As a black female actress I have quickly noticed if the project is looking for a young black female and the character isn't a stereotype or ghetto the role is going to go to a biracial actress.
@@bookmistress7142 Disliking gay people because you think they are against God, or having something against them is called prejudice. And acting on that prejudice accordingly is called discrimination. The problem with discrimination is that it usually stems from either ignorance or fear, which is why the term homophobia was coined. If you don't speak up against prejudices then people will act on it and discriminate, which can cause harm to people. So no, it's not okay to have anything against gay people.
Yooooo- that is such an important conversation to me; how actresses like Amandla and other lightskin/biracial actresses like Zendaya and Zoe Kravitz get all these black roles, as if the industry has this kind of subconscious 'they are *just* black enough*' or they just straight up don't value darker skinned people. Especially with THUG , but something else particularly with Amandla- she is also always paired with a white love interest. Like not only does the industry not like to showcase darker skinned people (oh wait- unless of course they are playing a slave, or are in the middle of the 60s civil rights movement, etc............), they also just can't seem to fathom two people of color in their own story or in love. And LOL to Chris being the great value version of Peter! I started reading Six of Crows and that is so your brand that while reading I can almost picture a mini you on my shoulder
omg six of crows isnt for everyone but i do hope u enjoy it even tho the beginning can be dense! and yes, that bugs me a lot when movies primarily cast lightskin/biracial actresses so that they can checkmark the diversity box but still be "palatable" enough for the audience. i also have an issue with many POC leads having white love interests. it makes it feel like the movie or book is still catering towards white people by trying to make it as palatable as possible. btw have you seen Amandla's other movie where she stars as a girl who falls in love with a nazi? the whole thing is YIKES!!
Yeah, it’s interesting because as a mixed-race black person (and also Hispanic because it’s complicated) I feel like people just put mixed-race actors/characters so they can be diverse without actually talking about racism. It’s one thing if it’s just a lighter skinned people that is black compared to a mixed person. I wish there was a popular book/movie that actually talked about mixed-race identity, instead of it just being casual/lazy about it. Us mixed people have stories too.
@@victoriatalkswriting8352 totally agree on this. all this casual casting of lightskin mixed people to play full poc is taking away from their actual stories to tell. it also makes it harder for someone like me who is a lightskin black person because there is unfortunately a strong group of people, black included, who vehemently argue that lightskin people should not be counted as black. and they are sparked by the blatant colourism that hollywood shows. the internalised colourism makes it so much harder to talk about in my community. so because of the fact that apparently, maybe somewhere down the line my great great great great great grandparents mixed with someone not of their colour i'm not fully black even tho no one of my generation is nothing but black? god forbid my pigmentation is due to variation. i also kinda feel like this amandla thing is down to elitism and tokenism as well as colourism. amandla has been on the rise for a while now so they're giving her all the roles of a black mc cos they know she has already secured a fanbase. it also just helps that's she's lightskin and not fully black.
I love how you give detailed reviews of the books you've read on your videos instead of just telling us the synopsis of the book and telling us whether you like it or not.
Me too! I am such an optimist I get through a book, and I think "wow this is great!" and I'll recommend it to everyone I know, then at night as I'm laying awake in bed relieving all my past embarrassments I realize how bad a book actually is.
Same. I don't want to be the weirdo who hated a five-star book. And then I'm also like, "I'm not even a 'professional reader.' Who gives AF about my opinion anyway?" So I try to stay in line with the cool kids. Smh...
your idea of what makes a book good vs bad (not being able to think of the story in any other way) was a really interesting perspective-gave me something to think about! love your videos!
that's something i typically try to think of whenever i read a book, even if i like it - "how can it be better?" or "how would i have written it differently?"
Thanks so much for the shout-out Cindy!! And congrats on the 23K, it's been great watching you grow!! :D Also thank you for talking about the list, I got a lot of people asking me to be added, which is absolutely marvellous!!
