Congrats my friend. I always am enriched then fulfilled by your content… thank you for sharing. Maybe I will start a channel of my own one of these days.
Thanks for answering my questions! I'm excited to see what books you read this year, you've definitely helped me expand my reading this last year. Congrats again on 1k! 🎉🎉
Binge watching your videos. I first came across your channel when I was searching for a Neapolitan series review. I really enjoyed that as I am currently in Book 3, Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay. Thanks for generously sharing your thoughts on books! I'm learning so much! - a subscriber from Manila
congrats again on 1K, you can tell how unique you are here on booktube by the unique questions you get for your Q&A vs the average. Love what you are doing here, man. Keep it up for another 1000!
Thanks for answering the questions and congrats on the subscriber milestone! It was nice to get to know you a little better. I don't find all the books you read interesting (and some are probably not translated into German), but I like your calm way of talking about books. One more question (well, two...): where do you live and do you have a special connection to the Scandinavian countries? Keep up the good work, greetings from Leipzig, Germany
Thank you! I live in New York City in the US. I don't really have any special connections to Scandinavia - I have no Scandinavian ancestors or anything like that. I just became interested in Old Norse literature at university and have been studying medieval/modern Scandinavia since then!
@@travelthroughstories Thanks for your quick reply! New York. Wow, I envy you, at least as a second home I would love to settle in New York. It must be wonderful to explore all the highlights of the city. Every other day I would probably need a quiet and cozy mid-sized city though. I couldn't stand the stress of the metropolis for long. Ah, interesting that you don't have Nordic ancestry, your Icelandic/Norwegian that you sometimes speak in names and titles sounds absolutely authentic to my German ear - which may not mean anything though. Greetings
@@KainUndAbelBooks It definitely has its pros and cons, that's for sure. A mid-sized city is probably more suited to my lifestyle as well. And thank you - I'm glad I could fool someone! :)
Congratulations on the well-deserved 1K milestone! I think you are brilliant and have wonderful insights on many unique books. I intend to get into the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda at some point and look forward to your Medieval content. I completely relate to the unintended consequence of not wanting to read books other people review so well. I just picked up An Inventory of Losses, and while I’m loving it so far, I’m wondering how I could possibly discuss the book as eloquently as you or Brandon! Haha! Grateful for all your analysis videos and recommendations.
Thanks so much, Johanna! The Eddas are great fun - I'd be interested to hear what you make of them, especially considering the impact that they've had on modern fantasy by way of Morris, Tolkien, Gaiman, etc. That mindset is so difficult to overcome, but I think you can bring such a unique voice to discussing an Inventory of Losses! And, for what it's worth, I think your reviews are about as eloquent as they come... I think the thing that we need to remember is that truly great books can't really be exhausted - there's always more to explore. I'm eager to hear how your experience of the book is different than mine and Brandon's!
Congrats on the 1K subscribers, well deserved! Similar experience here in grad school re hobbies, but I think it's excellent that you've managed to keep reading for fun as a hobby through it! Grad school killed reading fiction for me for a while, but I've crawled my way back haha. Love your spotlight on the "indie" publishers, you've named a few in the video here, are there any plans to do a video about some of your faves?
Thank you! I'm glad I'm not alone with that problem. I know of a lot of people for whom grad school killed their love of reading - I've definitely had long periods of time where I was put off it, especially when I was in course work. As for indie publishers, that's a really good idea. A lot of people make videos on certain authors, but I wonder if videos that highlight publishers would be interesting. I think I've only come to recognize in the past few years how much power publishers have, and it's an issue that many people may not be fully aware of. Perhaps I could do a "Publisher spotlight" series or something like that - great idea, Jiayuan!
What up bro...sigurd undset read njal's saga when she was 10 and said it was "the most important turning point in my life" ...thanks for turning me on to Beowulf and The Wanderer...loved both...will revisit both many times I'm sure...Undset gave all her Nobel prize money to charity and sold her Nobel prize medallion to support a relief fund for Finnish children following a Soviet invasion...she also wrote some modern stories one of which has not been rendered into English...get busy bro! In 1928 she was the most successful women write in the world...later my brother
Sigrid Undset is a legend - I read the first of her Kristin Lavransdatter trilogy years ago, but I plan on rereading it and finishing the series soon. It's next up on my "big book" list. Reading Njal's saga at 10 is ambitious, but I can see why it was so formative for her. It's without question one of the greatest literary achievements of the middle ages. I'm glad you enjoyed Beowulf and The Wanderer!
Here is to another 1000-2000-5000 :), you are fantastic.
Thank you, Abhilash! I really appreciate your kind words and continued support.
Congrats my friend. I always am enriched then fulfilled by your content… thank you for sharing. Maybe I will start a channel of my own one of these days.
Thank you! I hope you do!
Congrats on 1k subs. Well deserved! And thanks for taking the time to answers these questions, brother. Cheers!
Thanks, George! I sincerely appreciate all the support!
Thanks for answering my questions! I'm excited to see what books you read this year, you've definitely helped me expand my reading this last year. Congrats again on 1k! 🎉🎉
Thank you so much for your comments and continued support, Yahaira!
Congrats on 1k! Well deserved.
Cheers!
