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The Worst 5 Books I've Read This Year (So Far) 😤
Biblio Obscura
Name - Kat (she/her)
Insta - biblio.obscura.reads?hl=en
Goodreads - www.goodreads.com/user/show/91545873-kat
Location - Australia (from the US)
Worst Books of 2024 (So Far)
0:00 DNFs
2:55 Read
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Book Haul | Australian Lit & Dark Fiction
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Biblio Obscura Name - Kat (she/her) Genres - dark, weird, horror, speculative, lit fic, lgbtqia , sff Insta - biblio.obscura.reads Goodreads - www.goodreads.com/user/show/91545873-kat Location - Australia (from the US) 0:00 Op-Shop Haul Skellig - David Almond (England, English) Past the Shallows - Favel Parrett (Australia, English) Dark Mode - Ashley Kalagian-Blunt (Canada-Australia, English) S...
My Most Disappointing Reads of 2024 (So Far) 💔
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Biblio Obscura Name - Kat (she/her) Insta - biblio.obscura.reads?hl=en Goodreads - www.goodreads.com/user/show/91545873-kat Location - Australia (from the US) Most Disappointing Reads (So Far) 0:00 DNFs 5:10 Finished
June & July Most-Anticipated Book Releases 🎉 Dark & Weird Fiction
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Biblio Obscura Name - Kat (she/her) Genres - dark, weird, horror, speculative, lit fic, lgbtqia , sff Insta - biblio.obsc... Goodreads - / kat Location - Australia (from the US) 0:00 Intro 1:00 June Releases 04 - The Pecan Children* - Quinn Connor (US, English) 04 - Brat - Gabriel Smith (England, English) 11 - Mouth* - Puloma Ghosh (India-US, English) 11 - Private Rites* - Julia A...
July TBR | Giallo Readathon & Library Checkouts 🔪
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Biblio Obscura Name - Kat (she/her) Genres - dark, weird, horror, speculative, lit fic, lgbtqia , sff Insta - biblio.obscura.reads?hl=en Goodreads - www.goodreads.com/user/show/91545873-kat Location - Australia (from the US) Giallo Readathon Links Avey @aveyclub - czcams.com/video/kkIVUNpXg3w/video.html&pp=ygUQZ2lhbGxvIHJlYWRhdGhvbg Bert @pastorytime2683 - czcams.com/video/UbizZ_...
My Top 8 Reads of the Year (So Far)
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🖤 Video Links 🖤 (* = LGBT content) 0:00 Honorable Mentions 0:30 Book #8 (2022, he/him, England, English) 1:38 Book #7 (2021, he/him, US, English) 2:55 Book #6 (2019, many Inuit authors, Canada, English) 3:47 Book #5 (2022, she/her, US, English) 5:13 Book #4 (2023, NBi/they/she, US?, English)* 6:18 Book #3 (2022, she/her, England, English)* 7:30 Book #2 (2020Sp/2022En, she/her, Spain, Spanish)* ...
Top 8 Romances of 2023 (So Far): Dark Edition
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🖤 Video Links 🖤 (* = LGBT content) 0:00 Intro 1:13 Honorable Mentions 1:38 #8 (she/her, US, English)* 2:48 #7 (unknown, unknown, English)* 3:53 #6 (she/her & she/her, Poland, English)* 6:02 #5 (she/her, US, English)* 6:59 #4 (they/them, US, English)* 9:32 #3 (she/her, US, English)* 11:33 #2 (she/her & she/her, Poland, English)* 13:31 #1 (she/her, unknown, English)* 15:09 Outro 🖤 Mentioned 🖤 Cap...
Korean Film to Book Recs 🇰🇷🎬→📚ft Female Assassins & Bloody Revenge 💅⚖️🔪
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🖤 Video Links 🖤 (* = LGBT content) 0:00 Intro 1:17 My Name (2021 TV Series, Korean) Trailer: czcams.com/video/ZOl7iOrD31Q/video.html 3:46 Alchemy of Souls (2022 TV Series, Korean) Trailer: czcams.com/video/50kLmhGpt1s/video.html 5:58 Somebody* (2022 TV Series, Korean) Trailer: czcams.com/video/4V_NrQIHLKI/video.html 8:25 The Glory (2022 TV Series, Korean) Trailer: czcams.com/video/tqVVrTvrI8U/v...
Reading Wrap-Up #7 | Dark Creature Features
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🖤 Video Links 🖤 (* = LGBT content) 0:00 Intro 0:56 (he/him, England, English)* 3:44 (he/him, Wales, English) 6:23 (they/she, US?, English)* 10:38 (he/him, Mexico, English)* 13:59 (she/her, US, English) 15:44 Outro 🖤 About 🖤 Name: Kat Location - Australia (from the US) Goodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aI
12 Horror Books My Fav Booktubers Love 🖤
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This was filmed a few months ago but I decided to upload it anyways. 🖤 Video Links 🖤 0:00 Intro 1:19 Recommended 2x 4:12 Recommended 3x 7:02 Recommended 4x 10:00 Recommended 5x 11:15 Outro 🖤 Booktubers Mentioned 🖤 @haileyhughes @PrettyInPapercuts @BooksandLala @AmyNoelleReads @mandysmorgueofhorror @katrinabrown @ashleyslittlelibrary @NightmareMaven @superblomper @BooksandBao @jack_edwards @Read...