I loved this wrap up! And I immediately added myself to the An Unkindness of Ghosts wait list at the library! (And you know you're going to break booktube with an acotar review video, right? I'm so ready for it!) 💗
Ok. Long comment alert 🚨 First of all I agree with you on the book Pride. As a person who LOVES Pride and Prejudice, I feel like it lacked development. I never understood why Zuri hated Darious in the first place and when she began to like him I didnt understand that either. That never happened with the original, in fact, it was one of the things I enjoyed the most about the original because I felt as frustrated as Elizabeth. That being said, as a hispanic I really enjoyed the hispanic representation and I think it was done well. Also, SPIDERMAN INTO THE SPIDER VERSE IS ONE OF THE BEST MOVIES OF OUR GENERATION. Oh and I would love to see your thoughts on ACOTAR! But please give the second one a try... the sequel is just amazing. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
i love long comments! i think the lizzie bennet diaries was a great adaptation of P&P because it hit all of the beats in the original story really well in which parts to add tension, romance, etc. whereas Pride was just ALL over the place. all of the important moments were glossed over so quickly so the entire book was underdeveloped. it's a shame because i really don't think it would've been hard to do this well, when the structure has already been set up for you. and I WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE THAT SPIDERMAN IS THE BEST MOVIE OF OUR GENERATION. i filmed my ACOTAR review yesterday so i'll def be sharing my thoughts. i do plan on reading the sequel since i hear it's much better!
Whoa, what a brilliant wrap up as always, Cindy. It's lovely to hear your expectations going in, how that affected your reading, and the difficulty of "rating" someone's life experience. I'm so glad your videos are long enough to express everything you needed to say here, in a funny yet sincere way.
The Poet X had me bawling at my desk at work. I loved it. I also wished the end had a little more meat and potatoes bc we had so much lead-in. But it was...ahhh. it was JUST!! I read the ebook and immediately added a hardcopy to my Amazon cart when I finished! 😍 And don't get me started on the colorism. Sheesh!! I'm a browner girl, with hella kinky hair. I'd love to see someone who looks more like me (and matches the description of some of these characters who ARE darker in books) on the big screen. You'd think dark-skinned girls don't exist in real life.
Absolutely adored what you said about The Poet X. I also felt it wrapped up pretty quickly and didn’t find the ending as compelling as the story had been.
I really like you! You’re such a breath of fresh air. Idk how/why I’m just discovering your channel but I’m glad I did. You’re amazing. I like how in-depth your reviews are and I appreciate your authenticity. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
"diversity should be a standard, not a bonus" YES THANK YOU thank you for the video!! i also loooooved into the multiverse, it just... idek i loved loved loved it
I saw that Spiderman on Netflix. My 3 and 7 year old kids reenacted the before school scene for at least 3 weeks. You're right about the "anyone can be a superhero" observation, but shouts out to the villains as well!! I loved Doc Oc as a woman. She did that.
I was waiting that whole time for you to discuss the ending of the poet x. Thank you. I LOVEDDDDDDDD this book allll the way until that ending. It went from a full 5 to a 4 real quick.
readwithcindy honestly mood. Almost everyone else says it’s a 5 star and they found the ending to be amazing. I swear that makes my eye twitch every time lol
i’m super glad you liked The Poet X!!! i can def agree about the ending. xiomara’s mother would honestly be in my top 10 scariest book characters list if i had one lmao but because of that, because of the tension that rolled off of the pages, the ending, while nice to see, wasn’t what i’d fall too realistic for me. that’s probably just bc i have family members who still radiate heavy xiomara’s-mother-energy tho oh BOY acotar!!! i’m like 75 pages in rn. i’m already excited for your video on it
Darkness& Light It was pitch perfect. Like sketch written as a response to all those dudes, who defend trying to pick up women on the street or while they’re at work.😊
readwithcindy 👀 “I see her face in every cloud and her reflection in every window Her heartbeat sounds like my last name and she smiles like the Pacific Ocean” Are you serious? Are you sure it’s not self-parody on his part? Cos if not, then...it sounds like a cringey Valentine’s day Hallmark card. Yikes cubed.
And don’t make a video about recommending us only six of crows, I’ve started reading it because of you already and it’s very likely that every one of your fan does the same
I learned about blackathon too late. But I thought reading books by these wonderful authors shouldn’t be restricted in the month of February. So I went ahead and read one even though it was already March. #Excuses because of my ignorance lmao
You're the second booktuber who recently read an unkindness of ghosts and enjoyed it. It's been sitting on my shelf for the past two years so it might be time for me to finally pick it up 😅
Me... had my usual epistle of a reply typed out. Internet resets... I accidentally hit reload and then needed a time turner because MY COMMENTTTTTTT!!!! "It's a sad sad situation" Cindy. So sad. This will be my shortest comment ever in the history of RU-vid!!! *cries*. I love you and this video was amazing and I can't wait for your review of ACOTAR!!!
readwithcindy 😘😘😘. Thank you... Guess what? I wasn’t planning on doing a review of ACOTAR until you mentioned it and then I did a not really a review review (I had no notes or anything cuz I repeat I hadn’t planned on a review 😭😭😭) of the entire series. Unedited it is over an hour long 😔😔. Editing it is going to be a bitch! And also, what the fuck was I thinking???
