One thing to know when reading Lord of the Rings: Tolkien originally intended it to be a sequel to his children's book, The Hobbit. So the beginning is very much still "children's book" mode. A few chapters in, it shifts to more adult themes and narrative style that you might enjoy more.
even if you are not a fantasy fan, you being a horror/dark lit fan, I would HIGHLY recommend you read Terry Pratchett's MORT! so well written and so funny! ask hubby about Pratchett
I'm impressed you're loving Irvine Welsh so much. Im scottish and it can take me a couple of days until i can get into his style of writing and language. Enjoy Trainspotting, it should add to your love of the movie
I'm also an Irvine Welsh lover, I actually live in Edinburgh and have met him once. His book "The Acid House" is another one you'd love, it's 22 short stories and in typical Irvine Welsh fashion they're a little fucked up, funny, and a great read!
The Winter People was not my favorite. However, Jennifer McMahon wrote a book before that called THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY which is one of the greatest thrillers I’ve ever read. Thank you for encouraging people to read Welsh!
I just finished the Fellowship of the Ring. One of my favorite parts of it and The Hobbit is following where the characters are on the map as they travel. Those books are very much about journey, and the detailed maps really enhance the read.
I am in love with Chandler Morrison books, and he just came out with one I've heard amazing things about called "american narcissus" which you should check out. BUT ALSO you NEED to check out "Along the Path of Torment" by him which is by far my favorite he's ever wrote. IT IS SO GOOD!!!
Yeah, I wrote and sent you "American Millennial." Thanks for mentioning it. I hope you enjoy it. :) Honestly, I just didn't think of leaving a note lol. It was only at a #1 spot for a couple days, but it still counts. Usually, I handmake my paperbacks, and I could do that next time if you want.
@@intersexcryptid there are a lot of ways to make your own books. I have a larger color printer for covers and a little business printer for interiors. The right card stock is necessary for covers, so go for something lighter than 65 lb paper. Normal copy paper is 20 lbs, so you have a frame of reference. The interior paper I use is 18 lbs, but you don’t have to get that specific weight if you don’t want to. Once the pdf of the interior is printed in a booklet format, I use a heavy duty guillotine paper cutter to cut it down the middle. Then, I sandwich it over, trim the edges off, and hold it together with binder clips. After that, I use a bone folder to make creases on the cover, a putty knife and wood glue on the spine of the interior, tightly wrap the cover around it, clip it together again, scrape off any excess glue, and it dries in maybe ten minutes.
I'm so excited to hear your thoughts on LOTR! I love the books and am actually almost done rereading them for the third time. There are definitely loads of creepy/horror-adjacent situations in them, imo :D
You quickly became one of my favorite TH-camrs! I love listening to what you think about the books you read. You always bring up great points that really get me thinking! I really vibe with you as well so i think that plays into it hehe 🫶🏻
Nice to see Alan Baxter's name mentioned. I have only read 2 of his books so far, but I have enjoyed them both. "The Book Club" was a mystery / light cosmic horror book, and it was pretty interesting. But "the Roo" was an absolute blast. A huge, insanely violent kangaroo murders it's way through a small Australian town. Just a ton of pure fun.
The way I felt personally called out by the title of this video 🤣 i too am also addicted to books and my fiancé has talked me into a book buying ban (for the time being). I may get kindle unlimited as a compromise 🤐
When you started reading you skipped the prologue. Don't forget to read the prologue! You don't want to miss the section about weed. And if it feels slow, stick with it until they get to Bree. It really picks up at that point. And if you like horror, Tolkien writes some real black metal-type characters and places that just have an unsurpassed evil vibe, like the the Nazgul, Shelob, Minas Morgul, Cirith Ungol, the Watcher in the Dark, etc. There has been comparisons between Tolkien and Lovecraft.
I'm so sorry when you read "ring wraiths" I cringed 😂😂 I grew up with being read the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings and it is one of my treasured books of all time. It's high fantasy but has some very dark, horrifying elements to it. I think you'll enjoy the writing if nothing else.
