial Prison - wyoparks.wyo.gov/index.php/places-to-go/wyoming-territorial-prisonLaramie Railroad Depot - laramiedepot.orgAmes Monument - wyoparks.wyo.gov/index.php/places-to-go/ames-monumentOur Lady of Peace Shrine - http://www.ourladyofpeaceshrine.comCheyenne Depot Museum - cheyennedepotmuseum.orgBig Boy #4004 at Holliday Park - cheyenne.org/listing/big-boy-steam-engine/116Messenger Museum - cheyenne.org/listing/messenger-museum/417Cheyenne Botanic Gardens - botanic.orgCheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum - cfdrodeo.com/cfd-old-west-museum-2Wyoming State Capitol Building / Historic Governors' Mansion / Wyoming State Museum - http://capitolcomplex.wyo.govFort Laramie National Historic Site - nps.gov/folaOregon Trail Ruts State Historic Site - wyoparks.wyo.gov/index.php/places-to-go/oregon-trail-rutsRegister Cliff State Historic Site - wyoparks.wyo.gov/index.php/places-to-go/register-cliffsConverse County Wyoming Visitor's Center - conversecountytourism.comNational Historic Trails Interpretive Center - nhtcf.orgFort Caspar Museum - fortcasparwyoming.comBuffalo Bill Dam - bbdvc.comBuffalo Bill Center of the West - centerofthewest.orgDevil's Tower National Monument - nps.gov/detoMount Rushmore National Memorial - nps.gov/moruDignity of Earth and Sky Sculpture - travelsouthdakota.com/trip-ideas/story/dignity-earth-skyRobert Russa Moton Museum - http://www.motonmuseum.orgAppomattox Court House National Historic Park - nps.gov/apcoGettysburg National Military Park - nps.gov/gettGeorgia Aquarium - georgiaaquarium.orgStone Mountain Park - stonemountainpark.comBooks:Beloved by Toni MorrisonThe Autobiography of Malcolm X with Alex HaleyNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas An American Slave by Frederick DouglasIt Had to be Done: The Navajo Code Talkers Remember World War IICalifornia Indians and Their Environment by Kent G. Lightfoot & Otis ParrishYellowstone: A Photographic Journey by Stephen C. HinchJackson Hole: Historic Photographs by Rick PierosThe Journals of Lewis and Clarck by Bernard DevotoThe Earth Shall Weep by James WilsonA History Lover's Guide to Cheyenne by Starley Talbott & Michael E. KasselTarheels: Five Points in the Record of North Carolina by Patrick A. SchroderMaps and Map-makers by R. V. TooleyIt Looked Good on Paper edited by Bill FawcettThe TTL Data book by Texas InstrumentsFor Love of Evil & And Eternity by Piers AnthonyMyth series by Robert AsprinStone Mountain Park: Official Commemortive GuideImages of America Series (authors omitted due to number of characters restriction):The Tuskegee AirmenSelmaYellowstone National ParkWyoming's Outlaw TrailLaramie RailroadsWyoming's Historic RanchesCasperRemembering North Carolina's ConfederatesGettysburgDVD: Harry Brunk's Union Central & Northern Railroad Lives On---Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenupInstagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenupTwitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUp
Galactic Empire Series by Isaac Asimov - Non Spoiler Review Hey Yall Listen Up 2022-07-18 | The Galactic Empire series:Book 1 - The Stars, Like DustBook 2 - The Currents of SpaceBook 3 - Pebble in the SkyPreliminary essential Isaac Asimov reading list1 - I, Robot (1950)2 - The Caves of Steel (1954) - first Robot Series novel3 - The Naked Sun (1957) - second Robot Series novel4 - The Robots of Dawn (1983) - third Robot Series novel5 - Robots and Empire (1985) - fourth Robot Series novel6 - The Stars, Like Dust (1951) - first Empire Series novel7 - The Currents of Space (1952) - second Empire Series novel8 - Pebble in the Sky (1950) - third Empire Series novel9 - Foundation (1951) - first of the original Foundation trilogy10 - Foundation and Empire (1952) - second of the original Foundation trilogy11 - Second Foundation (1953) - third of the original Foundation trilogyMy recommended reading order of Asimov's writings, as of 2021-08-21.1 - I, Robot (1950)2 - Robot Dreams (1986)3 - The Bicentennial Man (1976) [short story on which The Positronic Man is based. Found in various collections.]4 - The Positronic Man (1992) co-written with Robert Silverberg [novelization of the short story The Bicentennial Man]5 - Nemesis (1989)6 - The Caves of Steel (1954) - first Robot Series novel7 - The Naked Sun (1957) - second Robot Series novel8 - The Complete Robot (1982) [contains a short story, Mirror Image (1972), that follows the second Robot series novel] 9 - The Robots of Dawn (1983) - third Robot Series novel10 - Robots and Empire (1985) - fourth Robot Series novel11 - Robot Visions (1990) - contains essays that include a major spoiler for Robots and Empire. The essays also contain a minor spoiler for Foundation and Earth and the Robot City series.12 - The Stars, Like Dust (1951) - first Empire Series novel13 - The Currents of Space (1952) - second Empire Series novel14 - Pebble in the Sky (1950) - third Empire Series novel15 - Prelude to Foundation (1988) - first Foundation Series novel16 - Forward the Foundation (1993) - second Foundation Series novel17 - Foundation (1951) - third Foundation Series novel18 - Foundation and Empire (1952) - fourth Foundation Series novel19 - Second Foundation (1953) - fifth Foundation Series novel20 - Foundation's Edge (1982) - sixth Foundation Series novel21 - Foundation and Earth (1986) - seventh Foundation Series novel22 - The End of Eternity (1955)23 - Gold (1995) - final collection of short stories and essaysThe entire expanded universe of Asimov in chronological order, as defined here (WARNING: link contains spoilers) - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_series#Asimov's_novels_set_in_the_greater_Robot/Empire/Foundation_universe---Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenupInstagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenupTwitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUp
Mid Year Book Tag 2022 (Real Men Dont Freak Out) Hey Yall Listen Up 2022-07-08 | Questions:1. Best book you’ve read this year.2. Best sequel you’ve read so far3. New release you haven’t read yet but want to4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year5. Biggest disappointment6. Biggest surprise7. Favorite new author (debut or new to you)8. Newest fictional crush9. Newest favorite character10. Book that made you cry11. Book that made you happy12. Most beautiful book you’ve bought so far this year (or received)13. What books do you need to read by the end of the year? Channels Mentioned:@michaelk.vaughan8617 @veryliterarykari8282 @bethannebruninga-socolar Books Mentioned:Mystic and Rider by Sharon Shinn (Twelve Houses #1)DoOon Mode by Piers Anthony (Mode #4)Legends and Lattes by Travis BaldreeLeviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey (Expanse #1)Honor's Reserve by Michael La Ronn (Galaxy Maverick #1)The Big Book of Peanuts: All the Daily Strips From the 1950s by Charles M. Schultz"It's a trap!" source - https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mK_8gybdF9I/maxresdefault.jpg"Keep Calm and Read a Book" source - zazzle.com/keep_calm_and_read_a_book_poster-228884856038559734---Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenupInstagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenupTwitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUp
GarbAugust Piers Anthony Recommendations + Read Along Announcement Hey Yall Listen Up 2022-07-05 | Books Mentioned (all by Piers Anthony)0:00 Introduction1:07 StandalonesKillobyteShade of the TreeFirefly4:29 Xanth seriesA Spell for Chameleon (Xanth #1)Centaur Aisle (Xanth #4)The Color of Her Panties (Xanth #15)@CriminOllyBlog GarbAugust announcement video - youtube.com/watch?v=blUd8b30CPoMy video "Xanth is my favorite series" - youtube.com/watch?v=UIU30ygE2p48:01 Mode seriesFirst book - Virtual Mode9:03 Apprentice Adept seriesFirst book - Split InfinityMy "Why You Should Read" video - youtube.com/watch?v=DwI28lUbZLQ10:25 Incarnations of Immortality seriesFirst book - On a Pale Horse(I've not covered this series on my channel)11:21 Readalong annoucementRefugee (Bio of a Space Tyrant #1)A one star review on Goodreads - goodreads.com/review/show/99610594?book_show_action=true&from_review_page=1#GarbAugust is sponsored by the following channels:Screamin'Creamin'Olly @CriminOllyBlog Steve Done-a-few @saintdonoghue Shall We Swing Again @Shellyish Alice and the Giant *censored* @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf Gina Stain Ya @GinaStanyerBooks Michael K Porn @michaelk.vaughan8617 This Just Fits In @ThisJustInBookTube Sex Manic @PaxPanic Pegged by Visions @PlaguedbyVisions AssHORNY Time @pastorytime2683 Fibertarty @fiberartsyreads Another Boobiephile Reads Playboy for the articles @anotherbibliophilereads ---Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenupInstagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenupTwitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUp
June 2022 Reading Wrap Up + Meeting Other Booktubers Hey Yall Listen Up 2022-07-01 | Books and Channels Mentioned0:00 - Choose Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris with David Javerbaum [5 stars]1:14 - The Flames of Albiyon by Jean Menzies [3 stars]Jean @JeansThoughts 2:37 - The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood (MaddAddam #2) [4 stars]Jolene @BookwormAdventureGirl Jolene's review - youtube.com/watch?v=Ma8FLu1dqPg3:18 - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline [4 stars]4:07 - MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood (MaddAddam #3) [3 stars]Jolene's review - youtube.com/watch?v=qj72jDLLn7Q4:37 - Six Crystal Princesses by Piers Anthony (Xanth #46) [4 stars]5:00 - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe & Prince Caspian by C. S. Lewis (Narnia #1 & #2; Publication order) [5 stars & 4 stars]Amy @astarreads4214 Live Discussion scheduled on July 10 at 5 pm EDT - youtube.com/watch?v=dWUxcC_fsVo6:50 - Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey (Expanse #1) [3 stars]Steve @SteveTalksBooks Robyn @bookendsandbiscuits Layla: twitter.com/lgousheyLive Discussion - youtube.com/watch?v=WWbw19QiEjY7:25 - Meeting other booktubersErion & Prometheus @BookZealots Summer @sterlingreads547 ---Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenupInstagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenupTwitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUp
May 2022 Reading Wrap Up | Meeting More Booktubers | Booktube Birthday Tag Hey Yall Listen Up 2022-06-05 | May 2022 Reading Wrap Up0:00 - JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917-1956 by Fredrik Logevall [5 stars]Buddy read with Very Literary Kari (channel link below)Live show - youtube.com/watch?v=moqDx1o2Om01:25 - DoOon Mode by Piers Anthony (Mode series #4) [5 stars]2:41 - Pebble in the Sky by Isaac Asimov (Galactic Empire #3) [5 stars]3:23 - Booktubers I met in person(links below)3:54 - Booktube Birthday TagOriginal by @averagejoereads7271 video - youtube.com/watch?v=WYbsXWEsf-gQuestions/Prompts: 4:07 - 1. How many years on BookTube are you celebrating?4:13 - 2. What has kept you motivated to continue making videos?5:11 - 3. What are three of your favorite videos you’ve made in the past year and why?7:22 - 4. What have you struggled with on BookTube in the past year and how did you overcome that struggle?8:19 - 5. Choose one moment from the past year on BookTube that you would love to re-live.8:38 - 6. Shout out a huge supporter of your channel.7. What’s the best book you’ve read in this past year?9:56 - 8. Where do you see your channel in a year’s time and what do you hope to have achieved?10:16 - 9. Tag someone whose anniversary is coming up!Videos Mentioned:June 2021 Wrap Up (with an update on the Candy Conflict) - youtube.com/watch?v=uLdVba9z1DwBooktubers I Love Tag - youtube.com/watch?v=zQX6YRHnsy8My Advice to a BookTube Newbie After One Year on BookTube - youtube.com/watch?v=aDyaqnBin6wChannels Mentioned:@veryliterarykari8282 @DavidWiley7 @bethannebruninga-socolar @SteveTalksBooks @michaelk.vaughan8617 Channels Tagged:Jen at WickedPluto's Wicked Reads - youtube.com/user/WickedPluto@ReadbyFred Jillian @NovelOpinions Alyssa @happylittlebooks1345 Michelle @mishelly Juliana at Books and Doodles - youtube.com/channel/UCHnzxcEeT-ACOcSVvptns5A@Alea_uncharted Michaela Kathleen @mkbooks ChrissiesPurpleLibrary - youtube.com/channel/UCS4EiInaEtYQFxBJDl19ujgKatie @pumpkinofdoom The number 2 in the thumbnail is from the following - pngall.com/2-number-png/download/27519---Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenupInstagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenupTwitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUp
April 2022 Wrap Up + Meeting Other Booktubers Hey Yall Listen Up 2022-05-11 | Books & Channels Mentioned:0:00 - The Currents of Space by Isaac Asimov (Galactic Empire #2) [4 stars]0:52 - Contact by Carl Sagan [3 stars]Summer - @sterlingreads547 2:06 - Chaos Mode by Piers Anthony (Mode series #3) [5 stars]3:04 - Phantom Planet by Michael La Ronn (Galaxy Mavericks #2) [4 stars]Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar - @bethannebruninga-socolar Author's channel - @AuthorLevelUp 4:18 - Meeting other booktubersSteve - @SteveTalksBooks Ian - @bnbbooks1794 Tom - @tomlabooks3263 Michael - @michaelk.vaughan8617 Amy - @astarreads4214 5:13 - The Fever Code by James Daschner (attempted via audiobook, will retry later)---Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenupInstagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenupTwitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUp
March 2022 Wrap Up + Thank you for 200 subs Hey Yall Listen Up 2022-04-06 | Books and Channels Mentioned:0:00 - The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold (World of the Five Gods #1) [3 stars]0:44 - Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh (Harriet the Spy #1) [5 stars]1:14 - The Long Secret by Louise Fitzhugh (Harriet the Spy #2) [5 stars]1:52 - Sport by Louise Fitzhugh (Harriet the Spy #3) [4 stars]2:27 - Sometimes You Have to Lie by Leslie Brody [4 stars]Jay Shay - youtube.com/user/jjohnshea3:55 - A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn [3 stars]5:21 - Banged by a Banshee by I. C. London (Loregasms) [4 stars]Martha at Self-Writeousness - youtube.com/c/SelfWriteousnessvideo with link to purchase - youtube.com/watch?v=6pQMEEJHTss6:29 - Crowned a Traitor by Kate Callaghan (A Hellish Fairytale, #1) [3 stars]CallaghanWriter - youtube.com/channel/UCO9ykwpq1Kf4fKE9uyzy3Kg7:23 - Mystic and Rider by Sharon Shinn (Twelve Houses #1) [5 stars]Eliza Baum - youtube.com/channel/UC6E78plB1sknFuvToJg8g_QRead Write Create - with Katja - youtube.com/c/KatjaWeinert8:11 - Thank you for 200 subsDecember at Realm of Words and Pages - youtube.com/c/RealmofWordsPagesMichael K. Vaughan - youtube.com/channel/UCLqYEZfhPSeMuIqR_C_fZGwVery Literary Kari - youtube.com/channel/UCJXNs3VvQHDby47GbvW-9DwLady Jane Books - youtube.com/channel/UCw3NH5R7uAC1-rk3V1pxxlgThe first of Lady Jane's video that I watched where she does her jazz hands celebration - DNF Tag - youtube.com/watch?v=dOZa_77K7L4---Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenupInstagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenupTwitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUp#ITalkAboutPiersAnthonyInEveryVideo
1001 Book Tag + Around the World in 80 Pages Book Tag Hey Yall Listen Up 2022-03-12 | 1001 Book Tag - 0:00Created by Sandy at MsReads A lotchannel - youtube.com/c/MsReadsAlotvideo - youtube.com/watch?v=Reb_YQUjuwkTagged by:Jolene at Bookworm Adventure Girlchannel - youtube.com/c/BookwormAdventureGirlvideo - youtube.com/watch?v=X-R1gGfFfJ0Jess the Book Freakchannel - youtube.com/c/JesstheBookFreakvideo -youtube.com/watch?v=XMcn58Id0MAIan at BNB BOOKSchannel - youtube.com/channel/UCIE8FDt2jMcOzegD4c_heYwvideo - youtube.com/watch?v=GguPkLd2slkAriel at Reading and Whatnotchannel - youtube.com/channel/UCrStl2y1P_qQfpXtLBGOLRQvideo - youtube.com/watch?v=F_0v_wpObjk(Please see the original for the prompts, as they exceeded the character limit)Tagged:Tom LA Books - youtube.com/channel/UC1Se0davqIVb5KsQ1ruCZ_QVery Literary Kari - youtube.com/channel/UCJXNs3VvQHDby47GbvW-9DwSteve Talks Books - youtube.com/c/SteveTalksBooksJohanna - youtube.com/user/jolroyoBookZealots - youtube.com/c/BookZealotsShannon's Bookish Musings & Music - youtube.com/channel/UCW-22RgGXIOIgm0o2TAW0mABethanne Bruninga-Socolar - youtube.com/channel/UC2_F857G5iXzchzxpsarCbgTea Time with Tracey & Violet - youtube.com/channel/UCyFI6RnxFz4XDmpNwhktdZALady Jane Books - youtube.com/channel/UCw3NH5R7uAC1-rk3V1pxxlgReadBecca - youtube.com/c/ReadBeccaSelf-Writeousness - youtube.com/c/SelfWriteousnessAround the World in 80 Pages Book Tag - 6:00Created by Michael at Fit2BeReadchannel - youtube.com/c/FIT2BREADvideo - youtube.com/watch?v=xzUw7TAl1zoTagged by David Wileychannel - youtube.com/user/wileydavid1video - youtube.com/watch?v=OWccA7qspnc*Answer these how you prefer, and twist the question to suit your needs, if you must. *Everyone you mention in the video is automatically tagged! PROMPTS 1. Your favorite book set in (or with reference to) Eastern Europe or Asia.2. A BookTuber(s) from a country other than your own that you regularly watch?3. A book you DNFd before 80 pages.4. A book you settled for and picked up at an airport (or anywhere) and ended up pleasantly surprised with.5. In Jules Verne's Classic, Around the World in 80 Days, Phileas Fogg is a perfectionist, more concerned with his perfection than the amazing places he travels, if that doesn't resonate, describe in which ways you are a perfectionist when it comes to any of your bookish habits.6. Your Favorite book(s) set in (or references) or linked to Africa.7. Judging by only the first 80 pages, the best book you have read? and then by the last 80 pages the best you've read?8. A book you love that prominently features an ethnic or local cuisine some way prominently featured, or even if just a stand-out cameo.9. The last travel or other nonfiction book you looked at or read featuring a city other than your own (and do you have a story)?10. Any book you have read set in (or references) either Central, or South America [or South North America].11. Your favorite book referencing another world, universe, or dimension.12. Your dream read to read in any dream location real or fictional of your choosing.TAG CHALLENGES1. Tag a channel that has 80 or fewer subscribers, if you cannot, then you "must" tag a channel with more than 80,000.2. Tag a channel you like that has reviewed any of Verne's novels or any of the novels you mentioned in the tag.3. Tag the eight channels you watched the most in the last 80 days. If you don't want to tag eight, tag at least one. Channels mentioned and tagged: Scientist's Reading World - youtube.com/c/ScientistsReadingWorldMishelle Lexi - youtube.com/c/MishelleLexiBookworm Adventure Girl (link above)Shannon's Bookish Musings and Music (link above)Jackalope Hope - youtube.com/channel/UC6dYeDnz9wJR7PhIXfNqSygChris Daily Reading - youtube.com/user/ChrisVVNJess the Book Freak (link above)Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar (link above)BNB Books (link above)Very Literary Kari (link above)Margaret Pinard - youtube.com/c/MargaretPinardSteve Talks Books (link above)Tom LA BooksBooks Mentioned :The Stand by Stephen KingThe Sword of Kaigen by M. L. WangMiracles by C. S. LewisIn the Balance by Harry TurtledoveThe Rage of Dragons by Evan WinterTraitor's Blade by Sebastian De CastellThe Mirror's Truth by Michael R. FletcherOnce in a Great City: A Detroit Story by David MaranissLove in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García MárquezGolem in the Gears by Piers AnthonyMy Bookshelf Book Tag - youtube.com/watch?v=1sLk16cL050---Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenupInstagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenupTwitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUp#Howdyland, #TheManliestBooktubeChannelOfAllTime
February 2022 Wrap Up Hey Yall Listen Up 2022-03-05 | 0:00 - Eclectic Nightmares: Spoken Word Poetry by Jeremy Fee [3 stars]Jeremy's channel - youtube.com/c/jeremyfee1:03 - Honor's Reserve by Michael La Ronn (Galaxy Mavericks #1) [4 stars]Michael's channel - youtube.com/user/GoodChords1Michael's Author Level Up channel - youtube.com/c/AuthorLevelUpBuddy read with Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar - youtube.com/channel/UC2_F857G5iXzchzxpsarCbgCo host of Black AuthorTube Readathon - Margaret Pinard - youtube.com/c/MargaretPinardReadathon Wrap Up live stream scheduled for Tuesday, March 15, 9 PM EDT (UTC-4) - youtu.be/7_NHXuyI2v82:31 - Fractal Mode by Piers Anthony (Mode #2) [5 stars]2:51 - Inventing Freedom: How the English-Speaking Peoples Made the Modern World by Daniel Hannan [4 stars]4:48 - The Stars, Like Dust by Isaac Asimov (Galactic Empire #1) [4 stars]---Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenupInstagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenupTwitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUp
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison (The Goblin Emperor #1) - Non Spoiler Review Hey Yall Listen Up 2022-02-16 | ---Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenupInstagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenupTwitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUp
January 2022 Wrap Up Hey Yall Listen Up 2022-02-03 | Books Mentioned:Robots and Empire by Isaac Asimov (Robots #4) [4 stars] - 0:00My review of the Robot series - youtube.com/watch?v=RbZlp28jNJUThe Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison (The Goblin Emperor #1) [4 stars] - 0:27Tanis, the Shadow Years by Barbara Siegel and Scott Siegel (Dragonlance: Preludes #6) [4 stars] - 0:59My review of this books, the previous book Flint the King, and the series - youtube.com/watch?v=lKI7g6EMlpsOnce in a Great City: A Detriot Story by David Maraniss [4 stars] - 1:34The Big Book of Peanuts: All the Daily Strips From the 1950s by Charles M. Schulz [5 stars] - 2:35Virtual Mode by Piers Anthony (Mode #1) - [4 stars] - 3:08Dusk Mountain Blues by Deston J. Munden (Dusk Orbit Blues #1) [3 stars] - 3:44---Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenupInstagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenupTwitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUp
Flint the King & Tanis, the Shadow Years (Dragonlance Preludes #5 & #6) + thoughts on the series Hey Yall Listen Up 2022-01-27 | Dragonlance Preludes consists of:Darkness and Light by Paul B. Thompson & Tonya R. CarterKendermore by Mary KirchoffMy review of the first two books: youtube.com/watch?v=CAuSgWxBzFwBrothers Majere by Kevin SteinRiverwind the Plainsman by Paul B. Thompson & Tonya R. CarterMy review of the middle two books: youtube.com/watch?v=hM8bM2MIwR8Flint the King by Mary Kirchoff & Douglas NilesTanis, the Shadow Years by Barbara Siegel & Scott Siegel---Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenupInstagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenupTwitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUp
Robot Series by Isaac Asimov (Caves of Steel, Naked Sun, Robots of Dawn, Robots and Empire) Hey Yall Listen Up 2022-01-20 | Preliminary essential Isaac Asimov reading list1 - I, Robot (1950)2 - The Caves of Steel (1954) - first Robot Series novel3 - The Naked Sun (1957) - second Robot Series novel4 - The Robots of Dawn (1983) - third Robot Series novel5 - Robots and Empire (1985) - fourth Robot Series novel6 - The Stars, Like Dust (1951) - first Empire Series novel7 - The Currents of Space (1952) - second Empire Series novel8 - Pebble in the Sky (1950) - third Empire Series novel9 - Foundation (1951) - first of the original Foundation trilogy10 - Foundation and Empire (1952) - second of the original Foundation trilogy11 - Second Foundation (1953) - third of the original Foundation trilogyMy recommended reading order of Asimov's writings, as of 2021-08-21.1 - I, Robot (1950)2 - Robot Dreams (1986)3 - The Bicentennial Man (1976) [short story on which The Positronic Man is based. Found in various collections.]4 - The Positronic Man (1992) co-written with Robert Silverberg [novelization of the short story The Bicentennial Man]5 - Nemesis (1989)6 - The Caves of Steel (1954) - first Robot Series novel7 - The Naked Sun (1957) - second Robot Series novel8 - The Complete Robot (1982) [contains a short story, Mirror Image (1972), that follows the second Robot series novel] 9 - The Robots of Dawn (1983) - third Robot Series novel10 - Robots and Empire (1985) - fourth Robot Series novel11 - Robot Visions (1990) - contains essays that include a major spoiler for Robots and Empire. The essays also contain a minor spoiler for Foundation and Earth and the Robot City series.12 - The Stars, Like Dust (1951) - first Empire Series novel13 - The Currents of Space (1952) - second Empire Series novel14 - Pebble in the Sky (1950) - third Empire Series novel15 - Prelude to Foundation (1988) - first Foundation Series novel16 - Forward the Foundation (1993) - second Foundation Series novel17 - Foundation (1951) - third Foundation Series novel18 - Foundation and Empire (1952) - fourth Foundation Series novel19 - Second Foundation (1953) - fifth Foundation Series novel20 - Foundation's Edge (1982) - sixth Foundation Series novel21 - Foundation and Earth (1986) - seventh Foundation Series novel22 - The End of Eternity (1955)23 - Gold (1995) - final collection of short stories and essaysThe entire expanded universe of Asimov in chronological order, as defined here (WARNING: link contains spoilers) - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_series#Asimov's_novels_set_in_the_greater_Robot/Empire/Foundation_universe---Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenupInstagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenupTwitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUp
Piers Anthony Non-fiction - Bio of an Ogre, How Precious Was That While, Letters to Jenny Hey Yall Listen Up 2022-01-13 | IntroductionBio of an OgreHow Precious Was That WhileBooks to read before - Firefly & Virtual ModeLetters to JennyBook to read before - Isle of Viewchannel mentioned:Very Literary Kari - youtube.com/channel/UCJXNs3VvQHDby47GbvW-9Dw---Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenupInstagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenupTwitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUp
Black Company by Glen Cook - Series Review with no spoilers Hey Yall Listen Up 2022-01-06 | 0:00 - Introduction1:02 - Thoughts on the Series as a Whole3:06 - The Black CompanyMy spoiler free review (under 6 minutes) - youtube.com/watch?v=D08WsBdSI-83:51 - Shadows LingerMy spoiler free review (under 3 minutes) - youtube.com/watch?v=jv4DVtoSQ2c4:37 - The White Rose5:30 - The Silver SpikeMy spoiler free review of The White Rose and The Silver Spike (under 4 minutes) - youtube.com/watch?v=_Ork1_kMnZ07:08 - Shadow Games7:34 - Dreams of SteelMy spoiler free review of Shadow Games and Dreams of Steel (just under 4 minutes) - youtube.com/watch?v=KhlHwQlcqM08:23 - Bleak Seasons9:14 - She Is the DarknessMy spoiler free review of Bleak Seasons and She Is the Darkness (under 3 minutes) - youtube.com/watch?v=I352pixmOMk9:38 - Water Sleeps10:06 - Soldiers Live10:50 - Final ThoughtsI read this as part of a read along sponsered by Mark at Slowly Red - youtube.com/channel/UChrfl_dAGsoIXA3xUYnKE1g---Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenupInstagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenupTwitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUp
December 2021 Wrap Up + 2021 Reading Stats + Top 10 Worst Books + Top 20 Best Books Hey Yall Listen Up 2021-12-29 | December 2021 Wrap Up - 0:00Books Mentioned:My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories edited by Stephanie Perkins [3 stars] - 0:18Purgatorio by Dante, translated by Jean and Robert Hollander [4 stars] - 1:38Remnants trilogy by Margaret Pinard - 3:01(The Keening [4 stars], The Grasping Root [5 stars], & Storm Wrack and Spindrift [4 stars])Water Sleeps by Glen Cook (Black Company #9) [4 stars] - 3:27Soldiers Live by Glen Cook (Black Company #10) [5 stars] - 3:51The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis [3 stars] - 4:18The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden (Winternight #1) - [3 stars] - 5:10Channels Mentioned:Lady Jane Books - youtube.com/channel/UCw3NH5R7uAC1-rk3V1pxxlgTom LA Books - youtube.com/channel/UC1Se0davqIVb5KsQ1ruCZ_QMargaret Pinard - youtube.com/c/MargaretPinardMark at Slowly Red - youtube.com/channel/UChrfl_dAGsoIXA3xUYnKE1gDavid Wiley - youtube.com/user/wileydavid1She Was Only Evie - youtube.com/c/SheWasOnlyEvieMartha at Self-Writeousness - youtube.com/c/SelfWriteousnessPae at Attention! - youtube.com/channel/UC_7IPEXaZuRlPeE90dFSDbwBethanne Bruninga-Socolar - youtube.com/channel/UC2_F857G5iXzchzxpsarCbg2021 Reading Stats - 6:20Top 10 Worst Books (10 - 6) - 9:15Top 10 Worst Books (5 - 1) - 12:29Top 20 Best Books (20 - 16) - 14:22Top 20 Best Books (15 - 11) - 17:11Top 20 Best Books (10 - 6) - 19:05Top 20 Best Books (5 - 1) - 20:57Books Mentioned in Worst and Best listed by title alphabetically (yes, I know "A" and "The" isn't supposed to count, but I'm not fixing it):A Merchant in Oria and Other Tales by David WileyA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensA Tryst of Fate by Piers Anthony (Xanth #45)Basic Economics by Thomas SowellBio of an Ogre by Piers AnthonyBrothers in Arms by Margaret Weis and Don Perrin (Dragonlance: Raistlin Chronicles #2)Dracula by Bram StokerDragons of Spring Dawning by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman (Dragonlance Chronicles #3)Electric City by Thomas HagerFaust Forward by Martha JonesFirefly by Piers AnthonyFlint the King by Mary Kirchoff and Douglas NilesHow Precious Was That While by Piers AnthonyI, Claudius by Robert GravesKendermore by Mary KirchoffMemory’s Hostage by Margaret PinardOthello by William ShakespeareParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerPersuasion by Jane AustenPositronic Man by Isaac Asimov and Robert SilverburgRiverwind the Plainsman by Paul B. Thompson and Tonya R. CarterScorch Trials / Death Cure by James Dashner (Maze Runner #2 & #3)Searching for Marilyn Monroe: Parables and Other Animals by Pae VeoSkeleton Key by Piers Anthony (Xanth #44)Soldiers Live by Glen Cook (Black Company #10)Storm Wrack and Spindrift by Margaret Pinard (Remnants #3)Sword of Kaigen by M. L. WangThe Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden (Winternight #1)The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan (Wheel of Time #1)The Grasping Root by Margaret Pinard (Remnants #2)The Greatest Generation by Tom BrokawThe Landmark Julius Caesar edit by Kurt RaaflaubThe Stranger by Albert CamusWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens---Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenupInstagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenupTwitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUp
November 2021 Wrap Up Hey Yall Listen Up 2021-12-03 | Books and Channels Mentioned:The Landmark Julius Caesar edited by Kurt Raaflaub [5 stars] - 0:00Buddy read with David Wiley (see below for channel link)Lord of the Flies by William Golding [3 stars] - 0:54A Merchant in Oria and Other Tales by David Wiley [4 stars] - 1:38David Wiley's channel - youtube.com/user/wileydavid1His announcement video for the book - youtube.com/watch?v=amlqfvLjXs4My review - youtube.com/watch?v=J90rA-nllWUBio of an Ogre: The Autobiography of Piers Anthony to Age 50 by Piers Anthony [5 stars] - 2:07The Robots of Dawn by Isaac Asimov (Robots #3) [4 stars] - 2:57Flint the King by Mary Kirchoff and Douglas Stiles (Dragonlance Preludes #5) [5 stars] - 3:27How Precious Was That While: An Autobiography by Piers Anthony [5 stars] - 4:07Letters to Jenny by Piers Anthony [4 stars] - 5:36Electric City: How Thomas Edison and Henry Ford Tried to Build Utopia and Instead Created Our World by Thomas Hager [5 stars] - 7:02---Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenupInstagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenupTwitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUp
A Merchant in Oria and Other Tales by David Wiley - Book review with no spoilers Hey Yall Listen Up 2021-11-19 | David's channel - youtube.com/user/wileydavid1David's video announcing the book's release (1 minute) - youtube.com/watch?v=amlqfvLjXs4List of stories:Lost in a Familiar Place - 3 stars - One of the shortest. This is more of a story outline than an actual story.The Unobliging Princess - 4 stars - A princess gets rescued, but doesn't seem happy about it. A touching story.The Best Birthday - 4 starsWords Like Rain - 4 stars - Clever world buildingThe Portentous Passenger - 4 starsThe First Martian Church of God - 5 stars - My favorite of the storiesThe Nano-Knights of Mars - 4 stars - Fun sci-fi retelling of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round TableThe Saga of Artur Uthersson - 3 stars - Clever idea, but the story didn't really work for me.The Saga of Freydis Beastsbane - 4 stars - Slow start, but has a great fight scene.Ogre Hunt - 4 stars Doppelganger Danger - 4 stars - This one will keep you guessing.Taking Down Goliath - 3 stars - The poem of the book. I'm not much of a poetry reader.A Merchant in Oria - 4 stars - The longest story of the book and it does some interesting things.Other book mentioned:The Landmark Julius Caesar edited by Kurt A. Raaflaub
Booktubers I Love Tag Hey Yall Listen Up 2021-11-07 | Intro - 0:00Tagged by Read; Write; Create - with Katja - 0:37channel - youtube.com/c/KatjaWeinertvideo - youtube.com/watch?v=0SM5XFHECHQI did not find the original creator. If you know, please let me know in the comments. Jim's books, reading & stuff found the original. Created by Anthony Andrews (video is private) - youtube.com/watch?v=zYyH3a6ec70Prompts: 1. Who was the first Booktuber you subscribed to?2. Who was the most recent Booktuber you subscribed to?3. Name 3 Booktubers you love/want to give a shout out to.4. If you could meet one Booktuber right now who would that be?5. Who is your favorite Youtuber who is not a booktuber?6. Tag 14 Booktubers (or just mention some folk you like)I added this bonus prompt: Name 5 Booktubers who are inactive and you would like to see come back.Channels mentioned and tagged:Merphy Napier - 1:33channel - youtube.com/channel/UC7FW6FYqPLeQIXMSulBfOLwBrandon's Bookshelf - 2:22channel - youtube.com/channel/UCTXu9okJfXLuQTP0AhT9bSwBethanne Bruninga-Socolar - 2:41channel - youtube.com/channel/UC2_F857G5iXzchzxpsarCbgVery Literary Kari - 3:13channel - youtube.com/channel/UCJXNs3VvQHDby47GbvW-9DwLiterary Lives