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This gave me a headache. Pls stop

I feel like they could have covered a lot of those plot holes by going more sci fi. The animals we took died on the way over, heres some time and disaster to make people cool with it. Also feels like the weirder gore points are the author trying to cover as many "this is a sadistic thing we do to animals" points as possible without thinking about why they happen or what ramifications it would have

Why does the idea of the cheerleading captain leading she has angel cancer and her absent dad is is manipulating her entire town sound way cooler than ‘plain girl in vaguely abusive relationship with asshole’

Great video, but I do NOT appreciate the Konrad Curze slander 😡

So gay people in this world either adopted a baby decided ya know what not this one, or not for us and unwind the kid And or went through the process of a surrogate and decide ya know what nah and unwind the kid

lightlark is being made into a movie

1:12:37 "making the authorities mad with violent protest isn't constructive" is certainly a take

i forgot how stupid the back half of the series got 🤦‍♀️

Bit concerning how many times I went "wow. I totally forgot about that fascist/eugenics shit" multiple times throughout the video. About a book series I adored lol. Anyways, shout out the Max Ride clone I wrote as a tween (trying to make a more cohesive storyline that didn’t make my head hurt, ig). Also, come to think of it, Max has absolutely influenced my writing style to this day. Edit: I'm so glad I lost interest before Angel because what the fuk was that last book?

"Orbs are the nicest kind of spheres you can have" is an incredible sentence.

I just finished the trilogy today

i play "am i disabled enough" every day, but this definitely adds some spice 🤔 mental illness and neurodivergence aside, what do we think about fibromyalgia? would my limbs still hurt if someone else had them?

You ever watch Repo! The Genetic Opera? It has a similar concept with organ harvesting, and the music is great!

I really hope in Skyshade Isla says “it’s orbing time” and then Orbs all over the place /j

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You are FEEDING us! Thank you!!!

Also I might be mistaken, I grew up Jewish after all so a lot of the finer details of christianity are things i don't really know too well(It took me longer than it should have to realise most sects other than catholics don't see vatican as an even remotely holy location) but aren't people also not able to chose to become saints because, the vatican and the pope are the ones who have the final say on weather or not they're cannonized? OH btw what that first one of the ten commandments those christians stole from us again? Fitting they'd try to pretend one of things they stole form us doesn't exist in their book saying we're evil while too chickenshit to say our name

4:06:56 BRASIL MENTIONED???? BUT WHY???? seriously, Brasil being Brasil i doubt that would happen here, not with all the religious crazies

Patterson has been a name I've known for awhile. My best friend from middle and high school was into this series big. I couldn't do it but liked the first couple of Daniel X books

Slight flaw in your "gay men should be ruling wildling society" argument: not a single one would survive whatever the wildling equivalent of high school is because ALL OF US had "that" cis straight girl friend.

1:16:10 I've been putting these videos on in the background and this is now the second one I'm commenting on (I didn't plan this, I just didn't expect to have thoughts) and this is sadly not outdated because it's still extremely commonly used this way on the internet. I was in a community that used the word "schizo" this way non-stop and called conspiracy posts "schizoposting" (this was this year, 2024) and it was super common. So yeah, terrible usage, but in a lot of ways we really haven't changed much since then, people still make jokes like these a lot :( ok edit as i watch: this may seem nitpicky but suicide baiting does NOT mean someone threatening suicide, it means trying to get someone to commit suicide (baiting them into it)

me, yelling at the screen about a book series i've never read: WHY ARE NONE OF THE REVOLUTIONARIES SUGGESTING LEGALIZAING ABORTION AGAIN??? HELLO??? i get it wouldn't be that simple to just Do That but you'd think someone would suggest it?? admittedly based on the description of the story it doesn't seem very pro-choice (more both sidesy) and i had a whole rant about it but then i realized i never read this series so perhaps i just got the wrong impression

my jaw DROPPED when you got to the problematic part of unstrung HOW did they think that was ok holy shit

Not only is El Tigre just Spanish for "the tiger", it's also the name of a cartoon show about a kid with superpowers who shares the titular name. Meaning, every time this book mentions worshipping a god called "El Tigre", I just pictured them worshipping a small, superpowered, Mexican child in a cat costume.

You only got one thing wrong in this video. It is not, in fact, easier to get away with darker subjects in YA today. Because of a lot of factors (the massive literacy crisis facing teenagers right now, internet culture and its crossover with book marketing, the rise of right-wing ideology in schools and book bannings, etc). YA authors are actually being heavily censored by their editors and publishing houses. Fewer YA books are being published and those that are are being stripped of darkness and conflict to such a degree that many authors feel it has become detrimental to the quality of the genre as a whole, or at least that's what I've heard from the YA authors I work with as a bookseller. It's also becoming not uncommon for books that were originally published as YA to be re-marketed as adult series because they include or allude to sex, or because the author goes on to write adult novels afterward, such as in the case of the Throne of Glass series. I highly recommended looking into the scholastic book fair controversy that happened this past year as well, if you haven't already.

Wow I see myself a lot in the Rewinds. Their speech and Dirk's inner thoughts remind me so much of myself and especially what happens to me when I dissociate or have breakdowns. Even their concept itself I relate to in a way, especially as an autistic person. How you try to be a "good human" and piece together yourself from other bits of people and social expectations, to the extent where you don't truly know who you are anymore. And what I went through as a teenager, repressing myself instead of being "cringe" or "too much", made it so much worse, and only as an adult did I begin to unlearn that. And even now I still barely have an actual distinct personality, or at least awareness of one, the real one, the eccentric child I was, still hidden deep inside me and only rarely peaking through. The concept of this series really interests me, for all the series' flaws, I'll probably pick up at least the first book! I wish that the exploration of what wild body horror experiments someone might do in this world we see in UnNatural Selection was given a better chance and not wrapped up in racism, I think it could be really interesting.

it never ceases to amaze me how neil shusterman can write one of the best books ever (Challenger Deep) but then everything else is dystopian dogshit

Honestly, I don’t know why your friend sent you that series. Caiphus Caine woulda been a better entry point.

Oh yeah. WH40k insanity fueled nonsense

I thought I was already subbed, but guess not?

*rubs my hands together* ive read all these books and I didnt see this video of yours yet somehow?! i am thrilled, this is gonna be good.

If you predicted the novella (night night: dark night) that’s coming out, I’m gonna cry 😂

This is a deep, deep memory. Sad to see everyone talking about how trash it is, but I’m also only 20 mins into the video 😂 have a feeling I’m going to be reminded of a lot of repressed memories here soon

“What am I gonna do, make this ten hours?” *glances at Krimsonrouge*

I remember reading these books when I was 11 and it was the first time I’d been able to point out massive plot holes in a story and notice the bad writing, yet I was SO obsessed with it. Also the fact that it was only supposed to have three books makes so much sense

im spanish and when you read the synopsis i was thinking like : ive read a book similar to this when i was 14 but idk it wasnt all the same and it was called Desconnexion soo idk, then you started book 1 as soon you said. connor i looked it up and i indeed have read the first book wow! I did not think that but the title was channged due to the diferent language

I remember reading through the entire series and loving each book. When Angel got kidnapped a 2nd time by the end of Angel, I was annoyed due to it being a moment of "didn't we already go through this in the first book?" When Nevermore happened, my love for the series was wavering, but when Forever happened and I finished reading it, all my fanhood of the series was drained permanently. I just couldn't get and read the "sequel" series that follows Max's daughter, so I kinda want to keep whatever cringe that series brings.

No exaggeration I cried when you described the dream Missy had. It was so simple and achievable....but her life was still horribly and abruptly cut off. What's worse is Ella didn’t credit her for making the world a better place...Ella was still the front and center/the star when she smashed the folder under her foot publicly and had a rockstar style public kiss with her love. I feel like throwing up. This was injustice to the highest degree to a beautiful soul that rightfully grew bitter after everything she witnessed/experienced. RIP, Missy.

Holy fucking shit the climax was all just to kill off Missy? Even John survived the blast?! That is infuriating af. I would have ALMOST excused the mess this series was based on what you've said if Ella redeemed herself with a self sacrifice/not getting a happy ending. But noooo god forbid we have that (not being able to enjoy the sunset with the hot male love interest in some exotic place) in a YA book.

Pretty!! I think that's a British Shorthair cat? I'm allergic, but they are one of my favourite breeds of cat. This blue/grey colour often gets called "british blue". I know someone who shows them. Gorgeous creatures, but so much hair!! Their coat feels really velvety because it's so dense, but because of that thick coat, they shed a ton of fur. Which is why I will admire them from afar.

Another post apocalypse body horror I was introduced to very young and highly recommend is Shade's Children by Garth Nix. I've still never met anyone else who has read it except people I gave it to.

Another body horror sci fi aimed at kids that's REALLY worth reading is Shade's Children by Garth Nix

my brother's ex is named tyler so some of these sentences were really interesting to hear 😭

These books feel written by a christian from another denomination seeking to disrespect Catholics

So this concept was touched on in my childhood in the book House of the Scorpion. Interesting further dissection of the topic (pardon the pun).

Promised neverland

Marna’s pregnancy really baffles me every time I get to that part of the video. The first book says all neph get sterilized at 13, right? So how did Marna get pregnant??? Is this supposed to be some sort of fucked up miracle (since neph always die in childbirth), or did the author forget that plot point? Part of me wants to believe she just forgot, except Anna and Kaiden have a ton of sex but adopt all of their children because Kaiden was sterilized. Surely I’m not the only one confused by this, right?

4 HOURS?? LETS GO

I met Neal in 2011/12, i was in 7th grade and was a fan of his lighter books like "the shwa was here". Anyway idk what i was expecting in terms of the guys personality but i walked away feeling so down. He seemed so depressed, or maybe he was just extremely tired idk either way it was soul sucking. i have seen a few authors in person speaking about their books and the vibe he had while doing it was just so different, like he didn't want to be there or be talking about his books or any books at all. i was excited to speak with him after, but when i spoke to him he didn't even really look at me lol everyone was giving their personal stories with the book so i thought I'd add my experience with Neal himself. He's a Lil Debbie Downer

"Christians, you are valid", yes, full agreement and expanded to all reglions from me, an atheist. I'd go up to the barricades to protect your freedom to chose whatever religion you want. If it makes you happy, yes, go for it, please for the love of your god, do so. But please, give me the same courtesy and accept my unwillingness to follow your particular creed over the hundreds other beliefs. ALso, who is all Christianity? Sorry, but Christians have been at war with one another for about as long as with other religions, not to mention the hundreds Christian religions who even contradict one another.