I started the Wheel of Time series last week because of the “is it worth it” video you posted a while ago and I’m LOVING it. I’m so glad I found your channel because if I hadn’t I’d still be reading only young adult fiction since that’s what all the super popular booktubers read. I will still never forgive them for getting me to read The Mortal Instruments series.
Same! I started a little earlier than you though and I dont completely regret reading the mortal instruments series, I think it helped me be more critical when reading :P There is currently a read-along for the wheel of time series hosted by witchkittenreads if youre interested :D
Ben Parrish right? The 'main' booktubers read YA books. Nothing bad in that! But .....they only read YA books and no adult or rather better stuff. That's why merphy, Daniel and Elliot are better! They read adult and some ya which is ideal. Merphy is the best because she reads across all genres horror, thrillers, mystery and suspense , contemporary, classics , fantasy, non fiction, magical realism and thankfully also adult!
I commented about this book after you finished ATLA, but I guess you missed it so - "The Sword of Kaigen" by M.L. Wang. It's a Japanese-inspired fantasy with a magic system very similar to Avatar and a lot more mature setting with amazingly deep characterization. It was also the SPFBO winner for 2019, stand-alone. Knowing your tastes I guarantee you'll love it! All the best :)
Oh, man! I LOVED Revival! That one was so well-written and he nailed the small-town church community (disclaimer: not all church communities are like this, I am well aware, but there are some that are).
Hey merphy! I just want to tell u that I'm finally reading mistborn, and I want to thank u for recomanding it to me. I'm enjoying it so far (still early on though) so, just, thank u.
@@anonymousbibliomaniac4588 well, there's this kid named Harry Potter and he has to find this stone that was from a sorcerer... the book explains it so much better...
J.R. Hart I'm sure she'll love it! Maybe she'll read it and make lots of videos about it that will get really popular and you'll have all the credit!!!😁😉
0:00 (Introduction) 1:00 The Aeronaut's Windlass [Steampunk Fantasy] 2:50 And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer [Drama (Topic: dementia)] 4:24 Rebecca [Mystery Thriller] 5:39 The Rage of Dragons [Military Fantasy, "revenge plot done right"] 7:44 The Yellow Wallpaper [Horror, Short-Story] 9:07 The Blade Itself [Grimdark (character-driven)] 10:55 The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse [Children's Book conveying complex feelings and empathy] 11:59 Peter Pan [Fantasy Classic, duh] 13:36 The Girl with Seven Names [Nonfiction (Topic: escape from North Korea)] 14:20 The Count of Monte Cristo [Adventure/Dark Romance Classic]
The book that I recommend is ‘The Knife of Never Letting Go’ by Patrick Ness. It’s by far my favourite YA novel and I’ve never been giddy over writing before. I can’t praise this book enough!!
If you love The Count of Monte Cristo, you may also like The Three Musketeers, the first of the d'Artagnan Romances, and Dumas’ second most popular novel. It’s set in a different century and is often lighter in tone, but there’s some weight to it as well. And if you love books about friendships, and I know you do, the friendship of d’Artagnan and the three musketeers is one of the best and most iconic. “All for one, and one for all!” Also, the two 1970s Richard Lester films adapting Dumas’ book (The Three Musketeers and The Four Musketeers) are fun and surprisingly faithful to the source, although not too faithful. They were written by George MacDonald Fraser, a great author himself (see the Flashman Papers series).
@@octaviablackthorn9 Just Kidding I don't have any control over her content she wants to make a video she will. I can't send a thing from Where I live here in India all the way to Kentucky. So I can just be happy or Sad for others.
Whenever anyone says Peter Pan, this gets stuck in my head "I am a lost boy from Neverland Usually hanging out with Peter Pan And when we're bored we play in the woods Always on the run from Captain Hook "Run, run, lost boy, " they say to me Away from all of reality Neverland is home to lost boys like me And lost boys like me are free Neverland is home to lost boys like me And lost boys like me are free" -Ruth B
No one ever talks about The Queen's Thief by Megan Whalen Turner, but it is SO GOOD! Lots of fun characters, world building, court politics, and plot twists that genuinely surprised me and made me feel something!
