Mike & Brian Lee Durfee Talk about Why They Love Stephen King

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2 жыл бұрын

Mike welcomes fellow Constant Reader, published author, and fellow booktuber Brian Lee Durfee onto the channel for a little Stephen King palaver and more.
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@B.LEE.DbrianleedurfeeREVIEWS 2 жыл бұрын

good god the auto focus on my camera is a shitmix of fuckery

@84tand 2 жыл бұрын

Love Brian’s channel. He uses zero graphics, everything is ad hoc, and done in one take, and he absolutely refuses to post links. The low budget aesthetic is awesome!

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy 2 жыл бұрын

Finally got time to watch this "palaver" -- however you say the word, it's awesome to hear you two gents and constant readers discuss an author I am coming to respect and admire more and more. My thanks to you both!

@TheBookCure 2 жыл бұрын

This was fantastic. Everything you had been hoping for, I think 😂 Knowing how much he loves Stephen King has made so excited to pick up BLD’s books!

@bjlowe85 Жыл бұрын

My 2 favirote booktubers right here, this chat was just as good on a rewatch.

@tylerochello2679 2 жыл бұрын

Brian is the reason I've listened to lonesome dove! Glad to see two great minds get together

@AcidicDelusion 2 жыл бұрын

Durfee , underrated af channel

@loudoesreviews 2 жыл бұрын

Great to see these two channels cross. You both have been an awesome source of inspiration and entertainment. Also, Rush Rules! I would love a sequel to Salem's Lot. We know what happened to Father Callahan - but what did Ben Mears and Mark Petrie get up to?

@danielcorey2156 2 жыл бұрын

Great crossover. Love both channels.

@tragikk03 Жыл бұрын

I love Durfee, man. It's horrible what's happening with his eyes.. He's seems like a legitimately good dude.

@mikesbookreviews Жыл бұрын

He’s the best.

@daveedmunds1109 2 жыл бұрын

Boys Life is the best coming of age I've ever read. Better than It. McCammon captures childhood perfectly. It is beautiful.

@SunEaterBooks 2 жыл бұрын

Aww thanks, guys.

@jasonvizcarra709 2 жыл бұрын

mike, durfee and K Vaughn are my holy trinity of booktubers

@iliana.m Жыл бұрын

Mine too!!! ❤❤

@AndrewsWizardlyReads 2 жыл бұрын

Reading Green Angel Tower right now! Hope you enjoy it Mike. I just got Pillars of Earth and I’m excited to read it.

@Ranveerdanraj 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to see Durfee on board here!! ^____^

@thomasdelrez2545 2 жыл бұрын

Great to see my two favorite Booktubers together. The Forgetting Moon is awesome btw.

@Jessica-us3gh 2 жыл бұрын

Oh Boy's Life was amazing. I love Robert McCammon.

@unlimitedreads 2 жыл бұрын

Don't worry, Mike - I'm around your age - with a bit of luck my book channel launches this weekend 😉

@Michael_L_Morrison 2 жыл бұрын

Loved it! Thanks for doing this!

@danielcorey2156 2 жыл бұрын

Also, I cannot recommend McCammon enough. He is incredible.

@daveedmunds1109 2 жыл бұрын

Make that a double recommendation. Second only to King

@NamasteBbooktube 2 жыл бұрын

Arguably the best Palaver episode till date. Really enjoyed it.

@joeymarchesi 2 жыл бұрын

It’s great to watch two of your favorite Stephen King Book Reviewers have a conversation together 🙏🏼

@nohemiperez912 2 жыл бұрын

I loved this episode. Brian is one of my favorite no-nonsense booktubers. I wouldn't mind a sequel to Firestarter...wonder what happened to Charlie?

@FIT2BREAD 2 жыл бұрын

Great video...love to see these kind of collaborations..o watch both of your channels and this is a great title to hear about, as it looks like one of these King books I beleive ill eventually get to but can't quite see how ill ever squeeze it into my reading plans. Ha. Great episode.

@chevalierdulys 2 жыл бұрын

James Herbert creator of the Rats series :) Very cool. He wrote around 20 or more novels.

@MagusMarquillin 2 жыл бұрын

Rats huh? Is it like Redwall/NHIM or more like Graveyard Shift?