Binge watching your videos. I first came across your channel when I was searching for a Neapolitan series review. I really enjoyed that as I am currently in Book 3, Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay. Thanks for generously sharing your thoughts on books! I'm learning so much! - a subscriber from Manila
Thanks so much for watching!
Thanks for your hard work. I really enjoy the different world of reading you share with us.
Thanks for watching!
congrats again on 1K, you can tell how unique you are here on booktube by the unique questions you get for your Q&A vs the average. Love what you are doing here, man. Keep it up for another 1000!
Thanks, Brandon!
I think I forgot to ask you a question ...
Enjoyed your music answers
Thank you! I don't listen to much music, but when I do, it's often Icelandic... hah.
Thanks for answering the questions and congrats on the subscriber milestone!
It was nice to get to know you a little better. I don't find all the books you read interesting (and some are probably not translated into German), but I like your calm way of talking about books.
One more question (well, two...): where do you live and do you have a special connection to the Scandinavian countries?
Keep up the good work, greetings from Leipzig, Germany
Thank you! I live in New York City in the US. I don't really have any special connections to Scandinavia - I have no Scandinavian ancestors or anything like that. I just became interested in Old Norse literature at university and have been studying medieval/modern Scandinavia since then!
@@travelthroughstories Thanks for your quick reply!
New York. Wow, I envy you, at least as a second home I would love to settle in New York. It must be wonderful to explore all the highlights of the city.
Every other day I would probably need a quiet and cozy mid-sized city though. I couldn't stand the stress of the metropolis for long.
Ah, interesting that you don't have Nordic ancestry, your Icelandic/Norwegian that you sometimes speak in names and titles sounds absolutely authentic to my German ear - which may not mean anything though.
Greetings
@@KainUndAbelBooks It definitely has its pros and cons, that's for sure. A mid-sized city is probably more suited to my lifestyle as well. And thank you - I'm glad I could fool someone! :)
Congratulations! I do something similar to what you do with this channel and I find inspiration in your videos.
Very cool! Thank you!
Congrats on hitting that big One-K my friend! I thoroughly appreciated your hyping up of Deep Vellum and Archipelago here
Cheers! Deep Vellum and Archipelago deserve all the love in the world - their catalogues are incredible.
Yep, I had to read Beowulf in high school...:P
Hopefully your teacher did a good job teaching it! Oddly enough, I didn't read Beowulf in high school, though almost everyone I know did...
Congratulations on the well-deserved 1K milestone! I think you are brilliant and have wonderful insights on many unique books. I intend to get into the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda at some point and look forward to your Medieval content. I completely relate to the unintended consequence of not wanting to read books other people review so well. I just picked up An Inventory of Losses, and while I’m loving it so far, I’m wondering how I could possibly discuss the book as eloquently as you or Brandon! Haha! Grateful for all your analysis videos and recommendations.
Thanks so much, Johanna! The Eddas are great fun - I'd be interested to hear what you make of them, especially considering the impact that they've had on modern fantasy by way of Morris, Tolkien, Gaiman, etc. That mindset is so difficult to overcome, but I think you can bring such a unique voice to discussing an Inventory of Losses! And, for what it's worth, I think your reviews are about as eloquent as they come... I think the thing that we need to remember is that truly great books can't really be exhausted - there's always more to explore. I'm eager to hear how your experience of the book is different than mine and Brandon's!
Congrats on the 1K subscribers, well deserved! Similar experience here in grad school re hobbies, but I think it's excellent that you've managed to keep reading for fun as a hobby through it! Grad school killed reading fiction for me for a while, but I've crawled my way back haha. Love your spotlight on the "indie" publishers, you've named a few in the video here, are there any plans to do a video about some of your faves?
Thank you! I'm glad I'm not alone with that problem. I know of a lot of people for whom grad school killed their love of reading - I've definitely had long periods of time where I was put off it, especially when I was in course work. As for indie publishers, that's a really good idea. A lot of people make videos on certain authors, but I wonder if videos that highlight publishers would be interesting. I think I've only come to recognize in the past few years how much power publishers have, and it's an issue that many people may not be fully aware of. Perhaps I could do a "Publisher spotlight" series or something like that - great idea, Jiayuan!
Thanks, just bought the Stefánsson book
Wonderful! I really think his books deserve a wider readership - I hope you enjoy!
What up bro...sigurd undset read njal's saga when she was 10 and said it was "the most important turning point in my life" ...thanks for turning me on to Beowulf and The Wanderer...loved both...will revisit both many times I'm sure...Undset gave all her Nobel prize money to charity and sold her Nobel prize medallion to support a relief fund for Finnish children following a Soviet invasion...she also wrote some modern stories one of which has not been rendered into English...get busy bro! In 1928 she was the most successful women write in the world...later my brother
Sigrid Undset is a legend - I read the first of her Kristin Lavransdatter trilogy years ago, but I plan on rereading it and finishing the series soon. It's next up on my "big book" list. Reading Njal's saga at 10 is ambitious, but I can see why it was so formative for her. It's without question one of the greatest literary achievements of the middle ages. I'm glad you enjoyed Beowulf and The Wanderer!
Borders #RIP
Hah! I do miss Borders a bit, but the same time, they're sort of responsible for killing the indie bookshop.... so, good riddance!
Thank you. Be careful you may get requests to recite poetry while drunk. It is a trend to film while tipsy in other quarters of book tube.
Hah! Finally something I'm qualified to do!