I mean if Harry Potter knocked on my window and asked me to join him at Hogwarts then I might say yes but first ask where they are at with the whole fighting Voldermort thing.
“When everybody else is on their phone WHY when I pick up a book am I anti-social” YES child too many times have I been denied permission to bring my book to a restaurant but everyone is on their damn phones YES Merphy you ask the important questions
I'm having family visit and at breakfast and lunch they were on phones/tablet so I got my Emma out. They kept interrupting! But when I give up on reading they stop talking about what they're watching. No winning lok
@@figthegiant9324 haha it's Emma by Jane Austen, which I'm currently reading. But it's in a huge volume with all of her works so getting it out and ready is effort I put in only after a long moment of being ignored since it's not worthwhile otherwise. I phrased it funny!
Me before reading any Brando books: "Hmm, lets just try the sample of The Way of Kings and see what happens" Me a year later emerges from bedroom: "HAS HE WRITTEN ONLY 34 BOOKS??? MOOOOORE!!!"
Literally me right now XD I discovered the book side of TH-cam during lockdown last year and was ecstatic that it existed, so many new authors that I never knew of. Sanderson was one of them, so I bought Way of Kings last October or November. And yeah.. XD
Oh, so true! "that one time" I chose three authors I hadn't read before and decided to try by one first book of one of their series. Hmmm. It took longer than I care to admit to get to the other two authors... I couldn't leave Cosmere unattended, could I?!
Merphy: the word undulating is everywhere Me: not sure about that, I've never come across it Merphy: * lists books with word in it Me: oh I've read a few of those Merphy: Now you will see this word everywhere Me: okay, not sure I believe you on that one it can't be that common A few weeks later - it really is everywhere - found it in at least 7 books so far and some of them are repeat offenders (my mind is blown - way too amused for the word to annoy me though) I'd also never consciously come across the phrase "I let out a breath I didn't know I'd been holding" till I heard it on this channel and then it was in the very next book I read
If it makes you feel better, you've still read more books every year than I have in at least 10 years now. Also, Fruits Basket is my favorite manga series, so please read it!
"No one's laughing but I'm in a room by myself" .... this is me when I'm laughing to myself about a dumb thought and then my sister walks by and looks at me and backs away slowly
I never read/heard the word "undulate" in a novel until I watched your rant about it and now I can't un-hear it... It's in every dang book I read! I'm beginning to think its like a secret joke between editors.
A killer concept for the next doctor who companion. An actual toddler. We know the doctor speaks baby. And in Capaldi's last monologue, he tells us that the only ones who can understand the doctors name are children. So i theorised that time lord language is actually baby. Its why we speak it inherently upon birth(we are long descendants of time lords). So the doctor gets a toddler. And thats how we finally learn his name. "GOO-GOO-GAA-GAA"
5:18 "I existed in those stories" - Hard relate. I don't know how my brain could simultaneously imagine the worlds of WoT in a very vivid, visual way without losing track of the words I was reading. I'm starting to think as a child is the best time to really get into fantasy novels.
I hate how at family parties where no one would normally talk to me get mad when I pick up my notebook to write my script or when I read a book. Phones are ok and not rude when everyone does it, but god forbid, a notebook or best selling novel is rude. There was a wedding reception for my cousin for those who could not be at her wedding. She had no interest in speaking to me the entire night and as soon as i opened my notebook, “hey, i did not get the chance to talk to you, how are you doing? Then my aunt ( her mom) you need to put that away. If someone is introverted and gets drained from socializing and knows everyone wants to talk to someone other than you should just let someone do their thing. It does not matter. It doesn’t harm anyone. Sometimes I take those things out because that is what starts the conversation.
@@wandagambling6523 if i can get connection and not waste data, yeah. Just not mu favorite way to read. The writing in the other hand could be done in notepad. I just hate how people cannot just let it be. That is what irks me.
I had to have surgery several years back, and while I was recovering I stayed with my mom. I took a bunch of books with me, cause I knew I wouldn't be able to move around much, and I was looking forward to having all this reading time. I didn't get to read a single book, because every time I picked one up, my mom would start talking to me. I mentioned it to her a few years later, and her response was that when she saw me pick up a book, she thought it meant I "didn't have anything else to do, and must be bored", so she was trying to be kind. It was shocking to me to realize that she didn't get that reading a book was "something to do", and not a last resort when nothing else was available.
Been here since Merphy talked about Snape's character and I absolutely am happy that I subscribed. I literally love the content she puts out and not just the One Piece Fridays. More memes please!