If you ever decide to re read a poet x i recommend the audiobook. It was read by the author and it’s so good! And i kinda felt the same about the ending. I thought it wouldn’t be as “we’re all good now” as it was.
Aww bummer that you didn’t like Pride! I loved it for the writing style - the way Zoboi describes things just... loved it! *chef’s kiss* (for me. Lol) Ooooh An Unkindness of Ghosts sounds great!
Sadly it’s only being shown near me for kids only, so I’d have to take a kid with me to watch it and I don’t have one haha. I’ll just wait for it to be on TV or something.
I’ve been eyeing An Unkindness of Ghosts for so long but since it’s scifi (which I don’t read much of, if at all), I’ve put it off. Hearing your thoughts on it has convinced me that I should definitely give it a shot :) edit: AND YES INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE WAS MARVELOUS
What you said about the difficulty rating Not That Bad and how you're not necessarily reading it for entertainment is something I feel with a lot of non-fiction I read. Like I'm in it to learn something, but also be entertained... There's kind of this conflict where it's less directly or explicitly a piece of art than a fiction work is. Also on the topic of great spoken poetry set to music, I highly recommend Linton Kwesi Johnson. He released a load of his better known poems as albums over music, but he also performs them without the music and publishes them in collections. Each way of experiencing is different, and they're all great!
I read The Hate U Give and when I watched the movie the part that bothered me the most was how much they changed her boyfriend's storyline. Also the movie didn't show her relationship with her brother and with her friends as much and it was my favorite part in the book, you should give it a go!
@@withcindy he's definitely more sympathetic in the book! I actually really liked his character in the book and hated it in the movie, he plays a way bigger part in the final act and it's more supportive and understanding throughout the entire story. In the movie it made it seem as he was only there for her to confront her father about him, idk, I just think they made him plain and boring in the movie, when in the book he's more present in the whole narrative.
AnaJunqueira1 It’s been a while since I read the book, but I feel they made the boyfriend really generic in the move for him to stand in for the random white person who doesn’t get racism or white privilege. I feel like Starr definitely had to explain things to him more in the movie. I liked him more in the book.
I loved loved loved spiderman into the spiderverse, it's pretty much one of my favourite movies of all time so I'm glad you share the same opinion as me 🤗
Poet X had been translated to Finnish some time ago so it's been on my list of books to get for my sister so I'm glad to hear it's good! Also I've never read any Sarah J Maas books but I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on ACOTAR lol
I CANNOT EAT/DRINK WHILE WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS BECAUSE I ALWAYS LAUGH TOO MUCH AND IT'S A MESS 😂😂 so if you couldn't tell, loved this video as usual. ❤️
As the founder, and only member, of Ugly Booktubers, you're too good looking to be considered. Please try again in 6 months but I have a feeling your application will be declined again.
"look at me expanding myself by reading a book written by a man" that's so relatable :D I can't wait for your review of ACOTAR, that was my first Sarah J Maas book too and I hated it with every fibre of my being.
Yeah I also cried when I watched The Hate U Give, and I watched it after I just finished reading Ace of Spades (while the movie made me angry, the book made me sick to my stomach).
I read The Poet X in February too and I loved it! I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it as well! Totally agree about the boyfriend in THUG xD I keep hearing so many amazing things about the new Spider Man movie! I need to see it!
The Poet X did kinda feel unfinished though like we never learned of what happened to Aman or Twin, it just came to a stop. The only thing that changed was her mother allowed her to do poetry, which is believable
Have you read The Broken Earth Series by N.K. Jemisin? If not, since you liked An Unkindness of Ghosts then this would be a good one to try too 🙌 She also wrote a book of short stories called How Long ‘TIL Black Future Month? I love her writing!
Even though I'm white (though I do have some distant spanish heritage) I loved The Hate U Give and I thought the themes brought up in it were excellent! Angie Thomas is a brilliant writer.
