March Was The Worst

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March Madness hit differently this year, and not in the way you'd think! With only three books under my belt, it was officially my worst reading month ever - but oh, what a trio it was! Dive into the emotional rollercoaster with Guy Gavriel Kay's A Song for Arbonne, the powerful and inspiring journey of Viola Davis in Finding Me, and the magical rebellion in Simon Jimenez's The Spear Cuts Through Water. Quality trumped quantity this month!
But April is here, and I'm on a mission to redeem myself with an ambitious TBR list that screams. On deck, we have the epic Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson, the mind-twisting Recursion by Blake Crouch, the timeless 1984 by George Orwell, and Ken Liu's fantastical Veiled Throne.
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Dark-O's The Spear Cuts Through Water Review
• The Spear Cuts Through...
Dee's The Spear Cuts Through Water Review
• REACTION TO The spear ...
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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:24 - March Recap
1:02 - A Song For Arbonne by Guy Gabriel Kay
5:28 - Finding Me by Viola Davis
9:25 - The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez
10:49 - April TBR
10:55 - Gardens of the Moon by Steve Erickson
11:17 - The Veiled Throne by Ken Liu
11:33 - Recursion by Blake Crouch
11:54 - 1984 by George Orwell
12:23 - Live Stream Recap
13:51 - Book Mail
15:32 - Outro
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@BrianBell7 3 месяца назад

FIVE FIREBALLS! Love your passion! You rock my friend!

@KindlesandKicks 3 месяца назад

Thank you Brian! You rock harder my man!

@ryanskeff 3 месяца назад

Dark-o it's an honor to be a small part of your booktube journey. I can't wait to see how much you accomplish and keep up with your reading escapades! I wish you happy reading and many easy hours of video editing ❤

@KindlesandKicks 3 месяца назад

Thank you so much Ryan! Really appreciate that.

@BooksWithBenghisKahn 3 месяца назад

I LOVED HEARING THE SONG FOR ARBONNE GUSH!!!!! You captured the majesty of that book so succinctly and eloquently!!! That Davis memoir sounds so worthwhile, and also the Spear Cuts Through Water sounds like an absolute must read for me! lol on March being the “worst” reading month 😂

@KindlesandKicks 3 месяца назад

Thank you Ben! Your thoughts on a Song for Arbonne were so relatable. I would definitely like to hear your thoughts on Spear Cuts Through Water. We totally need to do a buddy read eventually.

@BooksWithBenghisKahn 3 месяца назад

@@KindlesandKicks absolutely!

@bardsandbooks 3 месяца назад

Can’t wait to chat about The Spear Cuts Through Water! I’ve heard unanimous praise for Song for Arbonne so I can’t wait to read it! Love the energy, Dark-O 🤘🏽

@KindlesandKicks 3 месяца назад

Thank you Usman! Can't wait until our chat either. Look forward to your thoughts on Song for Arbonne.

@blacknbluecollarreader 3 месяца назад

This video is "5 Fireballs" my man. You sold me on Piranesi and now you are selling me on GGK. Awesome content Sir.

@KindlesandKicks 3 месяца назад

Thank you bro! Always appreciate your stamp!

@Talking_Story 3 месяца назад

Song for Arbonne is special!

@KindlesandKicks 3 месяца назад

It truly is!

@BookChatWithPat8668 3 месяца назад

Brilliant video, Darko. I have purchased The Spear Cuts Through It on the recommendation of you and Dee. Now I will also get the Viola Davis memoir. I love her work as an actress; I'm sure I'll love her memoir too. Great work here, Darko!

@KindlesandKicks 3 месяца назад

Thank you so much Pat! I hope you enjoy the Spear Cuts Through Water. I'm sure you'll appreciate the prose, if nothing else.

@Johanna_reads 3 месяца назад

I loved your thoughts on all these books! A SONG FOR ARBONNE was my favorite book of 2023 and I’m now reading my third GGK book, Tigana. I’d be hard-pressed to find a better author of historical fantasy. You’re reading so many good books, and I’m excited for Malazan Mondays! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@KindlesandKicks 3 месяца назад

Thank you so much Johanna! Your recommendations are always so spot on. Tigana will be my next GGK book.

@SheWasOnlyEvie 3 месяца назад

Your review and Dee's review of The Spear Cuts Through Water were great! It's apparently an unpopular opinion in that The Veiled Throne is my favorite book of the Dandelion Dynasty.

@KindlesandKicks 3 месяца назад

Thank you so much Evie for encouraging all of us to read Spear! I'm loving Veiled Throne so far!

