September Wrap Up 

cause I feel so bad!! lol

@@merphynapier42 Greatest RU-vidr Personality!

I DNF books like this too lmao

The world could use more Merphys.

@@justinamerican8200 I agree... Perhaps we could invent some sort of cloning device.

Merphy is on a league of her own 😂 If she wasnt doing weekly review shr would have caught up by now lol

@@adoniscreed4031 nah , she doing group reads of one piece and trust me, we slow here down alot

@@Rishain Group reads? And on her Patreon?

@@vailingbow1068 yes we are doing some right noow too

@@Rishain Really? How does that work? And this is on her patreon?

That book is SO GOOD! Okay so I got an ARC of it and it was so good I bought a physical copy. What do you want to know about it?

@@jennderqueer Yeah I heard the whole book is really good. The writer has a RU-vid channel that I enjoy watching from time to time. I was just a little skeptical when I read that it was like "Ancient china Sci-fi". I downloaded a sample and her writing is really good so I'm going to buy the book. Still would like a review from Merphy though lol.

No, Dressrosa is also a saga.

@@Michael-vl7ey Nope. The Yonko Saga starts in Punk Hazard and is ongoing. Dressrosa is just an arc in that overarching saga.

@@Sebster85 The Dressrosa Saga (ドレスローザ編 Doresurōza Hen?), also known as the Pirate Alliance Saga, is the second saga of the second half of the manga and anime series, One Piece and is the eighth saga overall. Story Arcs Punk Hazard Arc: (Manga: 2012-2013) (Anime: 2013) Dressrosa Arc: (Manga: 2013-2015) (Anime: 2014-2016)

@@Michael-vl7ey Ah I see. I always thought that the Yonko saga started in Punk Hazard. But I see that you’re right. The Yonko Saga officially starts on Zou. That’s weird to me because all the big events that lead to the Yonko saga: Meeting Momo, Kanjuro and Kin, the formation of the Straw Hat - Heart Pirate alliance, Luffy’s decision to take down the Yonko all started in Punk Hazard.

@@Sebster85 Yeah that's where the build up started. But it makes sense because Luffy wasn't already fighting Yonkos or Yonko crews at the time. And now we are in the Saga where that's what he's doing.

Malazan is a monumental slog. Have paused at book 8.

For me either. August I read 10 and September I’ve only just managed 5. But it’s okay. I have given myself grace since I have school, work and single mom duties to attend to.

I adore those books! Hope you will too :)

Yes, a daughter I believe

She has already talked about it but if I remember correctly, I think she purchased one recently for manga. Although, she prefers physical books primarily because of her dyslexia and annotation preferences.

@@paulinagarzafernandez Kindle has font specifically for dyslexic. And it also has features for annotations, highlight and notes. It has also x-ray features - provided the books has this feature - where the kindle automatically provide notes for characters (especially handy for books with hundreds and thousands of characters)

@@MRfisheri Yes but she has also commented on that, maybe it was because of the screen's light (although I knoe paperwhite exists) and she has tried digital annotation but still prefers it physically, also because she likes people reading them when lending books

@@paulinagarzafernandez pmmlllllllllllll

Merphy is gonna be very happy with you 😂 I keep meaning to get into that series

Interesting, I am considering buying it but I heard so many mixed reviews! (About the vampire)

@@Morfeusm I thought it was really good fast paced brutal and funny

I really need to get on Berserk... kind of sinful that I havent read it when Im so into manga hahaha

Haha I read that book last year and didn't like it either. I loved the subtle humor, but disliked almost everything else. The 'mystery' didn't interest me at all, there weren't really any clues or anything 'unusual' that made me want to know what happened, and I don't understand why the pacing was the way it was: solving the mystery really early on and then chasing after a loose end that I as the reader didn't care about. And on top of all this, the book was super offensive. And I don't mean outdated opinions or harmful stereotypes: those are in a lot of books, and I can still enjoy a book if there's a scene or a line or a character somewhere that feels offensive to me or other readers. This book was a whole 'nother level. It felt like it was going out of its way to offend every minority group in existence.

@@booklanerecommendations One of the things I hated was the mystery as well. There some interesting aspects to it but what I didnt like thr ridiculous leaps in deduction and reasoning Marlowe uses in figuring things out. I think the main offender for this is when he somehow figures out at the end that Carmen killed Rusty, her sisters husband. From what I've read online, people say you don't read Chandler for the plot but rather the atmosphere, which basically meant to me "just accept that Marlowe can figure things out randomly because the plot demands it."

@@chrisbade2119 I have occasionally read a book where the plot and characters were 'meh' but the atmosphere and writing style were so good that I really liked the book despite that (honestly I'm just describing The Night Circus and can't think of any other examples). The Big Sleep wasn't part of this rare category. I liked the noir atmosphere in some parts, but it felt very 'tell'-y and more suited to a movie. I really didn't need to know what every character in every scene was wearing. As for the mystery, I prefer the kind where the reader can puzzle along and piece clues together, like with Agatha Christie.

@@booklanerecommendations agreed, I just finished reading the Murder of Roger Ackroyd and it was great

@@chrisbade2119 Glad you liked it! Have you read Five Little Pigs or Sleeping Murder? Those are my favorite Christie books.

Maybe some collections of sci-fi or fantasy short stories? Those don't require a long attention span, and let you sample a particular author's range or get a taste for a bunch of different authors. That way you have a sense if you want to look up their longer works! Two single-author ones I recommend are "The Birthday of the World" by Ursula LeGuin (she's a master of sci-fi worldbuilding in a short page count, with very culture-focused stories, and that really shows here) and "Fragile Things" by Neil Gaiman (which really showcases his range, from Sherlock Holmes/Lovecraft crossovers - 'A Study in Emerald' - to poetry to a unique take on zombies in 'Bitter grounds'). I'm usually hesitant to pick up multi-author collections, but "Afro SF: Science Fiction by African Writers" had a lot of really excellent short stories: 'Moom' (which is also the first chapter of 'Lagoon') is an alien first-encounter from the perspective of a swordfish, 'Home Affairs' is about the results of trying to fight bureaucratic corruption by replacing bureaucrats with robots...and so on. Folktale collections from different cultures are also good for getting a lot of short, engaging stories.

Maybe consider audio to help you get through the books? Mistborn has a good audiobook version. Otherwise maybe consider short stories, Murderbot comes to mind for something shorter.

You read these 15 books in 28 days?

@@reaper2r I try to read 100 pages a day from four different books

@@angelaholmes8888 omg how long does 100 pages take u

@@lucasnyman5424 sometimes an hour or an hour and a half

@@angelaholmes8888 dang it takes me like 2-4 hours

I'm not sure if she would like it or not: World & Plot: interesting and a bit mysterious Characters: flawed but very one dimentional

@@marshwiggle8364 trust me she will like it