If you loved Rebecca, definitely try My Cousin Rachel. :) Also, I'd absolutely love to hear your thoughts on The Unwilling by Kelly Braffet. It's getting such mixed reactions and I definitely want to see where you stand.
i'm rereading the count of monte cristo right now!! love it so much. if you haven't read the bartimaeus trilogy that's what i recommend to everyone, it's one of my favorite series ever. :-)
Last week you posted Dear Authors... Book Recomendation, and didn’t recommend ANYTHING for Redemption Arcs other than Avatar. So I HAVE to assume that you haven’t read Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables??? That’s my rec. Redemption arc way better than the one in Avatar, and I love Avatar
I’m currently obsessed with the “All For The Game” trilogy by Nora Sakovic. It’s a self publish and it has a bunch of trigger warnings you need to be aware of before going into it but they’re really good & definitely don’t get as recognised as they should.
i am sorry but those books are onjectivly bad? I totally get them as a guilty pleassure but there is so much wrong with tham and its basically torture porn. They read like fanfiction of a much better book
I read "and ever morn...", Made everyone I know read it, and read it again, and made everyone read it again. Then I read every book hes written and read his books again. He makes me feel incredible things
I recently picked up The Yellow Wallpaper because you advertised it in a video. I don't easily give 5 stars, but THIS WAS A 5 STAR STORY, and one of my top 3 2020 book highlights so far. Thank you!
Yay books! 😊 Lockwood and Co (The Screaming Staircase) is a great combo of suspense and humor. Neat take on ghosts, and friendship for the win. Not widely read, but very good. 😃
By the way. With the Dresden files, the audiobooks are great! James Marsters (spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer) does a really great job bringing the story to life!!
I read "And Every Morning The Way Home Gets Longer and Longer" yesterday and IT WAS LOVELY! The story is heartwarming as well as heartbreaking and I absolutely adored it! Thank you so much Merphy for the suggestion❤️
I just started reading The Blade Itself yesterday and I was thinking about DNFing it, but now I think I'll give it another shot. I listened to And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer this month and I now have to read everything Fredrick Blackman has ever written.
When are we getting a “the child thief” video? Please add it to your list soon. I’ve been waiting so long to hear your thoughts because you love Peter Pan so much. Keep being your wonderful self 💜💜
@@LuskaTheWusky Okay, thank you, will definitely be checking it out! Ever since OUAT did a dark version of Peter Pan I've loved them, so I appreciate it very much!
I haven’t watched yet (obviously) it’s been three minutes but you should read Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard. I reckon your take would be interesting and I’ve never seen it mentioned on your channel before. Also I’m relatively new to your channel and ‘booktube’ and I think you’re amazing beyond words!
Every time you describe Rage of Dragons I'm like "oooo" because I get hyped up by the premise of 1 in 100 and 1 in 1000 with abilities. I like military fantasy (yay Joe Abercrombie thank u) and revenge stories so I think I'd adore it. I'm so excited for the strong friendships you mentioned to stab me in the heart. :D
Hiya, Peter Pan is also my favourite book and when I was younger I read a translated book called “the book jumper” which I adored. It’s about a girl who can jump into her favourite story’s ( including Sherlock Holmes and Peter Pan) I thought you might like it. It’s half way between middle grade and ya
As someone who lists The Dresden files as his favorite series of all time and Harry Dresden as his favorite fictional character, the Aeronaut's Windlass is one that did not resonate with me. The characters in Dresden far outshine the ones in AW.
The First Law Trilogy, The Rage of Dragons (Sounds like my jam), The Girl with Seven Names and The Count of Monte Cristo, thanks for those recommendations, IT WILL BE SO FUN!
HI MERPHY NAPIER, I'D recoUTAS A mmend YOU TO READ BHAGWAD GEETA!!! YOULL FALL IN LOVE WITH IT , DONT ASSUME IT TO BE A RELIGIOUS BOOK, BUT A UNIVERSITY OF LIFE.....PLEASE READ IT...AND MAKE A REVIEW....
Oh, I recommend The Walk by Richard Paul Evans, Girls on the Verge by Sharon Biggs Waller, Such a Pretty Face by Cathy Lamb, and Witch Boy by Molly Ostertag
Yeeeeess Rebecca!! Every time it's talked about, I want to read it again. I have loved every book of hers I've read so far (2 novels and 2 short story collections)
I was looking through Juniper Books on your recommendation and looked for a pretty version of Frankenstein. Found an anthology that included The Yellow Wallpaper and immediately chose that version, again on your recommendation! Put that version on my wishlist!
I do believe Jim Butcher said he'd be returning to Cinder Spires after he finished the "next" Dresden Files. Now, the question is did "next" mean Battlegrounds (which was originally part of Peace Talks) or the as-yet-unnamed follow-up to the 2020 Dresden Doubleheader.
