probably not necessary tbh, having read some of the suggested books as well as the big fantasy series her recommendations are based on, I can't say that there's really a strong link between reading one and liking the other. For instance, I respect The Outsiders but I feel like there is no reason that you would like that based on the fact that you like Stormlight lol
I've been reading through Discworld in publication order. I'm on the sixteenth book now, Soul Music, and at this point I can genuinely say that Terry Pratchett is my favorite author.
The 3rd book of Asoiaf (storm of swords) is the best book in the series "so far" , one of the best fantasy books ever I might add :) totally worth a read
@@jaimelannister1797 Oh no we will surely get TWOW, A Dream of Spring will never be released though (at least not by Martin), all fans have already accepted that.
For Song of Ice & Fire recommendations, I’d add the Expanse series from James S.A. Corey. The world building is amazing, the characters are fun to be around, the sci-fi tech is just believable enough that you could see them appearing in the real world at some point, and (I know this is going to sound harsh, so apologizes in advance) the last book in the series is coming out this year, barring any delays, so you can start now and be able to go thru the main series without delay.
I’ve read all of both series, and I love both, but I don’t understand everyone regularly comparing the two. The only thing they share is perspective character chapters, which isn’t that unique.
@@Kujakuseki01 Eh, heavy emphasis on faction politicking, the unseen approaching threat, one of the authors was George’s assistant… I can see why it’s brought up
@@Kujakuseki01 I think the simularities are, when great powers collide, life becomes cheap and people are killed for no good reason. People don't die heroic deaths or for a great cause, they simply die. It's a very Nihilistic view of the world and universe. The opposite of high fantasy. (Or Star Wars)
This was a really neat premise that helps with "what to read next" after completing a series. It's especially helpful when looking for a change of pace, since fantasy is my favorite genre. It's always good to change things up a bit. Thanks for the help.
Discworld fans: You should read Discworld! Normies: Yes, I heard but what is about? Discworld fans: You should read Discworld! Normies: You already said, but it's more than 40 books! Can you give me some details? Discworld fans: Do you mad? You want me to be an IGN Wheel of Time video! Because if you don't stop I begin, but you have to listen me 5 bloody hours about deatailing how excellent (mayherestinpeace) Sir Terry Pratchett was!
For Sanderson fans, I would recommend Attack on Titan. I've only seen the show, but I imagine the Manga would apply. I got Sanderson vibes early on, specifically in the particular cadence of set-up/reveal. It turned out not to be quite the same thing, but by then I was hooked. It also has a "flying but not flying" mobility system that reminds me of Mistborn and Stormlight. AoT also has great world building and politics that Sanderson fans should feel right at home in
I discovered your channel through your OP reviews and it actually got me back into reading. Jurassic Park was amazing and I guess I need to check these series out
I stumbled upon your channel a few months ago and subscribed, I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your review/recommendation videos. I’ve discovered a lot of books through your videos! Thank you so much!
I recently picked up Rebecca per your recommendation and it's easily one of my new favorites!! Definitely do more of these because we all need more of your recommendations :)
I love that you recommended Lovecraft for ASOIAF series even though you've only made it through the first two books, because book 4 introduces Euron Greyjoy, a true Lovecraftian eldritch-inspired antagonist who just might post the biggest threat to the entire world thus far.
Lovecraft is a better recommendation than you could have guessed! There are a lot of directly lovecraft-inspired cosmic horror elements going on in the background that aren't very evident early in the series.
Hey Murph, excellent recommendations! Gentlemen Bastards is also my absolute favorite fantasy series ever, I love the flowery sarcastic prose and the baroque swashbuckling setting. Your recommendations for similar genre books are spot on - especially happy to see Alexandre Dumas among them. So, I wanted to return the favor and give you a couple of recs similar to these ones. First, more Dumas books - check out "The Three Musketeers" and "The Man in the Iron Mask". Both books are chivalric romance adventure/thrillers set during the baroque period in France, both have the same swashbuckling vibes as Lamora. Other works might also interest you - like the "Adventures of Baron Munchausen" by Rudolf Erich Raspe, and "Cyrano de Bergerac" by Edmond Rostand. All of the mentioned follow the same style of protagonist - a flashy, larger than life, bombastic individuals with a lot of heart and even more charisma. :) If you don't know some of these, give them a go, I swear you will not regret it (especially the Dumas works, he's a master).
