So glad I found you! Loved the way you talked about the books. Definitely added a few to my list! I love NOTW, but the second book just didn't grab me in the same way. However, I would absolutely read the last book if it ever ever ever comes out!!!
I have been on an almost 2 hour marathon of your channel, ever since I found it 2 hours back and I can say with certainty that I am grateful to have found this channel 🙂 Thank you for sharing this great content 🙏
I nearly fell out of my chair when you mentioned Ivanhoe! Nobody talks about that book or movie and how brilliant it is. I still have my very battered copy that I carried with me through many life moments starting in high school and obsessively watch the movie with Anthony Andrews at least twice a year. Nice to find a kindred spirit on a much beloved book. Me happy, 🙂😋💚
Name of the wind is my favorite book of all time. There is nothing truly like it. I recommend it to every single person. I also gift is around Christmas time every year
1:40 Haha! Same, sort of! My sister read Name of the Wind back when it first came out and she was all like "This book... is amazing!" and she tried for years to get me to read it and when I finally did I was like "This book... is amazing" too!
Some of those are my favorites too! The Wolf sounds like one I'd like. I have very recently DNF' ed Red Rising. But maybe it is worth revisiting if the next book is so good.
Interesting list. I think, I will give 'a little hatred' and 'the wolf' a try. On my top 3 - list would be : The first 2 Farseer - Trlogies by Robin Hobb. I really love this books and can not narrow them down to one book. Then there is 'the warded man' by Peter V. Brett wich created a big and fascinating word, the evolved throughout the books. And then it has to be Lord of the Rings...
Just wanted to let you know that I bought Radiance on your recommendation and I LOVED it. As a couple, Ildiko and Brishen are too adorable for words! There is SO much respect between them, and it's so well crafted in just the small affections used to show it. There's no insta-lust, but a gentle, well-paced change in their perception of each other. One of my favourite moments is when they're talking about their first sexual experiences, and Brishen begins to imagine her as a sexual being despite her humanity, and it arouses him. You just see everything click. He wants to offer her something better, something worthy of her quality as a person to replace that lackluster memory. It's this desire to first give emotionally, from both of them, that makes their openness and everything else so endearing and believable. And the weaponization of eye-crossing ... too funny! I wish it wasn't so short. I want just more of them together, and certainly more shredded bed linens, lol! I haven't read the follow up, and I can see how the epilogue feels tacked on. His mother's death was sort of annoying b/c you REALLY want her to die in a much more personal way. It's not that the way she died wasn't entirely probably (hubris and black magic never mix) it just wasn't satisfying. Especially after she returns "the gift" she was sent after his abduction. OH BITCH! Anyway, I just wanted to thank you for the recommendation, and for shining a light on this lovely indie gem!
omg yes yes yes I'm so glad you picked it up and the it lived up! but I definitely recommend regarding it as a standalone and ignoring the epilogue, the second really isn't that good and it feels really unnecessary
I have just found you (thanks to some guidance from Daniel Greene and Merphy Napier) and am sure glad I did. After seeing some of my favorites in your list here I went and watched a lot of your stuff-especially your First Law reviews. You’re great! Very entertaining and articulate and I appreciate your taste in stories. I will definitely be checking out ‘The Wolf’ by your recommendation. Thanks for what you do 👋
First time watcher, so thanks for explaining The Wolf. Btw, you might want to check out Harry Harrison's West of Eden series. I feel like I am hearing myself talk about West of Eden, when you talk about The Wolf. It is similar, in that another sentient species evolves on Earth but set MUCH earlier. Basically, no meteor killed the dinosaur's and they are already a developed species when us humans come along. It's is terribly old and probably won't get you any views, but is really good and thought provoking. It's from the 80's, from a guy that got famous from a fairly basic/funny sci-fi series in the 60's. This and The Hammer and the Cross series are his best and nothing like his beginning works. Best underated/unknown series.