I bought Don’t Fear the Reaper by accident when my Barnes & Noble had a 50% sale, so I bought My Heart is a Chainsaw from Ebay because I realized it was a trilogy, but I have been waiting to read them for the third book to come out, and now I have just found out the third book is out. I guess it’s finally time to read the books 😂
I have the same feeling about the fantasy genre! I am personally not into the worldbuilding nor magical creatures and prefer much more a story that has more realistic elements. Not that that theres something wrong with that but its just that I dont vibe with that. I've seen such a high rise for the genre that its crazy, I am happy for those who enjoy it but I wish there was more variety in the popular books nowadays. Thanks for the haul! Waiting for the vlong 😄
I also bought home is where the bodies are for the same reason. I haven't read it yet, but it looks fun. You should read the first (my heart is a chainsaw) in summer. It ends with a great 4th of july celebration scene. I haven't read anything by Irvine Welsh, but you have me intrigued!
There are many who hate fantasy but love Lord of the Rings. Tolkien was an extremely intelligent wordsmith, and his love of deep mythological lore shines through wonderfully. Of course, eh, you may hate it.
Ok I love fantasy and I am an avid reader but I had a problem getting through Lord of the Rings, I am not saying it is a bad book, it is a great book but it is not a easy read, I do not recommend it as a way to get someone to start reading, it is written to be like a entry in a history book and it can be really meandering. The story is good but even if I am in danger of being tossed out of the fantasy fanclub for saying this Tolkien was a better linguist and historian and general academic than he was fiction author.
If you want another book to read with your husband & is horror, considering he likes video games, try Dead Space Catalyst. I haven't read it myself yet (I've got a rather big backlog) but if he's too scared, try God of War 1. I'm currently nearly halfway through that & it's the perfect companion piece to the game as it provides further details & plot not in the game & it holds up well as a stand alone novel. Any video game based novel will do just fine except Metal Gear Solid. That one adapted its source material too literally to the point where it feels like the author is just writing as he sees what happens in game.
Lord of the rings is an absolute masterpiece, but it is extremely slow, but it’s worth the payoff if you’re OK with reading multiple books at once I recommend taking breaks to read something like a thriller, but the payoff for Lord of the rings is something you will never regret
I read trainapotting in high school and it is a wild dark weird book. The movie is in many ways nothing like the book which sort of reminds me of naked lunch on how disjointed and strange it is.
Ur so adorable!! u have been missed. Thought something happened to u. Luv Mique. Havent read all of his books yet but I have them! I think u will like Geneva Rose. She has become one my fav authors as of late. The Lisa jewell book does have a sequel. I hope u give us ur thoughts as u read all of the books u showed in this vlog! Can't wait to hear ur thoughts on them. Ty so much for sharing with us!
Actually just finished reading Home is Where the Bodies Are this past Sunday night/Monday morning in one sitting. Not a big fan of thrillers, but it was absolutely worth the read.
I think you'll love The family Upstairs and at the end u'll probably see the sequel book to it so check it. Also might I recommend The Twisted Ones, and Into the Drowning Deep. Very good sea book. I just finished The Night Parade after one of your vids and I loved it so much. Thanks.
I rarely read fantasy. I've always prefered sci-fi. When I was younger I thought that fantasy is silly (with the exception of Tolkien). Then, not that long ago, I was feeling the urge to read a fantasy book (young adult even!) that I thought I would never read because of its silly title - "A Wizard of Earthsea" (which in my language is even sillier). Short, simple book, not much happening (not like the modern stuff, I guess), the author was new to this as well.... Loved it. The whole series. Le Guin was a great writer, wise, yet down-to-earth. But to be fair there's a reason why I'm not bothered by fantasy. I think it's because I love fairytales, myths, history so I start from there.
#thighgap is not extreme horror, but it's really good. I loved it! The author does a great job of getting into the mind of a girl with an ED. It wasn't what I expected, and it is now a permanent part of my home library. I hope you enjoy it! 🙂
if you want your husband to start reading more, PLEASE chose something that is not that demanding as Lord of the Rings. Harry Potter is the perfect pick. the second one is somewhat in your alley.
