#thedarktowerThe BookTube Betrayal Tag, Ft. The Library of Allenxandria (An Original Tag)Johanna Reads2024-10-16 | Join us live for this tag! We'd love to hear your answers in the chat or replay comment section. π
Accuser: @TheLibraryofAllenxandria
#Booktubebetrayaltag #booktube #booktubetag
Prompts: 1. Dusted What book did you relish reading that other people blasted through and dusted you buddy reading
2. Book Stabbing What is the book thatβs been languishing on your TBR for so long because you keep prioritizing other buddy reads before it
3. Review overlord Name a time you did not want to review or talk about a book because a) someone reviewed it so well first or b) there are already so many reviews/discussions of the book.
4. Sold out Name a BookTuber who hyped a book so much that itβs no longer available in certain formats.
5. Damaged goods Name a book you lent out and never got back (or got it back damaged)
6. Stealing the spotlight Name someone who has gotten all the praise or attention for hyping a book you hyped first.
7. Outlier Name a book that the masses overhyped or underhyped according to your taste.
8. Slump Starter Name a book that diminished your desire to read.
9. I told you so! A book you told people was bad but they read it anyway and didn't like it.
Special thanks to @SheWasOnlyEvie and @TheBookCure for questions 1 and 2!
GOODREADS goodreads.com/user/show/15307362-johannaSeptember Wrap-Up/Reviews ππ₯Johanna Reads2024-10-08 | Time Stamps: 0:00 The Sarantine Mosaic by Guy Gavriel Kay 11:23 The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison 16:40 Currently reading
#booktube #ggk #tonimorrison #fallreads #bookreviewsGuy Gavriel Kays The Sarantine Mosaic Discussion (No spoilers & Spoilers)Johanna Reads2024-09-28 | Welcome to our discussion of Guy Gavriel Kay's THE SARANTINE MOSAIC duology, which includes Book 1: Sailing to Sarantium and Book 2: Lord of Emperors. We will begin spoiler-free before discussing spoilers.
GOODREADS goodreads.com/user/show/15307362-johannaMasterpieces & Mixed Feelings (August Wrap-Up)Johanna Reads2024-09-13 | Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:12 Peril's Gate by Janny Wurts 3:50 Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro 6:52 Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky 13:03 Foster by Claire Keegan 15:19 Updates
GOODREADS goodreads.com/user/show/15307362-johannaWhy Read? Episode #31, Ft. Wera & Tom OrangeJohanna Reads2024-09-07 | Welcome to the "Why Read" discussion series! We always begin with the "Why Read" question, which is another way of asking: during this time, when there are many distractions and past times are competing for your attention, what inspires you to pick a book?
Please join us in the live chat or comment section of the replay! π§‘
GOODREADS goodreads.com/user/show/15307362-johanna10 Fall Fantasy Recommendations πβ¨π πJohanna Reads2024-09-06 | Welcome to my Fall Fantasy Recommendations video! In this list, you will find short books, long books, standalones, book 1s in a series, dark academia, epic fantasy, cozy fantasy, and more!
Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro 0:37 Book 1 1:30 Book 2 3:02 Book 3 4:14 Book 4 5:16 Book 5 6:35 Book 6 7:43 Book 7 8:25 Book 8 9:22 Book 9 10:00 Book 10
Mentioned: @PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy , author of The Way of Edan @TheLibraryofAllenxandria
GOODREADS goodreads.com/user/show/15307362-johannaWhy KLARA AND THE SUN is so special! (No Spoilers)Johanna Reads2024-08-23 | Welcome to my spoiler-free review of Kazuo Ishiguro's KLARA AND THE SUN. It also happens to be my birthday. π₯³
#booktube #bookreview #KlaraandthesunWhy Read? Episode #30, Ft. BellTube and Rekindled ReaderJohanna Reads2024-08-18 | Welcome to the Why Read? discussion series! I'm delighted to chat with Brian from BellTube and returning guest, Theo from RekindledRead!
GOODREADS goodreads.com/user/show/15307362-johannaIs it okay for books to have a gendered target audience?Johanna Reads2024-07-26 | In this video, I'm starting a conversation about gendered reading and sharing my experience as a female content creator who reads many books targeted toward a male audience. My favorite genre is adult epic fantasy, but I've also enjoyed books by Cormac McCarthy, John Williams, and J.M. Coetzee.