I knew some of them. 😁 My favourites? Hmm... The Dovekeepers, by Alice Hoffman A Game of Thrones, by George R.R. Martin The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss Foundryside, by Robert Jackson Bennett Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë Hamlet, by William Shakespeare The Green Mile, by Stephen King A Son of the Circus, by John Irving The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde The Hotel New Hampshire, by John Irving The Bells, by Richard Harvell Romancero gitano, by Federico García Lorca The Way We Live Now, by Anthony Trollope The Woman In White, by Wilkie Collins Strange the Dreamer, by Laini Taylor Dark Sister, by Graham Joyce Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo Act venețian, by Camil Petrescu The Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follett Twelfth Night, by William Shakespeare Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J.K. Rowling The Physician, by Noah Gordon The Cider House Rules, by John Irving A Sight for Sore Eyes, by Ruth Rendell Favourite authors: Joe Abercrombie (I know I haven't mentioned any of his books above, but that's just because I can't tell which one is my favourite, I see him as a "safe" author, meaning that I know what to expect from him and that I won't be disappointed), John Irving, George R.R. Martin, William Shakespeare, Wendy Holden, Trisha Ashley, Eloisa James, Victoria Thompson, Ruth Rendell aka Barbara Vine, Rodica Ojog-Brașoveanu
I was only planning to post a short comment, then you started going into all the amazing books lol: I loved kingkillers as well - it hurts my heart that there may never be a third. I just can’t. I’m new to your channel and I love how you talked about The Wolf. I’ve never heard of it, but I’m totally sold. Especially since we have so many in common. Best Served Cold is my current favorite Abercrombie and I’m about to start A Little Hatred. So excited, I know I’m going to love it. Locke Lamora - loved. So glad I found your channel!
@@LienesLibrary Haha yeah, I love those reads where I end up giddy about them but know others may not loved them quite as much. I'm sure I'll really like it, at the very least. :D
Great choices. I've read and enjoyed most of them. My personal SF&F favorites: Zelazny's Lord of Light. Robert Graves' Hercules, My Shipmate. Walter Miller's A Canticle for Leibowitz. Iain Banks' Consider Phlebas. And a dozen more. I guess my definition of favorite is pretty broad.
I adore Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind. In fact, the entire Sword of Truth series is excellent. He has some views that are out there, but then again, don't we all? Also, if you love Neil Gaiman, Clive Barker is an even better writer of fantasy/horror and "weird fantasy." And that is coming from a Gaiman lover. Two of my favorites from Clive are Weaveworld and Imajica. The way I would describe Imajica is that it is the sickest, most demented, poignant, most beautiful book I have ever read. The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant is another favorite fantasy series of mine. It laid the groundwork for many fantasy series that came after it.
Love this! Ivanhoe one of my father in laws fav books/movies ever! You should really do a why you should read KingKiller Chronicles video,also since the popular opinion is that name of the wind is great and wiseman’s fear is meh to ok what is your opinion on both books?? Any plan to read Stormlight Archive?!also gonna start Red Rising today or tomorrow when the whole set arrives and after I finish Abercrombie Sharp Ends :)
So Radiance has been on my list for,,, at least three years and you finally convinced me to give it a try. My library has the ebook available, this is fate
My list: The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt), The Little Friend (Donna Tartt), Lolita (Nabokov), Humboldt's Gift (Saul Bellow), Wind up Bird Chronicle (Murakami), Jonathan Strange e Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke), The Catcher in the Rye (Salinger), Disgrace (Coetzee), Meia Noite e Vinte (Daniel Galera), and Nine Stories (Salinger).
Haven’t read The Wolf yet, so thanks for the rec. Your summary of The Wolf reminds me of The Clan of the Cave Bear, which is one of my all-time-faves. 💖
Peeped your Goodreads after you mentioned this was the video you'd recorded, so I'd been wondering if you'd go with 'American Gods' over 'Ocean.' Should've known you'd make the right call. There's not a single misstep or wasted moment in 'Ocean.' And holy shit, talk about nailing the ending. Given how razor-like the book is, all of that good work would've been for naught if the ending were anything less than perfect. ("One Life, Furnished in Early Moorcock" is my favorite Gaiman short story [and possibly my favorite short story, period], and I suppose it's no coincidence it's also somewhat autobiographical.) Obligatory favorite book response: 'The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.' The way you feel about Rothfuss's prose is the way I feel about Chabon's. Just dazzling stuff. Reading it was the only way I managed to keep my sanity during a boring-ass business trip to Fort Worth.
