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No Ordinary Scholar
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 3 ส.ค. 2015
Salutations, Friends.
I am Bryanna Bond.
I am an author, a poet, and No Ordinary Scholar. (That sounds familiar)
I am here as the Heart of Critical thinking, where investigation and analysis meet emotion and empathy. My job is to make sure we all understand that the two are not mutually exclusive. Because I'm depressed, but that doesn't mean I'm not smarter than you.
In some respects at least. :)
So, come as you are.
Bring your broken, your lost, and your critical too.
You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll learn a thing or two.
I am Bryanna Bond.
I am an author, a poet, and No Ordinary Scholar. (That sounds familiar)
I am here as the Heart of Critical thinking, where investigation and analysis meet emotion and empathy. My job is to make sure we all understand that the two are not mutually exclusive. Because I'm depressed, but that doesn't mean I'm not smarter than you.
In some respects at least. :)
So, come as you are.
Bring your broken, your lost, and your critical too.
You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll learn a thing or two.
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Thank you so so much for touching on how awful the representation of therapy was in this book! It doubly hurt because every time Bree was around Patricia (then the other girl Patricia brought in and spilled Bree's private info to without Bree's permission), her internal monologue was all about how instantly comfortable she was around Patricia and how there was so much community she felt because they were the only Black women around - then to have Patricia cut Bree off after ONE WEEK of 'therapy' and tell her to get lost because Bree's grief was inconvenient to her?? It makes me genuinely, so so angry. I think that could have been avoided entirely if the author had introduced Root magic through the Black Student Union and had a bunch of young Black women welcome Bree in and have them give genuine but fumbling attempts at teaching her Root magic and helping her through her mother's death - then turning her away because if the Order connected them to Bree, they could lose scholarships/internships/etc rather than "I'm dumping you because you're traumatized by your mother's death and even though I'm an adult therapist who was brought in explicitly because of that, that's annoying to me and I don't want to deal with it so I'm going to weaponize some therapy speak to make you feel guilty about your grief"
@@aprilshighfantasysoul5891 That would have absolutely been a better handling of the grief storyline! It is just so frustrating how careless that part of the story felt, especailly since the timeline given made it seem like her mother literally Just died so overall the book felt like it was refusing the idea that she should experience any amount of grief. It sucks cause there were some really great parts to the book, but this is such a big problem to me that it genuinely feels disheartening to see it recommended with no critique.
@@NoOrdinaryScholar 100% - if the author's goal was to push people away from grief counseling for fear that they'd be dumped by their therapist if they exhibited any amount of grief, then she succeeded. More time definitely needed to be spent in the outlining phase of the grief arc
@@aprilshighfantasysoul5891 I'm honestly more worried people might take the messaging from the book toward this as correct. I have seen and experienced way too many people behave so harshly with folks exhibiting mental distress that goes beyond what's aesthetic, from treating it like something you just wish/will/manifest away to fully acting like it's manipulative to want loved ones to be a support system. So I can easily see how this book could reaffirm that in people and make those in need of help feel like they are actually in the wrong and not challenge when they experience this behavior irl. Instead just suppressing their grief to continue sharing time and space with those that find it inconvienent.
@@NoOrdinaryScholar yeah, grief is such a raw and messy thing. As someone who's gone through really painful grief, it's something that is tough to put down on the page and can easily become 'just tough it out, that shows you're 'strong' (ie 'good')' which just...doesn't match a lot of people's lived experiences. Showing grief 'support' from people who are visible non-professionals and acknowledging that, I think, allows for a lot more 'sloppy' handling that could make space for people who are going through grief themselves to see 'ok, these are well-meaning people, but they also are at a loss and not an authority on the matter' rather than 'this is an authority saying 'x' is the way I should be acting'
@aprilshighfantasysoul5891 I 100% agree!