I'm also a huge horror fan who could never get into fantasy. I feel the exact same way when a knight or dragon or something appears. It's like my eyes just glaze over. There are a few genres I'm not crazy about, but high fantasy especially just cannot seem to click. Even horror fantasy, unless it's modern with a more liberal usage of the world, just doesn't do it for me. Unfortunately, I was forced to read Lord of the Rings for a class, and I HATED it. It's more like a history book, only everything is pretend. I wish I could get into that sort of thing, though, since it's so popular and caters to so many people.
I'd say Lord of the Rings is a bad call for him. Fellowship is a very very slow book. Unless you love world building and lore building it will be a slog. It's a great series, but Fellowship is a hard read for no fans. Give The Hobbit a try, shorter, wonderful tale wonderfully told and grabs from the very first words. Feels like a great story teller is reading an epic tale to you.
Horror is fantasy sub genre just scary and usually contemporary. McMahon is "Mick-Man". I was surprised to find out you were so unfamiliar with Lord Of the Rings/Hobbit in my head its become almost ubiquitous with avid reading I guess.
Well yes, I'd agree, it's more than its genre, genre really is just a cloak anyway. It's also great for observing people, group mentality, how Hitler gathered. I think it'd be a better choice for you and hubby than LOTR because you've seen it and I think it's more an accessible read than the complicated lore of LOTR. Like those books are seriously fantasy and I think they are much more densely written. The writing in HP is just much more engaging for a non-reader hence it attracted so many kids who did not read but don't worry they don't feel young especially in those later books they're just really engaging.
@@mollyfarrell.I thought the original commenter was being funny? Overstating it. Joke half earnest kind of thing. You calm down? Also it’s a good place to start with ‘fantasy’.
@@mollyfarrell. Because it’s a funny comment, I laughed. Capitalising the D on divine? Funny. Also overstatement is used in comedy. But as I say half-earnest because the book did change lives. Hey interpretation is in the eye of the reader. Maybe, like, calm down. It’s okay.
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One thing to know when reading Lord of the Rings: Tolkien originally intended it to be a sequel to his children's book, The Hobbit. So the beginning is very much still "children's book" mode. A few chapters in, it shifts to more adult themes and narrative style that you might enjoy more.
The best OG fantasy books out there❤
@@lisapoe888 also my favorite of all time, so I'm biased, lol
I love the longer videos especially listening at work in the background!
even if you are not a fantasy fan, you being a horror/dark lit fan, I would HIGHLY recommend you read Terry Pratchett's MORT! so well written and so funny! ask hubby about Pratchett
🌿I think it's wonderful that your husband is going to read Lord of the Rings with you. I really hope you'll both enjoy the experience. Happy reading!
I'm impressed you're loving Irvine Welsh so much. Im scottish and it can take me a couple of days until i can get into his style of writing and language. Enjoy Trainspotting, it should add to your love of the movie
I'm also an Irvine Welsh lover, I actually live in Edinburgh and have met him once. His book "The Acid House" is another one you'd love, it's 22 short stories and in typical Irvine Welsh fashion they're a little fucked up, funny, and a great read!
I'll definitely have to add this to my list. Thank you for the suggestion! And I'm jealous you were able to meet him. That's awesome.
Anda, would love to see you review all Clive Barker books youve read so far 💀🤘🏻
The Books of Blood... fabulous. Love early Barker the most.
I just finished The Thief Of Always, loved it!
Good to see you again, love your content and your vibe in your videos keep it up Anda 🔥💯
If you're on an Irvine Welsh kick, I've heard really good things about "Marabou Stork Nightmares" and i feel like it sounds right up your alley!
I love LOTR but the first book takes some reading, song after song. Please stick with it because the pay off is great!
Love your They Live shirt ❤
The Winter People was not my favorite. However, Jennifer McMahon wrote a book before that called THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY which is one of the greatest thrillers I’ve ever read.
Thank you for encouraging people to read Welsh!
I just finished the Fellowship of the Ring. One of my favorite parts of it and The Hobbit is following where the characters are on the map as they travel. Those books are very much about journey, and the detailed maps really enhance the read.
