i read every nicholas sparks novel and it only took me a year!
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00:00 i read every nicholas sparks novel and it only took me a year!
6:28 the nicholas sparks experience
23:04 the notebook
25:22 message in a bottle
27:42 a walk to remember
30:27 the rescue
31:34 a bend in the road
33:17 nights in rodanthe
34:59 the guardian
36:28 the wedding
37:22 true believer
38:28 at first sight
39:37 dear john
41:41 the choice
43:33 the lucky one
45:11 the last song
46:33 safe haven
48:22 the best of me
50:23 the longest ride
52:36 see me
53:59 two by two
56:18 every breath
57:34 the return
58:23 the wish
1:00:13 dreamland - ZĂĄbava
I believe that listening to an audiobook counts as reading, but I would also like to petition for us to start saying 'I consumed the book' because that sounds hilarious.
I ate the book
lol it does sound strange i love that
Even if you can't read, that doesn't mean you can't enjoy the book in a different way
@@insignificantramblings like eating it?
May I suggest... I perceived the book lol
In every Sparks novel/film, if a protagonist's partner cheats on them, then they're villainsed by the narrative. However, if the protagonist dares to cheat on their loving partner with the other love interest, it's justified, since it's true love. This double standard never sat easy with me.
I'm always getting nicholas sparks and nicholas cage confused. so I saw the thumbnail of this book and went "Nicholas cage wrote books?" and then a minute into the video went "Nicholas Cage wrote THE NOTEBOOK?" before realizing my error
Lmao i'd love if that was true
nicholas cage should star in a nicholas sparks adaptation
this made me realise i have seen every single nicholas sparks movie adaptation and iâve never meant to do it really
They're sneaky like that
How nice of him, flying kids at that prep school to countries that don't exist in the 21st century anymore đ didn't know nicolas sparks could travel back in time to visit czechoslovakia
Julia: All that's left is for you to listen to me talk about them. And you'd better.
Me, trapped in my chair with two cats sleeping on top of me: yes ma'am.
"Too inclusive of *south* Carolina" really got me đ
if listening to audiobooks isn't reading, then we should stop calling people who type books on their computer 'writers'
Based af!
Exactly. Reading is the consumption of the written word through one of your senses, whether that sight (traditional reading), hearing (audiobooks), or feel (braille), itâs all reading!
Lol, exactly! You want to use misapplied pedantry to be smug, that sword cuts both ways!
Though I am interested to know how many people would be like "fine, you can call me a typist, but listening to audiobooks still doesn't count as reading!"
My sister is legally blind and reads only audiobooks.
the only time i disagree is when the teacher influencers go on about how they are the same. like lol no learning to read print is a different skill from listening. but outside of a school setting where you are literally learning to read print it makes no difference. it's a romance novel for goodness sake
i always rewatch video essays but i come back to this one at least once a month. i have never read a nicholas sparks novel or seen any of these movies
Omigosh I was just reading about Nicholas Sparks last night. Fun fact, there's an interview with him walking through a bookstore and he picks up an Ernest Hemingway book and says that's "what [he] writes."
LMAOOOOO -- please share the video title of that interview if you can find it xDD
This is very late but itâs: âNicholas Sparks, Miley Cyrus share a 'Last Song' love storyâ from USA Today
What's interesting about the Nicholas Sparks universe is that the movies are *nearly always* better than the books. I was so disappointed when I read The Notebook, and I think I've preferred the movie version of every one that I read.
THANK YOU! Finally someone who gets it. The sequel to the notebook, The wedding was better.
@@Anna24529w whoa i did not know there was a sequel
@@babyrubyjane just a book there wasnât a movie
My favourite Sparks novel/movie is definitely "A Walk to Remember." I liked that the adaptation wasn't a word for word retelling, but updated the story from the 50's to the late 90's, in order to draw in more teenage audiences.
Never fails to make me cry a little. Both the book and movie. I honestly think Mandy Moore was the perfect choice for Jaimee and I still recommend "A Walk to Remember" to people who are just starting to get into Sparks' novels and film adaptations!
I am genuinely so grateful that you blessed us with a video of this length, I never cared about Nicholas Spark before, but now I do.
Am I the only one who used to think these books were written by a woman? Like in my head I was like. Yeah a girl could be named Nicholas why not lol. Just Nicole with extra steps.
this was me with dr. seuss
A girl could be named pretty much any boysâ name, so thatâs a point.
Nicholas. Nicole, Lass...
Me too. The name just screams bad pseudonym đ
Iâm a librarian-audiobooks are definitely reading :)
read is the fact to use his eyes on a paper, billboard or any electronic device etc, so itâs definitely not reading to hear someone talking or telling a story⊠Or the same way I can say a 1/2years old baby knows hot to read when you tell him a story⊠that would be stupid. Not here to offend anyone, just giving my opinion
@@nicolas.recule And you're not a writer if you type out your books, because writing is the act of marking on a surface with a writing implement
@@aaljustaal1890 not agree, whatever youâre using keybord or a pen, youâre writting something, even that comment you WROTE. You use letters to make sentences so thatâs writting. Not comparable with going from using your eyes to read to using your ears to « « « read » » » lmaoo
@@nicolas.recule Except, by definition, writing utilizes a pen, pencil, or other writing implement on a surface. You didn't write that comment, you typed it.
@@aaljustaal1890 typing is actually a way of writting. You still use your fingers, your hands. It still has a link. Hearing with your ears and reading with your eyes, wtf thatâs completely another part of your body you use, thatâs by far not comparable sorry.
i love how a fair share of nicholas sparks books have the same names as taylor swift songs
Wow, Nicholas is really cool! He even took the students of his school time-traveling... or he has not heard the hot news that Czechoslovakia does not exist. Since 1993, there is Czech Republic and Slovakia, two different countries đ
when my best friend and i were 12, we were too afraid to pirate movies for our sleepover so we went into her basement and found nights of rodanthe. at 12 we did not appreciate the nuances of adult love (if you can give the movie that much credit) but i died laughing at the end when paul dies and the horses run by while my friend was sobbing. this is my favorite memory associated with nicholas sparks haahah (tho when i look at you from the last song is a BANGER)
Between you and Ashley Norton both releasing masterpieces this week, I donât know what to do with myself *chefâs kiss*
a fellow person of taste i see
Listening to an audiobook DEFINITELY counts as reading!! I find the âyouâre not reading if youâre not physically readingâ sentiment usually comes from teens who (as a large generalization; obviously everyoneâs life circumstances are vastly different) donât have the same responsibilities and commitments that adults do so, generally, they have more time to physically sit down and read. I travel a lot for work so the way Iâm reading the majority of the time is through audiobooks!
Are people seriously gatekeeping the term âreadingâ now? Listening to an audio book is reading. You consumed the bookâs information. Thats reading. Thatâs it.
Edit: Ffs, alright prepare for an essay about the word âreadâ because evidently itâs a hot button issue for some reason. Yes âreadâ means to look at. Youâre not looking with your ears when youâre listening to an audiobook. No shit. But thatâs not what I mean. When people say they âreadâ a book, colloquially they mean that they consumed a bookâs contents. They absorbed the information.. You can physically âreadâ a book and not pay attention to it but thatâs not what people usually mean when they say that they read a book. âReadâ *implies* actively paying attention. âListeningâ *implies* passively paying attention. Music is listened to. Books are read. Read is active, listen is passive. Connotation vs denotation. Context/implications vs actual definitions. This is some basic shit right here. CâmonâŠ
The fun thing about words is that the passive/active connotations can change depending on the context! You can say you listened to a song and that can imply that you actively listened to the lyrics and/or you just put the song on in the background passively. Both are correct. Language is fluid.
The word âreadâ has always been attached to books and other texts. No one says they âreadâ a movie to imply that they paid attention to it (unless theyâre reading a script).
SO, since books are an active activity that you have to pay attention to in order to enjoy yourself it is easier to say that you âreadâ a book even though you actually listened to it, because it implies to others that you absorbed the information. Saying âI listened to a bookâ implies you just put it on in the background for noise. Listening is not a term usually associated with books hence why most people say they âreadâ a book.
Words are finicky. They have definitions (no duh), but they warp and change constantly. Why do you think dictionaries have yearly editions? This is why context is just as if not more important than raw definitions. Sometimes definitions donât match how people actually use the word. Words change.
So yes, IN THIS CONTEXT listening to audiobooks counts as reading. People who listen to audiobooks can say that they read it because they did. They can still write a review and discuss the book in detail even though they didnât âphysically read the book.â Hell, some people canât even physically read books! Audio is all they got and for those people I will still call them readers because THEY READ THE BOOK!
TLDR, no one is trying to change the raw definition of the word âread.â The actual definition and the colloquial definitions are different. Context matters. This is not a hard concept to grasp ffs. Stop gatekeeping words.
I think it could be argued, if you were bragging about "reading" 7 books this month, but you were actually listening to them as audio books, there's a difference there??
But I agree with you in general, listening to a story is similar enough to reading the pages. You can still summarize and write a review
It's very much reading! It's ableist to say otherwise.
@@ItBeThatWaySometimes because not everyone can physically read books. Those people would still say they're reading even if they're doing so via audiobook.
@@ItBeThatWaySometimes you're missing the entire point. And sorry but I don't really think this argument with you is worth explanation
It should be that simple but some people get so caught up on this shit for literally no reason like who cares đ
When I was little, my sisters and I made a short parody movie of Nights in Rodanthe based exclusively on the trailer of the film that we kept seeing on tv. We never watched the movie and didn't know what it was about outside of the trailer but I guess we just found the name 'Nights in Rodanthe' really memorable. I have no memory of what our movie was like and I think it has been lost to time but just know that Nights in Rodanthe has been a vague inside joke with my sisters for the last 15 years.
My sister and I finally tried watching it a couple months ago and it was boring enough that we didn't even make it to the part where the guy dies :(
I convinced myself that the song playing throughout the vid was some unreleased Taylor swift song so the reveal of it being from dreamland audiobook was actually hilarious to me
the line "too inclusive of south carolina" TOOK ME OUT
I had problems with The Best of Me mainly because I could not suspend my disbelief that Not Chris Hemsworth would grow up into James Marsden.
I donât like that NS is so quick to separate himself from romance novels, but heâs kind of right. To be a romance novel it has to have a happily ever after. Thatâs one of the defining points of the genre. So his work would probably be categorized as drama. I loved this video btw. Itâs so good, Juliaâ€.
i have always been curious about the nicholas sparks-verse, so thanks for that, now i know what's up
cant believe it took an entire hour long video for me to realize the lakehouse wasnt a nicholas sparks book
A truly terrifying feat. Thank you for your sacrifice đ
his disdain for being called a romance novelist is giving misogyny
No idea who this sparks guy is,but i will gladly watch you talk about his books for 1 hour.
iâm a swiftie and i didnât even know there were THREE songs named after his books i only knew about dear john
Yet again learning about media I only had a passing familiarity with with one of my favorite video essayists :)
âA Walk to Rememberâ - the movie - was my first introduction to Nicolas Sparks and I loved it as a teen (I rewatched it not too long ago and I still enjoyed it a lot). I havenât liked anything Nicolas Sparks since, though I think thatâs largely because his other stories felt too repetitive.
Another great video, Julia! â€
MISSED YOU SM I canât wait to watch this while I get ready for work đđđ
Yeah the denying being a romance author definitely feels like misogynyâŠ
The song transition sends me every time đ
I commend your dedication to getting through them!!! Thank you for the video!
Cannot believe I am so early - well done Julia!! I'm gonna start watching now!
dang i was never gonna read all them so thank you for your service !!! love your vids always â€ïž
iâm so excited for this one!!
was not ready for that hunger games jumpscare
my first video of yours was your bridgerton video so i was so excited to see another one along the same theme and it did not disappoint
finally, another jc video i can play on repeat to soothe my ever-present anxiety. thanks again julia
A day is truly blessed with an upload from Julia
I absolutely love your insightful and concise POV but your honesty is so refreshing
i was watching the bridgerton video 12 hours ago wondering when this one would be published, thank you for your service, julia
I just need to know if, after a whole year of fade to black, Julia is now, exclusively reading smut đđ.
So glad I found your channel Julia! Your efforts and dedication to this video are so appreciated đđ„°
I saw you doing this as every now and again another review would pop up on my goodreads feed and i kept thinking to myself "wow, im impressed" and that was before i found out about you also watching all the movies
I saw that you posted this. Saw that it was a dive by you into a full catalogue of something. Saw that it was over an hour long. And I said aloud, "WHAT A GIFT." hahaha. So yeah, super thrilled you made this, and loved hearing all about 2 dozen books I haven't and likely will never read. haha
I absolutely love these kinds of videos from you. I haven't read any Nicholas sparks but I did get a very good idea about his books from this video đ
Nicholas Sparks whole vibe to me is just Sarah Dessen for grown ups. Everything set in the same town: check. White people: check. East coast beach towns: check
NEW JULIA CONTENT YESSSS
I donât even like Nicholas Sparks movies but I really enjoy your commentary so I watched this whole vid anyway lol
Pleaseeeee keep making longer content like this đ©
I have never read a Nicholas Sparks book in my life. Nor will I ever. But I was very into this entire video and I watched the whole thing, nodding along as if I had any clue who or what you were talking about. Loved it as always!
I've never read a Nicholas Sparks novel, nor have I willingly seen a movie adaptation, but I will watch this whole thing and then watch it again just for fun.
I really like the way you speak. Itâs enchanting!
The video was a lot of fun.
Julia posted. Happy pride month, everyone
I finished the video, unhappy pride month to Nicholas Sparks.
I loved this one. You should cover some of Danelle Steel books next.
Omg didnât realize you were back!
your hair looks so good!!
Julia I will listen to you talk at length about pretty much anything Iâve never seen Teen Wolf or Bridgerton but Iâve watched both of your videos about both of those more than once
Love your uploads â€â€
Much praise and lots of acclaim plz do Sarah dessen books next
iâm always astounded by the amount of work you put into these videos - even though i enjoy romances and i liked A Walk to Remember and The Last Song, i never couldâve spent a year reading all of his books. i applaud you and this video was really interesting so thank you for your service!!
okay, that bit about the hanging tree song cracked me up
I didn't realize how many movie adaptations I have seen without knowing it. I tried a couple books decades ago, but not a fan, so thank you for doing all the work for me.đ His story regurgitation is like releasing Barbie dolls with slight variations, when it's really just the same doll relabeled. I guess that's comfort to some readers. I once read all the John Grishamm books, which feels the same.
One of my fave youtubers to talk in a soothing voice for a very long time about something I never cared about. I got into this channel years ago and I feel like the quality of the analysis grew up with me
I've read a few of his books over the years. A Walk To Remember, The Last Song and i think i tried to read The Wedding.
safe haven is like a comfort guilty pleasure movie for my sister and i-i screamed when i found the dvd at a dollar tree a few months ago
Yaay content from my fave!
I've been into romance for years and have never read any of these (didn't like the Notebook a adaptation and I just didn't get the impression that these books would be my jam), so thanks! Now I can not be completely uninformed when they come up!
LOOOOOVED this video!!!
I hope you had the best time at the Era's tour!!!!!!!
The setup for "The Longest Ride" movie was really sweet (aka Sophia reading Ruth's letters to Ira and them bonding) it made the ending and her inclusion at the auction make more sense and it had more thematic build. I really loved Ruth and Ira - Oona Chaplin in particular was really good - and I could have watched an entire movie of just them :) When they lost the boy they had been taking care of, and Ira later learns the impact they had on his life - all that really touched me, and again made the ending have more impact.
praise & acclaim đđŒ
The praise and claim that was asked for đđŒ
We missed you!!!!
I've been so excited for this one đ€
Edit: I forgot to metion, Thank you for this video! I was always a bit curious what Nicholas Sparks novels were all about. just never curious enough to read one myself or even check wich ones are made into movies
I never read any of those novels, but I have watched three of the movies without knowing they were based on Nicholas Sparks novels.
1. Safe haven: I found it randomly zapping around on tv years back, since then it has been saved on every laptop I have had. I love it and need to have the option to randomly watch it if I feel the need. If I had to guess, I have watched it around 15 times and clicked trough it to my favorite scenes at least 30 times.
2. The last song: I have watched it once as a teenager and liked it well enough
3. Dear John: one regretful watch. I just liked the actress after watching mama mia as a kid. too much military and too much justified cheating.
the song playing in between is so funny to me huaa
Thank you for this video bc i was never going to read any of these books, but now i can be confident that i know enough about nicholas sparks that i don't need to know any more.
thank you for your service
Our strongest soldier at it again.
Thanks girlie.
another day another slay from u
Hell yeah, so curious to watch this đ
oh Iâm so excited
Safe Haven hive rise up! But I don't think it occurred to me when you first set out to do this video how much boring misery can be found in Sparky's stories, so hearing you describe them all makes me endlessly impressed with you, Julia.
this is such a cool video idea
I definitely like this style of vid from you! V entertaining
finding out the song throughout the video was actual from the final novel was so funny to me bc it made me giggle every time it played đ
the song that played between the entries in this video made me feel crazy every time it was played. good video tho
Iâm so sorry the song in between the recaps is hilarious
I'm so excited
Very enjoyable video!
My praise and acclaim. Here you go, you deserved it.
I've never read a Nicolas Sparks novel or seen any of the movies so I went in assuming they were all just romance novels with happy endings. I never realized there was such a body count.
excuse me I've just got to *leaves praise and acclaim in the comments*
First, loved the video. But second. I gotta just admire the DEDICATION. Third. Will we get a review on the concert. Or⊠a TS Ranking update