@chevalierdulys 2 жыл бұрын

@@MagusMarquillin Don't know Redwall/nhim. It's a very short (250 pages) novel were rats are basically killing and invading. there is a similar one called "Slugs" by Shaun Hutson. It's very old, we are talking early 80's

@buckfozos5554 2 жыл бұрын

Hella show guys, enjoyed it! Sorry to hear they cast another skinny guy for Harold Lauder in the new Stand, WTF? I just read it and was picturing Buzz from Home Alone movies, lol. Keep these Stephen King palaver's coming!

@danijelb.3384 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy these talks. Great work, Mike

@AndrewsWizardlyReads 2 жыл бұрын

I wish I remembered my first King book… The Shining sticks out really well in my mind.

@scottferris2686 2 жыл бұрын

Memory, Sorrow and Thorn is the best fantasy series ever! So looking forward to your review once you read it.

@AllenFreemanMediaGuru Жыл бұрын

This was a great video! My two fav book-tubers talking King. I got my wish.

@irishknight6893 2 жыл бұрын

Loved this video so much, my favorite two booktubers chatting it up, only thing I have to say is with Durfee being such a huge Motley Crue fan and you wearing a shirt this video just feels like a missed opportunity that you didn’t even talk about or mention Motley Crue, hell raiders got a couple mins lol I say this as a huge Crue fan myself, just an observation, also you and me both NEED to Read Boys Life now.

@iWizard 2 жыл бұрын

I do “immersive reading” as well. It really helps you escape!

@jetm7698 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome episode!

@tylerpeck9754 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed it men!

@andreamiller3578 2 жыл бұрын

So interesting and fun to see two KZfaq creators I follow talking about a subject they love. Plus the pretty cat! I am so envious of both of your bookshelves. And I think it's pronounced puh-LA-ver with short a sound like in cat. But I am also the person who had often read but never heard the word hideous pronounced. It was a train wreck when I first said it out loud in a classroom. I'm pretty sure the teacher is still laughing all these years later. Quitters, Inc was the first King story I read and it made me realize that this guy could write. I had always thought of his stuff as just light horror stories and I'm not a horror fan. But he has depth. I am not a Constant Reader, but I have gone on to read some other stories and books and definitely enjoy his writing.

@curiositiesengineering Жыл бұрын

Palaver is of portuguese origins, 'palavra' meaning word. From Merrian-Webster 'Did you know? During the 18th century, Portuguese and English sailors often met during trading trips along the West African coast. This contact prompted the English to borrow the Portuguese palavra, which usually means "speech" or "word" but was used by Portuguese traders with the specific meaning "discussions with natives." The Portuguese word traces back to the Late Latin parabola, a noun meaning "speech" or "parable."'

@daddystabz Жыл бұрын

Yes, David Soul!

@marcweber8509 2 жыл бұрын

My first Stephen King book was Pet Sematary at 12. The weight on my soul...

@benjaminmolina3456 2 жыл бұрын

Dam, this is a treat! Great stuff both of you. Next time do you think you can add the music subject to the conversation. Also, Mr Durfee, could you include more prison guard humor in your books, please?

@praetorxyn 2 жыл бұрын

Great talk as always. I would say something about Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn but I don't want to spoil anything 😅

@cvmo666 2 жыл бұрын

These are great !

@RiashadHassan 2 жыл бұрын

brian's channel is pure comedy gold

@teksnotdead902 2 жыл бұрын

My own entry point to King was in large part due to The Stand tv movie from the 90s. After watching it i got really curious about Randall Flagg and the details that were probably in the book and left out of the series and I jumped into the Long and Uncut version. Was a chore but made me a fan.

@turtleanton6539 2 жыл бұрын

I like those kings reads himself.

@epiphoney 2 жыл бұрын

David Soul, from Starsky & Hutch and Salem's Lot, also did the BBC Radio audiodrama of Harlan Ellison's I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream. You can find it on youtube.

@shawntellylace5570 2 жыл бұрын

What I like about audio books is - I got things to do so I can listen to my book while I wash the dishes and do laundry or any mundane task.

@daddystabz Жыл бұрын

Me too!

@andreabknight Жыл бұрын

Yep- James Herbert was a UK author, released books 1974-2012 (he died in 2013).

