The stowaway chapter was a mix of so many things I love. An orphan answering the call to adventure. The high seas (I count the cargo hold). Weighing the fear of an unseen horror against the brutality of men waiting in the light above. A silent protector made of brooms scratching lullabies on boxes. And, in the end, it ripped my heart out. Perfect.

the artists asked him if they can make him to look like him and he said YES!

I have never had so much fun with a book review. Very concise articulation, yet im still curious what the books about. Thank you for saving me from the read I think Ill watch Hancock next lol. Or maybe Trigun :)

I thought the Fear Street movies were really good, so I’ll have to check out The Hollow and The Haunted. Sounds fun.

Love the review style. No filler, all killer.

The Claire sound bit gave me such a good laugh

Honestly, the only recommendation I needed for this book was 'China Miéville and Keanu Reeves wrote a book', teehee. But thank you for the excellent and thoughtful review! I like the longer form format, and the vibe recommendations at the end were perfectly on point 👌

Some of the points you make are worthy of some pause, but all audio downtime is cut, so kinda feels like I'm throwing more chips in my mouth before I'm done chewing. But I really liked how thoughtful your comments were, and how much familiar knowledge you tied in.

You're beautiful and smart

First time here. Really enjoyed this review. I also enjoyed the book. Also, also cant stop thinking about the stow away chapter!

Love the 'vibe recommendations' you give, that's really useful and helped me make sense of what the book is actually about.

I thought it was me not understanding this book but Iam glad others are having a difficult time understanding what’s going on as well lol I am only 50 pgs in and had to watch reviews to double check lol I shall keep on pushing

I thoroughly enjoyed this video

loved this video - thanks!

i felt the exact same about the prologue. was so excited for the book but that prologue really destroyed my momentum and i havent progressed passed it yet, i had to re read every other line to make sure i was follwing along correctly and i was worried i just was not vibing with the writing style but good to know the rest of the book is not writen like that

Love the format for this review, keep up the great stuff (please)

super cool series thanks for the recommendation :)

Ooo

Tiste Andii/Liosan as Onyx/Alabaster Lords; dolls with people’s souls put inside; g*noc*des; story takes place across many thousands of years, proliferation of immortal characters; elemental dragons, some of which can veer into human form; crumbling Farum Azula as a skykeep. There are more but I forgorr, and I’m honestly just happy to see the comparison made. To be clear, I don’t think ER is a directly inspired by MbotF, but Miyazaki and Erikson are both masters of the craft, and pull from the same love of the fantasy genre. I really wished Erikson got called upon to work on the game instead of GRRM, because Malazan always felt like a fromsoft game to me. So arcane and obscure, like a mystical archeology digsite. I’d sever a limb before I’d remove either artist from my life.

Loosely related, but if anyone is looking for a book similar to dark souls, check out The Book of The New Sun. It is similar in the sense that the character progresses through a decaying civilization build up long dead civilizations that are also built on further dead civilizations. The lore is dense, and much is left to reader interpretation. Similarly to Fromsoft lore, remembering side remarks, bits of information said by the main character, Severian, become relevant 100s of pages later, so in a sense he gives you small puzzle pieces you can fit together later on.

Hi, I’m a beginner reader and I really reaallly like the themes, story’s and philosophies in the souls series and Bloodborne in particular. But I’m worried if starting with Between Two Fires might be a little bit out of my depth or I might not understand everything. What do you think?

i did an audible preview for between two fires i love it its simple and intriguing

You know I never considered Mistborn to be kinda akin to Bloodborne but in hindsight, the Steel Inquisitors feel especially like enemies right out of a souls game. Powerful brutal enforcers who gain their powers through metal nailed into their eyes? That’s soulsborne af

Thank you for the recommendation

Easily one of the best books I read last year

Between two fires didn’t really give me blood borne vibes more so berserk but one could argue that blood borne takes a lot of inspiration from berserk along with dark souls but certain dreams just remind me so much of berserk especially when it was Thomas in the desert seeing that fruit.

Awesome you checked out 'in hospital'. A guy on KZfaq made a really interesting series where he matched all the parallels between in and bloodborne. I think it's called 'an agony of effort' or something along those lines

😂😂😂

Wow you’ve done a lot!

Interesting picks! I guess I’ll check out between two fires already

fr they divided Britain like it's post-colonial Africa. finally, revenge

Ouuu but the fishing hamlet is such a lovely place 😂

Hey! I recently read a novella called "The Salt Grows Heavy" and I think might be a good fit for the series?

Can I suggest a book review? It isn’t quite based on bloodborne though

4/5 insight. Love it!

You might like the poetry book 'in hospital' by Willaim Ernest Henley. It's been overlooked by many but it serves as a massive source of inspiration for Bloodborne. Love this theme btw, currently reading between two fires on your recommendation 👍

This book sounds amazing the concept is really cool💯 I was surprised you rated it so low or I would’ve checked it out

I love this. Fear the Old Blood.

i really like these. ima watch em all and its nice

Hey I’m back nice job on these

Is bloodborne your favourite game? It is mine! This is an interesting little series you’ve made here!

I like this series :)

Love this series. Makes no sense but *neuron activation* “bloobor”

This is the first time I hear that Bloodborne has a comics so thank you 🎉

First time I hear that Bloodborne has a comics so thank you for the information 🎉

Like the content , hope the al gore rythm picks ya up

the final episode better be the bloodborne comic