I am in love with Chandler Morrison books, and he just came out with one I've heard amazing things about called "american narcissus" which you should check out. BUT ALSO you NEED to check out "Along the Path of Torment" by him which is by far my favorite he's ever wrote. IT IS SO GOOD!!!
Yeah, I wrote and sent you "American Millennial." Thanks for mentioning it. I hope you enjoy it. :) Honestly, I just didn't think of leaving a note lol. It was only at a #1 spot for a couple days, but it still counts. Usually, I handmake my paperbacks, and I could do that next time if you want.
Okay, so I'm a writer too and I'm curious. How do you handmake your paperbacks? I might want to do that.
@@intersexcryptid there are a lot of ways to make your own books. I have a larger color printer for covers and a little business printer for interiors. The right card stock is necessary for covers, so go for something lighter than 65 lb paper. Normal copy paper is 20 lbs, so you have a frame of reference. The interior paper I use is 18 lbs, but you don’t have to get that specific weight if you don’t want to. Once the pdf of the interior is printed in a booklet format, I use a heavy duty guillotine paper cutter to cut it down the middle. Then, I sandwich it over, trim the edges off, and hold it together with binder clips. After that, I use a bone folder to make creases on the cover, a putty knife and wood glue on the spine of the interior, tightly wrap the cover around it, clip it together again, scrape off any excess glue, and it dries in maybe ten minutes.
@@winfieldwinfield5450 Cool, thanks! I already have a paper cutter actually too.
The cover of Filth makes me weirdly uncomfortable hahaha enjoy all your new books!
Anda is back! Glad to have you back, hope you are doing great :) - Oh and thank you for making me buy more books again. Not cool!
I'm so excited to hear your thoughts on LOTR! I love the books and am actually almost done rereading them for the third time. There are definitely loads of creepy/horror-adjacent situations in them, imo :D
Lord of the rings are the best fantasy books ever made👌🏻❤and there’s no spice or smut or love-triangles in it at all ahh bring back the oldies!
That “Obey” shirt is amazing! 🔥
I’ve been reading Irvine Welsh’s books this year as well and loved them! Just finished Filth and Trainspotting last month. Hope you enjoy!
I loved The Winter People I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
The beginning of LOTR is very slow. Lots of world building but once the story kicks off its amazing.
You quickly became one of my favorite TH-camrs! I love listening to what you think about the books you read. You always bring up great points that really get me thinking! I really vibe with you as well so i think that plays into it hehe 🫶🏻
Nice to see Alan Baxter's name mentioned. I have only read 2 of his books so far, but I have enjoyed them both. "The Book Club" was a mystery / light cosmic horror book, and it was pretty interesting. But "the Roo" was an absolute blast. A huge, insanely violent kangaroo murders it's way through a small Australian town. Just a ton of pure fun.
I just finished Home is Where the Bodies Are and I found it painfully obvious what happened. The cover is the best part of the book 😭😭
The way I felt personally called out by the title of this video 🤣 i too am also addicted to books and my fiancé has talked me into a book buying ban (for the time being). I may get kindle unlimited as a compromise 🤐
I'm writing a horror thriller so this is a great video for me right now
Does storage ever become a problem with your book collection?
I look forward to hearing what you think of Filth when you get to it. It's definitely one of my favourite Irvine Welsh books.
I really liked Final Girls. It was my first RS book. It’s fun with a twist. ❤
I love Filth! It's the book that got me into reading last year! The movie is also pretty good imo!
Excited to hear your thoughts!
When you started reading you skipped the prologue. Don't forget to read the prologue! You don't want to miss the section about weed.
And if it feels slow, stick with it until they get to Bree. It really picks up at that point.
And if you like horror, Tolkien writes some real black metal-type characters and places that just have an unsurpassed evil vibe, like the the Nazgul, Shelob, Minas Morgul, Cirith Ungol, the Watcher in the Dark, etc. There has been comparisons between Tolkien and Lovecraft.
Sweet shirt and thanks for giving me something to read next.
I'm so sorry when you read "ring wraiths" I cringed 😂😂 I grew up with being read the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings and it is one of my treasured books of all time. It's high fantasy but has some very dark, horrifying elements to it. I think you'll enjoy the writing if nothing else.