Most Anticipated Recent Book Releases!
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🖤 Video 🖤 * = LGBT content 0:00 Honorable Mentions 0:53 Angel of Blood - Hayley Briana (she/her, US, March 3) 1:53 Monstrilio* - Gerardo Samano Cordova (he/him, US, March 7) 3:34 The Trees Grew Because I Bled There* - Eric LaRocca (he/they, US, March 7) 4:24 Pinata - Leopoldo Gout (he/him, Mexico-US, March 14) 5:32 Feed Them Silence* - Lee Mandelo (he/they, US, March 14) 7:24 Nothing but the Ra...
Reading Wrap-Up #6 | Beautifully Bizarre & Dark
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🖤 Video 🖤 * = LGBT content 0:00 Intro 0:42 The Merry Dredgers* - Jeremy C. Shipp (he/him, US, April 25, 2023) 3:05 Pure Silence* - K.L. Hiers (they/them, US, 2022) 8:00 The Trees Grew Because I Bled There* - Eric LaRocca (he/they, US, March 7, 2023) 10:49 Primal* - K.A. Merikan (she/her, Poland, 2022) 15:30 Venomous Lumpsucker - Ned Beauman (he/him, England, 2022) 🖤 About 🖤 Name - Kat Location ...
Reading Wrap-Up #5 | Captive Prince Dupe Test #1
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🖤 Video 🖤 * = LGBT content the OG series author - C.S. Pacat (she/her/he/him) book 1 - Captive Prince* (Australia, 2015) book 2 - Prince's Gambit* (Australia, 2015) book 3 - Kings Rising* (Australia, 2016) Captive Prince dupe quest video: czcams.com/video/AXh9V0AQoS0/video.html 0:00 intro 0:42 Zercy* - Kora Knight (she/her, US, English, 2017) 5:27 Under His Heel* (#1-4) - Adara Wolf (she/her, u...
5 Super-Specific Book Recs: LGBT+ Pirates & Sailors 🌊☠️🏳️‍🌈
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🖤 Video 🖤 0:00 intro 1:07 The Raven and the Banshee* - Carolyn Elizabeth (she/her, Canada, English) 3:18 Our Bloody Pearl* - D. N. Bryn (they/them, US, English) 6:10 The Route of Ice and Salt* - Jose Luis Zarate, transl by David Bowles (he/him, Mexico, Spanish) 7:45 Kidnapped by the Pirate* - Keira Andrews (she/her, Canada, English) 10:26 The Abyss Surrounds Us* - Emily Skrutskie (she/her, US, ...
5 Booktubers You NEED TO WATCH for Dark Book Recs
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🖤 Video 🖤 0:00 intro 0:30 Sam (she/they) @superblomper 2:19 Samantha (she/her) @expertbooksmuggler 3:58 Coral (she/her) @PrettyInPapercuts 5:29 Erin (she/her) @ErinMegan 6:58 Rachel (she/her) @TheShadesofOrange 9:19 tell me your fav dark book booktubers! 🖤 About 🖤 Name - Kat Location - Australia From - US Goodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aI Contact - katadactyl@gmail.com (but I don't check it often)
Reading Wrap-Up #4 | Horror & Gore Galore
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Reading Wrap-Up #4 | Horror & Gore Galore
8 Wonderfully Weird Books Under 200 Pages
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8 Wonderfully Weird Books Under 200 Pages
More Recent Book Releases! | Dark, Monstrous, LGBT+
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More Recent Book Releases! | Dark, Monstrous, LGBT
Reading Wrap Up #3 | Manga, Horror, & Some Trash
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Reading Wrap Up #3 | Manga, Horror, & Some Trash
book haul | dark, weird, & translated
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book haul | dark, weird, & translated
on a noble quest to find Captive Prince dupes 👑⛓️ 50+ books
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on a noble quest to find Captive Prince dupes 👑⛓️ 50 books
reading wrap up #2 | 2023
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reading wrap up #2 | 2023
5 super-specific book recs: weird isolated families
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5 super-specific book recs: weird isolated families
most anticipated new releases
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most anticipated new releases
reading wrap up #1 | 2023
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reading wrap up #1 | 2023
the best 2022 books
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the best 2022 books
best backlist books of 2022
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best backlist books of 2022
the absolute worst books of 2022
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the absolute worst books of 2022
Top 5 DARKEST Romances I've Ever Read (And Loved) 🖤
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Top 5 DARKEST Romances I've Ever Read (And Loved) 🖤
🖤 The DARKEST Romances I've EVER Read 🖤
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🖤 The DARKEST Romances I've EVER Read 🖤

