Finished Oathbringer and Patreon Read WINNER! - Weekly Reader 43
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@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy 5 күн бұрын
What an epic July you've got lined up, John! I'm looking forward to the launch party this Friday very much. I'm also keen to find out what we make of Of Darkness and Light. Finally, you were definitely on your A-Game during the Return to Edan discussion!
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
Thanks so much my friend. See you Friday!
@BrianBell7 5 күн бұрын
Sundayyyyy Weekly Readerrrrrrrr! I am SO glad Best Served Cold won. You're gonna love it. Of Darkness and Light reads very, very quick - so you'll blast through that way quicker than it looks. Love these episodes. Makes my Sunday! Now going to watch House of the Dragon since neither you nor the Boy Wonder flew a dragon in this episode.
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
I told Jakob we should have left Pooh downstairs and brought up the dragon.
@jessicayork9035 5 күн бұрын
Best served cold is my favorite Abercrombie - not something most people say but I loved it. I remember reading it last year sitting on my deck during the summer nights!
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
Started it last night and I am already sucked right back into that brutal world!
@DanielSClouser 5 күн бұрын
A fine demonstration of how efficiently one can carelessly knock over one's beverage with that bookstand. In another context, we might call that a poor sales job, but I think your viewers probably know you well enough to say, "Well, obviously, I'm going to pay more attention than John!"
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
If you don’t pay more attention to things than me you are in for it 😂
@TheInkspirationStation 5 күн бұрын
I can assure you the book was still safe though.
@BooksWithBenghisKahn 5 күн бұрын
A bondsmith tattoo let’s goooooooooooooo. Dalinar is a fav of mine too - his climactic moment in Oathbringer is one of my favorite moments in fantasy. You can’t have my pain 💪
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
Such a Capt Kirk moment when he says almost the exact thing to Sybock. Loved it.
@ZOMGfantasy 5 күн бұрын
What a month to come! Yessss!! to Best Served Cold and more Abercrombie. Great update guys! 😊
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
Thanks!
@esmayrosalyne 5 күн бұрын
I love how much you love Oathbringer, finally someone who is with me on this hype train!! And so glad Best Served Cold won, I hope you have a blast with it!! Can't wait for the celebration livestream Friday, even if I will have to watch the replay (damn timezones!!). I just started my reread of book 3 (simply because I wanted to), and I have fallen in love with the series all over again 🤩🤩
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
Esmay thanks as always enjoy the replay!
@IskandarTheConquerer 5 күн бұрын
I love Oathbringer, it’s fantastic and I think I would enjoy it even more because I’ve just been through a little bit more life since I last read it. I ended up buying Tainted Cup and Parable of the Sower this week and finished Cloud Atlas. Cloud Atlas was amazing, brilliant, and I think it went over my head like a graceful dove. I am very happy that you got Best Served Cold as the Patreon pick because I know you have been excited for it. Now that my rambling is over, I bid thee have a great day/week.
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
Have an amazing week as well. No way u won’t u just picked some awesome books. So glad u enjoyed Cliud Atlas. When the ending hit and everything ties to get and opened up it was such a special moment for me.
@MichaelWayne13 5 күн бұрын
Finished Boy's Life this week, and I believe it just became my favorite book of all time. Every sentence, word, paragraph was just pure perfection. Damn if I haven't sat around as an older man staring at the sky, wondering where the magic has gone?
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
We have all been there. When McCammon hits it goes out of the park!
@elaineirving77 5 күн бұрын
@2toRamble are so much fun and I’m sure they’ll love the shout out. Oathbringer is fab. Glad you’re enjoying the Cosmere. ❤
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
When Austin and Richard hung out here on Talking with Tubers it was such a party! Can’t wait to meet them at Dragonsteel.
@ithrahmunchswallow468 5 күн бұрын
Necrotek was off the chart. Twisted me into knots 😲🤓💔 Maberry and the Elder gods!!!
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
Can’t beat that combo!