I bought Don’t Fear the Reaper by accident when my Barnes & Noble had a 50% sale, so I bought My Heart is a Chainsaw from Ebay because I realized it was a trilogy, but I have been waiting to read them for the third book to come out, and now I have just found out the third book is out. I guess it’s finally time to read the books 😂
You look like a cross between Grimes and Alison Lohman. ♥ Love your videos!
I have the same feeling about the fantasy genre! I am personally not into the worldbuilding nor magical creatures and prefer much more a story that has more realistic elements. Not that that theres something wrong with that but its just that I dont vibe with that. I've seen such a high rise for the genre that its crazy, I am happy for those who enjoy it but I wish there was more variety in the popular books nowadays. Thanks for the haul! Waiting for the vlong 😄
I also bought home is where the bodies are for the same reason. I haven't read it yet, but it looks fun. You should read the first (my heart is a chainsaw) in summer. It ends with a great 4th of july celebration scene. I haven't read anything by Irvine Welsh, but you have me intrigued!
I just got home is where the bodies are too! Without knowing anything. Lol I skipped the few seconds of you reading the synopsis 😅
There are many who hate fantasy but love Lord of the Rings. Tolkien was an extremely intelligent wordsmith, and his love of deep mythological lore shines through wonderfully. Of course, eh, you may hate it.
You might not be excited, but I’m excited that you’re reading LOTR! 😂
Ok I love fantasy and I am an avid reader but I had a problem getting through Lord of the Rings, I am not saying it is a bad book, it is a great book but it is not a easy read, I do not recommend it as a way to get someone to start reading, it is written to be like a entry in a history book and it can be really meandering. The story is good but even if I am in danger of being tossed out of the fantasy fanclub for saying this Tolkien was a better linguist and historian and general academic than he was fiction author.
i thought you were dead, 3 weeks without you felt like dante's inferno. glad to see you again.
If you want another book to read with your husband & is horror, considering he likes video games, try Dead Space Catalyst. I haven't read it myself yet (I've got a rather big backlog) but if he's too scared, try God of War 1. I'm currently nearly halfway through that & it's the perfect companion piece to the game as it provides further details & plot not in the game & it holds up well as a stand alone novel.
Any video game based novel will do just fine except Metal Gear Solid. That one adapted its source material too literally to the point where it feels like the author is just writing as he sees what happens in game.
Lord of the rings is an absolute masterpiece, but it is extremely slow, but it’s worth the payoff if you’re OK with reading multiple books at once I recommend taking breaks to read something like a thriller, but the payoff for Lord of the rings is something you will never regret
I read trainapotting in high school and it is a wild dark weird book. The movie is in many ways nothing like the book which sort of reminds me of naked lunch on how disjointed and strange it is.
I just finished the indian lake series today. hope you feel better
It’s funny because right think you’ve read a load of fantasy but because it’s in a horror genre you’ve enjoyed it.
videos long like the bookshelf🔥🔥🤑💰💰
Ur so adorable!! u have been missed. Thought something happened to u. Luv Mique. Havent read all of his books yet but I have them! I think u will like Geneva Rose. She has become one my fav authors as of late. The Lisa jewell book does have a sequel. I hope u give us ur thoughts as u read all of the books u showed in this vlog! Can't wait to hear ur thoughts on them. Ty so much for sharing with us!
Actually just finished reading Home is Where the Bodies Are this past Sunday night/Monday morning in one sitting. Not a big fan of thrillers, but it was absolutely worth the read.
I think you'll love The family Upstairs and at the end u'll probably see the sequel book to it so check it. Also might I recommend The Twisted Ones, and Into the Drowning Deep. Very good sea book. I just finished The Night Parade after one of your vids and I loved it so much. Thanks.
I’d recommend trying the book called amygdala by sam fennah. It is an amazing book that i have been loving reading! Definitely recommend
While it's great you're going to read LOTR together, those three books are hard reads if you don't read that much.