Why?? GRRM is never going to finish this series. I have already tortured myself by reading it more than 3 times to get to know more..... But one should not read unfinished series 😑
@@mishranidhi8352 curiosity. Never read it. Never watched the show. I'm not expecting him to actually finish. As far as endings go. I'm not too worried. Either someone else will finish it, it will go unfinished, and/or I'll make up an ending that I feel fits and treat it as head canon. I agree one shouldn't start a series without an ending as a rule. There are always exceptions though. As it happens I have 1 book out of a massive planned series. I hope people go into it knowing it's just the beginning. My book 2 is roughly 50% done too!
Seeing “A Song of Ice & Fire” in a Merphy notification makes me smile for half a second and then get sad. Dune and Percy Jackson fans must feel the same 😂😂😭 Edit: Hard agree with Jurassic Park.
Nah. Game of Thrones was a great adaptation of an incomplete series that went *really* bad when it tried to go beyond the books and, in the process, turned some people off to the prospect of future books. Dune and Percy Jackson are complete series that have some film adaptations that are just plain bad, and all the adaptations have ever been is bad (and not of the complete series), so fans of the books can love the books and pretend the movies don’t exist.
@@logicisuseful I think…the original comment is probably referring to Merphy not finishing reading certain book series. Not that she won’t ever, but she hasn’t finished ASOIAF or Percy Jackson yet.
This is a great video. I haven’t read all the books you gave as a comparison but, the ones that I have I definitely agree! Although I never would have thought of making the comparison. I really enjoyed this video and I have some books to add to my TBR!
It's funny, because when it comes to Sanderson, I'm the opposite of Merphy. I'm in it for the worlds he creates, but I could give or take his characters. I only keep reading to see where he's going with the Cosmere.
Definitely some interesting recs that I wouldn’t have ever compared with these books. The darkness of the troop didn’t bother me. I love dark and gross horror. I just didn’t think the execution was the best.
Popped a couple on my TBR 😁 Really need to get the Gentlemen Bastard series. I have just, finally, finished my latest re-read of WoT, so that gives me a 14 book space in my TBR hahaha!!
Always enjoy your videos. If you like The Gentleman Bastards (which I most definitely do) you must check out Sebastien de Castell's Greatcoat quartet. It has been described as The Three Musketeers meets A Song of Ice and Fire, but I think that the humour is more akin to that of Locke Lamora. Very accessible and very good.
Really nicde video, I like that you recomended books from different genres and periods. Tess is one of my favorites novels. If you like really emotional stories with deep characters I highly recommend "David Copperfield" and "Anna Karenina".
I was brainstorming something like this and thought of a few recommendations for if you hate Jane Eyre or Stargirl. So let me know if anyone wants to hear them :)
I took your recommendation on Dark Matter - I just finished it that book was AWESOME! great recommendation thank you. And I wouldn’t have read it if it wasn’t for your video!!! Woohoo
I have said this a lot but I seriously can not wait for a supper in depth conversation about The Count of Monte Cristo. I'm currently thinking about rereading it myself and even annotating it. The story has meant a lot to me and I would love to hear someone other than me gush about it.😊 There so much there to talk about. Please do a reread?!!
Death Note is one of my all time favorites and I re-read it almost every year :) the second half isnt my favorite, but the first part of the story more than makes up for it!
I really love Death Note I'm so glad you also liked it. 😁 🍎 And I really want to read Lies of Lock Lamora and Jurassic Park soon. Also really curious about Song of Ice and Fire and the Discworld. And all the other ones too 😝
If ya'll love A Song of Ice and Fire I'd reccomend to you Ken Follet, mostly the Kingsbridge series! But anything from Ken, I guarantee it will hit the spots you want!