@thatsci-firogue 5 күн бұрын
Hurray for Best Served Cold. This week I finished: *Historical-Fantasy* All The Seas of The World / Guy Gavriel Kay - Very good, but compared to A Brightness Long Ago and Children of Earth & Sky it is underwhelming. Nadia's storyline is very good but my favourite parts were the tie-ins and cameos to his other novels in this shared universe. I'm in Belfast for a couple of days so I doubt I'll be getting much read but as for what I'm currently reading: *Historical-Fantasy* The Last Light of the Sun / Guy Gavriel Kay - A 3rd of the way through and its really good so far. Its one of his more overlooked ones. If you like vikings in Saxon England give it a go. Other than Tigana its had the most magic out of anything he's put in his other standalones I've read. Only thing I've been playing lately has been The Last of Us Part 2, I'm not loving it. I think the structure and pacing is quite poor. Gameplay wise its leaps and bounds ahead of the first game, the character work is good I don't have any complaints there but I'm 16hrs in and I don't feel like I'm anywhere near done. I've an issue with the pacing of a lot of Naughty Dog games but this is ridiculous. I'm not a fan of musicals, but Grease is alright.
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
I agree pacing and narrative structure can get wonky in games. I was there for the story not the thumb twitching so I find I am not missing gaming with upping my reading.
@ithrahmunchswallow468 5 күн бұрын
Ascension is on my July list and I love A Spear Cuts Through Water. Best Served is epic. Red Country is my favorite ❤
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
So happy to be back with some Abercrombie.
@ithrahmunchswallow468 5 күн бұрын
@@Talking_Story I didn't know about the movie 🤪 I hope I can see past the 50 times I've seen her as Rose the Hat 🤪🤣
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
@@ithrahmunchswallow468 I think she will be great.
@ithrahmunchswallow468 5 күн бұрын
@@Talking_Story now you'll be seeing her when you read the book. That doesn't happen to me much anymore 😜
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
@@ithrahmunchswallow468 I kinda am.
@nolansnyder8861 5 күн бұрын
Glad Best Served Cold won, I’m about 10 hours into the audiobook, love it, Abercrombie just sucks you in and won’t let you go lol
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
Absolutely!
@TomOrange 4 күн бұрын
Had a great time in the Return to Edan discussion with you! I was really pulling for Leviathan Wakes to win the tournament but maybe next time. I also am with you on House of the Dragon something is just missing
@Talking_Story 4 күн бұрын
Hey Tom had a great time as well.
@stephen7489 5 күн бұрын
Great to see Abbercrombie back on the TBR! (Even if the review will never release without Jakob😂). I recently finished his standalone’s and Best Served Cold was my favourite of the three. Think you’ll particularly enjoy the theme work in there.
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
So wonderful to hear. Started last night and loving it!
@Snally38 5 күн бұрын
Thanks for the video! I hope you enjoy best served cold and annihilation- they are very different but I love them both!
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
Look forward to them both. Happy to hear the love for them.
@Johanna_reads 5 күн бұрын
You are welcome back on my channel anytime! I loved your “Sophie’s Choice” reference 😂. Can’t wait to hear your choice for book of the month!
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
Thanks Johanna!
@StoryGirl1128 5 күн бұрын
Always nice to catch up and see what you’re up to, guys 😄
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
Thanks for checking! 😀
@Broon88 4 күн бұрын
I knew you were going to finish Oathbringer before me haha. I think I was on 70% when you started. Also 75 pages into The Vanished Birds which I will finish before watching the discussion video, which I am looking forward to!
@Talking_Story 4 күн бұрын
It was such a fun discussion! Gonna have a great discussion on Oathbringer coming up as well.
@Broon88 4 күн бұрын
@@Talking_Story definitely tuning in for that. Will hopefully get it finished soon.
@Talking_Story 4 күн бұрын
@@Broon88 Awesome!
@HenrikBrosveet 5 күн бұрын
Yes best served cold is amazing, I think you'll love it John. The humor and the gritty story is also top notch. Dalenar is the goat, I'm glad Sanderson has a seasoned character that is this good. A bit boring with all the younger characters in fantasy at times. I'm still waiting for my copy of Necrotek to arrive in the mail, but you had me at Event Horizon 😄. Lastly I think most people here watched the whole video, we love the ramblings 😆
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
I am close to 100 pages in Best Served and loving every page of it!
@HenrikBrosveet 5 күн бұрын
@@Talking_Story Glad to hear it, and there are some great characters here. I mean friendly is hilarious in a twisted way or what about Castor Morveer. Enjoy!