oh man I haven't updated my Goodreads in years, I pretty much just use it to keep track of how many books I read each year - I honestly couldn't tell you what's listed there as a fave, but I can tell you it's definitely wrong 🤣 I'll have to check that out - beautiful prose is always in short supply
Wow. The way you describe why you adore these books is just full of passion. I love it! I am now compelled to read everything you recommended, except SoC cause I already read the duology before and LOVED THEM TOO. new subscriber here, can't wait to watch more of your videos. ❤️❤️❤️ Have to edit cause you mentioned it last, YES TO PETER PAN. I am so obsessed with that book. Have you read The Child Thief? 😊
Still working towards A Little Hatred - can’t wait, but still can’t see how Abercrombie can possibly top BSC. Wolf & Spider are utterly fantastic. Locke & NotW are decent but I think the prose in both books stumbles a little in places. 6 of Crows could’ve been brilliant but I found the characters really annoying & too YA for my tastes. Gaiman is a fucking living legend - enough said. Pan is cool but is it really that good? Was really hoping The Way of Kings had made it on to your list🤣🤣🤣
I need to read The Name of the Wind. I've been interested in it but I guess I was sort of waiting for some news of the third book... I read Red Rising maybe 4 years ago or so. I liked it but then I think I took too long to pick up Golden Son and now I need to reread RR. I recently have been making lists about what I think my top 30 books are. A lot of them I've only read once and I've been toying with the idea of rereading a lot of them to see if they do indeed stand the test of time and remain on my favorites list.
omg I know what you mean, I was worried about the same thing so I reread a few favorites last year and was relieved I still loved them as much if not more 🧡
See if you really *need* to read The Name of the Wind ... It's a beautifully written male wish fulfilment fantasy on steroids, which works for some people, but I just found the Gary Stu protagonist and casual sexism unbearable :/
I had a similar experience with the Kingkiller books. I worked at a bookstore years ago and picked it up randomly one time never having heard of it. Loved it. Everyone I recommend it to did too, which were many. Losing hope a little on a third coming out, but it's one of my all time favs too. I also bought Lies of Locke Lamora back then but have never gotten to it cuz I am kind of afraid I won't like it as much as I hope.
Interesting list, I will be checking out a few of these :) The Wolf sounds like something I would like, Lies of Locke Lamora are on my shelf I just need to get to it. I am surprised about A Little Hatred, I think it was my least fav book of Abercrombie, I like the moving the world in a new age of technology part, but a lot of the characters felt like more bland versions of his greatest hits and more naive than his world should allow them to be. Also not a big fan of “I see the future” bit, still a great book, I was just a bit disappointed when I read it. Some of my all time fav are: Small Gods, Assassin's Apprentice, The Blade Itself , Red Country, Da Vinci Code, maybe Name of the Wind(would have to reread it, remember reading it fast bc it was a page turner but also that it left me frustrated in some parts), The Dark Elf Trilogy (The books that got me into fantasy, it's been 18 years soooo...). Great vid as always :)
Great list. The Ocean at the End of the Lane is my favorite Gaiman book too, but I didn't know about that cool backstory. I really want to read The Name of the Wind, but I'm afraid to start a series that has been on hiatus for so long. I've heard some people say that it's so good it's worthwhile to read even as a standalone, would you agree with that? Thanks!
i already guessed some of these books before i watch the whole video 😂😂 Joe Abercrombie, Rothfuss, Brown, Lynch 👏🏻👏🏻 you talked about these books all the time on bookstagram
Alright, you’ve convinced me. I will try golden son. I wasn’t gonna but if it gets better I’m down. Because the idea is fantastic but red rising. Wow. Lol. Also, who wrote the wolf? I didn’t catch the author.
Interesting but apart from Ivanhoe I read nothing else from your list. My fav all time book is Master and Margarita” written by a Russian writer Mikhail Bulghakov. A bit hard to describe - it started as a black comedy. Satan visiting Moscow in 1920s. Obvious potential for satire. Then somewhere along the line that book liberates itself (and reader). In the end it is like looking at night sky somewhere in the desert. You cannot put in words. Nothing comes close.
@@LienesLibrary Give it a try. Couple comments - there is older translation by Mira Ginsburg which is good but was based on a version of book censored by Soviet censors. Most modern translations are good. For example one by Richard Pevear. Bulghakov’s father was a professor of theology specializing in early Gnostic movements where Darkness and Light formed to complementary parts of the world. To some extent it reflects in the book - even though it is not religious in the slightest. Just the theme of unforgivable transgression of betrayal. Very obvious in Soviet reality. PS. One more thing. Russian way of formal addressing people is by first name and name of father - Grigori Ivanovich, Vera Ivanovna etc. That element often confuses people tackling Russian books.