Merphy: I really wanna read Fruits Basket Me: Oh dear, you’re *not* ready for how much that book is gonna hurt … Great series. Absolutely worth the read. But the back half of it is just suffering.
@@bigbundle3223 Absolutely worth the read. Just have a few boxes of tissues ready cause you’re gonna cry. A lot. Just be aware that if you’re sensitive to depictions of domestic abuse it’s gonna be a very difficult read and it will drop those scenes on you like grenades. “Ha ha, look at all these romantic comedy hijinksOH GOD THAT GUY’S FAMILY MEMBER JUST BLINDED HIM WITH A TEA POT JESUS CHRIST.” … It’s some serious whiplash.
5:07 I call them "Book hangovers." there are times were the immersion of the book's story and the world as a whole has you drunk on the happenings there in that breaking for it is nearly painful. it's one of those factors that drive the inertia of a good page-turning book. Those books can spark the embers of that midnight fire to life and keep you from going to bed. when you know you should be sleeping! but compromising until you reach a point of something akin to satisfaction but not quite. the voracious nature of devouring a good story that hits all the right notes can only be temporarily brought to a lull. as satiation was never meant to last. it's only a means to bide your time until that book or series is brought to an end. This is why long book series are a danger to us all. to spend more than 4 books in a world is to become a citizen in it. you've paid your dues. that is the liquor in your mouth. but what comes after...the hangover is a loss of that. the consequence of your reckless self-indulgence is the pain
When Merphy said "do people complain about how much you read." I responded out loud with "get new friends" the same time Merph said it. My local libraries do a "Friends of the Library" bookstore and have books for as little as .25 cents, so I never feel guilty about buying 18 books when I only wanted one.
I'm pleased a few of my memes made it into the video. I feel vindicated. I've been training to be a good meme dealer these past few years, really making people's days. LOL
4:08 I kinda relate. i love slow books but i once read one where it was almost 2 pages describig a boiling egg. and we certainly need undulations part 2
Hey Merphy, I really love your videos and we absolutely need more of you reacting to memes because your laugh is so contagious ^^ Btw, the Silmarillion meme was actually a quote from Pirates of the Caribbean, where "The Bible" was replaced by "The Silmarillion". It refers to the fact that people say the Silmarillion is the bible of Middle Earth and that one is rewarded for trying to read religious texts. I hope that was understandable, English is not my first language.
Who cares if eBooks don't smell like books? You can set whatever font face, font size, font color, background color, line spacing, margin size, indentation, etc that you want, if you use Calibre to manage your library you can choose whatever cover you want (instead of having to buy a new edition if a cool new cover you want comes out), you can customize the header and footer, toggle between your settings and publisher style, and carry around an entire library that weighs less than half a pound instead of having your house taken over by bookshelves and having to lug around 50+ pound boxes of books when you move >_> As someone who was born legally blind, eBooks have been a godsend.
@@fernandoavila3929 On the NLS BARD, not in that form. Throughout K-12 I had a case worker from my state's Department for the Blind and Visually Impaired, and I remember one of them getting me these books on tape in green boxes once that might have been from the Library of Congress but I never tried them. I have not really tried audio books, as I want an eBook copy and I'm not going to buy the book twice just to try an audio book out. My vision is 20/200in my good eye, and I can make the font comfortable in eBooks, set the font to white Roboto and the background to black, etc, so I don't have issues reading them. I am not sure I could take in info from audio books. I can't drive, and a lot of people listen to them while driving. I think it would bore me to just sit on the couch and listen to them. And based on my experience listening to podcasts and TH-cam videos while working or doing other things, I get easily distracted and would probably struggle to follow an audio book.
@@praetorxyn they might’ve been tape on the past but not anymore. They have an app, through which you can just download them whenever. It’s all free. If you want to see if audiobooks work for you, you can just search for them in TH-cam. Some people upload a lot of them here.
The bookstore owner and staff lets me just linger around for a bit, like get a feel of things and explore before coming to ask me what I need. We built a good understanding of each other, I would have to go around checking what I like in their store before making my request which they often dont have and they bring it in later for me
Merphy not knowing that she was looking at it's alway sunny makes me happy, because I know there are people in this world who haven't sat through hours of torture and at the end of all that be rickrolled. You lucky people.
I LOVE how the first place you go is Doctor Who for the person knocking on your door and taking you away in the middle of the night! There are plenty of Who novels out there.... so it completely counts! ;)
Oh yeah, One Piece Fridays are my GO TO thing. Merphy you make the end of my work week the greatest. ANd Yes, I still felt like you were Olaf from frozen sing about summer.
I’m currently reading through The Stormlight Archive, I’m finishing Words of Radiance so yeah, meme “I don’t need sleep I need answers” feels so on point atm 😁
Oh my goodness! The one about people waiting to talk to you until you start reading is my life. It’s true of watching videos or shows, too. And then they act like _I’m_ being rude for not sitting around twiddling my thumbs bored out of my skull just in case they do want to say something. Apparently, I hide in my headphones. I’ve also been told I seem unapproachable, but I can’t see how that’s the case when they interrupt so often. I actually wonder if the headphones give off radar that calls them in somehow.
In regards to the throwing-away-the-movie-cover-book meme: These two characters are friends who have a flat together in the city. In the beginning of this episode (and I don't remember exactly how this comes about), they make a bet with their millionaire friend that living in the suburbs would be way easier than living in the city. That friend then rents out a house for the two guys in the burbs and tells them that if they can live just ONE month there without giving up, he would buy them that house. They consider it an easy challenge, but it turns out they can't stand anything about this quiet life; this is a comedy show, so everything is majorly exaggerated for comedic effect. The scene in this meme is late on in the month, where the guy on the right is sick of the guy on the left's ONLY meal that he makes (instant mac n cheese), and so throws the plate away in disgust.
Funny bookshelf! I've had brick & board bookshelves too. I moved to a smaller apartment and gave so many books away the Salvation Army & my Church refused to take more. So I gave some away to a Veterans charity. I still have too many books in milk crates! Kindle & Audible books take up so much less space!
My problem with paperbacks being too easy to damage is that I am kind of a mess and drink water a lot... Hardcovers survive better in my splash zone. Or eating peanut butter zone.
My teachers used to struggle with me because I would read in class. I knew what was going on and they were happy I was reading, so they didn’t want to discourage me. There was a lot of conversations after class until I learned to read in my desk
when Merph whipped out those paperbacks with the broken spines and just let them flop open I threw up in my mouth a little. Contetn warning next time, please. Thank you.
Along with fruits basket, you should also check out at least the 1st volume of spy x family it is a manga that will make you hug people due to its incedible wholesomeness and the protagonist is soooooooo adorable
Three days after your necessary rant about undulating, I believe my fiance and I were watching Loki and he goes "wow she is ..... Ungulateing huh" to which I whip my head around and begin to question why he said ungulateing when he has NEVER used the word before and he just says "well she was..." And now he is looking at me like I'm the crazy one.
I haven't watched Loki yet, but I highly doubt marvel co-opted the myth where Loki turns into a mare to distract a stallion and gives birth to a horse. So if he really did use the word ungulating it was probably doubly incorrect, lol.
Best movie adaptation of a book in existence is Holes. Though funnily enough I've never seen a copy of that book with the movie cover. XD ALSO YES PLEASE READ FRUITS BASKET IT'S ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MANGA EVER!
Regarding slow books (as it is a perfect excuse for a little rant): I finally got myself to a long overdue of LoTR, which I read while being way to young for it. And... my heart is broken... but IT IS STILL SOO SLOW SOMETIMES! Some chapters I breeze through, and then we stumble upon a paraghraph-long sentence about a river. One, uninterrupted sentence, wich was basically the author flashing his ability to list as many synonyms to word "flow" as possible. Aaaargh.
And regarding Undulating - you ruined the perfectly fine world for me, now I see it everywhere, what have you done?? ;) And before I didn't even know it existed (I'm not native, and I'm not bothered if I don't understand a world here and there in EN book).
Merphy wants to continue reading Fruits Basket, yeeees! Bring on the handkerchief! I can't wait for your review on it! Also, these memes were too relatable.
I remember being so into Percy Jackson that me and my friends would find whatever play swords we had and would role play in my backyard being demigods at camp half blood… So glad i got back into reading fantasy recently, feels good man
I did not manage to read the Silmarillon by myself but the audiobook did it for me. It was such a joy to have it read to me! I would not have imagined I would love it so much when I tried to read it.
I recently wrote a scene where undulating was the right word to insert, but I couldn't get your rant out of my head and I replaced it with another word.
I have actually read a book series that has a movie adaptation that is as good as the books. The Bourne Identity series pulls this off very well, basically by completely changing the setting and the plot of the first movie so that it really has nothing to do with the book series, which makes both enjoyable.
My mom annotates on her books, with a pen(She even underlines as she reads). And it causes me physical pain. And i realised this was because in my school library was a large poster/picture thing with a story from the perspective of a book, describing itself be marred by the user (Annotation with pen, folding instead bookmarks, etc). And that left such a deep and painful impression on a pretty sensitive kid, that i cant look at even a bit of those actions, without wanting to kill myself, or the person, or both
Huh, I wonder if there was one of those at my elementary and I just can't remember anymore because this is exactly how I feel. I have only ever annotated one book (The Martian) and I did so with sticky notes
“I’m probably reading about someone who’s having their spine currently broken”😂 Idk why but my mind immediately went to harlequin romance mmpb and I’m pretty sure I took that way different than you intended
I mean if Harry Potter knocked on my window and asked me to join him at Hogwarts then I might say yes but first ask where they are at with the whole fighting Voldermort thing.
Right? I need to know the specifics 😂 Id probably still go anyway though
@@princesschelsea1558 yeah😂😂
Haha ask him how old he is first.
“When everybody else is on their phone WHY when I pick up a book am I anti-social”
YES child too many times have I been denied permission to bring my book to a restaurant but everyone is on their damn phones YES Merphy you ask the important questions
When I was a kid, my parents made it a rule that I wasn't allowed to bring a book into the restaurant with me-Now, I have books on my phone.
I'm having family visit and at breakfast and lunch they were on phones/tablet so I got my Emma out. They kept interrupting! But when I give up on reading they stop talking about what they're watching. No winning lok
@@stephr2980 Feel stupid asking but what’s an Emma😅
@@figthegiant9324 haha it's Emma by Jane Austen, which I'm currently reading. But it's in a huge volume with all of her works so getting it out and ready is effort I put in only after a long moment of being ignored since it's not worthwhile otherwise. I phrased it funny!
@@stephr2980 Oh wow I thought it was some sort of e-book device😂
I’m watching a mom react to memes about books and couldn’t be more entertained. I think I’m officially an adult now
Niiiice
Yes watching these things make me less afraid to go into the adult world
These memes are so creative! And yes, this makes being an adult much more tolerable.
Me before reading any Brando books: "Hmm, lets just try the sample of The Way of Kings and see what happens"
Me a year later emerges from bedroom: "HAS HE WRITTEN ONLY 34 BOOKS??? MOOOOORE!!!"
Sounds about right
Literally me right now XD I discovered the book side of TH-cam during lockdown last year and was ecstatic that it existed, so many new authors that I never knew of. Sanderson was one of them, so I bought Way of Kings last October or November. And yeah.. XD
Oh, so true! "that one time" I chose three authors I hadn't read before and decided to try by one first book of one of their series. Hmmm. It took longer than I care to admit to get to the other two authors... I couldn't leave Cosmere unattended, could I?!
Merphy: when am I going to finish my tbr?
Us: that’s the neat part, you don’t!
Merphy: the word undulating is everywhere
Me: not sure about that, I've never come across it
Merphy: * lists books with word in it
Me: oh I've read a few of those
Merphy: Now you will see this word everywhere
Me: okay, not sure I believe you on that one it can't be that common
A few weeks later - it really is everywhere - found it in at least 7 books so far and some of them are repeat offenders (my mind is blown - way too amused for the word to annoy me though)
I'd also never consciously come across the phrase "I let out a breath I didn't know I'd been holding" till I heard it on this channel and then it was in the very next book I read
Haha same, I didn't even know the word until Merph's video. I've found it twice today...in the same book
I love The Picture of Dorian Gray but the entire chapter dedicated to Dorian's fancy clothing is pure hell.
Hated that chapter with a burning passion.
Merphy calculating the odds of surviving going with her favorite characters is relatable
If it makes you feel better, you've still read more books every year than I have in at least 10 years now. Also, Fruits Basket is my favorite manga series, so please read it!
"No one's laughing but I'm in a room by myself"
.... this is me when I'm laughing to myself about a dumb thought and then my sister walks by and looks at me and backs away slowly
I never read/heard the word "undulate" in a novel until I watched your rant about it and now I can't un-hear it... It's in every dang book I read! I'm beginning to think its like a secret joke between editors.
The Edward and Bella one REALLY got me. 10/10
A killer concept for the next doctor who companion. An actual toddler. We know the doctor speaks baby. And in Capaldi's last monologue, he tells us that the only ones who can understand the doctors name are children. So i theorised that time lord language is actually baby. Its why we speak it inherently upon birth(we are long descendants of time lords). So the doctor gets a toddler. And thats how we finally learn his name. "GOO-GOO-GAA-GAA"
Sooooo, the Mandolorian, but with the Doctor?
@@Eques_Umbra basically. But there's far less revisiting tatoine for no actual reason. We revisit earth a bunch of times instead
I love this concept
to be in a room with someone else without talking and feeling comfortable is a whole level of trust and intimacy
5:18 "I existed in those stories" - Hard relate. I don't know how my brain could simultaneously imagine the worlds of WoT in a very vivid, visual way without losing track of the words I was reading. I'm starting to think as a child is the best time to really get into fantasy novels.
And that is why, as a child, I've have allredy read
The magician.
The name of the wind
Mistborn
STUFF
@@AlexandreGomes-fc2qw how old are you.?
@@myhobbies7091 14...
@@AlexandreGomes-fc2qw that's still a bit older than me. I read Mistborn when I was 12. I also want to ask if name of the wind is worth reading?
@@myhobbies7091 Oh for sure!!!! Best book I've ever read. Although in WMF the hook ups are a bit to much...
So Merphy’s never seen It’s Always Sunny and that needs to change. It’s the One Piece of tv shows.
Daniel, just read One Piece 👍👍👍
@@AleksandarIvanov69 He is reading One Piece, he'll probably catch up to Merph too cause she's taking a break.
Fingers Crossed for a collab🤞
Daniel is the one piece of humans take that as you will
That is the most true fucking thing I've ever heard.
I REFUSE! (But actually Korey says it’s good so maybe in the next 10 years)
I hate how at family parties where no one would normally talk to me get mad when I pick up my notebook to write my script or when I read a book. Phones are ok and not rude when everyone does it, but god forbid, a notebook or best selling novel is rude.
There was a wedding reception for my cousin for those who could not be at her wedding. She had no interest in speaking to me the entire night and as soon as i opened my notebook, “hey, i did not get the chance to talk to you, how are you doing?
Then my aunt ( her mom) you need to put that away.
If someone is introverted and gets drained from socializing and knows everyone wants to talk to someone other than you should just let someone do their thing. It does not matter. It doesn’t harm anyone.
Sometimes I take those things out because that is what starts the conversation.
Hugs. I feel that.
Any chance you can read a book on a phone???
@@wandagambling6523 if i can get connection and not waste data, yeah. Just not mu favorite way to read.
The writing in the other hand could be done in notepad.
I just hate how people cannot just let it be. That is what irks me.
I had to have surgery several years back, and while I was recovering I stayed with my mom. I took a bunch of books with me, cause I knew I wouldn't be able to move around much, and I was looking forward to having all this reading time.
I didn't get to read a single book, because every time I picked one up, my mom would start talking to me.
I mentioned it to her a few years later, and her response was that when she saw me pick up a book, she thought it meant I "didn't have anything else to do, and must be bored", so she was trying to be kind. It was shocking to me to realize that she didn't get that reading a book was "something to do", and not a last resort when nothing else was available.
Merphy laughing is so therapeutic. Thanks for the great content Merph.
I've discovered a golder retriever in human form.
Been here since Merphy talked about Snape's character and I absolutely am happy that I subscribed. I literally love the content she puts out and not just the One Piece Fridays. More memes please!
Good thing One Piece is a manga, because Sanji sure loves to undulate for his girls 👀
You choose violence today, didn't you?
@@nikcantsnipe Yes 👀
U chose the kryptonite word 😂
NAMIII-SWAAAN!!! ROBIIIN-SWAAAN!!!
"I MADE A SNACK FOR YOU!"
Merphy: I really wanna read Fruits Basket
Me: Oh dear, you’re *not* ready for how much that book is gonna hurt
… Great series. Absolutely worth the read. But the back half of it is just suffering.
The ending is nice though 😁.
Wait what? Do I need to read this? I think I need to read this.
@@bigbundle3223 Absolutely worth the read. Just have a few boxes of tissues ready cause you’re gonna cry. A lot. Just be aware that if you’re sensitive to depictions of domestic abuse it’s gonna be a very difficult read and it will drop those scenes on you like grenades. “Ha ha, look at all these romantic comedy hijinksOH GOD THAT GUY’S FAMILY MEMBER JUST BLINDED HIM WITH A TEA POT JESUS CHRIST.”
… It’s some serious whiplash.
@@bigbundle3223 you might want to start with the anime.
@@kohakuaiko seconded, it's awesome. Normally not into slice of life/rom coms, but Fruits Basket is amazing
5:07 I call them "Book hangovers." there are times were the immersion of the book's story and the world as a whole has you drunk on the happenings there in that breaking for it is nearly painful. it's one of those factors that drive the inertia of a good page-turning book. Those books can spark the embers of that midnight fire to life and keep you from going to bed. when you know you should be sleeping! but compromising until you reach a point of something akin to satisfaction but not quite.
the voracious nature of devouring a good story that hits all the right notes can only be temporarily brought to a lull. as satiation was never meant to last. it's only a means to bide your time until that book or series is brought to an end. This is why long book series are a danger to us all. to spend more than 4 books in a world is to become a citizen in it. you've paid your dues. that is the liquor in your mouth. but what comes after...the hangover is a loss of that. the consequence of your reckless self-indulgence is the pain
This is easily the most entertaining 20 minutes of my week. Which is interesting since it was a straight 20 minutes of me being relentlessly attack
The first meme is kryptonite for people that speak English as a second language :D Loving your hair!
Yes!!! We need an Undulating the sequel!!!!
I would definitely go if Gandalf showed up and asked if I wanted to go on an adventure
same
I probably wouldn't survive for long.. but it'd be worth it
I would make certain that I also invited my gardener first.
Fantasy is a deep plot to groom kids for making less than good choices when faced with strangers.
When Merphy said "do people complain about how much you read." I responded out loud with "get new friends" the same time Merph said it.
My local libraries do a "Friends of the Library" bookstore and have books for as little as .25 cents, so I never feel guilty about buying 18 books when I only wanted one.
I'm pleased a few of my memes made it into the video. I feel vindicated. I've been training to be a good meme dealer these past few years, really making people's days. LOL
Merphy breaking the spines of her books is the level of savagery I aspire to
4:08 I kinda relate. i love slow books but i once read one where it was almost 2 pages describig a boiling egg.
and we certainly need undulations part 2
"it deserves to have its spine broken."
-Merphy 2021
Me to my friends when someone says books are boring :)
Hey Merphy, I really love your videos and we absolutely need more of you reacting to memes because your laugh is so contagious ^^
Btw, the Silmarillion meme was actually a quote from Pirates of the Caribbean, where "The Bible" was replaced by "The Silmarillion". It refers to the fact that people say the Silmarillion is the bible of Middle Earth and that one is rewarded for trying to read religious texts. I hope that was understandable, English is not my first language.
Who cares if eBooks don't smell like books? You can set whatever font face, font size, font color, background color, line spacing, margin size, indentation, etc that you want, if you use Calibre to manage your library you can choose whatever cover you want (instead of having to buy a new edition if a cool new cover you want comes out), you can customize the header and footer, toggle between your settings and publisher style, and carry around an entire library that weighs less than half a pound instead of having your house taken over by bookshelves and having to lug around 50+ pound boxes of books when you move >_>
As someone who was born legally blind, eBooks have been a godsend.
I prefer audiobooks since I have to use text to speech either way with e-books.
Have you tried using NLS bard? If not, I recommend it.
@@fernandoavila3929 On the NLS BARD, not in that form. Throughout K-12 I had a case worker from my state's Department for the Blind and Visually Impaired, and I remember one of them getting me these books on tape in green boxes once that might have been from the Library of Congress but I never tried them.
I have not really tried audio books, as I want an eBook copy and I'm not going to buy the book twice just to try an audio book out. My vision is 20/200in my good eye, and I can make the font comfortable in eBooks, set the font to white Roboto and the background to black, etc, so I don't have issues reading them.
I am not sure I could take in info from audio books. I can't drive, and a lot of people listen to them while driving. I think it would bore me to just sit on the couch and listen to them. And based on my experience listening to podcasts and TH-cam videos while working or doing other things, I get easily distracted and would probably struggle to follow an audio book.
@@praetorxyn they might’ve been tape on the past but not anymore. They have an app, through which you can just download them whenever. It’s all free. If you want to see if audiobooks work for you, you can just search for them in TH-cam. Some people upload a lot of them here.
The bookstore owner and staff lets me just linger around for a bit, like get a feel of things and explore before coming to ask me what I need. We built a good understanding of each other, I would have to go around checking what I like in their store before making my request which they often dont have and they bring it in later for me
I think you’ll enjoy Fruits Basket. There’s only 23 volumes so I’m sure you can power through in a couple of weeks.
All your videos feel like having coffee with an extremely lovely older sister, thank you ❤️❤️
Based on your comment you might enjoy Legends and Lattes
Merphy not knowing that she was looking at it's alway sunny makes me happy, because I know there are people in this world who haven't sat through hours of torture and at the end of all that be rickrolled. You lucky people.
I LOVE how the first place you go is Doctor Who for the person knocking on your door and taking you away in the middle of the night! There are plenty of Who novels out there.... so it completely counts! ;)
You correcting the LotR meme about Frodo's age - thank you so much, that was me internally the entire time and I felt very validated
Oh yeah, One Piece Fridays are my GO TO thing. Merphy you make the end of my work week the greatest. ANd Yes, I still felt like you were Olaf from frozen sing about summer.
I’m currently reading through The Stormlight Archive, I’m finishing Words of Radiance so yeah, meme “I don’t need sleep I need answers” feels so on point atm 😁
I am going to write a novel and use undulating as many times as possible, just to watch Merphy's review lol.
Merphy: "Here's a video that will cause you pain"
There was no video linked.
Me: IN PAIN!
The OOFs are so cute 😄. The unread book memes are too relatable 😩
Merphy getting triggered by memes is highly entertaining content lol 😂
merphy needs to start a series similar to please dear god dont be a bomb !
Oh my goodness! The one about people waiting to talk to you until you start reading is my life. It’s true of watching videos or shows, too. And then they act like _I’m_ being rude for not sitting around twiddling my thumbs bored out of my skull just in case they do want to say something. Apparently, I hide in my headphones. I’ve also been told I seem unapproachable, but I can’t see how that’s the case when they interrupt so often. I actually wonder if the headphones give off radar that calls them in somehow.
In regards to the throwing-away-the-movie-cover-book meme:
These two characters are friends who have a flat together in the city. In the beginning of this episode (and I don't remember exactly how this comes about), they make a bet with their millionaire friend that living in the suburbs would be way easier than living in the city. That friend then rents out a house for the two guys in the burbs and tells them that if they can live just ONE month there without giving up, he would buy them that house.
They consider it an easy challenge, but it turns out they can't stand anything about this quiet life; this is a comedy show, so everything is majorly exaggerated for comedic effect. The scene in this meme is late on in the month, where the guy on the right is sick of the guy on the left's ONLY meal that he makes (instant mac n cheese), and so throws the plate away in disgust.
its always sunny
great episode
I felt almost all these memes 😄, great video Murph.
Angry undulate-rant part 2 sounds fun, I'd love to see it. :)
Growing up my family's bookshelves were boards and cinder blocks. I still have so much nastalgia for that kind of shelving.
Never switch to decaf, Merphy :)
mass market paperbacks print text all the way up to the spine, you have to break the spine to even see the words
Funny bookshelf! I've had brick & board bookshelves too. I moved to a smaller apartment and gave so many books away the Salvation Army & my Church refused to take more. So I gave some away to a Veterans charity. I still have too many books in milk crates! Kindle & Audible books take up so much less space!
My problem with paperbacks being too easy to damage is that I am kind of a mess and drink water a lot... Hardcovers survive better in my splash zone. Or eating peanut butter zone.
Writing a whole essay defending your character feels like every time I try to reason why I like Snape to my friends lmao.
“I’d probably still die… would it be worth it?…”
It's sooo good. Thank you for this dose of positivity and laughter. Also, so many memes are painfully accurate...
My teachers used to struggle with me because I would read in class. I knew what was going on and they were happy I was reading, so they didn’t want to discourage me. There was a lot of conversations after class until I learned to read in my desk
One of the best Merph reacts vids ever! Guys we gots to do more of these 😂😂😂😂😂
when Merph whipped out those paperbacks with the broken spines and just let them flop open I threw up in my mouth a little. Contetn warning next time, please. Thank you.
That them me them me picks up book and starts reading and they start talking. That one hit hard. Most accurate meme ever.
Wow. It's amazing how many of these memes completely map out my life.... 😅Either it's amazing or kinda freaky...
Great video Merphy!
Along with fruits basket, you should also check out at least the 1st volume of spy x family it is a manga that will make you hug people due to its incedible wholesomeness and the protagonist is soooooooo adorable
@Pirate Violette ANYA!!!!
@Pirate Violette true true true
YES!
I love anya so much!
If only there was only 10 books on my TBR... 🤣
This video is just Merphy being adorable and cute really!
Your grandpa is a great carpenter cause your shelves look awesome
This is how Merphy learns about It's Always Sunny? She would absolutely adore Charlie.
“Too easy to damage- *HAs scornfully* “
~ Merphy, must be protected at all costs
Three days after your necessary rant about undulating, I believe my fiance and I were watching Loki and he goes "wow she is ..... Ungulateing huh" to which I whip my head around and begin to question why he said ungulateing when he has NEVER used the word before and he just says "well she was..." And now he is looking at me like I'm the crazy one.
I haven't watched Loki yet, but I highly doubt marvel co-opted the myth where Loki turns into a mare to distract a stallion and gives birth to a horse. So if he really did use the word ungulating it was probably doubly incorrect, lol.
Best movie adaptation of a book in existence is Holes. Though funnily enough I've never seen a copy of that book with the movie cover. XD
ALSO YES PLEASE READ FRUITS BASKET IT'S ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MANGA EVER!
I enjoyed the Holes book and movie! And I own a copy with the movie cover, so it exists :)
Merphy analyzing the craziness that is _It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia._ 😆
Regarding slow books (as it is a perfect excuse for a little rant):
I finally got myself to a long overdue of LoTR, which I read while being way to young for it. And... my heart is broken... but IT IS STILL SOO SLOW SOMETIMES! Some chapters I breeze through, and then we stumble upon a paraghraph-long sentence about a river. One, uninterrupted sentence, wich was basically the author flashing his ability to list as many synonyms to word "flow" as possible. Aaaargh.
And regarding Undulating - you ruined the perfectly fine world for me, now I see it everywhere, what have you done?? ;)
And before I didn't even know it existed (I'm not native, and I'm not bothered if I don't understand a world here and there in EN book).
Merphy wants to continue reading Fruits Basket, yeeees!
Bring on the handkerchief!
I can't wait for your review on it!
Also, these memes were too relatable.
I feel proud. I understood the first meme perfectly. *tears of happiness*
I remember being so into Percy Jackson that me and my friends would find whatever play swords we had and would role play in my backyard being demigods at camp half blood…
So glad i got back into reading fantasy recently, feels good man
11:38 Merphy: (closes laptop) (RANTS) (opens laptop) (continues reading)
I did not manage to read the Silmarillon by myself but the audiobook did it for me. It was such a joy to have it read to me! I would not have imagined I would love it so much when I tried to read it.
I NEED A PART 2 OF THE UNDULATING RANT
I too immediately thought of the Doctor coming to my window and got wayyy too excited about that prospect
You HAVE to do another “undulating” video!🍿
I love the near violent enthusiasm she has for the idea of going away with the Doctor...lol
As someone with OCD, I have to very clear with my wife on how I expect my books to look after she reads them...
I just love your humor. Laughed throughout the whole video
Awww! I had a Papa too. Your shelves are beautiful! ♥️
Edit: an amazing adaptation is Practical Magic. I loved the movie more than the book.
This is the most feel good content that anyone can find for the month.
Me: "I appreciate slow world-building books"
Robert Jordan: ""Allow me to describe all 38 buttons on Elayne's dress individually."
I recently wrote a scene where undulating was the right word to insert, but I couldn't get your rant out of my head and I replaced it with another word.
Walternate Bishop!? I've never seen someone talk about or even mention Fringe 😍
I made promise to myself to only buy more books until I've read the ones I've got. Any books I suddenly want, I simply add to list for later.
You are stronger than me my friend
“Me trying to slowly chip away at my TBR”
“Any Madeline Miller book…”
I have actually read a book series that has a movie adaptation that is as good as the books. The Bourne Identity series pulls this off very well, basically by completely changing the setting and the plot of the first movie so that it really has nothing to do with the book series, which makes both enjoyable.
This was hilarious. The LOTR was my favorite.
My mom annotates on her books, with a pen(She even underlines as she reads). And it causes me physical pain. And i realised this was because in my school library was a large poster/picture thing with a story from the perspective of a book, describing itself be marred by the user (Annotation with pen, folding instead bookmarks, etc). And that left such a deep and painful impression on a pretty sensitive kid, that i cant look at even a bit of those actions, without wanting to kill myself, or the person, or both
Huh, I wonder if there was one of those at my elementary and I just can't remember anymore because this is exactly how I feel. I have only ever annotated one book (The Martian) and I did so with sticky notes
Thumbs up for breaking the spine of paperbacks.
Once I went to a book store with two chummy bookworms. We all got lost in different aisles.
When authors gives out too much unneeded dialogue to way too many characters.
"Why are you talking background character #23!
.....Running with The Doctor probably fatal but, definitely worth it.
“I’m probably reading about someone who’s having their spine currently broken”😂 Idk why but my mind immediately went to harlequin romance mmpb and I’m pretty sure I took that way different than you intended