of Sarah - 4:22channel - youtube.com/channel/UCZnOKc8nAmcPhB_zWFASDmAJeremy Fee - 5:13channel - youtube.com/user/jeremyfeePae Veo at Attention! - 6:07channel - youtube.com/channel/UC_7IPEXaZuRlPeE90dFSDbwIan at BNB Books - 6:30channel - youtube.com/channel/UCIE8FDt2jMcOzegD4c_heYwJamel AKA Jamal - 7:30channel - youtube.com/user/jayglolRoseaboveit Reads - 7:57channel - youtube.com/channel/UCWHISRMQgyyvvo8B7AKvbkwJessica Hambrick - 8:38channel - youtube.com/user/TheJHambrickEliza Baum - 8:53channel - youtube.com/channel/UC6E78plB1sknFuvToJg8g_QDwayne from Flipping Pages - 9:07channel - youtube.com/channel/UCLA2wudmyFzGjlFIqcKYTSARobin Lloyd - 9:30channel - youtube.com/channel/UCI85EdpdCIuus-fvM73TlJwLady Jane Books - 10:03channel - youtube.com/channel/UCw3NH5R7uAC1-rk3V1pxxlgHugo at Scientist's Reading World - 11:03channel - youtube.com/channel/UCo-zDmCZgfszm98cgjFgm0gDavid Wiley - 11:35channel - youtube.com/user/wileydavid1Tom LA Books - 12:17channel - youtube.com/channel/UC1Se0davqIVb5KsQ1ruCZ_QSteve Talks Books and Stuff - 12:48channel - youtube.com/channel/UCIhLaWH_d_wNXylPR0Msy9AJolene at Bookworm Adventure Girl - 13:22channel - youtube.com/channel/UCQE-NnU5S1DjdTAZmbSDOeQSummer at Cozy Reading with Quaker cats - 13:50channel - youtube.com/channel/UCN3n2ZLhhPE3H2hRl5K0BeAErion and Prometheus at BookZealots - 14:13channel - youtube.com/channel/UCUBRavFP3IafPVm8BUMdHjAJohanna - 14:47channel - youtube.com/user/jolroyoDani's Day Off - 15:05channel - youtube.com/channel/UCYQM_U0ex4N--av3R7V9BXwHeidi's Bookish Adventures - 15:29channel - youtube.com/channel/UC5e5lKdzCXh80ET5w4nOOwwJess the Book Freak - 15:47channel - youtube.com/channel/UC5e5lKdzCXh80ET5w4nOOwwMichael K. Vaughan - 16:10channel - youtube.com/channel/UCLqYEZfhPSeMuIqR_C_fZGwSandy at MsReads A lot - 16:25channel - youtube.com/channel/UCnhAfq9Y2HXxuRWYMXI65XwBooks Mentioned:The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter (The Burning #1)Minimum Wage Magic by Rachel Aaron (DFZ #1)Dragonlance Chronicles trilogy by Margaret Weiss and Tracy Hickman (first book: Dragons of Autumn Twilight)The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan (Wheel of Time #1)The Landmark Julius Caesar edit by Kurt A. RaaflaubThe Divine Comedy by DanteQuiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain ------You can keep in touch with me on:Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenupTwitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUpInstagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenupVoxer: heyyalllistenupSo long and thanks for all the fish. - 16:44
October 2021 Wrap Up Hey Yall Listen Up 2021-11-04 | The Stranger by Albert Camus [3 stars] - 0:00Pae Veo from Attention! - youtube.com/channel/UC_7IPEXaZuRlPeE90dFSDbwHis Albert Camus playlist - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqREVT5tVZp5oCUs3nikr6V20dq68kfsrDulci's Legacy by Margaret Pinard [4 stars] - 0:49Margaret's channel - youtube.com/c/MargaretPinardThe Sword of Kaigen by M. L. Wong [4 stars] - 1:28Amy at Potatobrarian - youtube.com/channel/UCAHGoUPwMRdCtRr_f6ZsQywMy spoiler free review - youtube.com/watch?v=On27FOpuuP0Civil War portion of The Landmark Julius Caesar edited by Kurt A. Raaflaub [in progress] - 1:58David Wiley - youtube.com/user/wileydavid1A Tryst of Fate by Piers Anthony (Xanth #45) [5 stars] - 2:29My spoiler free review - youtube.com/watch?v=xfTqefjI1BgRiverwind the Plainsman by Paul Thompson and Tonya Carter (Dragonlance Preludes #4) [3 stars] - 2:44My spoiler free review (also includes the 3rd book, Brothers Majere) -youtube.com/watch?v=hM8bM2MIwR8 Dracula by Bram Stoker [3 stars] - 3:11Stacey's All Booked - youtube.com/channel/UC5sXlcbDLNnQ9vwHRnQQdpQSteve Talks Books and Stuff - youtube.com/c/SteveTalksAboutBooksStuffDanielle from Bookchara - youtube.com/channel/UChve_BPYCd5SZ2WnSofLyXAJeff Lane - on Twitter at worldofjefflaneDiscussion video about the book - youtube.com/watch?v=YYoDOhq-M2wFlower update for September and October - 3:43Channel update - 4:15------You can keep in touch with me on:Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenupTwitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUpInstagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenupVoxer: heyyalllistenup
The Q Tag Hey Yall Listen Up 2021-11-02 | Tagged by Summer at Cozy Reading with Quaker catschannel - youtube.com/channel/UCN3n2ZLhhPE3H2hRl5K0BeAvideo - youtube.com/watch?v=_-pVcpdmhV4Original by Jim’s Books, Reading & Stuffchannel - youtube.com/c/jimholroydvideo - youtube.com/watch?v=dggKwgXtGsQThe PromptsQ is for Quick. What was a quick read for you? A book you read in one or two sittings. Q is for Question. You can ask me a question in the comments below, I answer every comment. What is your favorite question word? Q is for Quantity and Quality. Would you rather read 10 okay books in a month or one very good book? Q is for Queer*. Do you have a favorite Queer author? Q is for Quiet. Do you need quiet to read? Q is for Quran. Have you read the Quran? Q is for Quack. Why does Pae have so many ducks in his videos?Pae's channel - Attention! - youtube.com/channel/UC_7IPEXaZuRlPeE90dFSDbw Q is for Queensland, Qatar, Quito and Quebec. Have you read a book from any of these places or anywhere beginning with Q? Q is for Quaker. Has there been a Quaker protagonist or character in any of your reading? Q is for Quote. Can you share some quote(s) about reading? Q is for Quill. Have you had any writings published? Q is for Quiz Question and Quilp. Quilp featured in which Dickens' novel? Bonus Prompts Q is for Queen. Do you have a favorite book about a queen or even about the Queen? Q is for Quetzal have you ever seen a quetzal? Q is for quadruped, a chance to show your four legged pet. Q is for quarrel. Have you ever argued about a book? * Jim used Queer as a blanket term for all sexual minorities, there was an article in the Atlantic suggesting dropping all the other letters of LGBTQIA+ as it was getting a bit unwieldly. I don't intend to cause any offense by this. theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/01/dont-call-me-lgbtq/576388I added:Q is for Quest – What is your favorite book featuring characters going on a quest?Q is for Quidditch – What is your least favorite Harry Potter book?I tag:Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar - youtube.com/channel/UC2_F857G5iXzchzxpsarCbgBooks Mentioned:Animal Farm by George OrwellSometimes You Have to Lie by Leslie BrodyHarriet the Spy by Louise FitzhughA Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton PeckHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by You Know WhoThe Source of Magic by Piers Anthony
Brothers Majere & Riverwind the Plainsman (Dragonlance: Preludes #3 & 4) Hey Yall Listen Up 2021-10-31 | Brothers Majere by Kevin SteinRiverwind the Plainsman by Paul B. Thompson & Tonya R. Carter
A Tryst of Fate by Piers Anthony (Xanth #45) - Non spoiler review Hey Yall Listen Up 2021-10-28 | ...