Peter Pan?! Like you? I was obsessed with the story before even having read it. However, after reading it I was horrified I ever liked the idea of it. ~~~SPOILERS~~~ Wendy straight up had a daughter and allows Peter to kidnap her so she can be used as a domestic servant?! No.
I just found your channel, and our tastes are very similar with what we have both read. What do you think of Wise Man's Fear or the rest of Red Rising? I'll definitely look into the Wolf, and I have A Little Hatred queued in audible.
I enjoyed Wise Man’s Fear because it expanded the world and lore but I do think Name is a better book As for Red Rising I think Pierce Brown’s writing just gets better and better - Dark Age totally blew me away 🤯 I just finished my fourth read of The Wolf so I hope you like it 😌
@@LienesLibrary I agree. There were parts I absolutely loved in Wise Man's Fear, but Name of the Wind is kind of perfect. I was hesitant to to get into the new trilogy since I felt Morningstar ended so wonderfully, but i agree. I'm really really hoping he pulls the ending of the econd trilogy off as well.
We share so many favorites, but I am now so sorry to ruin Radiance for myself, because I picked up audio of it. It was awful! Next one in the series I'm reading as an e-book.
That's not what I meant, but I got the hint. 😸 I will not bother you with my curiosity anymore. Anyway - I'm glad I have found another booktuber, who loves "The Name of the Wind". 🌚
The reason I stopped after Red Rising was because I couldn't stand Darrow. He was so selfish and arrogant and also became perfect at everything. Does this change in the next books?
I felt similar after reading Red Rising I just didn’t feel motivated to pick up book two. perhaps now I will go ahead and pick up ‘Golden Son’ soonish. I want to know what humbles Darrow. (don’t tell me though.)
I understand your taste more and more, would love to hear your opinions on Wise man's fear book that I absolutely hate lol ..Name of the wind I was ok with.
My top three books of all time are Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, the Beautiful Monsters series by Jex Lane (it's a weird one but damn does it get me), and The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet
Is it just me or this is one of the most honestly made videos on books period.
So glad I found you! Loved the way you talked about the books. Definitely added a few to my list! I love NOTW, but the second book just didn't grab me in the same way. However, I would absolutely read the last book if it ever ever ever comes out!!!
Same here
I have been on an almost 2 hour marathon of your channel, ever since I found it 2 hours back and I can say with certainty that I am grateful to have found this channel 🙂 Thank you for sharing this great content 🙏
Alternate Title: The Books I Push on All of My Friends! Lol
it's because I care 😆
That The Name of the Wind reaction is priceless! I love love love his books, and I NEED A PICTURE OF ALL YOUR NAME OF THE WIND COPIES!
Haha I actually did a “project Kingkiller” on my Instagram a while ago where I took a separate picture of each Kingkiller book I have 😂
@@LienesLibrary I just finished browsing through them... I think that's my excitement for this day fulfilled. Thank you so much, that was glorious! 😂
@@PetrikLeo hahaha my absolute pleasure 😋
I nearly fell out of my chair when you mentioned Ivanhoe! Nobody talks about that book or movie and how brilliant it is. I still have my very battered copy that I carried with me through many life moments starting in high school and obsessively watch the movie with Anthony Andrews at least twice a year. Nice to find a kindred spirit on a much beloved book. Me happy, 🙂😋💚
Name of the wind is my favorite book of all time. There is nothing truly like it. I recommend it to every single person. I also gift is around Christmas time every year
I just came across your channel, I like your content. I think our reading tastes seem similar. I will definitely watch more of your videos.
I'm reading Radiance right now because of you and I'm loving it! Thank you. I'm also very interested in reading your other faves. So excited!
Omg yay! Radiance is so great 🙌
@@LienesLibrary true! And I finished Eidolon, too! I was blown away by how the leads worked so well together! 😭
@@thestrangenoodle I just realized I haven’t read Radiance yet this year - guess I know what I’ll be reading in December 😁
1:40 Haha! Same, sort of! My sister read Name of the Wind back when it first came out and she was all like "This book... is amazing!" and she tried for years to get me to read it and when I finally did I was like "This book... is amazing" too!
Has there been a bookshelf tour yet? The backdrop is gorgeous
You know the Kingkiller Chronicles is excellent when Nightwish makes not just one, but two songs with references to the books in them. :)
Some of those are my favorites too! The Wolf sounds like one I'd like. I have very recently DNF' ed Red Rising. But maybe it is worth revisiting if the next book is so good.
