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Glad you enjoyed Dawnshard, definitely one of those Cosmere keystones connecting lots of things. And you have me pumped to pick up Service Model soon!

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Another great video! =) You make me very excited to finish Mistborn Era 1 and get deeper into the Cosmere! Dawnshard sounds very interesting. Also random tv show rec since you're done with the Boys: I highly, HIGHLY recommend The Bear on Hulu. It's difficult to describe, because it's about more than just running a restaurant. It's about people, as cliche as that sounds, in a very raw and honest way.

@jakob - try finding Pong... that has the correct number of mapped buttons for your dad :D

"Let's start off with what you got read"... this will make my accomplishments seem even grander :D (Jakob: Don't let him say "put your weiny on a stick" again, thanks) John, was it anymore relaxing not having to worry about being shot with a Nerf gun? Also, I really want to read Service Model. And completely off topic... (starts chant) Elden Ring! Elden Ring! Elden Ring!

Congrats on surviving the moving madness!! Hope that Jakob settles in soon and that you will adjust to a quieter home (though let's admit it, you bring enough life to the party yourself hahah) 🤣 It's insane how much reading you got done this busy week! I totally agree that Dawnshard is an exceptional shorter work by Sanderson. And I am gonna have to catch up on that replay of the Oathbringer discussion, every time I watch a Cosmere related video I learn new stuff hahaha. My week was weird. My grandma passed away last Monday evening, but she had been weak and ill so long that her passing honestly felt more like a blessing than anything else. The cremation is tomorrow, and I figure that is when some emotions will come loose, but so far it's been just very weird, as I said. Thank all that is holy for good escapism, both in book form and here on booktube. Thanks for the comfort and joy ❤

Hopefully the man in back doesn't say everyone attack and it turns into a ballroom blitz.

And I think I like it! "I'm just disappointed" bahahahahahaha

I need to read more of Stephen King's short fiction. I find that I get tired of longer novels lately, and I feel King should work so much better in a shorter format. Good to see you're enjoying your first Tchaikovsky! That's the way he seems to operate, is he takes a trope, then goes "how far can I take this?" and proceeds to make a banger. This week I got up to 2/3 through Curse of the Mistwraith; some stuff is about to seriously go down, and I cannot wait for the other shoe to drop. I also read the novel N.P. by Banana Yoshimoto, which is the kind of mundane-turned-surreal character study novel I've grown to love and seems particularly Japanese in a way. Then the fourth omnibus volume of the manga Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou by Hitoshi Ashinano, which brought the series up from four to five stars for me, and possibly my favorite manga series I've ever read. I've preordered the fifth and final omnibus which releases at the end of this month. August will be bittersweet.

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Glad you had a good week! I finished the tainted cup based on your recommendation and really enjoyed it! Thanks as always for the video!

You overachiever you! Happy reading to you both! 😄

Before i even clicked i knew the stand was going to be number one

Bound and the Broken is one of my favorite series of all time... ❤

New subscriber here. I have become a huge fan in a short time. Plus I’m glad your son will still be around because that dynamic is the best of booktube. Just finished Necrotek because of you. Not perfect but that beginning of the story was!

It's so good to have a channel which is just sunshine here on CZcams. Thank you for the amazingly good vibes only! Btw. I got a suggestion for an AWESOME show: The German show "Dark" on Netflix. Highly(!) recommend it, if you haven't seen it. The much better, much more serious Stranger Things, with a Stephen King undertone about time, destiny and fate. Love it. Can't recommend it enough.

Right second attempt: Thank you, for the kind shout out, John! I also tried to invite you to some LeGuin discussions in my first comment but I really don't want to type all that out again. Also, thank you YT for not posting said comment. You really make it worth while to your valued creators to stay in touch with each other and the rest of the community.

Thanks, great episode. Just thought maybe you should mention to your viewers that Tertulia is currently only shipping within the US. Love your passion and energy. I've started listening to The Lies of Lock Lamora, which is really entertaining! 😂

3 minutes and I haven't gotten a fu ck in g recommendation yet. Get f u c k e d

This last week I read the second book in the expanse series as well I am about halfway through the hero of ages. And then next is the third eragon book!!!

Okay, as someone who had an Atari when they came out all those years ago, I have to say John is doing much better than I would. Lol Also, every time Jakob said you have no more heals, I kept looking at your feet. I think warriors should wear heels while running the course.

Wrapping up the month with Of Darkness & Light so my thoughts are fresh for the discussion. Excited to see where he goes with this 2nd (main) entry. 🍻

I agree with the comment about repetition in TBatB .. I find it still lingers in book 3 but, with everything else in this series, it gets better 😅

Every time I watch one of your videos John, it re-news my passion for reading 📖!

Looking forward to our next Cosmere chat!

I finished the wickwire watch. Wasn't a bad book. Starting Aloha from hell. Sandman slim bk 3.

I'm completely unsurprised that you are enjoying Service Model, when it comes to Sci-Fi you're going to have a good time with anything Adrian Tchaikovsky writes. Another good stand-alone is Cage Of Souls and when you're ready for series Children Of Time and Dogs of War are great too.

Sounds like some great reads. Currently starting The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. Also spent several hours packing up books from my college apartment to be shipped to my new home! I already have one of the bedrooms set aside to become my personal library! I'll just have to commission some floor-to-ceiling bookshelves! If anyone has any recommendations of where to get that done around Jackson, MS I will be forever in y'alls debt.