Your Answer Cant Be Books Tag Hey Yall Listen Up 2021-10-26 | Tagged by:Ian at BNB BOOKSchannel - youtube.com/channel/UCIE8FDt2jMcOzegD4c_heYwvideo - youtube.com/watch?v=VrlqnUBJH34Jess the Book Freakchannel - youtube.com/c/JesstheBookFreakvideo - youtube.com/watch?v=n3byrHxAQPkTom LA Bookschannel - youtube.com/channel/UC1Se0davqIVb5KsQ1ruCZ_Qvideo - youtube.com/watch?v=xCvaU_7AfrIVery Literary Karichannel - youtube.com/channel/UCJXNs3VvQHDby47GbvW-9Dwvideo - youtube.com/watch?v=2EeDINFS1C8Mentioned by David Wiley in his version of the tag:channel - youtube.com/user/wileydavid1video - youtube.com/watch?v=i_8vgRAOHF0Original by The Book Budschannel - youtube.com/c/BookBudsvideo - youtube.com/watch?v=SrcDOzgBqhoOther channel mentioned:How Ridiculous - youtube.com/c/howridiculousPrompts:1. What is something that you own way too many of, other than books?2. What is something that you do for fun that’s not reading a book?3. What is something special or important on your nightstand, that’s not a book?4. What’s something that you buy at a bookstore other than books?5. What’s a fun gift that you’ve received that wasn’t a book or a gift card for books?6. What’s a YouTube channel that you watch, that’s not related to books?7. Tag five BookTubers that you want to learn more about. My Anything But Books Tag video - youtube.com/watch?v=Lrvk_y166ng
Book Tag Geekology Hey Yall Listen Up 2021-10-24 | I was tagged by Hugo at Scientist's Reading Worldchannel - youtube.com/c/ScientistsReadingWorldvideo - youtube.com/watch?v=fzrT0NbuPVsOriginal creators: Words a lá carte: youtube.com/channel/UCYKirGgomQ0TfenN7-HKs3A O Meu Reino da Noite: http://o-meu-reino-da-noite.blogspot.comThe Phoenix Flight: youtube.com/user/bruxinha99 Sara Dantas: youtube.com/channel/UC9PPMHVewG83zSfAa7R2Wmw Tio Heartless: www.nutsnseeds.wordpress.com Questions (Note: Hugo translated the questions into English and I have modified them slightly)1 - What was the book you read that made you feel really geeky? 2 - Show us your favorite collectable figures that you have. 3 - Do you have clothes that are geeky? T-shirts, etc? Show us one of your favorites. 4 - Have you ever done cosplay? If yes, show what you did, if no what character would you like to do? 5 - Last comic or graphic novel that you have read? 6 - What is your favorite game? (can be on PC, Xbox, PS, Nintendo etc) 7 - What is your favorite manga/ anime? 8 - Did you used to play board games? Do you have any?
Sword of Kaigen by M. L. Wang - Non-spoiler Book Review Hey Yall Listen Up 2021-10-21 | Note: The scheduled live show was canceled.
Top 20 Favorite Characters Book Tag Hey Yall Listen Up 2021-10-19 | NOTE: These are not in any particular order.Tagged by Ian at BNB Bookschannel - youtube.com/channel/UCIE8FDt2jMcOzegD4c_heYwvideo - youtube.com/watch?v=0jQpvi-ZKNsOriginal by The Bookish Bryantschannel - youtube.com/channel/UCycCocdRz054goHbRI5c9sAvideo - youtube.com/watch?v=2bOuReqrGuMPrompt: What are your 20 favorite characters from books?Books Mentioned (alphabetic by author's last name)Watership Down by Richard AdamsGolem in the Gears by Piers Anthony (Xanth #9)Wielding a Red Sword by Piers Anthony (Incarnations of Immortality #4)The Secret of Terror Castle by Robert A. Arthur (The Three Investigators #1)The Bicentennial Man and other stories by Isaac AsimovThe Positronic Man by Isaac Asimov and Robert SilverburgThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel (Earth's Children #1)Earthseed series by Octavia E. Butler (first book: Parable of the Sower)Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card (Ender's Saga #2)For He Can Creep by Siobhan Carroll - tor.com/2019/07/10/for-he-can-creep-siobhan-carrollThe Greatcoats series by Sebastian De Castell (first book: Traitor's Blade)The Black Company by Glen Cook (Black Company #1)Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh (Harriet the Spy #1)The Stand by Stephen KingRobotech series by Jack McKinney (first book: Genesis)Off to Be the Wizard by Scott Meyer (Magic 2.0 #1)One Step Apart by Joan L. OppenheimerDrizzt series by R. A. Salvatore (first book: The Crystal Shard)Encyclopedia Brown series by Donald J. SobolThe Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. TolkienDragonlance series by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (first book: Dragons of Autumn Twilight)
How To Pronounce My Name + Not A Booktube Newbie + Name Game (Piers Anthony titles) Tags Hey Yall Listen Up 2021-10-17 | My Advice to a Booktube Newbie After One Year video - youtube.com/watch?v=aDyaqnBin6wCandy Corn Conflict Playlist - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdUFfBZtsqZiUlKOnf791YMn5tjhZsF2PHow To Pronounce My Name Tagcreated by Jeremy Feechannel - youtube.com/user/jeremyfeevideo - youtube.com/watch?v=rDjJYplXkcAbased on a video by Bethanne Bruninga-Socolarchannel - youtube.com/channel/UC2_F857G5iXzchzxpsarCbgvideo - youtube.com/watch?v=2YLl6zIlgiUNOT a Booktube Newbie TagTagged by Bethanne Bruninga-Socolarchannel (see above)video - youtube.com/watch?v=mC9BEeLGV8IOriginal by Shelly Masakochannel - youtube.com/channel/UCG_1aBwZDTFPqsyGNsjRy1wvideo - youtube.com/watch?v=WXhhTwMsiJcPrompts! 1. How old is your channel?2. What are your favorite videos to make?3. What is one piece of advice you would give to someone wanting to join booktube?4. Since joining have you run into any unforeseen challenges?5. What is a favorite book/series you’ve read because of booktube?6. Overall, what is your favorite aspect about booktube?7. Want to spread the booktube love? (Yes? GREAT!) Give at least one newbie a shout out!8. Who do you tag?Name Game TagSeen on:Bethanne Bruninga-Socolarchannel (see above)video - youtube.com/watch?v=HPuPFBLmakYManda Maechannel - youtube.com/channel/UCbfkMwOz77uwHg1hTRtbyJwvideo - youtube.com/watch?v=o0EWXr5ZfgcAccording to Bethanne, the tag was created by KimberleysBookNook (no videos on channel)channel - youtube.com/user/KimberleysBookNookOther channels mentioned:Mike's Book Reviews - youtube.com/channel/UCm_DGonIiSrLBGLz0ProiWALibrary of Allenxandria - youtube.com/c/TheLibraryofAllenxandriaSlowly Red - youtube.com/channel/UChrfl_dAGsoIXA3xUYnKE1gVery Literary Kari - youtube.com/channel/UCJXNs3VvQHDby47GbvW-9DwShannon's Bookish Musings (& Music) - youtube.com/channel/UCW-22RgGXIOIgm0o2TAW0mABooks Mentioned:The Greatcoats series by Sebastian De Castell (First book: Traitor's Blade)The below titles are by Piers Anthony unless otherwise stated:J – Jumper Cable (Xanth #33)O – Ogre, Ogre (Xanth # 5)H – Harpy Thyme (Xanth # 17)N – Night Mare (Xanth #6)H – Heaven Cent (Xanth # 11)E – Esrever Doom (Xanth #37)Y – Yon Ill Wind (Xanth #20)Y – The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson (Bethel #1)‘ - ‘Tis by Frank McCourtA – Air Apparent (Xanth #31)L – Luck of the Draw (Xanth #36)L – Letters to JennyL – LavabullI – Isle of View (Xanth #13)S – Swell Foop (Xanth #25)T – Two to the Fifth (Xanth #32)E – The E. S. P. WormN – Neq the Sword (Battle Circle #3)U – Up in a Heaval (Xanth #26)P – Pet Peeve (Xanth #29)