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
@@HenrikBrosveet just met Morveer. Shivers being back is awesome!
@someokiedude9549 5 күн бұрын
I had me a laugh when you said 'hepcat.' I've never heard anyone say 'hepcat' unless it's in a James Ellroy novel, and it makes it even funnier since I recently wrapped a James Ellroy novel, The Black Dahlia. It was pretty good. Hepcat... I'm also catching up on Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell since my summer class kept sucking away a lot of my time, and when I'd be done with that, I was so exhausted I didn't want to do anything except play video games. But now my time's freed up. I know I keep bringing it up, but it's a long book! Still really damn good though. Indeed, I must agree with Dr. Chase that you have an ambitious list for July. Speaking of Dr. Chase, I'm hoping to read The Prophet of Edan this July if I get the chance. I also have Lonesome Dove and The Strange that I'm hoping to start before I head out to my grandma's for the 4th of July. We'll see how it goes. Keep up the great content Uncle!
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
Some great reads coming your way nephew. Have a great 4th!
@boisemalone 5 күн бұрын
Just finished reading Animal Farm. Pretty good.
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
Classic read very nice!
@emzstern 5 күн бұрын
A little late here but wow, I'm really looking forward to your bookish meltdown 🤣 and livestream too😁 I just found my library has the Tainted cup so I'm gonna try forward that one on to my tbr as soon as possible. Sounds like a lot of fun.
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
You will really dig it I predict!
@emzstern 5 күн бұрын
@@Talking_Story Yeah I hope so! It sounds like it has all the ingredients that I love in fantasy so my expectations are high!
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
@@emzstern 🤞
@Aaron.Winkler 5 күн бұрын
Another great video good to see Mr. pooh! I finished the Tainted Cup yesterday and wow that was a fun book can't wait for the next one. Enjoyed the characters and the world with the magic system just loved it!
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
I hope he does not keep us waiting too long for book 2. Love this world and characters!
@haileyschaub111 5 күн бұрын
I want to be John when I grow up 😂
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
😂oh my friend definitely aim higher.
@pattic6077 5 күн бұрын
I’ve been under the weather this week but on the bright side I finished ghost road blues…really enjoyed it. Reminded me of Boy’s life
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
The rest of the trilogy is a good time as well!
@masonmclaughlin7905 5 күн бұрын
John, have you tried reaching out to Liene’s library to discuss BSC after you complete it? She is an expert on all things first law.
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
I am not familiar with that channel. I will check it out. Thanks for that!
@MacScarfield 5 күн бұрын
Reading «The Darkness That Comes Before» and «A Brightness Long Ago», indeed some ironic Canadian Ying & Yang…eh!
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
Got all the bases covered there sounds like.
@samm13 5 күн бұрын
John, i will do Best served cold with you this month. Do the audio book for it too. I am gonna do audio while reading. I find it best for me for speed and concentration and immersion.
@samm13 5 күн бұрын
Also the audio for first law are amazing, as you probably already know.
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
Awesome! Welcome aboard.
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
@@samm13 I hear it amazing. I just have a problem with audio. So I will stick with performing his characters myself. Probably a lot of the time out loud.
@Chance.Dillon 6 күн бұрын
You guys see the world’s coolest book mark-I see a tripod.
@Talking_Story 6 күн бұрын
😂😂it would work for that!!
@valliyarnl 6 күн бұрын
🤣🤣
@derrisreaditbefore 5 күн бұрын
Winner again. I so love your videos. Now that we're in July, and I don't know specifics, please be sure and pass on my hope that Jakob's move goes smoothly. ♫Well you can tell by the way I use my walk I'm a woman's man, no time to talk... ♫ ♫Grease is the word, is the word, is the word.... ♫ ahhhh Travolta before tragedy and weirdness. Your TBR looks so good for July, and no matter how sad I am that Assassin's Apprentice didn't win the lottery, I know you have Evie in your patrons, so you'll get there eventually! I'll be interested to hear how you go with Best Served Cold, I've only read the first trilogy of First Law books and haven't felt compelled to go further in yet. Your feelings about Hot D were disheartening, but then I remembered you've still got Fire and Blood to read - I think once you have that under your belt, you'll 'get' why the feel of the show is so different. While Ryan Condal has made a butt-load (that's a genuine measurement by the way, feel free to look it up) of changes, so far, they've all ensured the show is as gripping as he could make it (it helps that GRRM is 'on board' too) and he's a big ol' book geek too, with an eye for detail. In interviews, he always has great reasons for the changes made and it's clear he has huge respect for the ASOIAF world - that buys him a lot of leeway from me that so far, he hasn't needed. I'm LOVING it. On that note, episode three starts in 13 minutes, and I need a beverage. Cheers John. 🍺
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
Cheers to you Derri. Very special Hobb additions coming up this week in the book haul. Let me know if you check it out.