@esmayrosalyne 3 месяца назад

Quality over quantity, friend! I loved all the gushing in this video, here's to hoping that positive streak continues into April! Couldn't agree more on Finding Me, that is one of the best and most impactful memoirs I have personally ever read/listened to. What a woman! And I really need to read Spear asap, your enthusiasm has shot it to the top of my priority list! 🤩

@KindlesandKicks 3 месяца назад

Thank you! I am so happy to hear Spear move up. I think it's absolutely amazing read. Glad Viola Davis memoir had the same effect on you. She's an incredible human being.

@readbykyle3082 3 месяца назад

Glad you loved Song for Arbonne, I've read most of GGK books and my favorite is Lord of Emperors by far (but start with Sailing to Sarantium). Hopefully SoA lives up to it. Finding Me is an absolutely PHENOMENAL memoir and I listened to it all in a day. Viola is incredible. I'm reading Spear soon! It sounds so interesting.

@KindlesandKicks 3 месяца назад

Thank you Kyle! That's one GGK suggestion I have not heard yet. Look forward to your thoughts on Spear when you get a chance to read it.

@BookishChas 3 месяца назад

I’d say this is a great month of reading Dark-o! I want to eventually read Song for Arbonne. I hope you enjoy Gardens of the Moon. It’s a good read. I need to read Recursion also.

@KindlesandKicks 3 месяца назад

Can't wait until you read A Song For Arbonne. Glad to hear you enjoyed Gardens...!

@CNavo.TheNextChapter 3 месяца назад

Ah man! You should join Me, Ben (Benghis), John (Talking Story), and Zara for our next GGK buddy read. We also read A Song for Arbonne for our first GGK read and plan to hit up Tigana sometime in the next few months!

@KindlesandKicks 3 месяца назад

Sign me up!

@derrisreaditbefore 3 месяца назад

Dark-O you absolutely deserve the increase in subs, you'll surpass me in no time, and be nipping at the heels of Mike and Merphy in no time. I loved what you had to say about Viola Davis' story. As you were describing her struggle with colorism, I sat here questioning everything I knew. I'd never once stopped to think about the 'type' of role she was able to win - because all the films I've seen her in, whatever character she plays, becomes the absolute focus of my attention - her talent is so incredibly apparent - It never occurred to me that becoming the insanely amazing character actor she is, was due to *not* being cast in more traditional, central, romanticized roles... mind - blown. I'm ashamed to say it was an aspect of bigotry I didn't even realize existed. I hope you remember us little people when you make it big 😁

@KindlesandKicks 3 месяца назад

Awww Derri! You've really warmed my heart. I really appreciate your vote of confidence. I am so happy that you learned something from my video. Please don't be ashamed, as it's a concept not often discussed. And I could never grow enough to forget the wonderful and amazing support of this community. Thank you!

@someokiedude9549 3 месяца назад

March sounds like how February was, didn't get a lot of books done. But at least I managed to complete some. Keep up the good work my man!

@KindlesandKicks 3 месяца назад

Thank you so much Britton!

@dubhmoore575 3 месяца назад

Hi Darko, only here since The Bell Tolled 🥳 but loved this March video, my first GGK was Tigana after which he became an auto buy author for me, u have a lot to look forward too. Strange timing, I decided to start my own malazan journey this month too! Stay safe, sleep sound

@KindlesandKicks 3 месяца назад

Thank you so much Dubh! So grateful you're here. I look forward to reading Tigana. Keep hearing great things about that. What a coincidence. I hope you enjoy the series!

@OnlyTheBestFantasyNovels 3 месяца назад

Quality's better than quantity, and sounds like you had that in spadeloads for March anyway. For GGK I have to recommend my personal favorite, The Lions of Al-Rassan. It's absolute top shelf. Will look forward to what you think about Gardens of the Moon and The Veiled Throne!

@KindlesandKicks 3 месяца назад

Thanks for that recommendation Robin. I heard that was a great GGK book. I will add it to my TBR.

@LibrariesandLattes 3 месяца назад

Finding Me was so good!! I recently listened to it and thought it was so profound and well written, loved hearing her tell her story.

@KindlesandKicks 3 месяца назад

Totally agree! I have so much more appreciation and respect for her than I had before.

@LibrariesandLattes 3 месяца назад

@@KindlesandKicks Yes, me too!!

@throughthepages_with_dee 3 месяца назад

Oh my word 😢… you teared me up and I love you so so much BFF. I cant even tell you, you touch my soul. Annnnnd you’ve made me want to buy another book, Viola Davis absolutely, again because of you I’m going to get my hands on that. the passion with which you explain… you blow me away. I just smiled through this whole video my day is always brighter when I watch you bff! 😘 I just can’t explain it

@KindlesandKicks 3 месяца назад

You are so amazing Dee! You have no idea how much your presence on Booktube has energized me. I truly appreciate you!