I’m currently reading home is where the bodies are! I just finished the deep by nick cutter, have you read it? I’d love to hear your thoughts lol
I rarely read fantasy. I've always prefered sci-fi. When I was younger I thought that fantasy is silly (with the exception of Tolkien). Then, not that long ago, I was feeling the urge to read a fantasy book (young adult even!) that I thought I would never read because of its silly title - "A Wizard of Earthsea" (which in my language is even sillier). Short, simple book, not much happening (not like the modern stuff, I guess), the author was new to this as well.... Loved it. The whole series. Le Guin was a great writer, wise, yet down-to-earth. But to be fair there's a reason why I'm not bothered by fantasy. I think it's because I love fairytales, myths, history so I start from there.
#thighgap is not extreme horror, but it's really good. I loved it! The author does a great job of getting into the mind of a girl with an ED. It wasn't what I expected, and it is now a permanent part of my home library. I hope you enjoy it! 🙂
I can not go into Barnes and Noble very often because I will spend every penny that I've got.
I recently bought Filth by Irvine Welsh too
The Hobbit is the best❤
Hope you will be making videos more often and not disappear on us for 2 or 3 weeks
My record for reading LOTR is three days. On your marks, set...
if you want your husband to start reading more, PLEASE chose something that is not that demanding as Lord of the Rings. Harry Potter is the perfect pick. the second one is somewhat in your alley.
She pronounced Frodo "Fraydoe" 🤣🤣. I love her lol
Omggg nooooo 😂😂😂😂😂
Abibliophobia - Noun; The fear of running out of books 📖🙂
I have a T-shirt that says this! 😂
Been there sister
You didn't see film filth? Go and watch it right now!😁
Awesome movie indeed
I'm also a huge horror fan who could never get into fantasy. I feel the exact same way when a knight or dragon or something appears. It's like my eyes just glaze over. There are a few genres I'm not crazy about, but high fantasy especially just cannot seem to click. Even horror fantasy, unless it's modern with a more liberal usage of the world, just doesn't do it for me.
Unfortunately, I was forced to read Lord of the Rings for a class, and I HATED it. It's more like a history book, only everything is pretend. I wish I could get into that sort of thing, though, since it's so popular and caters to so many people.
I'd say Lord of the Rings is a bad call for him. Fellowship is a very very slow book. Unless you love world building and lore building it will be a slog. It's a great series, but Fellowship is a hard read for no fans.
Give The Hobbit a try, shorter, wonderful tale wonderfully told and grabs from the very first words. Feels like a great story teller is reading an epic tale to you.
This is actually a good idea. Thanks for the suggestion!
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Them by Mique Watson has one of the most horrific killing scenes, I have ever read. Holy shit, what a sick mind. 😬
Every nerd cringed at you pronouncing “wraiths” like wrath 😅
McMahon is, unfortunately, pronounced, "MICK-MAN" And no, I'm not kidding
I just recently found out that McMahon is pronounced as McMan and I'm still angry about it
Horror is fantasy sub genre just scary and usually contemporary. McMahon is "Mick-Man". I was surprised to find out you were so unfamiliar with Lord Of the Rings/Hobbit in my head its become almost ubiquitous with avid reading I guess.
Harry Potter is not just fantasy. It's a Divine piece of writing that changed lives of people.
Well yes, I'd agree, it's more than its genre, genre really is just a cloak anyway. It's also great for observing people, group mentality, how Hitler gathered. I think it'd be a better choice for you and hubby than LOTR because you've seen it and I think it's more an accessible read than the complicated lore of LOTR. Like those books are seriously fantasy and I think they are much more densely written. The writing in HP is just much more engaging for a non-reader hence it attracted so many kids who did not read but don't worry they don't feel young especially in those later books they're just really engaging.
Calm down....its okay
@@mollyfarrell.I thought the original commenter was being funny? Overstating it. Joke half earnest kind of thing. You calm down? Also it’s a good place to start with ‘fantasy’.
@@jessbfoster what makes you think the og commenter "was being funny"
@@mollyfarrell. Because it’s a funny comment, I laughed. Capitalising the D on divine? Funny. Also overstatement is used in comedy. But as I say half-earnest because the book did change lives. Hey interpretation is in the eye of the reader. Maybe, like, calm down. It’s okay.
Filth is hard to read ,it's so Scottish lol