Hi Merphy, have you checked the adaptation that Alfred Hitchcock made of Rebecca in 1940? according to this site www.cbsnews.com/pictures/best-picture-oscar-winners-from-worst-to-best/93/ is among the best of the movies to win an Oscar for best picture. Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100% Audience Score: 92%
Have you read Alive by Scott Sigler (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Fcq27k3MESA.html)? If you haven't then I can't recommend it enough. It is as good as ATLA (and I mean it).
Have you never read Warriors Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold! The Vorkosigan series is my all time favorite book series. Such great relationship development, character development, and world building. I think you would probably be into it, and I'd love to hear your thoughts. P.S. Thanks for all the great content!
hey Merphy, might be a little late, but... as an aspiring writer for Epic Fantasy (who has recently been heavily inspired by "The Last Airbender") I can only recommend "The Book Thief", written by Markus Zusak. it's withouta doubt the greatest book I've ever read.
Can you review Naomi Noviks novels? Temeraire is a good adventure flick, but not much character progression, Uprootes is a magic system mess, but Spinning Silver is standalone gold.
You should check out The Chathrand Voyage series by Robert VS Redick. It's close to Sanderson level worldbuilding and similar to Jim Butcher style writing in the Codex Alera series. It ranks up there with The Gentlemen Bastards and Kingkiller Chronicles in my all time faves. I think I'll just save you the trouble and send you a copy of book 1.
I got a couple of one off recommendations for you. One classic and one not so much. If you haven't read Of Mice & Men and/or Wringer, give them a try. I read Of Mice & Men as part of an English reading project with the rest of the class in the 9th grade, and Wringer in the 6th grade for the same reason but for Reading class. As for a couple series I would recommend, that would be the Beyonders Trilogy and also Five Kingdoms both by Brandon Mull. Could also try his Fablehaven and Dragonwatch series as well. Outside of anything by Brandon Mull or the other one offs mentioned beforehand, you could try either and/or all of the following: Around The World In Eighty Days (translated by George M. Towle), Journey To The Center Of The Earth (translated by Frederick Malleson), Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under The Seas (translated by F. P. Walter), and The Mysterious Island (translated by Stephen W. White); all by the famous and beloved late French author of the late 1800's who is considered as the father of Science Fiction himself, Jules Verne. If you do decide to read both Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under The Seas and The Mysterious Island, make sure to read Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under The Seas first. Also, beware, you may need to look up some words that you either A) Are not too familiar with all the time, and/or B) That you've never heard of before when reading anything by Jules Verne, because he does splash scientific facts of his day like the scientific names of minerals or the scientific names of animals and other scientific theories into fictional concepts; and he does it well, truly blurring the lines between reality and fantasy. If you want something a little lighter by him to get used to his style of Science Fiction, before breaking into the heavier and longer stuff by him, try Around The World In Eighty Days or Journey To The Center Of The Earth first. If you haven't read any one of what I have brought to the table, give them a go, and let us know what you think of them. Plus, if you haven't read anything by Jules Verne, you haven't lived till you let his work take you on an adventure.
I wrote about the Yellow Wallpaper in an essay about using visual metaphors in the story’s setting to represent women’s liberation. It compared three pieces of work- the Yellow Wallpaper, A Doll’s House, and Pride and Prejudice
My opera company’s resident composer is writing an episodic RU-vid opera (experimental) for The Yellow Wallpaper. Would you be willing to check it out?
I plan on reading The Blade Itself and I am so excited!! Thank you thank you for sharing this!! I super appreciate your spread of knowledge on these books. 😁😁😁🌼🌻🌹🌷
To add a book recommendation to your list, Ninefox Gambit by Yo Han Lee. It is an amzing sci-fi novel with lots of LGBTQ+ main characters, great world with amazing that you are dropped into.
Since you mentioned Jim Butcher I'd recommend you check out Codex Alera. Jim was challenged go write a fantasy book about Pokemon and the lost Roman legion. And what a series he came up with. Each book progressively gets better.
Ciao kind soul! I would recommend The Breathing Room. I don't remember the author but it's about a girl with tuberculosis and is a very powerfult story that I've read probably 10 times. Hope you enjoy!
I’m beginning the Count of Monte Cristo right now. I’m really excited. I read a book in 7th grade called “The Otterbury Incident” which I LOVED. I recently tried reading it again but it wasn’t on ebook format and it was hard to get a copy of a physical and one. I looked into it and realized it was written way back in the 1960s I think. Anyways, it’s a book about british schoolboys who have issues with one another. Two gangs. The friendships are amazing. I have a feeling you’ll enjoy it. There’s a plot that someone stole something (i think it’s been a long time) and they try to figure out what happened because they get blamed for it. Clever little brats all of them. Has anyone heard of it? Wish I could read it again.