Komentáře

  • @michellesmelancholia
    @michellesmelancholia Před 5 hodinami

    My first Darcy Coates was also terrible (Voices in the Snow), but I've heard such great things about her as an author so I'll definitely give her a second chance! I think you should too haha just don't choose Voices in the Snow!

    • @biblioobscura
      @biblioobscura Před 4 hodinami

      @michellesmelancholia Will do! Maybe I'll do From Below (the sea one), and if it sucks I'll be done. But definitely NOT Voices in the Snow. Thanks for the forewarning!

  • @ronibunni6420
    @ronibunni6420 Před 20 hodinami

    I read "The Tumours Made Me Interesting" by Matthew Revert and that was just too bizarre for, what I felt like, no reason. I read it because I did like "Basal Ganglia" by him and thought I might like some of his other works, but no, I'm ok. Side note: I love all your tastes and book reviews!! <3

    • @biblioobscura
      @biblioobscura Před 19 hodinami

      @ronibunni6420 So the tumours didn't make it interesting? 🤭 And thanks, that's so nice. I know I have niche interests, but I'm so happy that others like them too (from all around the world) 🥰

  • @mariareadsssf
    @mariareadsssf Před 2 dny

    My favorite Weird Fiction is a novella, "Tainaron. Mail From Another City" by Leena Krohn. A unnamed narrator (a woman I think) is writing letters from a city of sentient insects. I recently discovered Jeff VanderMeer. After I finished "Annihilation" I knew I need to read more of his works. China Mieville is another author that writes cool New Weird. My jurney into this subgenre started from "Piranesi" by Sussana Clarke.

  • @gabrieladosanjos2204

    I'm really happy to see you posting more, you have a very unique taste in books.

