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Hey Tian! So good to hear from you! I hope you're doing well too!

​@@SpencerReadsEverythingYou have/ read any sci-fi books?

I appreciated the originality of it!

I am approaching the end of the series.

@@SpencerReadsEverything awesome!

I mean I do want to know why he feels the need to tell us his name so many times. We get it. You are Sam.

Doesn’t the author read it? It is a very inspiring book.

I think the author got a little in his own way in the first part of the book, but it was his justification for writing it as an autobiography.

I enjoyed the book, but I think the title is misleading (authors don't usually get any say in the name of their books). It is much more of a look at how deregulation and privatization of the 1980s-2010s led to efficient but vulnerable supply chains, which became noticeable during the pandemic, but to say the world ran out of EVERYTHING is absurd.

@@SpencerReadsEverything I agree. As an author myself none of my book's titles were picked by myself!

I appreciate the interest you have taken in my channel, but please stop posting to my videos. I am not in any position to hire somebody. My channel is just a hobby at the moment.

That's one of my favorite things about it. It's not anti- religion, it's anti- hypocritical religion. Brutha becomes a reformer who rebuilds Omnianism into a respected institution (though slightly weird by most Discworlders' standards). And there's plenty of criticism for other kinds of institutions, including the Ephebian ones based on classical Greek culture that we all admire so much. It really boils down to "be better."

@ I love the book for that very reason. It has my favorite quotes from Discworld that are so thought provoking even when they are meant to be satirical.

Indeed. At the start of the series, I felt like I would never get through it, but I now fear when I finish the series, but even then...the turtle moves.

I certainly had moments of confusion in early Game of Thrones, however, there was enough information on the internet to help me better understand what was going on. I wish that existed for this book series. I know some people hate that, but even after reading the first four books, I still wish I had a better understanding of some of the main characters, but that's just me.

@SpencerReadsEverything i don't mind the many characters, the problem to me is the pov changes that sometimes feel useless when the characters are relatively close to one another

@ I agree with that. I think that is probably what makes it so hard to follow along. I will probably have to read the series again in a couple years to see if I like it more or less on a second reading.

Thank you! I look forward to finding out more.

I'm on the second to last book, and I am looking for another series when I finish in a couple of months. Do you have any suggestions?

@sure! Bertrand Russel’s History of Western Philosophy. It’s similar in how it tries to pack a lot into less and you can feel the biases but great to compare and compliment with Durant’s viewpoint.

Oh thank you for the suggestions! Pratchett is a one of a kind author. I could have included dozens more good quotes. What are your next favorite books in Discworld?

@@SpencerReadsEverything Kind of a tough call... I'd say Equal Rites is the first real stand-out even though the ending kinda fizzles (I didn't read it until years later), The Truth is really up there with its complex mixture of themes, Going Postal has wonderful character development, Reaper Man is a great in-depth character study of the Disc's compassionate Death, The Amazing Maurice is a well-deserved award-winner, Unseen Academicals is the only "wizards" book I really like though (it's not really about the wizards though, or soccer - it's about the "little people")... more than 40 of them so it's easy to just run on. And his non-discworld stuff is great too. Funny how people think of Good Omens as a Gaiman book but Neil was definately the "trainee" on that one. He contributed a lot of great flavor, but Terry was clearly in charge of that story. But Small Gods... I'm not sure whether I'd say it's the "best," I hate to rank things that way, but it definately stands out in lots of ways. Worth reading many times.

@@SpencerReadsEverything OH, almost forgot... if you're interested in more of Pratchett's take on philosophy of religion, check out Nation and Dodger. They're not Discworld, but they're just as good. Or even go back to the Bromeliad / Nomes trilogy for some science fiction / religion crossover stuff.

@ Thank you! I will certainly take a look at those suggestions. I loved Small Gods, so I would certainly enjoy more related works.

I have always had a love of the books featuring the Night Watch. All of the watch characters have fantastic relationships with each other. Sam Vimes is one of my favourite characters of all time.

Yes, Small God's first, then Nation, then All Sam Vimes for me. Good review

@@alanstuart398 Oh I haven't made it to Nation yet, which means there is still plenty to look forward to. Thank you!

Thank you! We will see just how right or wrong we are.

Thank you!

Thank you! I'll keep that in mind.

Thank you! I actually don't have many podcasts that deal exclusively with books. Phoebe Reads A Mystery, is great way to listen to some classic novels while listening to podcasts. NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour talks about books maybe a couple of times a month. I have definitely picked up a lot of recommendations from them, though I actually don't think books are their strong suit. I also like to look up the books of people they interview on some podcasts like The Indicator, Freakonomics, Planet Money, or Tides of History. You have now got me thinking about what kind of good book podcasts are out there. I'll have to take a look to see if there are any that appeal to me.

@@SpencerReadsEverything Thanks for the recommendations!

@@BonnieNicoleWrites I don't know how I forgot, but I do listen to the podcast The Book Pile, and it is all about books, and it is one of my favorite podcasts. It's very funny.

@@SpencerReadsEverything I'll look it up! Thanks!

Yes this is certainly a hobby driven channel. Fortunately, I do get a lot out of making these reviews for my own ability to better remember what I read, and I love to hear viewers' feedback. I tried to outline my videos for the year, and I will have to cutback on making a video for every book, and I read a lot of series, so I probably will have to start doing only one video for a series. We will see. Thank you!

You and me both! The prose were very good, but the storyline a little harder to understand.

@SpencerReadsEverything is a bit bizarre but worth the ride if you're up for something different.

Of course! Those romantasy series won't review themselves.

I appreciate your suggestions. I will work on making my videos more viral at some point.

I'm still debating which one I preferred. I think Nine Perfect Strangers took a turn near the end that made it a little harder for me to like it as much as this one, but I think I liked the premise of Nine Perfect Strangers more.

Is there something specific from the book you would have liked me to address? I can really only give my impressions in a ten minute video.

@@SpencerReadsEverything I never read the book. I see autobiographical tales as pretentious and self serving. Even so, you missed on your review when you left the story, and started to characterize Vance in today's jaundiced political view.

Thank you! Now that the Christmas season has passed, I may not watch it until next year, but it looked good to me.

I was completely unaware of it as a kid. I wish I had known about it. I plan on reading it to my child when she’s old enough.