I swear to God... 😅

Merph and Daniel throw SO much shade at c.s. its unreal

Cole Mallette does she have video about Narnia?

What's wrong with Narnia?

Merph we need that Narnia video ! Please include "the Screwtape Letters 🥴

Agree. I would say the magic system in Mistborn for example is maybe the fourth or fifth best thing about the book.

I don't care, it's my baby!

Aragon is my all time fav for it's magic system. I loved it so fuckin much

@@Wild-Coma I'm assuming you mean Eragon. And for that, I would agree. Nowdays, I would put that under the magic system in WoT, but still above other common choices like Mistborn's.

What if the book is a description of my super awesome magic system?

“Don’t choke on your aspirations” -Anakin Skywalker

@@Morfeusm I am confused by using a quote which is probably one of the most perfect examples of irony in all of fiction. Are you implying that her statement was ironical?

@@danelmore6553 no, I was just poking fun at OP for fishing Merphys heart/like/comment like that but nothing wrong with that I just thought it funny using Star Wars quote on a guy who obviously knows Star Wars judging by the avatar picture. See now you made me feel bad about making fun of them. 😂

@@Morfeusm Ahh, I see. Well don't feel bad. Its the internet, so anything more sophisticated than calling someone names is better than average.

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I came looking for this comment, because I’m right there with you.

confrontation requires effort *slacks on couch*

Avoiders unite

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They fell for the classic blunder

@@am3703 mate in 3, a classic opening trap

Ok, i read this comment before watching and i was still like WTFFFF for a second

Wait. What?!

That was a truly LOL moment for me. Didn't believe it for a second.

If you only watch her videos and never talked to her irl, then no, you don't know her.

@@NinaNiterose86 Actually, under those conditions Merphy doesn't know Darknight ... but he can learn a great deal about, and come to know, her. It's like the group Rush has a lyric that goes, "I can't pretend a stranger is a long-awaited friend." It's about meeting fans. Because the fans feel like the group members ARE old friends, from years or decades of being fans...but the band has never even met them. It's an uneven relationship, a totally one-sided relationship. And can be very unbalancing for both people when they do meet. So yeah, Darknight probably feels, with justification, as if he (she, they) know Merphy fairly well. Can't say they're wrong.

lmaoo, yes

Was perfect

Yeah man same here😂😂

that’s why i never return things i buy online. even if it means wasting tons of money 😞

the "No!" 😂 i had to laugh really hard

I physically winced

I was eating cereal and I almost spat it out.

Someone should edit a montage of every book she’s dropped.

I was impressed at how classy she handled it. I would have shouted the C word at the top of my lungs

LOTR was old fashioned when it was written as many critics pointed out (and scorned it for) at the time. That was the point. Tolkien hated modernity and the industrialisation of civilisation. He wanted to create a mythology for England set in its prehistory. He excluded words created after a certain time to add to its verisimilitude. This was all very deliberate by Tolkien and it's a huge part of what makes LOTR timeless.

crazymaner2003 well said

Yup. Same as Narnia.

here have a poor mans version of a KZfaq plack: 🏅 You just reached 100 likes!

How is life after heart attack going?

People like that series?

@@Raltie Gentleman Bastards? It’s not bad, but I have love hate relationship with it honestly. Murph loves it though...

@@Morfeusm yeah? Glad it wasn't just me. I found that first book super jarring. **SPOILERS** The whole crew dying then he spends this weird section of the book talking about the life of a mundane book keeper at a bank. It threw me out the immersion. Then book two goes from setting up a card game heist to suddenly we're pirates? I saw none of it as brilliant storytelling and it struck me as an ADHD author that's confused about what genre their writing.

@@Raltie It’s complicated. I don’t mind breaking and meshing genres. Yes, there is something in his writing which is bothering me and I can’t quite put my finger on it. From first book I mainly liked the main plot twist and contrast of the first part with trivial schemes and second much darker part. Main villain was good too. Second book had off putting start, I DNFd it three times and took me two years to get to the pirates which I really enjoyed for some reason, don’t ask me why. So far I really like the third book while it has it’s problems. I think this author isn’t bad or anything close to it, for me he started average in first two books and actually third one has some good prose, and it kind of struck my cords. But it’s very depressing and even more adhd. It concerns with death, unrequited love, stage actors, and many actually interesting themes which I was not expecting to find in fantasy. I finally got to enjoy Jean and Locke friendship which is genuinely good written. But yeah it’s all over the place. It’s not for everyone.

I love that

That’s how I’m going to describe it next time I recommend it!! Thanks

@Maester Gryphon After all, who has a better story than Bran

Why . Narnia is Awesome.