Pain Over Joy + School Days Tags Hey Yall Listen Up 2021-10-14 | Upcoming Live Shows that I am planning on participating in!Discussion of Dragons of Spring Dawning (Dragonlance Chronicles #3) on Saturday, August 16, 2021 at 2 PM EDT on the channel Andrew's Wizardly Reads - youtube.com/c/Andrew%E2%80%99sWizardlyReadsDiscussion of the Sword of Kaigen on Saturday, October 23 at Noon Eastern time on the channel Stacey's All Booked.channel - youtube.com/channel/UC5sXlcbDLNnQ9vwHRnQQdpQvideo - youtube.com/watch?v=e3GVykt8Y00Pain Over Joy Booktag - 0:00Tagged by Ariel at Reading and whatnotchannel - youtube.com/channel/UCrStl2y1P_qQfpXtLBGOLRQvideo - youtube.com/watch?v=klBm7LoFU6UOriginal by Aaron Facerchannel - youtube.com/channel/UCkdTobDqTyibxtImtdAPDXQvideo - youtube.com/watch?v=G4RMxzbbFwkQuestions:1. Do you mostly read books illustrating pain or books illustrating joy? Why?2. Do you see books about pain as more intellectually valuable? Why or why not?3. Why do you think major book prizes like the Booker and the Pulitzer mainly award books about pain?4. Do you use and agree with the phrase “guilty pleasure”? Why or why not?5. Do you think books centering on joy are guilty pleasures?6. Do you read in secret? Are there books you read but never talk about because of embarrassment, shame, or guilty about liking them?7. Who do you tag? School Days Tag - 3:48Tagged by Margaret Pinardchannel - youtube.com/c/MargaretPinardvideo - youtube.com/watch?v=wQDkykGcBb8Original by What Victoria Readchannel - youtube.com/c/WhatVictoriaReadvideo - youtube.com/watch?v=HQxCWj_7DzQ QUESTIONS: A. Times of Day: First bell: Tell us about the book that first got you into reading! Break time: Which book have you most recently had to take a break from or DNF? Lunch time: Tell us about your favourite book that features food! Final bell: Which book have you most recently finished reading? Homework: What was the last non-fiction book that you read and enjoyed? Staff room: Tell us about a book that you go to when you need to take a breath! B. Subjects (choose however many of the following you like, it doesn't have to be subjects you liked or anything): English: Tell us about one book you studied at school AND recommend one book that you would like to add to the curriculum! Maths: How do you rate your books? Science: Which book couple do you think has the best chemistry? Geography: Describe a book that had a strong sense of place or great world building. History: Which three historical fiction novels have you most enjoyed? And if you don’t read historical fiction; which areas of history would you like to learn more about? Religious Studies: Which book is the one that you always come back to? PE: Show us the biggest book on your TBR! Music: Which reading format do you think has the best rhythm for reading? Drama: Which book do you think has the best ending? Art: Show us three books that you think have the best covers! Modern Foreign Languages: Recommend a translated book that you enjoyed!Other channels mentioned:Shelly Swearingen - youtube.com/c/ShellySwearingensLibraryDavid Wiley - youtube.com/user/wileydavid1Books Mentioned:The Little Engine That Could by Watty PiperThe Landmark Julius Caesar edited by Kurt A. RaaflaubThe Eye of the World by Robert Jordan (Wheel of Time #1)Where's Mom Now That I Need Her : Surviving Away from Homeby Betty Rae Frandsen, Kathryn J. Frandsen & Kent P. FrandsenDulci's Legacy by Margaret PinardThe Greatest Generation by Tom BrokawEncyclopedia Brown series by Donald J. SobolThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeThe Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. TolkienIsle of View by Piers Anthony (Xanth #13) (If you don't get the pun, say the title out loud. Just be careful who is around when you do. You might get some strange looks.)Beyond Redemption by Michael R. Fletcher (Manifest Delusions #1)Killer Angels by Michael Shaara (The Civil War Trilogy #2)The Guns of the South by Harry TurtledoveI, Claudius by Robert GravesHarriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh (Harriet the Spy #1)The Electrical Engineering Handbook by Richard C. Dorf (Editor)War and Peace by Leo TolstoyMinimum Wage Magic by Rachel AaronParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerOff to be the Wizard by Scott Meyer (Magic 2.0 #1)The Early History of Rome (Books 1-5) by Livy
Literary Adventures Tag Hey Yall Listen Up 2021-10-10 | Tagged by JeremyFeechannel - youtube.com/user/jeremyfeevideo - youtube.com/watch?v=tuR9hZyfNq4Original by Karen Evanschannel - youtube.com/user/k4evans1video - youtube.com/watch?v=jWouJTdVSkgPrompt:What are some awesome literary places you have traveled to?Other channels mentioned:Margaret Pinard - youtube.com/c/MargaretPinardBooks Mentioned:The Ridgecrest Story published by Broadman Press (now LifeWay)Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensShade of the Tree by Piers AnthonyWashington, D. C.: Then and Now by Alexander D. Mitchell IVBook 6 by Margaret Pinard (currently being written)1973: Remember When ... A Nostalgic Look Back In Time by SeekPublishingHistory in the Making By Kenoshans who were there by Carrie CropleyLincoln, Douglas, and Slavery: In the Crucible of Public Debate by David ZarefskyLee and His Generals by Captain, William P. SnowGray Fox: Robert E. Lee and the Civil War by Burke DavisJoseph E. Johnston: A Different Valor by Gilbert Govan & James Livingwood0:00 - Intro0:30 - NC/TN/VA Mountains5:25 - NC/SC Coast7:01 - NC Piedmont7:45 - Florida9:35 - New York City10:06 - Post College Trips10:52 - Washington, DC, Maryland & Virginia14:03 - Chicago, Libertyville & Kenosha souvenirs15:57 - Kenosha Book Haul17:26 - Chicago, Libertyville & Kenosha photos#ILikeCallingNorthCarolinaHome
The Return of the Black Company by Glen Cook (Bleak Seasons & She is the Darkness) (#7 & #8) Hey Yall Listen Up 2021-10-07 | Mark from Slowly Red - Channel - youtube.com/channel/UChrfl_dAGsoIXA3xUYnKE1gHis review of Bleak Seasons - youtube.com/watch?v=kOcYLNGjWK0His review of She is the Darkness - coming soon