Damn shame that they havent been able to work things out in the sequel
@@RoyalKnightVIII Especially since the author feels like it's being avoided out of retaliation. (Last I saw they'd been fighting to either get the book back from their editor who'd been holding it for months it seemed or find a new one that can fit them into their schedule)
Was looking through reviews for this book, happy to have found your review. Read it for the first time like 12 years ago
I'm glad you liked it! It still amazes me how vividly this book stayed in my mind for so many years. Truly amazing work
hmmm this was interesting ! thanks for the insightful review sis (: i didnt really notice his parents' behavior much because i was more thrown for a loop by noah's self centeredness and other character flaws ( he had a lot of frustrating moments directed towards Devin and Becca as well, which made it DIFFICULT to finish reading the book 😭 i expected more character development on his end.. BUT !!! if you want to see a BETTER example of a Cis Parent struggling to adapt to their trans son, i recommend "Always the Almost" (: the main character's mom struggles ( but is never overtly problematic) to understand her trans son but the author handles it SO WELL that i could understand her perspective as well as the frustration coming from the MC ❤️ But thankfully the book doesnt only focus on their dynamic, theres a lot of trans joy, familial love, and romance in the book , so i think you might enjoy it🥰🥰🥰 btw- a trans guy wrote the novel so its not surprising the relationship growth between the MC and his mom was soooo good ☀️☀️(hope this isnt a spoiler?) but i nearly cried during their heart-to-heart moments 🥹it was good tears ☺️☺️
I honestly just don't think the familial relashionship was intended to be a real part of the story/plot, more a vehicle for some of Noah's road blocks. (And especially with trans folks of color, I can see how if Emery or anyone else experienced something like what Noah did you don't even think twice about it, because in the grand scheme of generational and systemic traumas it's not as overt + trauma with family is always complicated). But I don't think the writing is bad just that if these were real humans they would also be causing a real child mental anguish and that's worth noting when talking about these stories. I might not get around to Always the After, just cause happy family stories tend to be triggering for me, but I really do appreciate the rec 💖💖💖
i have no idea what this was about but i watched it all!
Lol I appreciate it! 💖💖💖
TH-cam recommended ur channel to me, but I'm already here for chestnut being a menace🙈
😂😂😂 I love that. And I have three more cats so you're definitely in the right place
Loved this!
Thank you! I loved this book and really enjoyed the conversations it brought up.
I so agree. Books by poc can't just be fun fiction etc. It's like a book becomes politicized or educational somehow automatically when the author isn't white. It's very annoying. And the expectation to only write about certain things. Also girl you are soo pretty and I love your hair keep the vids coming >3
It's definitely frustrating to see some readers come into books by marginalized author with that distance between them and the characters knowing that they wouldn't have that mindset going into a sff book with nonhumans. It's just with people that put up those "we aren't the same" walls. I do think that there are a lot of white readers that are actively trying to deprogram that and there are a lot of marginalized authors that are determined to not let it divide us. But it never gets Less exhausting to push against the system that keeps enforcing this. Also thank you so much 😭😭😭💖💖💖
This is so insightful!! I'm queer, but definitely see people use "educational" to describe books by non-white authors more than books by white women and queer people. It's definitely something I will watch out for in my vocabulary when reviewing in the future, as, I would like to think, I'm dedicated to decentering whiteness in my reading, writing, and reviewing habits. 😊
Also your cat looks so big!!! 🥺🥺
@@chexmixbaby44 He's massive (25 lbs and fully the size of my torso) and unbelievably spoiled 😂😂😂
@@NoOrdinaryScholar omg, I thought my 20lb cat was big lmao 😂
@@chexmixbaby44 He used to be 20 lbs. I don't know when the other 5 happened 😂😂😂
yess, been looking for sprints for the Trans Rights Readathon! Gonna watch the replay to try and finish my final read ❤
Good luck!
girl same it's so hard to find great books
I've definitely found some that I really love. (The Curse of Shavhalla series by T. A. Hernandez, The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi, Love Times Infinity by Lane Clarke.) even with this book, I understand why people love it and really just wish more were aware of how harmful it is to demonize Bri for behaving like a grieving child cause that's what she is. But its definitely been hard to find new favorite books. Especially since I only got back into reading a few years ago and am a slow reader so I'm rediscovering my tastes
You make me want to read this book. It sounds like it talks about some really important stuff. It's so odd sometimes how little non-disabled people actually know about disability.
I truly don't think a lot of people care. A lot of people seem to view disability (especially disability not "acquired" through war, work/work accidents, or dramatic incidents) as personal or moral failings. More consider disabilities, (including the ones acquired from those earlier mentioned means as well as aging) to be burdens. And most seem to think of them as far off possibilities that could never happen to them. Add on the way capitalism associates worth with ability to work, there are so many biases against the disabled that lead to a major lack in proper education about the disabled and a lack of empathy towards disabled rights
@@NoOrdinaryScholar I agree with all of that. Especially because health care, career life, and living wages as a disabled person are such a mess. The system gets away with treating us like we don't exist and in some cases even killing us due to lack of income and medical care. But no one seems to want to talk about this in the able bodied community.
@@HasabeMizurukara There are so many rampant misconceptions about what it's like living as a disabled person! it's ridiculous how many people seem to be under the impression that disability is a life of luxury. Covid especially seemed to bring up a lot of resentful people claiming that disability meant being rich, getting all the best medicine and care, and never leaving your house cause the world comes to you.
I think the best inner dialog should naturally flow with the story. Having it interrupt and commentate on the story can break the pacing, plus the reader’s level of engagement. I wonder what happened in the writing process for the dialog to take such a jarring shift into "middle school diary" quality
I'm almost certain the book used to be a decent bit longer. There were several things set up that just were dropped and ignored the rest of the book, so that could be where something happened. Trying to use these moments to make up for lost text. But it could also just be the author's style. The book did very well so plenty of people other enjoyed it. It definitely did take me out of the story, though. At times it was a great example of why you should show not tell (hence my list text theory 😂)
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Cover Reveal for The Queen of Thieves: Verdad y Consecuencias!!! Pre-orders opening soon 💖💖💖 Alt: Presenting The Queen of Thieves: Verdad y Consecuencias by Bryanna Bond The background of the video is a deep blue silk waves of fog flowing by the screen. The cover feature is a manila folder with documents on top. A transcript with lots of text blacked out that ends with the words"I. Will. Shoot." On the transcript are two scribbled notes: "The Four corners?" and "Find out everything we can". On top of that is a photo of a warehouse and a map of the Midwest and Mexico. Between them is a typed note that says " last known location: Samuel Morton Correctional Facility in 2 months before the trial of Malcolm Ryder. Presumed-" There's a painted portrait of a tanskin woman with loose curls in a suit, her face covered by a ripped piece of paper with the words "Where has she been?" Finally there is a note with a red check mark and the words "acquire-" the other two words being blacked out and unreadable.
So I think a big part of why some folk question whether Shakespeare was Antisemitic (aside from the speech) is because there where no Jews in England at the time (they where exiled in the 12 hundreds and only allowed to return with Cromwell). I would say that he was a Second Hand Antisemite, someone spreading what he had learned from the culture around them.
Very interesting point. Though, calling him a second hand antisemite feels a little too passive for this particular play. It'd be one thing if Shylock was a background character perpetuating stereotypes, but he's one of the main characters in a major storyline with the play's namesake and he's demanding a pound of flesh (something that probably would have killed the man at this time period) with no alternatives. That's to loud and aggressive for me to believe there wasn't some direct intent behind that choice
@@NoOrdinaryScholar I get where you're coming from, but for me the difference between first and second hand antisemitism is whether there was true hatred involved. In my experiences with antisemitism I can remember a story of true second hand antisemitism. My first day of High School, met a guy, let's call him Josh, Josh and I where getting along well, he didn't even ask me about my Kippa and Tzitziyot (I'm a Modern Orthodox Jew), when Gym class rolls around he tosses a penny on the floor and says "Look guys, I'm a Jew!", I replied "Josh, I am a Jew.". We didn't talk much after that. Six months later someone was making fun of me for being Jewish, then out of nowhere Josh slammed his hands on the table and said "There's nothing wrong with being Jewish.". Josh defended me from antisemitic behavior even though he preformed something antisemitic previously, why? Because it was more cultural than true hatred for him, he undoubtedly heard the joke from a family member, friend of the family, or an aquintance, but he never truly hated Jewish people.
@@bernardcornellisvanmeijere4375 I see what you're saying.
i know im late but i'm so confused, i try to download and my kindle tells me i need to return something in order to get a book how do i get around that, i have tried the computer, a tablet, my phone, all saying the same :(, i feel stupid
It sounds like you're pulling up options to take out/ rent the book via kindle unlimited. I don't know if any of the books are still available to own for free, if it still is, you should be able to scroll under the KU option where it'll say "or buy for 0.00" (just remember that this needs to be on the browser because Amazon doesn't let you buy books on the apps anymore). But it is that they aren't listed for free anymore (a decent number unfortunately arent) you should be able to filter your kindle library to see what book you specifically have borrowed under KU to decide it there's one you'd like to return so you can check out a new book because they do have a limit to how many you can have. (note: It could also be that you have the books checked out under Prime Reading, but that would be the exact same issue.) Hope this helps 💖💖💖
Kinda Racist. What if it was an all white list of books?
This is honestly a pathetic level of ignorance 🤣🤣🤣
Not only is this inquiry racist, but it is also unnecessary, which in this context is similar but let me digress. This question doesn't even deserve to be answered.
I'm unsure if you don't know, or forgot to mention, about England having a complete ban on Jews at the time of this writing, and it took a forced revolution, funded through Menasseh Ben Israel, to bring about civil war in England for Jews to step foot on English soil. As the old English proverb says "Jews will always tell you what happened to them, but they will never tell you why". You can look into why King Edward the 1st was forced to remove Jews from England in 1290.
I didn't know. Thanks for the information 💖💖💖
Question. how do plants and animals reproduce?
Lots of different ways. Sometimes sexually. Sometimes asexually. Sometimes males carry. Sometimes females carry. Sometimes they lay eggs. Sometimes they give live births. Gender and birth among plants and animals is nothing if not a spectrum
DUDE I just found your videos and YES, just YESSSSS You can get somewhere with you’re content! :D
Thank you!!! I'm glad you enjoyed it 💖💖💖
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It's the best condiment 👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿
Oh, hell no! It needs to be more!😜
Finally!!! Someone that gets it 🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿
@@NoOrdinaryScholar I'm a sour cream fiend!🤤🤤🤤🤤
@@jenniferkay9789 it's too good 👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿
Love your channel
Thank you so much!!! That means a lot to me 💖💖💖💖💖
When Ursula K. LeGuin read the first Harry Potter book, she called it "ethically rather mean-spirited." That phrase kept echoing throughout my head as I read Iron Widow.
I definitely think there is a space for books where people that have been wronged don't take the high road and are satisfied lashing out instead.
HP is basically British newspaper discourse of the 1990s, while Iron Widow is definitely contemporary Chinese Internet discourse; I think it has its worth that way
For me, books 1, 4, and 6 were the highlight of the series. I'd love to hear your thoughts on those! 🙂
I did do a stream of book one but I was going through a bit on an identity crisis so I was doing these streams on my vlog channel at the time but the first book in the series is probably the best wizard/magic book I've ever read. Here's the link to that video if you're interested: th-cam.com/video/mxi6uqJJdmE/w-d-xo.html
Actual review starts at 5:50
I wasn't really interested in this story until hearing how passionate you are about it!! Also I totally agree with the Wanda Maximoff example!!!
I was not prepared for how well grief was going to be portrayed in this book but it was fantastic and the twist broke me as a human being. 🥺🥺🥺 I also have a hard time thinking that I could relate to another character like I did Wanda but after seeing Thena in Eternals it seems like Marvel is trying to regularly portray mental health in more of it's content and I really love that.
I saw your review on Goodreads for this and had to check to see if you had a video. Even though I haven't read the series, from everything you said, I completely understand why you feel that way. It sounds very problematic at best and very traumatizing at worst. Also, a lot of what you said really echoes my feelings on another really popular series that I've talked to you before via text and all the pantsing with things coming out of nowhere and the glorifying and excusing of abusive relationships. It seems to me personally like there's a real problem with that stuff in YA and NA fantasy books.
I'd definitely heard about it from you and others but this is the first book I've read that had this type of thing and it was just horrible to read, especially since I knew where it was going to go
i sing 🙂
What songs do you like to sing? I love beyonce or James Arthur to name a few
Hi again! (I'm going through and watching all your videos that I missed!) I don't think I read this series. The concept of the book and plot seemed interesting from what you described, but it sounds like it wasn't as well executed as it could've been.
And it's so disappointing because the first book is proof that the author can do fantastic things, but it almost feels like they were writing less from the place they were with the first book and more with some stereotyped idea of "what do kids want"
Read the books, syren is the worst executed book easily but its still not bad. Angie Sage has a fantastic way of switching to a different slightly less compelling narrative just as soon as you get fully enamored in a plot line making you want to keep reading to get to what you want to know. From the beginning when simon turns to the Darke, then to him giving himself near fully to it and his gradual upturn into a good man closer to the end of the series. He has depth, the forest Heaps have the least amount of detail in the family but even they have a good arc and you get a good sense of how they feel by the end of the series and in the last book (Fyre) you really feel as if even after all that time the Heaps and Jenna have come full circle from family, to strangers, to a real family once again. One of my favorite series because once you think its over and you want more, you realize there is more in the TodHunterMoon series which is a dire t continuation of Septimus Heap. Please give it a go because this video does not do even Physik justice as well as it could.
Hi! Sorry I didn't watch sooner! Work has been taking up a lot of my time. This book seems interesting. I'll have to check it out. I completely understand what you said about the flow issue with recapping things that would've been more impactful and easier if they were just shown and about breaking chapters in the middle of dialogue only to continue it in the next chapter. It's so jarring when books do that, and the recapping just pulls me out of the story. Also, I love your cats!
Don't worry about it. I know how you feel. I will say, dispite the issues I did have with this book, it is EXTREMELY memorable. The writing is just stuck with me to the point where I am Heavily considering buying more from this author. Thank you!!! They're monsters but I love them.
Hi! Great video and review! You made it sound really interesting and like something I might actually enjoy. I don't think I've read any books by Hank Green (or John Green, but that's because a friend warned me they can be triggering.) I'll have to add this book to my tbr list now. Also, the echo isn't bad at all. I didn't even notice an echo.
Thank you so much for watching 💖💖💖 This was also the first thing I read from either of them (I was never super drawn to John Green books) and it was a pretty interesting take on the scenario
@@NoOrdinaryScholar You're welcome! I've never really been drawn to John Green's books either. A friend gave me some of his books, and I was going to read them until another friend advised me that it might not be the best idea for my mental health. This book seems like it'd be veering into my alley more though.
I listen to The Overdue Podcast where they recap and discuss books and half of the John Green ones I've heard them talk about seem super intense (the author does have a history with mental health issues). I want to check out a few because I have always been the type to feel better reading and consuming media like that because the ones where people get better always made me feel like there was something wrong with me because I couldn't
I love this lol
Young me would be so proud 🤣🤣🤣
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Thank you 💖💖💖
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Dankeschön 💖💖💖
This was really interesting!
Thank you!!! Im glad you liked it 😁😁😁
I’m exited!
I'm glad! Can't wait to share what I've been planning!
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Thank you! I wanted to make sure I got y'all as much information as I could without getting confusing or overwhelming.
I'm glad people liked it! I was worried it would be harder to do one of these live streams for a non-fiction book.