May Wrap Up (2024) - A New FAVOURITE Book!??

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It's time to give my reading wrap-up for the month of May! This month, though busier than usual, brought some exciting literary adventures my way, including the discovery of a new favorite that has earned a special place on my bookshelf. Join me as I share my thoughts on the reads that filled my month, from unexpected gems to those that challenged my perceptions. Whether you're looking for your next great read or just curious about what's been on my nightstand, there's something here for everyone.
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8 июн 2024

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@theoriginaledi Месяц назад

Congrats on all the new subscribers! I did, indeed, find you through the "hard books" video and was SHOCKED to see that you didn't even have 4000 subscribers at that time. You're doing GREAT work and you deserve a thousand times more. Fingers crossed that RU-vid sorcery will get their eyes on you soon. I'm just happy I'm here to see what you have in store next!

@jamielynn1724 Месяц назад

You should definitely do a video listing books that have caused P.E.B.S - that would be awesome 🤗

@OFFICIALEVILCATPRODUCTIONS Месяц назад

Sir Paper never fails to fill me with his delectable content

@TheSuperrespect13 Месяц назад

Ok Ok,...lots of thoughts here!! First: Congratulations on the channel growth!! You deserve it!!! Its a testament to all the hard work you have been putting into it!! (The cult grows hahaha) Second: I also started to read Dark matter, and while I am enjoying it so far especially the prose, I also had some stuff going on so I got distracted....To see House of leaves leave the list of best books of 2024 is a bit surprising, especially considering your high praise of Lonesome Dove!! Really surprised me with that one, did not expect that! I have never read a western before and seeing your praise of it, and how many people brought up Red Dead Redemption, I have no choice to make this a priority read now!! Btw I also bought House of Leaves, its on its way to me but I will make sure to watch your video after I finish the book!!

@Dinadoesyoga 21 день назад

I recently stumbled upon your channel and really like your taste in books. Lately, I've been craving more fantastical/strange books, so I think that's how I found you. 😅

@PaperbackJourneys 21 день назад

So you were looking for something strange and you found me... ummm... hahaha. I'm kidding. That's great. I hope you get some recommendations that you enjoy. Thanks so much for commenting. 😃

@Dinadoesyoga 21 день назад

@PaperbackJourneys oh wait! It was actually your review of The King in Yellow video. I read that recently and went on a binge watching videos about it. Anyway, glad to be here.

@suemoro Месяц назад

New subscriber as of today! Came here from the 10 hardest books video. Really enjoyed what I’ve seen so far! Congrats on the channel growth!

@PaperbackJourneys Месяц назад

Hey Sue! Welcome! I'm so glad that you've subscribed and I hope you continue to enjoy the videos. Thanks so much for your kind words too.

@jtaylor1981 Месяц назад

I totally agree with you about Dark Matter. My issue with Blake Crouch is his dialog - It's not good. I finished Lonesome Dove over the weekend & was blown away! I found myself chuckling out loud at Gus. Definitely a surprisingly wonderful read.

@golovkinko1145 Месяц назад

Must read wayward pines trilogy … trust me lol enjoyable

@KelliJ_ Месяц назад

PEBS! I love it!! 😂

@valerieswart4900 Месяц назад

So happy to hear about the channel growth, you deserve it!!

@Danny_Matson Месяц назад

You deserve all the success! 🎉

@dannyletcher5873 Месяц назад

Lonesome Dove is also one of my favorite books! Congrats on the success of the channel. I’ve been a subscriber since your Dark Tower journey, and your channel is so underrated and one of my favorites!

@PaperbackJourneys Месяц назад

Hey Danny! Yeah Lonesome Dove was incredible. I really loved Augustus McCrae and all of the characters. Thanks so much for your nice comment. Yeah I remember your comments from the Dark Tower days. It means a lot mate. I'll have some more Stephen King reviews out soon. 😃

@CliffsDarkGems Месяц назад

Great Wrap-Up! Despite being a horror reader, Lonesome Dove is most definitely on my tbr. I have heard so many wonderful reviews on this novel. I love Neil Gaiman and will read anything by the author. That is a great top ten! Congrats on the growth!