@Bxtcxt1865 2 жыл бұрын

I love this section man

@chrisfragola1527 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Mike. I hope all is well. I just wanted to thank you for recommending the Vampire Chronicles. I just started it today. Just in time for spooky season. Love your videos as always. Keep up the great work! Be safe!

@angelaholmes8888 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed the forgetting moon and the blackest heart Brian lee durfee is a great author 📚😀

@dpeady78 2 жыл бұрын

Those prison stories could make a whole video

@mikebruce3933 2 жыл бұрын

I'll echo the love for A Boy's Life. Also Summer Of Night by Dan Simmons covers some of the same ground to great effect. 😊

@Thecatladybooknook_PennyD 2 жыл бұрын

David Soul...whew..memories lol. I had a crush on him long long ago. 😂 Great conversation!!

@nikkivenable3700 2 жыл бұрын

Oh boy, I’m in the minority. I didn’t care for Boy’s Life. It was an ok read but nothing I’d pick up again. Now, Summer of Night by Dan Simmons was everything. IT is my fav book of all time and SON has beautiful echoes of IT....atmosphere, characters you adore, coming of age....all of it. The Rendering truck in SON was terrifying and so well done. Brilliant! Lonesome Dove is the book that, other than IT, means the most to me. It broke my heart in a million pieces when I first read it. If there’s a more perfect book out there I haven’t found it. I also want to read Pillars of the Earth and Shogun. Both are on my shelves but they seem so intimidating. I need to get on them.

@kabiansadi 2 жыл бұрын

Do a crossover with the guy from The Love of Reading! He is such an Stephen King fan and Dark Tower expert

@ChristmasLore 2 жыл бұрын

Such a nice crossover! Congrats to you two! Great chemistry!🍂

@nsartin23 2 жыл бұрын

Mike - Please, please a new SK review! Would love to see you do 11/22/63 and is there better timing? Just passed the anniversary of the book annnnd anniversary of the event coming up shortly how about a 11/22/63 review on 11/22/21? I think you put the best SK reviews and content out on youtube. Hope this is good enough of a sales pitch! haha ill stay tuned!

@PsilocybeJedi 11 ай бұрын

Shoutout Alan Pangborn, he's my all time favorite as well!

@HeXen1900 2 жыл бұрын

You are right its James Herbert, different to King but still some really good books especially the rats series . I would recommend McCammon but I think if people hype him too much you may get disappointed. But Swan Song and Boys Life are amazing. I also really enjoyed Night Boat, Stinger, Gone South and They Thirst.

@AllenFreemanMediaGuru Жыл бұрын

McCammon rules. I read James Herbert’s RATS. It was OK but I have read 5 Robert McCammon books and loved them all. I own all of his work.

@cristy-annhoughton755 7 ай бұрын

My first stephen king book I read was the girl that loved Tom Gordon when I was 14

@gjermund6455 2 жыл бұрын

Almost did not watch this because I have not read the book, but glad I did. You talk about a lot of stuff outside Palaver.

@mikesbookreviews 2 жыл бұрын

The thing about Brian is it is impossible to keep him on one subject. That's why we love him ha ha

@gjermund6455 2 жыл бұрын

@@mikesbookreviews I hope you two will collaborate some more. You have great chemistry together.

@pinchspov8472 2 жыл бұрын

Pa-lava, as in lava that comes from a volcano!! IMO

@bryanmullen4690 Жыл бұрын

first of all - Pa-laver....wizard and glass is easily top 5 king books for me

@LightningRaven42 2 жыл бұрын

The story about Jason's perspective on Friday 13th can already be found in Tucker and Dale Versus Evil. It's a horror comedy, though.

@daddystabz Жыл бұрын

Salem's Lot is one of SK's best books possibly.

@andreabknight Жыл бұрын

I'm giving dragonbone chair a second chance (I DNF'd originally)- I know how much Brian loves Tad WIlliams!

@alynam82 2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't go as far as comparing Boy's Life to IT outside of the coming of age aspect, and boyhood friends. Outside of that, it's a story on its own. My best advice: go in with no expectations other than just a good story, beautiful writing (not flowery, just feel-good writing) and magic of being a kid...