chill reading vlog: returning to Robin Hobb and New York City 

I'd watch a whole vlog of you as passenger princess and reacting to Mrs. Nutts' driving 👑 lean into the turn! 😂

Can never get enough vlogs from the Nuttz man himself

I love these vlogs because it means we’re getting over 30 min of Jimmy!

I’m reading Ship of Magic and LOVING it

An HBO Sarantine Mosaic would be so so good, it is the adaptation I want more than anything else

Great stuff my man!!! Glad you and the Mrs. had a fun trip together.

Yay golf!! I've been playing since I was a kid. Glad you are enjoying it so far. I enjoyed The Soldier Son trilogy, as you said not ground breaking, but I liked it.

Not only do we get vlogs now, but we get LONG vlogs, and I am living for it!! Really loved hearing your thoughts on a different type of Hobb story, and gosh... I feel such FOMO about that chariot scene in Sarantine lol I need to read it 🤩

I just finished assassin’s apprentice and absolutely loved it. I’m on book two and will def be finishing the series and moving onto her other works next. I’m reading gardens of the moon ( which fantasy nut turned me onto - thank you) as well and Robin Hobbs writing has been such a nice change to Erikson’s writing ( although I love the density of his style as well).

Yesss! Another vlog! 💛 And they keep getting better- that intro was just 🤌🏻

DAMN CHILL, a 43 minute vlog damn... well I am hoovering the house for mum so thx as well haha

great vlog keep them coming

another great vlog! As I've previously said, I so love the variety of things you'll pick up without forsaking SFF. You already got me to buy The Remains of the Day. Your praises for Ishiguro in this vlog just made me more excited read it next and I hope I can enjoy his work as much as you. Thanks Jimmy!

Great vlog! My feelings toward Shaman's Crossing are about the same as yours. It is good and readable. Where you like it due to Hobb's writing(which I had no experience with before reading this book) I liked it thanks to the way she made classic tropes her own(knights becoming Cavalla, the way she has built the cultures of the indigenous peoples, etc...). I'm mid on the series but Forest Mage is 🔥🔥🔥. I'm trying to read Remains of the Day. It is a book... Keep up the good work!

Thanks for suggesting cloud Atlas was a very interesting read

Banger intro 😂😂 A-minoooooooooooooor 🎶

Another great vlog!!!❤ Agreed on A Pale Vieuw of Hills. It's only in the end that some things become clear. I did like the interactions with her father in law. Still not sure what that all meant. His books keep me thinking. Definitely going to read more from him. Thanks for introducing this author to me. 😊 Just read my first GGK, and I'm hooked. Shaman's Crossing has moved a bit further up the TBR list, maybe audio will help get past the academy stuff

I'M READIN' OVA HERE!

“I’m pretty bad…but Kelsey’s worse, so that’s good at least.” 💪💪💪💪 You have me very intrigued with Shaman’s Crossing! Also I loved Remains of the Day and another of his early novels Artist of the Floating World, so I’m definitely going to need to read that debut. And can’t wait to read Sarantine after Song for Arbonne became my favorite book ever!

Yay another reading vlog! I realize it's important to hook a reader, but I usually hate openings that start in the middle of a battle scene. I haven’t been given reason to care about the conflict yet so those openings are boring and tedious. I relate so much with liking a book but then not continuing a series. It's a problem for me😅 You're making me want to return to Robin Hobb. I love her writing

damnnn flew to new york just to support kdot. love the dedication man

Welcome to the world of reading vlogs! I think you’re comfortably here with us now 😌 Loved hearing your thoughts shift as you made your way through the books!

Soldier Son is so interesting to me because everyone seems to describe it differently to me, ill be curious to see how it goes after I finish Elderlings. Lord of Emperors thoughts were on point, such a well done and satisfying novel. Ishiguro has been utterly fantastic for the first two books Ive read, I have Pale Hills on hold at the library.