@PaperbackJourneys Месяц назад

Thanks mate I appreciate it. Yeah Lonesome Dove was epic. I'm going to hopefully read You Like it Darker this month, but I need to read Cujo first apparently.

@johnbeougherjr1411 Месяц назад

One of those new subscribers here, absolutely love your videos. Your humor, style, insight. Really enjoying it, looking forward to more!

@PaperbackJourneys Месяц назад

That's really nice of you John. I'm glad you like the videos. I appreciate it.

@degreesbrix Месяц назад

I think I read once McMurtry considered Lonesome Dove to be more like the Divine Comedy, while the readers saw it as Gone With the Wind.

@BobbyHall-eu1xv Месяц назад

I read Lonesome Dove in June of last year, read the sequel Streets Of Laredo that December and finished reading the first prequel Deadman's Walk a week or so ago...trying to hold off on reading Comanche Moon till at least the end of this month, Larry McMurtry is just such a great writer that I will be checking out all his other stuff eventually.

@skunke2290 Месяц назад

Glad to see so many new subs, welcome y’all! I can relate with how much stuff has been going on in may that I only read 3 books. Rage by Stephen King (not worth the hunt for it at all), The Kindness by John Ajvide Lindqvist (I finally got around to it and read it, it was worth it) and The Thief of Always by Clive Barker (really nice little book). Great video as always! :)

@TheBookThing Месяц назад

Great vid as always. You and Lonesome Dove need to get a room. 😂 Really going to show my age now, but I remember watching the Lonesome Dove TV miniseries when it came out. Dark Matter’s been bothering my TBR for a couple of months and nearly made the cut for June, it might just start to slide a wee bit further down.

@MoonLightAmethyst_ Месяц назад

I don’t know why but house of leaves intimidates me. I want to pick up that book so bad but I’m terrified.😮 not because I think it’s gonna be scary or anything because people talk about how difficult it is to read

@PaperbackJourneys Месяц назад

Yeah it is difficult to read. The reason being that there's multiple plots all happening simultaneously and half of the book is footnotes. HOWEVER! It's not quite as difficult as it sounds. It's complicated, rather than hard if that makes sense? You'll be flipping back and forth through the pages but the actual story is easy to follow.

@valliyarnl Месяц назад

ALMOST 5K HOLY SHIT. also pls pls pls i am still here recommending Recursion. I recommended that Richard from 2toRamble reads it and he loved it :) I have PEBS after The Wisdom of Crowds and I read it in January :((

@PaperbackJourneys Месяц назад

Yeah I know!! It's crazy. You too. You're over 3k now? We're growing up and becoming proper little Booktubers 🤣. Also, with Recursion, if it's good enough for you and Richard, it's good enough for me.

@valliyarnl Месяц назад

@@PaperbackJourneys so proud of us 🥹 And it was a fantastic video so totally deserved. ATM reading The Eyes of the Dragon. I watched the intro to your video and it was fantastic 😂 (will be coming back to it when I’m finished w the book)

@nbria4688 Месяц назад

Nah. I been saying you under rated. You deserve many more subs.

@thehomelessteddycomics3346 Месяц назад

Interesting book reads. You should checkout author Stacy James Meadows. Great video with interesting insights. 👍

@al5068 Месяц назад

You’re hilarious 😂 !!

@PaperbackJourneys Месяц назад

Thanks! I'm going to show this to my wife and say "seeeee? Some people think I'm funny!!" Hahaha. Thanks for the comment.

@Millie.C Месяц назад

Congrats on the channel growth! 🙌 Ad astra ✨

@PaperbackJourneys Месяц назад

Appreciate it Millie. 😃

@otavioalbano Месяц назад

First to comment. 😊 Greetings from São Paulo, Brazil!

@PaperbackJourneys Месяц назад

Wow São Paulo? Thanks mate. I appreciate it.