Interesting list. I think, I will give 'a little hatred' and 'the wolf' a try.
On my top 3 - list would be :
The first 2 Farseer - Trlogies by Robin Hobb. I really love this books and can not narrow them down to one book.
Then there is 'the warded man' by Peter V. Brett wich created a big and fascinating word, the evolved throughout the books.
And then it has to be Lord of the Rings...
I read Ivanhoe when I was a kid and loved it!
Just wanted to let you know that I bought Radiance on your recommendation and I LOVED it. As a couple, Ildiko and Brishen are too adorable for words! There is SO much respect between them, and it's so well crafted in just the small affections used to show it. There's no insta-lust, but a gentle, well-paced change in their perception of each other. One of my favourite moments is when they're talking about their first sexual experiences, and Brishen begins to imagine her as a sexual being despite her humanity, and it arouses him. You just see everything click. He wants to offer her something better, something worthy of her quality as a person to replace that lackluster memory. It's this desire to first give emotionally, from both of them, that makes their openness and everything else so endearing and believable. And the weaponization of eye-crossing ... too funny! I wish it wasn't so short. I want just more of them together, and certainly more shredded bed linens, lol!
I haven't read the follow up, and I can see how the epilogue feels tacked on. His mother's death was sort of annoying b/c you REALLY want her to die in a much more personal way. It's not that the way she died wasn't entirely probably (hubris and black magic never mix) it just wasn't satisfying. Especially after she returns "the gift" she was sent after his abduction. OH BITCH!
Anyway, I just wanted to thank you for the recommendation, and for shining a light on this lovely indie gem!
omg yes yes yes I'm so glad you picked it up and the it lived up! but I definitely recommend regarding it as a standalone and ignoring the epilogue, the second really isn't that good and it feels really unnecessary
Going to the book store after this video 🏃🏻♀️
I have just found you (thanks to some guidance from Daniel Greene and Merphy Napier) and am sure glad I did. After seeing some of my favorites in your list here I went and watched a lot of your stuff-especially your First Law reviews. You’re great! Very entertaining and articulate and I appreciate your taste in stories. I will definitely be checking out ‘The Wolf’ by your recommendation. Thanks for what you do 👋
Favorite author Neil Gaiman, and loves Ocean at the End of the Lane. Hello new friend
haha well hello kindred reader
First time watcher, so thanks for explaining The Wolf. Btw, you might want to check out Harry Harrison's West of Eden series. I feel like I am hearing myself talk about West of Eden, when you talk about The Wolf. It is similar, in that another sentient species evolves on Earth but set MUCH earlier. Basically, no meteor killed the dinosaur's and they are already a developed species when us humans come along. It's is terribly old and probably won't get you any views, but is really good and thought provoking.
It's from the 80's, from a guy that got famous from a fairly basic/funny sci-fi series in the 60's. This and The Hammer and the Cross series are his best and nothing like his beginning works. Best underated/unknown series.
I'll have to check it out!
I knew some of them. 😁
My favourites? Hmm...
The Dovekeepers, by Alice Hoffman
A Game of Thrones, by George R.R. Martin
The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss
Foundryside, by Robert Jackson Bennett
Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë
Hamlet, by William Shakespeare
The Green Mile, by Stephen King
A Son of the Circus, by John Irving
The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde
The Hotel New Hampshire, by John Irving
The Bells, by Richard Harvell
Romancero gitano, by Federico García Lorca
The Way We Live Now, by Anthony Trollope
The Woman In White, by Wilkie Collins
Strange the Dreamer, by Laini Taylor
Dark Sister, by Graham Joyce
Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo
Act venețian, by Camil Petrescu
The Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follett
Twelfth Night, by William Shakespeare
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J.K. Rowling
The Physician, by Noah Gordon
The Cider House Rules, by John Irving
A Sight for Sore Eyes, by Ruth Rendell
Favourite authors: Joe Abercrombie (I know I haven't mentioned any of his books above, but that's just because I can't tell which one is my favourite, I see him as a "safe" author, meaning that I know what to expect from him and that I won't be disappointed), John Irving, George R.R. Martin, William Shakespeare, Wendy Holden, Trisha Ashley, Eloisa James, Victoria Thompson, Ruth Rendell aka Barbara Vine, Rodica Ojog-Brașoveanu
I was only planning to post a short comment, then you started going into all the amazing books lol:
I loved kingkillers as well - it hurts my heart that there may never be a third. I just can’t.