It was a great week! I greatly enjoyed the Elden Ring stream! Looking forward to what you’ve got coming up this week as well. I always enjoy TBR and monthly wrap-up videos! This week I’m working on The Book That Wouldn’t Burn…enjoying it so far.

I finished The Tainted Cup (eloan from the library) - what a fun read! Next up: finishing the First Law trilogy… enjoy your reading week, John!

Coincidentally I am also in the process of moving! Which included repainting my entire new apartment which has taken SOO much longer than expected, so I've only read maybe 150 pages this week in total. But they were 150 pages of Godeater so they were super enjoyable at least! Looking forward fo wrapping that up hopefully this coming week around the rest of my moving process. A little more to finish up preparing and packing, then the whole moving truck ordeal, then putting things away. Getting closer 😅

Seriously though, it was a fun week on the channel, with the streams and all. You also played a SoulsBorne game, you're a far braver man than I. I'm still trucking through The Prophet of Edan and Lonesome Dove, excellent books both of them. I am about to start The Boys season 4, and I hear this season was a doozy...the finale was at least. Keep it up!

I forgot when the town hall deadline is? 😅

Jakob's gone...I miss him already. *sniff sniff* To be fair to you John, you do look like you just got back from Mordor, casting the ring into the volcano. A great video as always, even with the change!

Hello John. I've now read 200 pages of GoT and am enjoying it very much. Two of my favorite characters are Bran and Jon Snow. I know GRRM is merciless with his characters. I hope they hang around in the story for a while.

Love your channel. Recently subscribed. I just finished my first fantasy book, Silverblood Promise which I enjoyed. Taking a break from sci-fi and just started The Blade Itself.

I'm catching up on The Boys and yeah Axel Foley thing was weak. I went back a bit this week with DEATHSTALKER from 1994, Dragon Song, Gap into Vision, and The Forever War. Also listened to Neon Ghosts which was really fun 🙌🏻

Felt like Jakob was in the room... 🤪

... done a line 🤭🤣 you two 🤪

I'd totally join in on Jackbox games! So much fun.

Do more gaming streams but find something story focused!

I'm with Jakob, I read nothing. Friend came over on Thursday so I missed the epic game playing, but I'm like you playing games, I'm awful, I sold all my systems because I didn't need the frustration of controller throwing. And I worked overtime so I was pretty much spent for 6 days. I watched the boys, kumiko 😢, she happens to be my favorite. The Supernatural lines from Bobby were nostalgia for me. I think it is confirmed that Jared will be in the next season. I finished up part 1 of Cobra Kai, pissed that they're releasing in 3 parts and the next one is in November, and part 3 is spring of 2025, so we're waiting at least 4 months for 5 episodes, I don't mind at max 6 weeks, but 4 freaking months, is netflix out of its mind?! After this long of a wait from season 5, remember when tv shows had 22/23 episodes a season, with less than a year between, and studios can't even drop this all right now!! And its not like there's a lot of great new content like in the past, especially if there are kid actors because you notice the growth spurt (jace from hotd). Ok, I'll stop ranting. So nope, not nearly as productive, but we can't all be machines.

Sundayyyy Weeklyyy Readerrr! I mean we get liniment mentions, weenies-on-a-stick, beasts of burden, Stephen King Chiropractic, this episode has everything.

Sorry I missed the live 🤦‍♀️

Also finished the exile today-Mr. Cahill absolutely hit his stride. I feel I had a similar experience with ODaL. Overall loved it but felt the pacing early on struck me surprised probably more than anything

Subscribing to Talking Story totally fixed my ails. I agree on Dawnshard by the way. Some of what happened there seems quite important. I think Rysn will definitely be important moving forward. I'm also excited for Cobra Kai. It's been such a fun show.

Wait a minute is Jakob up in NYC?!

I have been watching the funniest show with the most underrated comedic talent, Alan Tudyk. Everyone should be watching Resident Alien!!👽

Cahill is a great mix of plot and characters but no where near as good a character writer as Hobb in my opinion. Hobb let’s plot fall to the wayside while focusing on the nuances of humans. I also was worried at the start of Of Darkness and Light because it started of so fast. I am so happy you loved Dawnshard, that seems to be an unpopular opinion. I also have added Service Model to my TBR because the scene you described reminds me of a scene in Short Circuit if you ever watched that delightful film. I ended up reading The Wickwire Watch, I loved the way it depicted that feeling of loneliness when you feel that there is no one you can trust, and the first three Rain Wild Chronicles books. No I didn’t blaze through them because I loved them- I got through them because I skimmed the portions where Hobb is perfectly describing the thought process of teenage lust (I am well acquainted with the subject- I don’t want to hear it described to me over the course of 1,000 pages). I ended reading less because I addicted to One Piece as of the current moment. It is stunningly good and I did not expect such deep themes to come up with things like othering, what makes a man, and there have even been moments of self-harm which deeply shocked me because I took this series as a kids show- not quite sure I agree with past me I can’t wait for the talking with Toobers and Town Square. You guys should try Cuphead as a game for the two you together (It’s my go to game to play with my dad) but Jackbox sounds wonderful too since that gets some great laughs. Anyways, the rambling is complete. Have a great day!

This is going to be Empire of the Vampire all over again - you hyping Cahill is why I'm going to end up reading the guy's stuff. I don't think I bothered to comment last week, but nice to see Jakob finally hooked you up with some sound effects for the Patreon plug 😂 Hopefully Spear Cuts Through Water makes it through!