Lalala. I'm not confirming anything. *whistles innocently*

That's hilarious... That's me with Kindle offers

nOoO . . . k maybe

Yes! Remember when she felt meh about The Lies of Loch Lamora 😂

What!!! She never liked Fantasy!! I would never have guessed that.

Not me, I didn't discover her until Daniel's visit to her and Corey's place a while back, around when they did their first collab video.

I'm sorry, can someone explain what prose are?? I feel bad for not understanding..😅🙈🙏

I am raising my eyebrow at you right now

@@vanjakatarina1517 Prose would be ones writing style. More specifically the word choice, sentence construction, and the overall rhythm and flow of the passages.

I had my husband start the audiobook for Mistborn: Final Empire right after I finished listening to Name of the Wind and the difference was... jarring... to say the least. I feel like he definitely stepped up his prose in the later Stormlight books after finishing off Wheel of Time.

@@mlell Thank you!!💕💕🙏😅

Death note is my favourite Anime

he/she/they may not identify as a woman. I'm not saying you're a bad person, just be more careful in the future...

@Dan Evans ok transphobe

@Dan Evans ok fascist. It’s VERY clear what you’re trying to do here… take a look at the world around you and ask yourself ‘could I make this a better place?’. The answer is yes, if only you would stop misgendering people… You’re welcome, have a GREAT day.

makes me think of Sanderson when he was finishing Wheel of Time. They were like "finish the last book"....... yea 3 books later. It didnt fit

hahahaha

that got a legit LOL out of me. Well played

He's taking over 10 years because he realised he's fucked himself there lol

*Possible Spoiler?* Is there any chance of Kvothe surviving? Because I'm still reading the second book and it does NOT look good for him.

Wow that is a big change

MOOD! I know it's the internet, but we've just got to let people like what they like.

It's so important for Merry and Pippin's arcs!

It is in the book because it’s a hobbitcentric story. Not so much in the movie.

I just read The Odyssey, and yeah The Scouring of the Shire is the finale of The Odyssey. It's that finale for their new developed selves. Odysseus, his son Telemachus, the swineherd and cowherd against the suitors exploiting Odysseus's wealth = Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin against Saruman and the orcs exploiting the Shire!

@keretaman The Odyssey is a bit different. The Iliad is the story of the war, with the focus on Achilles. The Odyssey is the story of Odysseus’ trip home, with many interludes showing the crisis at home during his 20 year absence, from the perspective of Telemachus, the son he left behind.

@@keretaman omg that's brilliant! as a huge fan of both lotr and greek myth can't believe i never noticed it. the whole idea of "we just need to get home" being switched for "but home has been changed since we've been gone, and we need one last battle to put things back to how they were" is such a key part of both these stories and their characters. thanks for pointing it out!

Ya I saw that too haha

It's an amazing series you will love it. Or not. Who knows, I did though.

Agreed on Narnia. Merphy has stated she is a Christian so I was hoping Narnia would at least make the list. Though I admit I actually like The Song of Alvion better than Narnia. I'm trying to point Merphy towards it but since I'm not a Patreon and I can't afford to purchase her a copy (OMG, I just realized, I'm literally a peasant right now) so my voice is drowned out.

@@thebkg Yeah, that's the downside of large channels/communities. You don't really have a voice unless you're in the "inner circle". Even sending them copies doesn't guarantee anything. I sent Daniel Greene a copy of the Chronicles of Prydain and even that got lost in the shuffle because it wasn't being requested on Discord and Patreon.

@@thebkg I have not heard of Song of Alvion, what is it?

@@the_corvid97 Trilogy by Stephen Lawhead. It's based on Celtic lore and its absolutely awesome! Lawhead also did a King Arthur series that's from a Biblical Worldview point. Like a Christian version. My friend recommended it but for whatever reason I never read it. But he had a hard time getting his Alvion series back from me till I could buy my own. 😂😂😂

@@thebkg I will have to look into it, many thanks!

Why what was it

I think for many people it's just the fact that it's so different from anything written in modern language. If you're not used to archaic writing styles it can take a minute getting used to it.

Especially if you have trouble with reading

I've been stuck in LoLL for like a month now 😖 I wish I could be as enthusiastic about it as Merphy

Lol

😂😂😂😂

I think Tolkien takes me longer to read than any other fiction author, but there’s so much baked into his wording. It’s like a rich steak that you want to chew slowly so you don’t miss anything.

So strong-willed. I don't think you get that in the films. How extraordinary his resistance was. Even though he cracked in the end. It's still extraordinary.

I also did not finish book 3 in the Gentleman Bastard series.

There's a radio interview with Tolkien on KZfaqwhere he talks about that. But St. Thomas Aquinas does consider Monarchy to be the best form of government (read 'Dē Regnō').

Manga & anime is cool bc it's so weird & unattached from western norms & social values. ReadOnePiece

Monster is better