@amy_harboredinpages8272 Месяц назад

📖😎📚

@PaperbackJourneys Месяц назад

📚 📖 🤘

@JonStallings Месяц назад

It's a nice bald head 😂. Congratulations on your channel growth.

@PaperbackJourneys Месяц назад

Haha! Thanks mate. I appreciate it.

@gcs2715 Месяц назад

Just realised I'm liking your videos before watching them. That's a good thing right? Performance related pay was so last year anyway 😂😂 serious question for you: Andy Weir's PHM is the only sci-fi book I've read in the last 12 months and whilst the story was good, we both agreed the physics was 🤯 so what about the Three Body Problem? Easy to read for someone getting back into the Sci-Fi genre?

@SuperStrangSshadow Месяц назад

Hope you won't remove Pet Sematary from the top ten list. It's my personal fave.🙂

@PaperbackJourneys Месяц назад

Yeah I really enjoyed it. So creepy! We're almost half way through the year so I think it has a chance of surviving the top 10 list.

@theoriginaledi Месяц назад

@@PaperbackJourneys I'd be fascinated to see you also keep a running list of your top... 20, maybe??... Stephen King books. I'm honestly amazed that you put Pet Sematary above Misery (and I'm saving your individual SK reviews for little treats when I find time to re-read the books), so I'm deeply curious about which of his books appeal to you the most, and why. To be clear, there are no wrong answers here! To each his own and all that jazz! I'm just curious, that's all. 🙂

@severianthefool7233 Месяц назад

Love your channel! What region of the States did you move to?

@PaperbackJourneys Месяц назад

Thank you so much! You're very kind. I moved to Atlanta.

@thomasoa Месяц назад

"Turn of the century" no longer means what it meant when we were younger. 🤓

@PaperbackJourneys Месяц назад

You're right! I was at high school at the turn of the century arregghhhh!!!

@thomasoa Месяц назад

@@PaperbackJourneys A few years back I was reading a review of a miniseries that described it as taking place at the turn of the century, and I was very confused when watched it later, expecting it to take place about 100 years earlier.

@PreppinShootinLivin Месяц назад

I don’t understand the love for Lonesome Dove. It’s fine but it seems to be in everyone’s top 5….no. 😁. I’m even a character first reader too. But there might have been 1 or 2 characters in the whole story that I liked. There were opportunities to give you a little more action than was given. Then there is this whole side story with the sheriff and his b*tch wife that did nothing for me at all. Stupid sheriff chasing his crazy wife around who clearly wants nothing to do with him. And all the cowboys on the other side fawning constantly over a prostitute…meh, ok…anyway. Fantastic writing, a couple solid characters but a mediocre story and some annoying plot lines and characters.

@PaperbackJourneys Месяц назад

For me, the authenticity of the characters really stood out. You’re right that there wasn’t a lot of action initially-the first half of the book focused on introducing the characters. However, when the action did arrive, it was sudden and violent, making it feel much more impactful. The balance between action and reflection seemed true to life. I agree that July Johnson was an unusual character, chasing after a wife who wasn’t interested in him. He had a strange tendency to desire women who neither respected nor wanted him, and this trait persisted throughout the story. I don’t think it was unusual for all the men to be attracted to Lorena and falling in love with her. She’s described as one of the most beautiful women they’ve ever seen, and in a world dominated by cattle and rugged men, she stands out like a beacon. Plus they're all red blooded and starved of any affection. Thanks for the comment mate.

@PreppinShootinLivin Месяц назад

@@PaperbackJourneys In regards, to July Johnson and Lorena....I understand the why's...mostly...but it wasn't top 5 book of all time worthy to read about. The July Johnson stuff was worse than the Lorena stuff...but neither are worthy of praise when talking about the book and it being "fantastic"...and they both lasted for the majority of the book. But this, as we say, is art and it's very subjective...i'm just surprised by how many people elevate the book as high as they do. : ) Keep knocking out the good vids!