Mentioned (I didn't finish this video in fear of spoilers): Sexism In Fantasy - The Second Apocalypse Series - By R. Scott Bakker: youtu.be/Ez-O5XrG_tM?si=G8J7j-fD6uAcHX4v
GOODREADS goodreads.com/user/show/15307362-johannaHYPERION, HAPPY PLACE, & more! (June Wrap-Up)Johanna Reads2024-07-12 | Time Stamps: 0:00 Hyperion by Dan Simmons 4:47 Return to Edan by Philip Chase 6:40 Flannery O'Connor & Stephen King 11:31 The Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu 14:20 Happy Place by Emily Henry
Original creators of the Mid Year Freak Out Tag: βͺ@IsThatChamiβ¬ Β & βͺ@EarlGreyBooksβ¬
QUESTIONS adapted from Β @BooksandLala, @TheActiveMind1, and other places:
Part 1 youtube.com/live/MZg3-j2nHAw 1. How is your reading going? 2. Best book youβve read so far in 2024. 3. Best sequel or short story you've read so far in 2024. 4. Favorite reread or something you'd like to reread (or replay) 5. Genre you've been loving/reading the most. 6. New release or new-to-you authors you haven't read yet but want to. 7. Most anticipated release or most anticipated read for the second half of the year. 8. Biggest disappointment. 9. Biggest surprise. 10. Favorite new author. (Debut or new to you) 11. Favorite Romance/Crush
Part 2
12. Newest favorite character. 13. Book that made you cry. 14. Book that made you happy. 15. Favorite (or least favorite) book-to-film adaptation you saw this year 16. Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received) 17. What books do you need to read by the end of the year? 18. Favorite video or post you've done so far this year.
QUESTIONS adapted from Β @BooksandLalaΒ and @TheActiveMind1Β : 1. How is your reading going? 2. Best book youβve read so far in 2024. 3. Best sequel or short story you've read so far in 2024. 4. Favorite reread or something you'd like to reread (or replay) 5. Genre you've been loving/reading the most. 6. New release or new-to-you authors you haven't read yet but want to. 7. Most anticipated release or most anticipated read for the second half of the year. 8. Biggest disappointment. 9. Biggest surprise. 10. Favorite new author. (Debut or new to you) 11. Favorite Romance/Crush
We ran out of time here. Part 2 will conclude with the following:
12. Newest favorite character. 13. Book that made you cry. 14. Book that made you happy. 15. Favorite (or least favorite) book-to-film adaptation you saw this year 16. Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received) 17. What books do you need to read by the end of the year? 18. Favorite video or post you've done so far this year.
AMAZON WISHLIST amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2KXIEUB86HMT9?ref_=wl_shareRETURN TO EDAN Discussion with Tom, Merphy, John & Philip!Johanna Reads2024-07-03 | Welcome to our RETURN TO EDAN discussion, Book 3 in the Edan Trilogy by Philip Chase. This discussion will begin spoiler-free followed by full series spoilers.
Guests: @TomOrange @merphynapierreviews @Talking_Story And author: @PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy
GOODREADS goodreads.com/user/show/15307362-johannaSummer Reading Plans + mini outdoor book haul π±βοΈJohanna Reads2024-06-14 | I share my summer reading plans and a few books I picked up at a used bookstore.
#booktube #bookhaul #fantasybooksNo Free Will & A New Favorite! (May Wrap-Up)Johanna Reads2024-06-07 | Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro 0:08 Remote Control 3:01 Roadside Picnic 7:37 The Judging Eye 10:42 Determined
GOODREADS goodreads.com/user/show/15307362-johannaBakkers Aspect-Emperor, book 1 discussion with Philip ChaseJohanna Reads2024-05-31 | @PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy and I discuss R. Scott Bakker's THE JUDGING EYE, book 1 in the Aspect-Emperor tetralogy. This is part of the Second Apocalypse series and will have spoilers for The Prince of Nothing Trilogy and The Judging Eye.