@thatsci-firogue 5 күн бұрын
I find your lack of enthusiasm for First Law worrying 😂
@derrisreaditbefore 5 күн бұрын
@@Talking_Story 👀
@derrisreaditbefore 5 күн бұрын
@@thatsci-firogue 😆I thought the trilogy closed the story well, it wasn't crying out for story threads to be continued, so I've felt no urgency - I'm not NOT interested in continuing, just, not in a rush.
@thatsci-firogue 5 күн бұрын
@@derrisreaditbefore fair enough, I thought you hated it or something. I took a few months between the trilogy and standalones myself but I'm an unapologetic fanboy haha
@heidi6281 5 күн бұрын
Happy Birthday to me, back to the Circle of the World John, specifically Styria this time! A Fribble at Friendly’s is BEST SERVED COLD!!
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
Oh I am excited! Gonna pick this 1 up and start tonight.
@mandicruz912 5 күн бұрын
Hey, Hey guys! How are you? I have been finishing some reading of books I had already started & I have finished two books and almost a third since yesterday, reading for 15 & 1/2 hours. 12 & 1/2 yesterday & 3 hours today. Can you believe that?
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
you are goin for a record!!
@mandicruz912 5 күн бұрын
@@Talking_Story Most definitely 💯
@TysonWesley 5 күн бұрын
That looks like a great upcoming reading month. I loved best served cold. Hope you do too. I’m excited to see your review of annihilation because it’s on my tbr as well. I have a question about your book display. If you put a paperback on it, will it break the spine?
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
I do not believe so. It would not hold it open wide enough to break a spine IMO.
@TysonWesley 5 күн бұрын
Thank you.
@TheInkspirationStation 5 күн бұрын
@@TysonWesley it shouldn’t, no. I don’t even think its angle is more than 25 degrees when fully assembled
@reading_by_myshelf 6 күн бұрын
Any number you pulled this month would’ve been a winner 🏆
@Talking_Story 6 күн бұрын
Right?!
@godzillasan1817 5 күн бұрын
Voting was fun. Maybe next time instead of the random selection of the book of the month let patreons continue voting ?
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
Not a bad idea but it puts Mr Pooh out of a job.
@godzillasan1817 5 күн бұрын
We cannot allow that to happen! No way!
@thuff31 6 күн бұрын
My favorite time of the weekend! So stoked for your July TBR! I’m probably getting to Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel) and Valor (Papa Gwynne) this week.
@Talking_Story 6 күн бұрын
Can’t wait to hear your thoughts on Station 11!
@thuff31 5 күн бұрын
If it’s half as good as Sea of Tranquility it’s gonna be a 5 star read! I’m so excited to dig into her back catalogue
@lucasbertsche3710 5 күн бұрын
If Assassin’s Apprentice couldn’t win, I’m glad it was Best Served Cold! Top tier Abercrombie imo! Also, I’m with you guys on season 2 of House of the Dragon. It’s been solid so far, but it feels like something’s missing. The writing’s a bit off. Not season 8 GoT bad, but not on par with early GoT seasons or even season 1 of House of the Dragon
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
Just something missing for me.
@Chance.Dillon 6 күн бұрын
You should cheat and do the audio for the patreon read. One of the few that actually enhances the experience
@Talking_Story 6 күн бұрын
I wanna read every word!
@ithrahmunchswallow468 5 күн бұрын
Too many? Oh wait I don't have a life 😬🤫😳😉
@Segmented Күн бұрын
Hearing you talk about Necrotek makes me curious if you have read any Warhammer 40k books? I've been going through a ton lately.
@Talking_Story Күн бұрын
@@Segmented I have not read any of those. Is there a good 1 to start with?