For another manga that I think people who liked asoiaf might enjoy, I'd recommend Berserk. The stories are very different from each other, Berserk focuses a lot more on fighting than political intrigue and a much smaller main cast of characters, but they do give me kinda similar vibes especially with how violent they can be, and they also share some themes (the futility of revenge for example). Unfortunately though, Berserk's author Kentaro Miura died very recently, and we do not yet know if the story's ever going to be continued. The current last chapter makes for a beautiful open ending tho, at least in my opinion
Loved Berserk, but any Berserk recommendation needs like a hundred content warnings. It is graphic! Also, I’d say Griffith’s stories cover the “political intrigue” angle pretty well.
An information I think you'd appreciate :) Beserk ist officially going to continue!!! by the author of Holyland (people say he and miura were close friends... so that might be the reason why)
Oh awesome! More recommendations based on the lies of lock lamora! Love that book! (And also, please tell me where you got that cat with the knife tshirt) 😅
The Dark Matter recommendation reminds me of the Netflix series Dark, a German time travel series, and The OA, which is about different dimensions as well. Do highly recommend both, unfortunately The OA got cancelled after the second season.
People, just a warning if you pick HP lovecraft, he was very racist. I didn’t knew when I began reading his stories but slowly something felt off and then I found out that, yes, he was just that racist and I just couldn’t stand his writing anymore. So be careful and remember that it’s ok if you can’t stand to read these stories. You don’t owe anyone to read him just because he’s famous. (Also the few storie that I read, weren’t blowing my mind. There are betters books out there I think.)
Btw...if you liked the troop, maybe you'd like to check the Korean Netflix series 'kingdom'. It's the only zombie series I like, it's smart, topical in the covid era, and it's short (I think less than 20 episodes)
Merphy can you try reading trash of the counts family it’s a story with a huge found family that would die for each other and I think you wound like it
Do you think these recommendations work inversely as well? Like, if I enjoyed Desth Note would you recommend A Song of Ice and Fire? Or if I like The Count of Monte Cristo would I like The Lies of Locke Lamora? (I think those went together iirc, if not the point of the question still remains even if I got the specifics wrong)
For an additional recommendations: Haven’t gotten to Gentlemen Bastards yet, so can’t add anything. ASOIAF: Berserk by Kentaro Miura, an unfinished grimdark fantasy in manga form. Sanderson: Worm by Wildbow
Love, love, love Locke and Co. despite my giving the the subsequent books fairly low ratings. But to put my OTHER fav book (The Troop) in the same arena? Crazy!
I don't like to spread conspiracy theories, but since I started this one, I'll point it out. Are Merphy and Daniel Greene the same person? Merphy is a shifter, that changes into a dissheveled goblin. Just saying. Evidence: Yesterday neither Merphy nor Daniel posted a video. Today, Merphy and then Daniel posted. And most days it is just like that. Merphy posts, and then she SHIFTS, and posts a video as the Disheveled Goblin. Prove me wrong. BTW, the Merphy version is my fav.
hp lovecraft is a given for people that like ASOIAF. Also if you think ASOIAF is too dark, you can read the dunk and egg novelas that are lighter in tone and talk about previous events to the main series.
"But if you're a Sanderson fan, you'll be fine" That really cracked me up
* softly cries* please Merph, stop adding books to my "to read" list...
That's the whole point of this channel though lol
probably not necessary tbh, having read some of the suggested books as well as the big fantasy series her recommendations are based on, I can't say that there's really a strong link between reading one and liking the other. For instance, I respect The Outsiders but I feel like there is no reason that you would like that based on the fact that you like Stormlight lol
Congrats on 300K!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've been reading through Discworld in publication order. I'm on the sixteenth book now, Soul Music, and at this point I can genuinely say that Terry Pratchett is my favorite author.
The 3rd book of Asoiaf (storm of swords) is the best book in the series "so far" , one of the best fantasy books ever I might add :) totally worth a read
Absolutely!
Considering TWOW is also a culmination of 2 books it might top ASOS but who knows.
@@pretendtheresaname9213 if we ever get it
@@jaimelannister1797 Oh no we will surely get TWOW, A Dream of Spring will never be released though (at least not by Martin), all fans have already accepted that.