I’m new to your channel and I love how you talked about The Wolf. I’ve never heard of it, but I’m totally sold. Especially since we have so many in common.
Best Served Cold is my current favorite Abercrombie and I’m about to start A Little Hatred. So excited, I know I’m going to love it.
Locke Lamora - loved.
So glad I found your channel!
oh yay! I'm unreasonably into The Wolf, so I always try to temper people's expectations going in, but it's still a really excellent book
@@LienesLibrary Haha yeah, I love those reads where I end up giddy about them but know others may not loved them quite as much. I'm sure I'll really like it, at the very least. :D
Neil Gaiman is also my favourite author and my favourite book of his is American Gods.
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@@Archonsx 😂😂😂😂 ok
Great choices. I've read and enjoyed most of them. My personal SF&F favorites: Zelazny's Lord of Light. Robert Graves' Hercules, My Shipmate. Walter Miller's A Canticle for Leibowitz. Iain Banks' Consider Phlebas. And a dozen more. I guess my definition of favorite is pretty broad.
Canticle is a great book.
I adore Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind. In fact, the entire Sword of Truth series is excellent. He has some views that are out there, but then again, don't we all? Also, if you love Neil Gaiman, Clive Barker is an even better writer of fantasy/horror and "weird fantasy." And that is coming from a Gaiman lover. Two of my favorites from Clive are Weaveworld and Imajica. The way I would describe Imajica is that it is the sickest, most demented, poignant, most beautiful book I have ever read. The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant is another favorite fantasy series of mine. It laid the groundwork for many fantasy series that came after it.
IM SO UPSET THAT I JUST FOUND THIS CHANNEL UGH 🤦🏻♀️ her taste is just superior specially about the lies of lock lamora so true.
Love this! Ivanhoe one of my father in laws fav books/movies ever! You should really do a why you should read KingKiller Chronicles video,also since the popular opinion is that name of the wind is great and wiseman’s fear is meh to ok what is your opinion on both books?? Any plan to read Stormlight Archive?!also gonna start Red Rising today or tomorrow when the whole set arrives and after I finish Abercrombie Sharp Ends :)
So Radiance has been on my list for,,, at least three years and you finally convinced me to give it a try. My library has the ebook available, this is fate
It's really good to see you talk about things you love :) (Actually, it's good to see anyone talk about the things they love ^^ it makes me happy)
Awww, yay for happy Liene :)
hahaha it's nice to not rant sometimes 😅
My list would be literally Joe Abercrombie 😂
My list: The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt), The Little Friend (Donna Tartt), Lolita (Nabokov), Humboldt's Gift (Saul Bellow), Wind up Bird Chronicle (Murakami), Jonathan Strange e Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke), The Catcher in the Rye (Salinger), Disgrace (Coetzee), Meia Noite e Vinte (Daniel Galera), and Nine Stories (Salinger).
Haven’t read The Wolf yet, so thanks for the rec. Your summary of The Wolf reminds me of The Clan of the Cave Bear, which is one of my all-time-faves. 💖
I've never heard of that one, I'll have to look into it
Peeped your Goodreads after you mentioned this was the video you'd recorded, so I'd been wondering if you'd go with 'American Gods' over 'Ocean.' Should've known you'd make the right call. There's not a single misstep or wasted moment in 'Ocean.' And holy shit, talk about nailing the ending. Given how razor-like the book is, all of that good work would've been for naught if the ending were anything less than perfect. ("One Life, Furnished in Early Moorcock" is my favorite Gaiman short story [and possibly my favorite short story, period], and I suppose it's no coincidence it's also somewhat autobiographical.)
Obligatory favorite book response: 'The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.' The way you feel about Rothfuss's prose is the way I feel about Chabon's. Just dazzling stuff. Reading it was the only way I managed to keep my sanity during a boring-ass business trip to Fort Worth.
oh man I haven't updated my Goodreads in years, I pretty much just use it to keep track of how many books I read each year - I honestly couldn't tell you what's listed there as a fave, but I can tell you it's definitely wrong 🤣
I'll have to check that out - beautiful prose is always in short supply
You’re fun to listen to!