Hello, Merphy! Long time watcher, first time commenter here...I think! Forgive that it's on one of your older videos. Since you're a professed fan of Jim Butcher, I'd recommend his traditional fantasy series, the Codex Alera. I really, really enjoyed it and I thought the furies were a really interesting way of doing a magic system. Another plus is that the series is actually finished; no long waits for the next volume!
I wrote my MA thesis (100 or so pages) on the topic of Yellow Wallpaper and Charlotte Perkins Gilman "Killing the Angel in the House" theme. Love it with all my heart and still reread it every year or so. It has been 20 years! Thank you for mentioning it, the book is still relatively unknown for the wider audience!
I have Rage of Dragons checked out from the library!!! I wouldn't have checked it out if it weren't for you; I'm really excited to read it! I hope to read The Count of Monte Cristo in the somewhat near future. And I love Peter Pan. I just reread the first few pages last night...I hope to continue, though I also have like twenty other books vying for my attention, so...it might be one of those slow-burn, read-a-few-pages-at-a-time rereads, at least for now. :-) I can't wait for you to talk about it!!
i have a video request! im a huge potter fan! and my favorite being prisoner of azakaban . i like it because this were revelations came to light and next to order of the phoenix was when the story began to get darker. can you give a overview on why prisoner of azakaban was so dark compared to the later years!
Jim Butcher said that he was going to alternate between writing The Dresden Files and The Aeronauts Windlass series. Since 2 Dresden books are coming out this year, he said he would focus on AW. Both are so good! I highly recommend both Strange the Dreamer and Meddling Kids. Strange is a beautiful fantasy with fantastic prose and compelling characters. MK is one of the most fun books I have read in a bit (it helps that it is full of nostalgia with the heavy Scooby Doo influence.)
What a nice community you have! It'd be awesome to see my husband's followers grow. He is a new youtuber, check out his channel for more book videos! @Maza Book Tuber
Guys, if you like sci-fi I will share with you the first sci- fi series I ever read, it's amazing, but a little gory. The first book is called The Diabolic. It's by S. J. Kincaid and it's complicated to explain, but I'll try to give a brief explanation. It follows the story of a woman who is a diabolic which is basically a normal person that is programmed to love and protect the person that they are hired to protect. Diabolics are made bigger and stronger by something scientific (Idk how it all works) and then are sold to families usually to protect their child. Anyway, Diabolics got banned and were killed exempt for the main character- Nemesis. The people all live in giant spaceships. Sorry for the rough explanation, but I really hope you read the series!
The Count of Monte Cristo is one of my favourites and the copy you have is the one I bought my partner a few years back. Have you heard of Scavenge the Stars by Tara Sim? It is a gender-bent Count of Monte Cristo retelling that came out in January of this year. I haven't read it yet but am curious to see if it comes anywhere close to the original. Love your channel so much, very glad I found it! I love the variety of books that you read. I have to recommend the Daevabad Trilogy to you though!!!! It is SO amazing. First time author S.A. Chakraborty. The third and final book just came out so you can read the whole trilogy straight through (which you will want to!). It is set in the middle-East and it's so wonderful exploring these cultures and their style of magical worlds and fantasy through the eyes of the main character with her introduction to the world of the djinn (think genies).
This is perfect timing. If nobody else has recommended this yet, then let me highly, HIGHLY recommend the late great David Gemmell. Absolutely phenomenal British heroic fantasy author. Grew up on him, shit was formative. Gotta be honest, some of his shit's pretty rough, pretty raw, like you can tell what was his earlier stuff. Also, his portrayal and feature of women is kinda limited and not very three-dimensional; kinda has a reoccurring thing with love interests. But that's it, those are my only real critiques, everything else is freaking epic, my absolute favorite shit by far. Better than Tolkien, better than Jordan, better than Sanderson, definitely better than Martin. His shit is visceral, it's real, you can see it, feel it, put yourself there. And when they hurt, you hurt. And when they win, you can taste it. Highly, HIGHLY recommend. I'd start with either the Rigante series or the Hawk Queen dualogy. The Troy trilogy is truly awesome as well (his last before his death, wife finished it), and both it and the Greek dualogy are really, really cool reimaginings of history. Lotta great single titles too (Echoes of the Great Song). Really hope you read this and take me up on it; would love to hear what you think about him. Thanks.
By the way you would love the feminist analysis of the Yellow Wallpaper, we did it in my Feminism Studies class. Basically the ripping apart of the wallpaper symbolises her liberation and it's amazing.
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