@throughthepages_with_dee 3 месяца назад

@@KindlesandKicks 😘

@Crizzybooks 3 месяца назад

I have Recursion on my TBR and I'm reading Upgrade very soon. Excited to see what your thoughts are

@KindlesandKicks 3 месяца назад

Awesome! Upgrade will be my next Crouch book. I'd be interested to see what you think about it.

@mariareadsssf 3 месяца назад

I think I would prefer to read a few amazing books like you did, rather than loads of average ones. With one exception, my book of the month, "Wild Seed" by Octavia E. Butler", my other 4 books that I read in March were all 3 stars.

@KindlesandKicks 3 месяца назад

I heard Wild Seed was incredible. I need to read it soon. I hope April is a better reading month for you!

@ithrahmunchswallow468 3 месяца назад

I stole your book MOJO too 🤪 I listened to 31 full and novellas 🥴🤓

@KindlesandKicks 3 месяца назад

Wow, that amazing!

@ithrahmunchswallow468 3 месяца назад

@@KindlesandKicks it was fun but I get to listen at work 😉🙌🏼 so cheating a little 😜

@MattonBooks 3 месяца назад

Firstly, you saying no fantasy book has hit you in the feels before makes clear to me: you’ve never read Robin Hobb, have you? 😢 Finding a new fave character is an awesome experience, but what sneakers would he wear? 😜 I give this video ☄️☄️☄️☄️☄️

@MattonBooks 3 месяца назад

Also, THE SPEAR! 😀♥️😀♥️😀

@MattonBooks 3 месяца назад

Obviously I’m commenting as I watch. 😆 Super happy to have your back on Malazan, mate. There’s no series I enjoy talking about more.

@KindlesandKicks 3 месяца назад

Of course I read Hobb. LOVE ROTE! That’s why I said “ONE of the only books.” Definitely not the only one. In a previous recording of this video I actually mention Hobb and Rowling as the only other authors to make me emotional, but after the recording I realized I forgot to turn my mic on so had to scrap it😂. I really appreciate your rating! And got to think about the sneakers 😁.

@KindlesandKicks 3 месяца назад

@@MattonBooks Man Erikson is ridiculously good! And Jimenez potential is out of this world!

@reflectiverambling1148 3 месяца назад

I'm late to the commenting game... but if you're in for more historical fiction with a fantasy twist I have to say I've found mostly black authors hitting it out of the part with that lately, though obviously they're not easy reads as they've tended to deal with really heavy racism topics which as fantasy is an escapism isn't everyone's thing. If you haven't gotten to it, "Dread Nation' was a pretty good YA duology about two girls who went to a 'finishing' school after the civil war with a twist. the people who died in Gettysburg didn't stay dead. These ladies fight zombies. Tensions of the time + one being black, one being black but 'passing' with a well off parent rather than scholarship if you will creates an interesting dynamic and approaches to life there. I'm not sure if you mentioned you read "Ring Shout" a novella on a similar vein. And "The Deep" -people who didn't make it across during the slave trade become mermaids. On the slightly less heavy side "The Watchmaker of Filegree Street" was an interesting Victorian era Alt where there is one character with teh ability to see every possibility at once which often looks like knowing the future. ONe series I ADORE that I've been putting off reading the last one of is "Thieftaker" who works 'by day' independently tracking people who have evaded others, hiding the fact that he's able to do magic and see ghosts living in Boston during the American Revolutionary War. Really broad set of characters. "Even Though I Knew It Would End" is a novella set during prohibition about two ladies living and hiding their relationship...oh and one happens to be a magical detective and one more sworn to religion. And the first one may or may not be employed and owe her soul to a demon. Adored it.

@KindlesandKicks 3 месяца назад

WOW!! You have truly made my day! Thank you so much for these wonderful recommendation. I am always looking for new authors of color to read, particularly if they’re addressing heavy topics with a fantastical bent. This is a really great list, and different suggestions than anything I’ve received.

@reflectiverambling1148 3 месяца назад

@@KindlesandKicks OH gosh! I'm always worried I go on too much. (hence the 'rambling' part of name) also would note all but Theiftaker is has prominent queer content. theiftaker is also written by a white man however one of the most prominent characters/strongest/most respected is a black elder woman who uses her ambiguous history/origins to her advantage. And the main character was sentenced to work in the Caribbean as a prisoner for several years so was exposed to all the inequalities there. It's one area I wish we heard more about.

@KindlesandKicks 3 месяца назад

@@reflectiverambling1148 You're absolutely right about the historic inequities in the Caribbean not being explored often. That's sounds like a novel that would highly enlightening for me. Please keep rambling. You've opened my mind to new authors and areas of fantasy and sci-fi that weren't even on my radar.

@reflectiverambling1148 3 месяца назад

@@KindlesandKicks been reading a lot of history and historical fiction from that area the past couple years so I've been bulking up on that when I can too *shrug*