When you mentioned the academy setting and everything, the first thing I thought of was Earthsea so it's interesting to hear there are more comparisons! Now I really need to pick up Soldier's Son

Homie just started a reading vlog with Not Like Us.

I'm happy to see you enjoyed Shaman's Crossing, I struggle with Soldier Son as I *want* to like Nevarre, but find him so booooring. His friends are fascinating, the world is intriguing, and I don't enjoy being in Nevarre's head 🤷 You are inspiring me to finish out my re-read of the trilogy and pick up Renegade's Magic though. Cheers Jimmy

Great vlog! You have really gone a GGK tear

Oooh just bought the Lord of Emperors even though I don't have the first haha didn't know you started that series. My only experience with GGK so far has been Tigana and it was....yeah. Keep up the lords work

Forest mage wounded more than anything in Rote. Emotionally eviscerated. Also, An artist of the floating world is a brilliant Kazuo ishiguro book, my personal favourite of his.

Can’t wait for you to get the rest of GGK’s “Mediterranean” books. I could tell there were several references to the Saratine Mosaic in Children of Earth and Sky. I should finally finish All the Seas of the World this weekend and hope to get to the Saratine Mosaic by July.

I’m nearing the end of my RoTE journey. Looking forward to reading her soldiers son trilogy after

Not the first thing I hear is not like us jimmy, you too?! 😂😂😂

Guy Gavriel Kay ❤

One thing I always think works better for written work than film, is giving scenes where you don't quite know whose point of view you are seeing the scene from, to give an unknown perspective.

Agree about Saranntin Mosaic could be a good adaptation!!!!

Shaman’s Crossing starts out fine but then goes all weird. I managed to read all 3 books in the trilogy, (it is written by Robin Hobb after all!) but, well …..!

LOL “Shaymin’s” Crossing 😂

Haven't read Sarantine, but I think Song for Arbonne is also pretty adaptable - and it wouldn't require a big budget or anything.

As expected another modern classic in vlog form 😪

Reminds of what Stephen King said one time, "you can't spoil a book". I don't know if I fully agree but I do agree with the sentiment, its about the experience.

GGK is one of the best the genre has to offer

I like the Soldier Son trilogy. It was weird and bleek. It also made me want to get back in the gym, and I've been working out 4-5 days a week for the last 6 years. So, there's that. Lol

Yessss Jimmy! (A Pale View🙌 19:39 )

Hey Jimmy! I know you enjoy some good literary fiction. James McBride is having a moment with his new bestseller “The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store.” Check out his earlier hit if you haven’t “The Good Lord Bird.” It’s an alternate history take of abolitionist John Brown. It recently was made into a limited series with Ethan Hawke. Met him at the Miami Book Fair years ago when it came out. Really a great guy.

Lord of Emperors is sooooo goooood, enjoy

I have played golf since I was like 8 years old, now 30...however, I was actually better at age 15 haha it's probably one of the hardest things to learn and do well at. Best of luck, quick tip. Don't aim for the top of the ball, aim for the very back of it or even the ground behind it. Really helped me when I first started playing.

Haven’t read either book so can’t contribute to that conversation but I can say that 37:27 that’s a good shirt 👍

thoroughly enjoyed this vlog, and from a creative standpoint, learned a lot. I absolutely love your intro title screen work. It feels like an actual show. Also, hey! Want a free book? Jesus wrote it!

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You should stop off in New Jersey and crash Doctor Fantasy's place! 🤣🤣

Eternal question about finishing series or not if you liked book 1 but didnt love it. I am at the same place with The Lies of Locke Lamora. Maybe I'll give book 2 a shot....

JIMMY ON THE BEAT, HO

If you only kinda of want to slap Nevare you are a lot more patient than I am That man needed slapping

Random ass question, but have you seen that Keanu Reeves is doing a BSRKR based novel with China Mieville? Just took me off guard seeing china mieville’s name on anything

I really liked book 1 and 2 of Soldier Son. Book 3 not so much...

Not like us to start the vlog was the ONLY way. Tryna stoke a chord and it’s probably…