@@pretendtheresaname9213 don’t speak for all fans please, I still have hope
The Count of Monte Cristo is so fantastic! It’s got to be my favorite non-fantasy book of all time
For Song of Ice & Fire recommendations, I’d add the Expanse series from James S.A. Corey. The world building is amazing, the characters are fun to be around, the sci-fi tech is just believable enough that you could see them appearing in the real world at some point, and (I know this is going to sound harsh, so apologizes in advance) the last book in the series is coming out this year, barring any delays, so you can start now and be able to go thru the main series without delay.
I’ve read all of both series, and I love both, but I don’t understand everyone regularly comparing the two. The only thing they share is perspective character chapters, which isn’t that unique.
@@Kujakuseki01 Eh, heavy emphasis on faction politicking, the unseen approaching threat, one of the authors was George’s assistant… I can see why it’s brought up
Strongly agree. These are my first and third favorite series
Agreed!
@@Kujakuseki01 I think the simularities are, when great powers collide, life becomes cheap and people are killed for no good reason. People don't die heroic deaths or for a great cause, they simply die. It's a very Nihilistic view of the world and universe. The opposite of high fantasy. (Or Star Wars)
This was a really neat premise that helps with "what to read next" after completing a series. It's especially helpful when looking for a change of pace, since fantasy is my favorite genre. It's always good to change things up a bit. Thanks for the help.
Not sure if you’ve read Discworld, but if you haven’t you should.
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I like Rincewind books
She said she read two books of discworld till now in the sanderson section though
After hoping for a Light Yagami appearance in the Smart Protagonists vids, it was a nice surprise to see Death Note pop up here.
I love how diverse the genres of the recommendation list comes from. Thanks, Merphy! 🥰🤓😍
Congratulations on 300K!!! 🎉🎉🎉
Another undulating congratulations for reaching 300k ma'am
For Sanderson fans, I would recommend Attack on Titan. I've only seen the show, but I imagine the Manga would apply. I got Sanderson vibes early on, specifically in the particular cadence of set-up/reveal. It turned out not to be quite the same thing, but by then I was hooked. It also has a "flying but not flying" mobility system that reminds me of Mistborn and Stormlight.
AoT also has great world building and politics that Sanderson fans should feel right at home in
The ending was so mediocre though, of the manga. So many plot holes, inconsistencies, awful pacing and character arcs wasted.
It got really immature Main character and is so annoying..if u love politics then code geass is the right choice
@@Bug404-tcgp Bruh..then you must have watched only the first season...
Congrats on 300k!! Undulating!!
the sanderson recs were super enlightening for me! Thanks for the suggestions Murph!
I discovered your channel through your OP reviews and it actually got me back into reading. Jurassic Park was amazing and I guess I need to check these series out
I stumbled upon your channel a few months ago and subscribed, I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your review/recommendation videos. I’ve discovered a lot of books through your videos! Thank you so much!
Really like these longer videos.
Death Note is worth a read for best boy L alone. One of my favorite characters in any media.
I like both L and light equally.
Just finished reading Death Note yesterday. It was amazing! I completely agree that L is best boi.
SUSHMIT BANERJEE then you’re likely a sociopath. You aren’t supposed to like L. Stop admiring irredeemably evil villains.
@@Kujakuseki01 I like him as a villain.
Yeah but the ending isn’t good, and the ending can make or break a story
I recently picked up Rebecca per your recommendation and it's easily one of my new favorites!! Definitely do more of these because we all need more of your recommendations :)
I love that you recommended Lovecraft for ASOIAF series even though you've only made it through the first two books, because book 4 introduces Euron Greyjoy, a true Lovecraftian eldritch-inspired antagonist who just might post the biggest threat to the entire world thus far.
Congratulations on hitting 300k Merphy. Oh the way I'd love a copy of Harlem Shuffle but it's not in my country yet.
Lovecraft is a better recommendation than you could have guessed! There are a lot of directly lovecraft-inspired cosmic horror elements going on in the background that aren't very evident early in the series.