    • @biblioobscura
      @biblioobscura Před 17 hodinami

      THANKS!!!! I know my tastes are niche, but luckily you all seem to like it :)))

  • @Nixreads
    @Nixreads Před 5 dny

    Wow the selection you found is really great, lots of books I‘ve never heard of, can’t wait to see some reviews! Now I‘m really interesting in your tier ranking of classics! (Could make a good video?😊)

    • @biblioobscura
      @biblioobscura Před 17 hodinami

      I have to learn how to make a tier-ranking video (a video within a video)! But there are so many books! I'm thinking of recommending classics for modern books. Like a "if you like this, you'll like this" type video. Hmmmmm good to know someone is interested (even tho I'm not a classics channel) :)

  • @Caroline-wb2kl
    @Caroline-wb2kl Před 5 dny

    Lots of reads I hadn't heard of before that sound so interesting! I have been scared to pick up Young Mungo for so long now because I also suspect it will tear my heart out. 😅

    • @biblioobscura
      @biblioobscura Před 5 dny

      Yeah, what is it about books that the ones that hurt REALLY hurt and haunt you? I have so many on my shelf that I'm scared to read. When Breath Becomes Air being one of the scariest 😬

  • @devlyn873
    @devlyn873 Před 5 dny

    Dark Mode sounds so intriguing

    • @biblioobscura
      @biblioobscura Před 5 dny

      I hope it's good! Always looking for more good thriller content 🧐

  • @isabellamunzer991
    @isabellamunzer991 Před 6 dny

    Great to see you back! I am normally a silent lurker, but was happy to discover you started uploading again. I am here for everything weird, dark and queer 😁

    • @biblioobscura
      @biblioobscura Před 18 hodinami

      Thanks so much! Always happy to hear from lurkers. I'm a total video lurker myself :)

  • @Nixreads
    @Nixreads Před 7 dny

    Ah these all sounds so good though 😂 debating if I should still try Markless!

    • @biblioobscura
      @biblioobscura Před 18 hodinami

      I did really like it! It's so memorable and the world-building and magic system is awesome!

  • @pastorytime2683
    @pastorytime2683 Před 7 dny

    I really liked Black Sheep! 😅 But yeah I think they are all quite similar in style so not sure you'll like her others either. Siân

    • @biblioobscura
      @biblioobscura Před 18 hodinami

      Yeah, I think I'll leave the cozy reads to you xx

  • @Caroline-wb2kl
    @Caroline-wb2kl Před 7 dny

    Black Sheep was also a bit of a disappointment for me last year, though the ending does pick up quite a lot. It took way too long to get there though... Great video, I find it so interesting hearing about the ways certain books don't work for certain people. Loving the regular uploads recently!! <3

    • @biblioobscura
      @biblioobscura Před 7 dny

      What happened in the end? Spoil meeeeeeeee 🙏 Which books disappointed you this year???

    • @Caroline-wb2kl
      @Caroline-wb2kl Před 5 dny

      @@biblioobscura Not sure how far in you got, but basically her dad turns out to be Satan, and the townspeople/cult members try to sacrifice her to kickstart Satan's reign and bring hell to earth... and there is a surprisingly gory scene with a VERY high death count that ensues. Honestly it was the only part I enjoyed at all LOL! It was all a little too cheesy and too slowburn for me in the end, but there was a glimmer of something fun at the 4/5ths mark. My biggest horror disappointment of the year so far has been Patricia Wants to Cuddle. It was fun at times but a little too preachy and shallow in its final execution imo. It wasn't terrible but with that cover and the premise, I wanted to love it so bad! </3

  • @1sleepingleg
    @1sleepingleg Před 7 dny

    💕 more videos plz!

    • @biblioobscura
      @biblioobscura Před 7 dny

      Okay! Worst of the year & best of the year & dark sapphic romance recs coming up 🎉

  • @Marcus_Kliewer
    @Marcus_Kliewer Před 8 dny

    Hope you enjoy We Used to Live Here!

  • @alannahatkins9230
    @alannahatkins9230 Před 9 dny

    Yes you are back❤.

  • @effloress
    @effloress Před 10 dny

    Tell Me I'm Worthless is a filthy lil MASTERPIECE ✨

  • @aveyclub
    @aveyclub Před 11 dny

    I don't know when I'll get to it but Private Rites really should deliver I think. I'm cringing at psychological being spelled wrong on The Good Girl cover but I could definitely use an incredible thriller!

    • @biblioobscura
      @biblioobscura Před 7 dny

      OMG, THAT IS TERRIBLE! I didn't even notice. The cover is pretty plain, but the content is so good. The audiobook was awesome.

  • @wohnungskatzchen
    @wohnungskatzchen Před 11 dny

    Glad to see you back!! I just finished Tell Me I'm Worthless and loved it. I put Butter on my library TBR so fast...

    • @biblioobscura
      @biblioobscura Před 7 dny

      I'm so excited. Everyone has told me I'll love it 🤩 And I hope Butter is good. Let's support women's wrongs together 😂

  • @SarahAsYouWish
    @SarahAsYouWish Před 11 dny

    The Eyes are the Best Part is one I was immediately able to put on hold at my library. The Good Girl sounds great, but I’ll have to wait and see if there is an audiobook since that’s how I like to read thrillers. Also, I didn’t know Julia Armfield has a new release coming count. I’ll be looking to pick that one up. Thanks 😊

    • @biblioobscura
      @biblioobscura Před 7 dny

      Oh! I listened to The Good Girl on audio! It was excellent. Best audiobook of the year so far!

  • @devlyn873
    @devlyn873 Před 12 dny

    Smothermoss sounds so interesting! I can't wait!

    • @biblioobscura
      @biblioobscura Před 7 dny

      If you're on NetGalley at all, they just put the audiobook up to request! 🎉

  • @1sleepingleg
    @1sleepingleg Před 12 dny

    💜 💜 💜

  • @VieDeBle
    @VieDeBle Před 12 dny

    Ohhh I'm putting a few of those on my TBR!

    • @biblioobscura
      @biblioobscura Před 12 dny

      Which ones? 😘

    • @VieDeBle
      @VieDeBle Před 12 dny

      @@biblioobscura Private Rites and The Good Girl !

  • @SarahAsYouWish
    @SarahAsYouWish Před 12 dny

    You’ve definitely put several books on my radar. 😊

  • @aveyclub
    @aveyclub Před 13 dny

    Ahh so happy to see you back!!! I definitely thought about using Pale/Dark in the title for the color one as well before I checked out Rouge from the library. Woah, keen to find out how What I Would Do to You goes. Loved Tell Me I'm Worthless, maybe a bit of an emotional hangover after though lol

  • @gabrieladosanjos2204
    @gabrieladosanjos2204 Před 13 dny

    I love A Certain Hunger, it made me hungry 😋

    • @biblioobscura
      @biblioobscura Před 7 dny

      Haha, for a second, I was like, "for human flesh?" and then I remembered she's a food critic 😅

  • @YamuChika6
    @YamuChika6 Před 14 dny

    I'm going reading this book after i played limbus Company long ago :D

  • @1sleepingleg
    @1sleepingleg Před 15 dny

    Yayyyyyyy!

  • @TheBookubus
    @TheBookubus Před 15 dny

    Thanks for joining in with Giallo July and I hope you have fun with it! The books you talked about all sound so good! I've read Boy Parts and Tell Me I'm Worthless and really enjoyed them.

    • @biblioobscura
      @biblioobscura Před 15 dny

      Thanks for creating it!!! 💛 I love a theme and prompts to help me choose next reads. Plus, I learned something new 😊

  • @superblomper
    @superblomper Před 15 dny

    I absolutely adored Hawk Mountain!!!! I hope you love it too

    • @biblioobscura
      @biblioobscura Před 15 dny

      You're totally one of the people I was talking about for the rec. Thanks 😘

  • @analidia8031
    @analidia8031 Před 16 dny

    So happy with you comeback. Greetings from Brazil. ❤

    • @biblioobscura
      @biblioobscura Před 15 dny

      Hi! Thanks so much! I missed sharing my books 📚

  • @pastorytime2683
    @pastorytime2683 Před 16 dny

    Eek!! 🎉 Welcome back! So glad you're on board with giallo July!! It's going to be a dark (but fun) (but dark) month! 😃🔪💀 Bert

    • @biblioobscura
      @biblioobscura Před 15 dny

      Thanks!!! So excited for the dark 🎉 thanks for helping me get back into it 😘

  • @jenniferlovesbooks
    @jenniferlovesbooks Před 16 dny

    Good to see you back! I enjoyed The Earthquake Bird.

  • @bayoumuddah
    @bayoumuddah Před 16 dny

    Omg I missed you ❤ and your recs 🥰

    • @biblioobscura
      @biblioobscura Před 15 dny

      Thanks! I'm excited to share my best of the first half of 2024 soon 🎉

  • @lazyorangehousecat9164

    Rita Mae Brown is a real spitfire and she will never, ever bore you. My copy of Rubyfruit Jungle is dog-eared and taped up because it's been read so many times. One of my favourite authors and I'm so glad people are still loving this book.

  • @alannahatkins9230
    @alannahatkins9230 Před 19 dny

    Hi😊 Do you have more weird books that are not popular?

    • @biblioobscura
      @biblioobscura Před 18 dny

      I'm not filming rn, but I do have an Instagram where I log my books biblio.obscura.reads :)

  • @yaeli_i_guess
    @yaeli_i_guess Před 23 dny

    this is so sad. and you know what? i bet you support the houthis despite them literally unaliving gays in yemen. that's the problem with you lefties- you criticize and criticize and bam, you become what you once hated. horseshoe theory.

  • @busterbiloxi3833
    @busterbiloxi3833 Před 25 dny

    Ngai Kafu wrote about low-life Japan. Not on your list.

  • @IntricationZ
    @IntricationZ Před 26 dny

    Did you write the latest Star Wars Acolyte episode?

  • @PiersTwomeyMusic
    @PiersTwomeyMusic Před 29 dny

    Great review!!

  • @ann_nnn
    @ann_nnn Před 29 dny

    is this satire...? if not, look, i'm not hating, i understand the sentiment (kinda), but it strongly seems like you found out about racism, mysogyny and societal problems last week through some online articles and decided to revamp your life around your new found obsession as if it were some aesthetic and not actual things that require nuance and a lot of studies to understand. you sound incredibly naive and honestly a little bit on the dumb side...

  • @cindyo6298
    @cindyo6298 Před měsícem

    Troll sounds interesting!

  • @SpaceExplorer
    @SpaceExplorer Před 2 měsíci

    problematic look at me i am disapproving

  • @stephanlangdonclass
    @stephanlangdonclass Před 2 měsíci

    TERF's Unite!

  • @stephanlangdonclass
    @stephanlangdonclass Před 2 měsíci

    You cancel, I read. I will make sure to read all these authors

  • @guyincognito9410
    @guyincognito9410 Před 2 měsíci

    lol you’re so anti art

  • @giselasoares9518
    @giselasoares9518 Před 2 měsíci

    8:28 aaaa is it like a romance thoooo?

  • @fidato_
    @fidato_ Před 2 měsíci

    Most of these are not even problematic. Lol just bunch of marshmallows crying

  • @kingdm8315
    @kingdm8315 Před 3 měsíci

    I’m the 1.1k like

  • @foolwatch9008
    @foolwatch9008 Před 3 měsíci

    It’s hilarious the way these people have started a religion more strict than catholic school

  • @Cuckold_Cockles
    @Cuckold_Cockles Před 3 měsíci

    No one gives a literal shit about what books YOU won't read. We literally read what WE find entertaining and to contain insight. One can gather insight even from the writings of De Sade. That's the whole point. Sit tf down and button ya lip lady

  • @CapAnson12345
    @CapAnson12345 Před 3 měsíci

    This is satire or something?