GOODREADS goodreads.com/user/show/15307362-johannaRecent Reads || Dying Earth, Metaverse, Memory & MoreJohanna Reads2024-05-16 | Time Stamps: 0:00 The Dying Earth by Jack Vance 4:11 Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson 9:26 The Prydain Chronicles by Lloyd Alexander 12:45 The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa 15:40 Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay
GOODREADS goodreads.com/user/show/15307362-johanna #booktubeGRAND CONSPIRACY Discussion, Wars of Light and Shadow #5 by Janny WurtsJohanna Reads2024-04-12 | Welcome to our Grand Conspiracy discussion, book 5 of Janny Wurts's The Wars or Light and Shadow. Guests: @ACriticalDragon @PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy
The Ice Dragon by George R.R. Martin Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan Solaris by Stanis Law Lem Ubik by Philip K. Dick youtu.be/8Vhs3phy15E?si=jAYjfK0jFO06ttkp
Grand Conspiracy by Janny Wurts Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George R.R. Martin The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy In Ascension by Martin Macinnes Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura youtu.be/RkMGVVFFx_c?si=RKkUZXk90KtYkKfj
#booktubeThe Ice Dragon, Solaris, Ubik, & Small Things Like TheseJohanna Reads2024-03-29 | Correction: The Ice Dragon was not written in the same world as A Song of Ice and Fire. The edition I own states that it is, but George R.R. Martin clarified that it isn't in a blog post comment. Makes sense since The Ice Dragon was published 16 years before A Game of Thrones. Blog post (see comment section): grrm.livejournal.com/406858.html?thread=20276298#/t20276298
Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro 0:13 The Ice Dragon by George R.R. Martin 1:32 Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan 4:15 Solaris by Stanis Law Lem 9:01 Ubik by Philip K. Dick 12:44 Outro
GOODREADS goodreads.com/user/show/15307362-johannaRECENT READS || Fantasy, Sci-fi, a Short Story Compared to Stoner & a Little RantJohanna Reads2024-03-22 | Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro 0:13 Grand Conspiracy by Janny Wurts 4:32 Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes 8:45 A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George R.R. Martin 13:35 The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy 17:33 In Ascension by Martin Macinnes 22:31 Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura 27:42 Outro
GOODREADS goodreads.com/user/show/15307362-johannaLiterary SFF, Gothic Lit., and another Tanith Lee book!Johanna Reads2024-03-07 | In this video, I share reviews of some books I read in late January and February. Books include David Mitchell's THE BONE CLOCKS, Rebecca Du Maurier's REBECCA, Anna Kavan's ICE, and Tanith Lee's NIGHT'S MASTER, book 1 in Tales from a Flat Earth.
Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro 0:10 The Bone Clocks 2:59 Rebecca 7:14 Ice by Anna Kavan 11:26 Tanith Lee's Night's Master
#booktube #bookreviewsWhy Read? Episode #26, Ft. Becca and the Books & Gavin Reads It AllJohanna Reads2024-03-02 | Welcome to the "Why Read?" discussion series!
Guests: @BeccaandTheBooks @GavinReadsItAllDAILY READING JOURNAL Benefits & Simple MethodJohanna Reads2024-02-23 | I've been passionate about journaling since I was old enough to write. As of October last year, I started keeping a daily reading journal. I'm excited to share the benefits I've noticed and the very simple method I've been using.
Journals:
Red LEUCHTTURM1917 - Notebook Softcover Paperback (I got mine at T.J. Maxx--this one is slightly different but comparable): https://a.co/d/h2uUm7b
#readingjournalWhy you might not HATE love triangles in fantasyJohanna Reads2024-02-14 | Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro 2:55 Long Price Quartet by Abraham 6:38 Guns of the Dawn by Tchaikovsky 8:46 Prince of Nothing by Bakker 12:49 The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay 16:36 Closing Thoughts
Guests: @Talking_Story @CNavo.TheNextChapterJimenezs THE SPEAR CUTS THROUGH WATER (No Spoilers)Johanna Reads2024-02-02 | Welcome to my spoiler-free review of Simon Jimenez's The Spear Cuts Through Water!
GOODREADS goodreads.com/user/show/15307362-johanna3 Modern Classics | The Dispossessed, The Last Unicorn, & The Old Man & the SeaJohanna Reads2024-01-19 | This video includes short reviews of Ursula K. Le Guin's The Dispossessed, Peter S. Beagle's The Last Unicorn, and Earnest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea.
GOODREADS goodreads.com/user/show/15307362-johannaRoger Zelaznys LORD OF LIGHT (No Spoilers & Spoilers)Johanna Reads2023-12-13 | Published in 1967, Zelazny's Lord of Light is a science fiction standalone with some fantasy elements. It won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1968, and it was nominated for a Nebula Award. We begin this discussion spoiler-free and then discuss spoilers.
GOODREADS goodreads.com/user/show/15307362-johannaWrap-up (All Standalones)Johanna Reads2023-12-01 | In this video, I talk about the books I read in late October and all of November. Genres include sci-fi, magical realism, literary fiction, non-fiction, and a classic! Authors included Roger Zelazny, Roshani Chokshi, J.M. Coetzee, Tanith Lee, Haruki Murakami, Amanda Le Duc, and Jane Austen.