Hey Murph, excellent recommendations! Gentlemen Bastards is also my absolute favorite fantasy series ever, I love the flowery sarcastic prose and the baroque swashbuckling setting. Your recommendations for similar genre books are spot on - especially happy to see Alexandre Dumas among them.
So, I wanted to return the favor and give you a couple of recs similar to these ones. First, more Dumas books - check out "The Three Musketeers" and "The Man in the Iron Mask". Both books are chivalric romance adventure/thrillers set during the baroque period in France, both have the same swashbuckling vibes as Lamora.
Other works might also interest you - like the "Adventures of Baron Munchausen" by Rudolf Erich Raspe, and "Cyrano de Bergerac" by Edmond Rostand.
All of the mentioned follow the same style of protagonist - a flashy, larger than life, bombastic individuals with a lot of heart and even more charisma. :)
If you don't know some of these, give them a go, I swear you will not regret it (especially the Dumas works, he's a master).
Congratulations!!! on 300K subscribers...
Just started on A Song of Ice and Fire. On book 2. So far pretty good.
Why?? GRRM is never going to finish this series. I have already tortured myself by reading it more than 3 times to get to know more..... But one should not read unfinished series 😑
@@mishranidhi8352 Cause unfinished stories are still worth reading. Rather have GRRM never finish it, than giving us a shitty ending
@@sturdyblastoff9300 true
@@mishranidhi8352 curiosity. Never read it. Never watched the show. I'm not expecting him to actually finish.
As far as endings go. I'm not too worried. Either someone else will finish it, it will go unfinished, and/or I'll make up an ending that I feel fits and treat it as head canon.
I agree one shouldn't start a series without an ending as a rule. There are always exceptions though. As it happens I have 1 book out of a massive planned series. I hope people go into it knowing it's just the beginning. My book 2 is roughly 50% done too!
@@wesleybrown9018 they are actually really good😅
@6:55 I never knew that!! What a cool trivia fact! 😃😃👍👍
I adored Tess of the d'Urbervilles. Great story and amazing writing .
I saw AGOT in the thumbnail and got excited 😔
Seeing “A Song of Ice & Fire” in a Merphy notification makes me smile for half a second and then get sad. Dune and Percy Jackson fans must feel the same 😂😂😭
Edit: Hard agree with Jurassic Park.
Nacos? nachos.
Nah. Game of Thrones was a great adaptation of an incomplete series that went *really* bad when it tried to go beyond the books and, in the process, turned some people off to the prospect of future books. Dune and Percy Jackson are complete series that have some film adaptations that are just plain bad, and all the adaptations have ever been is bad (and not of the complete series), so fans of the books can love the books and pretend the movies don’t exist.
@@logicisuseful I think…the original comment is probably referring to Merphy not finishing reading certain book series. Not that she won’t ever, but she hasn’t finished ASOIAF or Percy Jackson yet.
@@logicisuseful It was good/ok for 4 seasons and then it just sucked.
Your videos are just amazing I can’t even describe
I don't know why I haven't still read the count of Monte Cristo. Like I want to read it so bad but I don't know why am I not reading it 😭😭😭
Do it! I was forced to read it back in high school and still ended up absolutely loving it
@@lucasbertsche3710 I'll read it soon!!
Definitely gonna pick up the Troop now. Thanks!
Ah and here I was , thinking about the fact that I haven't added anything new to my tbr this week
This is a great video. I haven’t read all the books you gave as a comparison but, the ones that I have I definitely agree! Although I never would have thought of making the comparison. I really enjoyed this video and I have some books to add to my TBR!
Thank you, gorgeous! ❤
I LOVE your sweater by the way 😍❤🔥
You should do a video about books to read if you like One Piece. It would be a nice way to bridge the One Piece audience with your book audience.
I’ve heard such good things about The Troop!!
It's funny, because when it comes to Sanderson, I'm the opposite of Merphy. I'm in it for the worlds he creates, but I could give or take his characters. I only keep reading to see where he's going with the Cosmere.
Congratulations on 300K 🥂
2:36 Oh! I've been reading that right now. I didn't know it was from Book of the Month, must be the reason why reviews in good reads are few and new.