@Segmented Күн бұрын
@@Talking_Story I started with a standalone space marine battle novel Helsreach by Aaron Dembski-Bowden and then the first Ciaphas Cain book: For the Emperor by Sandy Mitchell, which is a rare comedy in the pretty grim-dark world of 40k and it gives you looks at some of the factions through the series. I hear a lot of people recommend the Eisenhorn omnibus. I haven't gotten to it yet, but I believe it is a bit of a detective story.
@Talking_Story Күн бұрын
@@Segmented Thanks for this I will Helsreach on the list
@Segmented 21 сағат бұрын
@@Talking_Story fyi, if you go looking for a physical copy, make sure you are searching for the edition published April 27th 2010 because the first edition is very expensive. I listened to the audiobook, so I didn't know about that until I went to look up how much a physical copy is just now.
@Talking_Story 13 сағат бұрын
@@Segmented oh thanks for that tip!
@So-Be-It_85949 5 күн бұрын
Doctor Pepper [Don't you wnat to be a pepper too?]
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
I do I do!!
@So-Be-It_85949 5 күн бұрын
@@Talking_Story I do! I do! I do!
@N.A.Summur 5 күн бұрын
The question I really want to know is: Does Oathbringer beat out Word of Radiance for you? Or will that have to simmer a bit to answer?
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
That is such a close race I gotta let it simmer.
@N.A.Summur 5 күн бұрын
@Talking_Story understandable. I think the more I have sat on Oathbringer, the more I like it. But I would still choose WoR, personally. Great books either way!
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
@@N.A.Summur great indeed!
@ithrahmunchswallow468 5 күн бұрын
Have you backed the Joe & Violin graphic novel yet?
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
I looked at it. I will back it today.
@angelamccollister 5 күн бұрын
Yes, the 80s were vicious. Lol
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
So so vicious!
@angelamccollister 5 күн бұрын
@@Talking_Story Only good thing--we didn't have social media. Lol
@jenn9027 5 күн бұрын
Yay another meltdown incoming, that makes ne feel better. I finished book 6 of expanse. I'm starting fire and blood. That'll take me a bit, you'll probably start way later and yet still finish before me. Tomorrow I'm getting a new phone so it's going to be painful. Ok, so come on Friday at 7:30, I'll set my calendar and no I haven't read her nor have any of her books.
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
Friday is gonna be a blast!
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
Annnnnd count on that meltdown!!
@jenn9027 5 күн бұрын
@@Talking_Storyforgot to report what I watched: peaky blinders season 5 episode 4, the newest episode of the boys, hotd (which I find the looming threat of knowing the dance is coming to be anxiety inducing minus Cole, he can go, actor is doing a fantastic job of making me hate his character lol, but I think you'll enjoy tonight's episode, slow burn), and I finished up yesterday with The Equalizer 1 and 2 with Denzel Washington which are some fun movies if you haven't seen, I highly recommend, still need to watch the 3rd one. Think that wraps it up, I'm anxious to get into fire and blood, see what finishes first, me reading or season 2.
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
@@jenn9027 the Fire and Blood race is on!
@gryftkin 4 күн бұрын
That Dr. Pepper had to be flat by the end of this recording :D Jakob, I know you didn't know this, but your dad developed his love of reading by spending a lot of time stuffed in a locker with nothing better to do. :D Also, have you set up a Nerf gun with a remote control so you can still shoot your dad when you're not in the room? :D Maybe a Gatling Nerf gun that is voice activated and fires whenever he says "clench" :D
@Talking_Story 4 күн бұрын
1 happy byproduct of Jakob moving out. Maybe now the bruises can finally heal.
@strangementalitypaperYT 5 күн бұрын
I hate your shirt. #LetsGoMavs
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
😂gonna be a fun year. Looks like we just signed the point god to be a coach on the floor and teach these young kids how to play. Bring on CP3!
@moostermcmoosterpants817 6 күн бұрын
Ayyyy good to see you again! I gotta tell you! I just finished ‘City of Thieves’ today and LOVED IT!!! It never would’ve been on my radar if not for you and your wife! So thank you both!
@Talking_Story 5 күн бұрын
I will pass this on to her as well. Such a good read! Thanks for this!
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