Wow. The way you describe why you adore these books is just full of passion. I love it! I am now compelled to read everything you recommended, except SoC cause I already read the duology before and LOVED THEM TOO. new subscriber here, can't wait to watch more of your videos. ❤️❤️❤️ Have to edit cause you mentioned it last, YES TO PETER PAN. I am so obsessed with that book. Have you read The Child Thief? 😊
I haven't but it's been gifted to me twice so I really should 😅🙈
I've been looking at Peter Pan on my shelf a lot lately, I'm thinking that might be my next read now lol
it's a treasure
Gaiman is the poor man’s Gene Wolfe.
Still working towards A Little Hatred - can’t wait, but still can’t see how Abercrombie can possibly top BSC. Wolf & Spider are utterly fantastic. Locke & NotW are decent but I think the prose in both books stumbles a little in places. 6 of Crows could’ve been brilliant but I found the characters really annoying & too YA for my tastes. Gaiman is a fucking living legend - enough said. Pan is cool but is it really that good?
Was really hoping The Way of Kings had made it on to your list🤣🤣🤣
omg I was just trying to explain spren to someone today and remembered how ridiculously bad that book was 😆
Liene's Library 🤣🤣🤣 don’t worry.....there’s an army of Sanderson fans waiting who’ll explain spren at great length on your behalf.
Just nod & smile!😬
I feel like the last person on earth to read name of the wind 😂 I picked it up but I still need to get to it!
it's a great autumn read, so maybe this fall?
@@LienesLibrary that's the plan! Maybe even August lol I definitely have been wanting to get to it
The Anthony Andrews Ivanhoe is strangely beloved in Sweden. It is shown on tv every New year's day. I have no idea how that tradition got started.
omg I love the fact of that 😅👌🧡
My favorite book was probably The Far Side Gallery. I highly recommend it.
I need to read The Name of the Wind. I've been interested in it but I guess I was sort of waiting for some news of the third book...
I read Red Rising maybe 4 years ago or so. I liked it but then I think I took too long to pick up Golden Son and now I need to reread RR.
I recently have been making lists about what I think my top 30 books are. A lot of them I've only read once and I've been toying with the idea of rereading a lot of them to see if they do indeed stand the test of time and remain on my favorites list.
omg I know what you mean, I was worried about the same thing so I reread a few favorites last year and was relieved I still loved them as much if not more 🧡
See if you really *need* to read The Name of the Wind ... It's a beautifully written male wish fulfilment fantasy on steroids, which works for some people, but I just found the Gary Stu protagonist and casual sexism unbearable :/
I didn’t know if I could trust you and then you had to hit me with Peter Pan damn girl I’m subscribing 🥰
Haha yay! Glad to have another Neverland lover 🤗
I had a similar experience with the Kingkiller books. I worked at a bookstore years ago and picked it up randomly one time never having heard of it. Loved it. Everyone I recommend it to did too, which were many. Losing hope a little on a third coming out, but it's one of my all time favs too. I also bought Lies of Locke Lamora back then but have never gotten to it cuz I am kind of afraid I won't like it as much as I hope.
I don't know how much you hope to like it but I feel like Lies will live up 😊
Interesting list, I will be checking out a few of these :) The Wolf sounds like something I would like, Lies of Locke Lamora are on my shelf I just need to get to it. I am surprised about A Little Hatred, I think it was my least fav book of Abercrombie, I like the moving the world in a new age of technology part, but a lot of the characters felt like more bland versions of his greatest hits and more naive than his world should allow them to be. Also not a big fan of “I see the future” bit, still a great book, I was just a bit disappointed when I read it.
Some of my all time fav are: Small Gods, Assassin's Apprentice, The Blade Itself , Red Country, Da Vinci Code, maybe Name of the Wind(would have to reread it, remember reading it fast bc it was a page turner but also that it left me frustrated in some parts), The Dark Elf Trilogy (The books that got me into fantasy, it's been 18 years soooo...).
Great vid as always :)
the Wolf is incredible, definitely recommend 👌
Great list. The Ocean at the End of the Lane is my favorite Gaiman book too, but I didn't know about that cool backstory. I really want to read The Name of the Wind, but I'm afraid to start a series that has been on hiatus for so long. I've heard some people say that it's so good it's worthwhile to read even as a standalone, would you agree with that? Thanks!
i already guessed some of these books before i watch the whole video 😂😂 Joe Abercrombie, Rothfuss, Brown, Lynch 👏🏻👏🏻 you talked about these books all the time on bookstagram
hahaha it's so hard not to just talk about favorites all the frickin time 😂
Love Ivanhoe!!! Rebecca forever!