Definitely some interesting recs that I wouldn’t have ever compared with these books. The darkness of the troop didn’t bother me. I love dark and gross horror. I just didn’t think the execution was the best.
Popped a couple on my TBR 😁 Really need to get the Gentlemen Bastard series. I have just, finally, finished my latest re-read of WoT, so that gives me a 14 book space in my TBR hahaha!!
This was fun! I say do even more! Looking forward to part 2.
Bonus points for the audiobook narrator of Gentlemen Bastards also having a recording of Treasure Island
Always enjoy your videos. If you like The Gentleman Bastards (which I most definitely do) you must check out Sebastien de Castell's Greatcoat quartet. It has been described as The Three Musketeers meets A Song of Ice and Fire, but I think that the humour is more akin to that of Locke Lamora. Very accessible and very good.
Outsiders was a good read. Read it in high school like 15 years ago lol
Really nicde video, I like that you recomended books from different genres and periods. Tess is one of my favorites novels. If you like really emotional stories with deep characters I highly recommend "David Copperfield" and "Anna Karenina".
Congratulations on 300k subscribers!!!!
Big fan. Almost always agree. Will never understand the fascination with "The Lies of Locke Lamora". And that's okay.
Oh this is such a great concept!! More of these videos would be amazing.
Have you read The Lightbringer series by Brent Weeks? The first book is called Black Prism. It has a color magic system and it is such a great series.
A Song of Ice and Fire: All Quiet on the Western Front... About the uselessness of death when great powers war.
Congratulations on 300k !!!
Do a part 3!!!
As it happens, I love the song of fire and Ice... And I just bought anxious people and ove ☺️☺️ looks like I'm in for some good reading days 😊
try the Lymonde cycle
AHHHH you stopped before Storm of Swords?! 😱
Great Video! I think "If you hated (...), Try These books instead" would be very interesting.
I was brainstorming something like this and thought of a few recommendations for if you hate Jane Eyre or Stargirl. So let me know if anyone wants to hear them :)
Aight, this was a good video idea - nice work
I recently finished the troop, it was a good read. It also isn't too long.
Wooooow I did not expect to see death note in here really good recommendation !!
Dark Matter sounds like something right up my alley!!!!
I have read about 80% of what was mentioned in this video and honestly I could not agree more
I took your recommendation on Dark Matter - I just finished it that book was AWESOME! great recommendation thank you. And I wouldn’t have read it if it wasn’t for your video!!! Woohoo
This a great video and i for sure would love to see more
I have said this a lot but I seriously can not wait for a supper in depth conversation about The Count of Monte Cristo. I'm currently thinking about rereading it myself and even annotating it. The story has meant a lot to me and I would love to hear someone other than me gush about it.😊 There so much there to talk about. Please do a reread?!!
Death Note is one of my all time favorites and I re-read it almost every year :) the second half isnt my favorite, but the first part of the story more than makes up for it!
omg congrats on 300K, i love ur videos
Every time i click on fantasy booktuber videos, i feel my dusty copy of locke lamora staring intensely on my back😂
For death note you also needed to know their face to use the death notebook on them
I really love Death Note I'm so glad you also liked it. 😁 🍎
And I really want to read Lies of Lock Lamora and Jurassic Park soon.
Also really curious about Song of Ice and Fire and the Discworld.
And all the other ones too 😝
so many people recommended gentlemen basturds and i have tried so many times to get into it but i never can
I love how it says Brando Sando
.... You didn't get to storm of swords?
Can't wait for part 2!
I love Tess 🥰 I miss your classic reviews
If ya'll love A Song of Ice and Fire I'd reccomend to you Ken Follet, mostly the Kingsbridge series! But anything from Ken, I guarantee it will hit the spots you want!
Would you check out The Dunk and Egg Saga? It’s a prequel/spinoff of Asoiaf and a lot more light hearted. Anyways love your videos ✨
For another manga that I think people who liked asoiaf might enjoy, I'd recommend Berserk. The stories are very different from each other, Berserk focuses a lot more on fighting than political intrigue and a much smaller main cast of characters, but they do give me kinda similar vibes especially with how violent they can be, and they also share some themes (the futility of revenge for example).
Unfortunately though, Berserk's author Kentaro Miura died very recently, and we do not yet know if the story's ever going to be continued. The current last chapter makes for a beautiful open ending tho, at least in my opinion
Loved Berserk, but any Berserk recommendation needs like a hundred content warnings. It is graphic!
Also, I’d say Griffith’s stories cover the “political intrigue” angle pretty well.
How about you take one of her recommendations and read an actual book?
An information I think you'd appreciate :)
Beserk ist officially going to continue!!! by the author of Holyland (people say he and miura were close friends... so that might be the reason why)
@@Kujakuseki01 girly what lmao
@@viinaart that's what I thought as well 🙄
make this into a video series!
Oh awesome! More recommendations based on the lies of lock lamora! Love that book! (And also, please tell me where you got that cat with the knife tshirt) 😅
Can you please do something like this for one piece as I really want a book like ut
Good news! The second video of this kind will indeed do that. :)
My tbr is ready to burst, Murphy this is all your fault 😭😭 thanks! :D
For Game of Thrones, only series that came close to me was Acacia trilogy by Anthony Durham
Please read A Storm of Swords and then park A song of Ice and Fire if you wish to.
I like your "ugly " sweater.
I hope this will work vise versa.
(I do not see any reason why it shouldn't, but ya know, anything can happen)
The Dark Matter recommendation reminds me of the Netflix series Dark, a German time travel series, and The OA, which is about different dimensions as well. Do highly recommend both, unfortunately The OA got cancelled after the second season.
People, just a warning if you pick HP lovecraft, he was very racist. I didn’t knew when I began reading his stories but slowly something felt off and then I found out that, yes, he was just that racist and I just couldn’t stand his writing anymore. So be careful and remember that it’s ok if you can’t stand to read these stories. You don’t owe anyone to read him just because he’s famous. (Also the few storie that I read, weren’t blowing my mind. There are betters books out there I think.)
really fun video!
Hmmm….since I haven’t read the GB series I’m now worried because of your recommendation of The Troop 😳
Gentlemen Bastard doesn't have anywhere near the body horror she was describing there. Fret not good friend.😁
@@lelandvaughan4429 Thanks! 😅
Btw...if you liked the troop, maybe you'd like to check the Korean Netflix series 'kingdom'. It's the only zombie series I like, it's smart, topical in the covid era, and it's short (I think less than 20 episodes)
Merphy can you try reading trash of the counts family it’s a story with a huge found family that would die for each other and I think you wound like it
Do you think these recommendations work inversely as well? Like, if I enjoyed Desth Note would you recommend A Song of Ice and Fire? Or if I like The Count of Monte Cristo would I like The Lies of Locke Lamora? (I think those went together iirc, if not the point of the question still remains even if I got the specifics wrong)
For an additional recommendations:
Haven’t gotten to Gentlemen Bastards yet, so can’t add anything.
ASOIAF: Berserk by Kentaro Miura, an unfinished grimdark fantasy in manga form.
Sanderson: Worm by Wildbow
Love, love, love Locke and Co. despite my giving the the subsequent books fairly low ratings. But to put my OTHER fav book (The Troop) in the same arena? Crazy!
I don't like to spread conspiracy theories, but since I started this one, I'll point it out. Are Merphy and Daniel Greene the same person? Merphy is a shifter, that changes into a dissheveled goblin. Just saying. Evidence: Yesterday neither Merphy nor Daniel posted a video. Today, Merphy and then Daniel posted. And most days it is just like that. Merphy posts, and then she SHIFTS, and posts a video as the Disheveled Goblin. Prove me wrong. BTW, the Merphy version is my fav.
I would agree, but we have video evidence of them being in the same room. Unless they can multiply once at will, I have my doubts.
Looks like standard conspiracy theory to me
@@groofay maybe it's editing? Like with Lindsay Lohan in the parent trap?
@@groofay One word: Holograph
hp lovecraft is a given for people that like ASOIAF. Also if you think ASOIAF is too dark, you can read the dunk and egg novelas that are lighter in tone and talk about previous events to the main series.