Alright, you’ve convinced me. I will try golden son. I wasn’t gonna but if it gets better I’m down. Because the idea is fantastic but red rising. Wow. Lol. Also, who wrote the wolf? I didn’t catch the author.
The Wolf is by Leo Carew 😁
I love happy leine
Hey, I can't believe it, there's one book I've read too! Ivanhoe. Maybe I should reread this in June, I don't remember much of it. 😅
it's so good!
Interesting but apart from Ivanhoe I read nothing else from your list. My fav all time book is Master and Margarita” written by a Russian writer Mikhail Bulghakov. A bit hard to describe - it started as a black comedy. Satan visiting Moscow in 1920s. Obvious potential for satire. Then somewhere along the line that book liberates itself (and reader). In the end it is like looking at night sky somewhere in the desert. You cannot put in words. Nothing comes close.
that sounds fantastic!
@@LienesLibrary Give it a try. Couple comments - there is older translation by Mira Ginsburg which is good but was based on a version of book censored by Soviet censors. Most modern translations are good. For example one by Richard Pevear. Bulghakov’s father was a professor of theology specializing in early Gnostic movements where Darkness and Light formed to complementary parts of the world. To some extent it reflects in the book - even though it is not religious in the slightest. Just the theme of unforgivable transgression of betrayal. Very obvious in Soviet reality.
PS. One more thing. Russian way of formal addressing people is by first name and name of father - Grigori Ivanovich, Vera Ivanovna etc. That element often confuses people tackling Russian books.
Peter Pan?!
Like you? I was obsessed with the story before even having read it. However, after reading it I was horrified I ever liked the idea of it.
~~~SPOILERS~~~
Wendy straight up had a daughter and allows Peter to kidnap her so she can be used as a domestic servant?!
No.
I heard or read somewhere or possibly imagined that Leo's third book is, or will be, titled The Cuckoo.
that would be a great title, I hope it's true!
I just found your channel, and our tastes are very similar with what we have both read. What do you think of Wise Man's Fear or the rest of Red Rising? I'll definitely look into the Wolf, and I have A Little Hatred queued in audible.
I enjoyed Wise Man’s Fear because it expanded the world and lore but I do think Name is a better book
As for Red Rising I think Pierce Brown’s writing just gets better and better - Dark Age totally blew me away 🤯
I just finished my fourth read of The Wolf so I hope you like it 😌
@@LienesLibrary I agree. There were parts I absolutely loved in Wise Man's Fear, but Name of the Wind is kind of perfect.
I was hesitant to to get into the new trilogy since I felt Morningstar ended so wonderfully, but i agree. I'm really really hoping he pulls the ending of the econd trilogy off as well.
@@Punkandcannonballer yeah I was worried too but he knocked it out of the park imo
We share so many favorites, but I am now so sorry to ruin Radiance for myself, because I picked up audio of it. It was awful! Next one in the series I'm reading as an e-book.
oh no! yeah, I never do romance on audio cuz having someone say that stuff out loud just...... no 🙈🙉
I see two beautiful Latvian editions of "The Name of the Wind" and "The Wise Man's Fear"! :O
you do indeed 😁
Can I ask you how did they found a place in your lovely bookshelf? 😺
@@Watersapphire I purchased them...
That's not what I meant, but I got the hint. 😸 I will not bother you with my curiosity anymore. Anyway - I'm glad I have found another booktuber, who loves "The Name of the Wind". 🌚
The reason I stopped after Red Rising was because I couldn't stand Darrow. He was so selfish and arrogant and also became perfect at everything. Does this change in the next books?
it does - Darrow's pays a heavy price for his arrogance and is pretty dramatically humbled
@@LienesLibrary ok thanks!
I felt similar after reading Red Rising I just didn’t feel motivated to pick up book two. perhaps now I will go ahead and pick up ‘Golden Son’ soonish. I want to know what humbles Darrow. (don’t tell me though.)
Great video.
I understand your taste more and more, would love to hear your opinions on Wise man's fear book that I absolutely hate lol ..Name of the wind I was ok with.
My top three books of all time are Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, the Beautiful Monsters series by Jex Lane (it's a weird one but damn does it get me), and The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet