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Don't even get me started. It feels terrible glancing at my shelves thinking about all the unread, undiscovered worlds.
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I agree on so many levels :D
Carinaaa :D hi. Nice to see you here :)!
Phil and Eulili - GERMAN BOOKTUBE UNITED!!
That life you live when you have so many books you have no idea what you want to read and when.
Its even worse when you have ADHD; thank God for concentration meds~!
I too have not read Outlander and I feel like I should just for Sasha and Natasha XD I've read book one in the Gone series and haven't continued on!
Sasha is the reason I'm obsessed with those books/tv show
LOL I feel the same way but I just don't want to pick them up!
lol we all feel the shame of not reading Outlander from the -asha's
+Kindra Vinet I get what you mean. I was reading the book and I enjoyed it but it's a heavy book to read (well it takes me a long time to read it) & i'm never in the mood for it but when I do read a bit of it I really enjoy that and the shoe is just great C:
Irish Reader same lol
I feel like the only series that you should ever truly be ashamed of never reading is Harry Potter....it's just way too amazing to be ignored.
I haven't read it😅
I read the first one this year... I think I'm done with the series...
That and a song of ice and fire. Epic man just epic.
I got to the 5th one but there was just stuff that i wanted to read more and I just never picked it up again tbh
I totally agree
I also suffer from the Great Reading Slump of 2016. I blame Sarah J. Maas! I haven't read a book since Queen of Shadows because I just want Empire of Storms already!!! 😭😭😭
Have you read acomaf yet?? Yep... I feel ya... ;)
I havent read at all this year i done even know why... IT SUCKS
Jenn 01 nope. I read the first chapter and gave up. Because I'm in a slump I don't wanna tarnish my experience with it by not being in the right state of mind to read and appreciate it. I just need more Celaena in my life! 😭😭😭
Narkotics it will be a year since I've read anything when I finally get my hands on Empire of Storms. Lol. So I guess it could be worse?
I haven't read ToG yet much Maas is the reason for my slump at the moment too. ACOMAF just completely tore out my soul and stomped on it then locked it in a box and buried it in the ground to wait for the third book. Because of this I'm kind of scared to start the ToG series since my soul is already gone so what else can SJM take from me?!
UM SO WHO ELSE IS SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THE TRILOGY THAT MAGGIE STIEFVATER IS WRITING ABOUT RONAN
YES YES YESSS
Omg yes omg I can't even take the excitement.
WHAT!?!? How did I not know this? Omg
Get ready for all the emotions,because Maggie might kill us.
Definitely not me.
I have come to hate that authors feel the need to write Spin-off series ALL OF THE FREAKING time. Never thought that Maggie Stiefvater would join that bangwagon, but here we are... Also a trilogy... I barely felt like the Raven Boys series had enough plot for four books. Don't get me wrong, I do love these books, because of the great atmosphere and the even greater characters, but they do have REALLY slow parts in there.
Oh and in general: Orson Scott Card really does seem to be a little homophobic. I also would never read something by Pittacus Lore/James Frey.
I looooooove your hair! I don't even know if you did anything particularly special, but the length, the volume, THE COLOUR! GOOD LORD!
Also the Gone series? Fun? No no no my dear, it isn't fun, it is a journey threw a portion of hell Satan is to afraid to venture into. That's what makes it one of my favourite book series ever!
+Rammy the logophile that took an unexpected turn😂
+Rammy the logophile I know whatcha mean cause after the 3rd book shit goes down like ughhn
The great slump of 2016 needs to be officially over! I miss Kats posts!
go check out her Vlog channel, she's been posting a video there everyday!
Kat, your ponytail is fierce!!!
Hello Kat! I have never commented on a single video of any TH-camr but I felt the need to comment on one of your videos. You mean so much to me and I know that you have been going through a lot recently so I just wanted you to let you know this to boost your spirit. Do not ever feel obligated to film when you're having a bad day because you need to focus on you. You probably won't ever read this but on the off chance that you do I want you to know that we are here for you and we'll stand by you until the very end (catch my HP reference?) I love you so much Kat and I know lots of other people do too💖
(fuck... this is a long post, sorry)
Orson Scott Card is a weird one, his political views are mostly very liberal and that is shown in his books, but his views on homosexuality are about as conservative as you can get, I would say it has a lot to do with him being a member of the church of latter day saints.
To be honest though, I would consider his view similar to many of the authors of the great classics, for instance HP Lovecraft was staunchly homophobic and xenophobic, but I never let it cloud my views of his works as his xenophobic tendencies led to him writing better horror stories, the fear he felt was presented in his stories as a dark and twisted mythos that everyone can relate to in some way.
There are also works like Tales of the Arabian Nights, which contain a lot of outdated and oppressive views (it is thousands of years old after all), but there is also a moral fibre in the stories that makes them worth reading. For instance Scheherazade is the embodiment of a strong well educated female in a book full of females being oppressed and treated like dirt.
I find if you look at it from more of a historical and educated view, if you understand the times or the religious belief of the author, you can overlook the social flaws or at least understand its intent. For instance I read The Education of Little Tree knowing the man who wrote it was actually a member of the KKK, I did this to see if his views were in any way interwoven into the story and what I found was that instead of a book having racist views, it more just overlooked the racism shown to the native americans, but the moral story of respecting nature and learning from your elders was an admirable one.
I find reading books that directly challenge my views always helps either open my mind to understand peoples motives a little better or it helps me reinforce my own views. I mean look at it like this, I didn't read Mein Kampf because I love the author, I read it because I wanted to understand what a man like that thinks.
Interesting comment, thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts! I actually agree with a lot of this, and my perspective is far more complex than the brief mention in this video (which was intentional, as I didn't particularly feel like delving into it, but your comment has inspired me to discuss, so here I am.)
I completely agree that experiencing art with a different perspective is important and can be educational and enlightening. Potentially being exposed to ideas I may disagree with is actually a very very small part of why I'm conflicted on reading OSC. I'm sure that even if I found aspects of the material to be problematic, I could still find some value in the work.
My conflict stems more with supporting him. First, there's the monetary level, which could be avoided by pirating the book (though I'm very against that practice) or borrowing the book from a library or a friend. I could even possibly request the book from the publisher and get it for free at their cost.
However, even if I personally am not supporting OSC with my money, if I read the book, I will want to discuss it here on my channel, and that could potentially influence others to support OSC with their money. And I suppose I could read it and just not tell people I did or talk about it, but that's not a very appealing idea to me.
And it's not that I'm especially passionate about not supporting OSC--I'm not going to boycott his work, or discourage others from reading his work, or downplay the value and entertainment his work has. I'm not even going to say that I would NEVER read his stuff--I might someday! I've heard enough about his work from authors and readers whose opinions I trust to believe that he's an excellent storyteller.
It's just that I personally don't feel good about supporting him, and while it is possible to go about reading his books without supporting him, it feels unnecessarily complicated when there are SO MANY other books I want to read and authors I want to support that don't raise this conflict for me. I'm sure I could learn things reading OSC, his books could enrich my life--but I don't feel that's exclusive to OSC's books. There are tons of other books I could learn from that could enrich my life, possibly even more so as I'm not that big on sci-fi. Ender's Game was on my radar long before I knew anything about the author, but I didn't pick it up then because it just didn't really sound like my thing.
Anyways, again, I appreciate you leaving that comment! It gave me an excuse/forced me to delve a little deeper into my reasoning. The whole "art vs artist" debate and the "artist as a public figure" topic are really complex and interesting and I could probably do a whole video about this (hell this comment is long enough that it could practically be the script). I'll add it to my list of discussion videos and revisit it sometime in the future!
***** Thank you for your reply, I completely understand. :)
If you want to buy it, I'd suggest keeping an eye out for it at second-hand book stores, or on ThriftBooks, where the authors don't get any of the money from the sale (and sometimes there are new copies), and you can still own the book. I did that with the Golden Compass series, because Phillip Pullman is one of the atheists to give us all a terrible name, despite writing amazing books.
+Asterismos what has Philip Pullman done? I mean I know that the his dark materials series has some aspects that would be a bit iffy to religious readers, is that what you're talking about or is there something more than that?
OK, it's not anywhere near as bad as Orson Scott Card, but basically he wrote the series as a middle grade series so that younger people would read it and convert to atheism, and the series attacks the church pretty explicitly, though this quote justifies it somewhat “In my view, belief in God seems to be a very good excuse, on the part of those who claim to believe, for doing many wicked things that they wouldn’t feel justified in doing without such a belief," as he isn't challenging the religion. So I guess while he's trying to convert children, he doesn't do it particularly well, as it just makes you think of the issues with followers of a religion rather than the faults of the religion itself (which in the books is portrayed in a good light).
I AM SO BEHIND ON RICK RIORDAN BOOKS IT'S INSANE
your eye make up is so on point here Kat, I love it !
Sanderson is one of my favorite authors and the books in The Stormlight Archives are my favorites of his so far. They are large books but I wish they were longer!
Same here! I just hope the third book come out in the next year. I need to know what happens after that ending.
I hope so too, the release is set for 2017 but you never know.
check his website! Book 3 is about 70% written!
I go there off and on to check the progress. It is only the first draft right now though and I'm hoping the revising stage goes quickly. It would be fantastic if this book is completed sooner than expected!
I'm not a huge fan of Brandon Sanderson, but I've heard he improves a lot in The Way of Kings! I do plan on reading it. :)
I totally agree with Orson Scott Card, people tell me all the time to 'seperate the art from the artist' as if it's a concept I've never heard before.. doesn't change the fact that he said what he did!
and by 'agree with Orson Scott Card', I mean I agree with the points you made in regards to him
What did he say?
+sarah thomassen He's very vocal about his homophobia. He has encouraged violence against the LGBT community and donates money to organizations that are anti-gay. I was very disappointed when I found out and threw my copy away in the recycling bin. It's sucks since I really liked the first book but I just don't want my money to be used to support organizations that try to strip someone else's rights away and much less encourage violence to said individuals.
He's very open about his aversion to the LGBT+ community. Although I think its fine to have your own opinion, I don't think openly endorsing violence against ANY group of people is okay. He has also stated several times that he thinks men are superior to women, and that women were made purely for the sexual and entertainment benefit of men. My chain of thinking is why in the heck should I read a book written by someone who don't value my existence?
+HahmChinBaby really? He sucks!😂
I just love how your level of sass keeps elevating with very video xD It reminds me why you're among my #3 favorite booktubers!
i know it's just in a ponytail, but your hair looks SOOO GOOOOD in this video
YOU HAVEN'T READ MORNING STAR?!?!?!? Kat....Get. Your. Shit. Together.
I knowwwww! SOON.
Morning Star is my favorite ending to a trilogy that I've read so far.
I... have not... yet read... any Cassandra Clare
I KNOW I KNOW
Sophie the Jedi Knight same here. And I have the whole Mortal Instruments series. Oops.
I just got out of a HUGE reading slump and i'm finally back into reading and loving books again and i'm so happy! Booktube helped me get back into reading so yay!
Love seeing more of your video!! We missed you 💕
Kat please post more regularly, we miss you so maaach! been loving your cooking show btw! huge hug from Portugal!
YES!
I'm posting here every Monday! And I might do 2 or 3 times per week once I'm done with VEDA on my vlog channel this month :)
+Katytastic yay!! Ur my favourite
+Katytastic woohooooo!!
Kat, listen to me, LISTEN! You NEED to read the "GONE" series!!!! It's like AWESOME :D You'll never be bored and the plot is genius and honestly it's in my top 5 book series of all time!!! Everything in this book is pure magnificence, creativity, suspense... And now, how can you not read it after this big eulogy I made? No more excuses, right? I always wonder why people never talk a lot about those books or why there is no project of movies yet...
Ikr?! I've only read the first book, but I definitely want to see a movie based on them!
Same, I think there is great potential... And (No spoilers, don't worry) with the "bad things" happening in those books it wouldn't just be for "teenagers".. On the contrary!
Thank you so much for your videos! I've been watching a few of them over the past couple of days, and it's making me want to read again! Def. been in a slump since about June lol... xx
LOVE your bookshelf!
the great book slump of 2016 is a thing??
It's good to know I'm not the only one thank god
Oh hey there Eliza Pancakes :')
But yeah, it seems to be a big thing this year a lot of booktubers seem to have gone through it this year!
Eliza Pancakes yes lol everyone either is in or has a reading slump this year so 2016 is so famous for them thats the name The year of the great reading slumps
I haven't read the Harry Potter series, and I own them all...in first edition...my life is f'ed up 😂
You are not alone. I haven't read them either :(
its okay, im only on the third one...
I haven't read any of them either!! I really need to!
I literally just started reading the series a week ago 😂 I feel so behind
same, I read the first one and didn't like it
Kat, you made me feel better about my slump and MANY unread books. THANK YOU!
So early!!! I'm so happy you're back with so many videos!!!
The Casual Vacancy was a really difficult book for me to read. It deals with some very tough themes and I found it very hard to finish. Not because I didn't like it but it was a very tough one to swallow. But I'm really glad I read it, not everything we read has to be pleasant.
I don't remember if I already commented this or not...But don't be scared of Way of Kings! It's large, but it goes super quickly, and is not hard to read at all.
You should be scared of GoT, as it's fairly dense, but you should also read it, as the book series is infinitely better than the show. :)
I have heard people say that Outlander, the book, kind of reinforces rape culture in an offensive way, and they took all that stuff out in the tv show. So that's something that you might want to expect.
WOAH
I HAD NO IDEA THAT YOU HAVEN'T READ THE SELECTION SERIES
she read the first 3 books but not the 4th and 5th
That series is awesome
I totally agree! Though she has read the first 3, I personally think the last book is the best. Book four wasn't that good, but I reread The Crown at least 3 times right after I finished it.
MY FAVE SERIES💜💜
I REALLY LOVE IT
GONE is so amazing! I absolutely loved that series!
i haven't read harry potter 🙈
+BookLovin i haven't read any but i own them all
+BookLovin are you obsessed yet?XD
+BookLovin haha!Welcome to Hogwarts!
+I Inhale Books Yes! Me too! Since about a year now :0 they're just laying on my bookshelf judging me that I still haven't read them. 😂
Are you going to eventually?
does anyone know the video where she talks about art vs artist?
it's pretty old but here it is - th-cam.com/video/_Jd8AeJF71s/w-d-xo.html
+Katytastic thanks so much for replying!
I LOVE the casual vacancy. I hope you finally read it it's awesome
Your hair and outfit are great in this vid!!
Have you read Red Queen?? Cause that's a pretty popular book and I you haven't made any videos on it...
I read it when it first came out! I didn't do a booktalk, but I've definitely mentioned it in a Wrap-Up and a few tags
Kat read it, she thought it was really overhyped.
+Alyssa Thomas It was but the second book was not bad.
She did but didn't like it
OMG I LOVE IT. I'm waiting for the library to bring in the second book.
I find it interesting that you won't read Enders game but happy to read the selection due to how keria cass treated reviewers
Actually how Cass acted toward reviewers is a factor in why I won't read the rest of the Selection series, I don't want to support that. However I do feel there's a difference between being rude to reviewers and using your money and influence to restrict the rights of others. I don't condone either behavior, but in my opinion, one is more reprehensible.
What happened??
+MissBelle127 Yeah what died Kiera Cass do???
:-) glad to here your opinion and thanks for responding (sorry it's taken so long life got in the way)
the best way is to do a search on Wendy darling and Keira Cass.
You are so adorable when you get worked up!!
the ponytail looks good on you katy
I haven't read percy Jackson 😊
unicorn girl I have only read the first one 😥
I don't think I will ever read the Harry Potter series. I've been holding a grudge since 2001 when I was six and my mom made us watch it instead of monster inc.
You should do an updated bookshelf tour!! 💕
I really love your videos Kat, I'm always so excited when you upload!🙂
Hope fully she will post more!
oh god, don't read Gone, it was awful. I couldn't even finish it.
Why did you think it was awful? The writing? I read all the books, and would call it one of the best plotted series I've ever read. I'd like to hear your thoughts. :)
Annika Clark So, I actually picked the book up in my senior year of high school, and I just remember it feeling dragged on and being a super slow read for me, I don't remember liking any of the characters. I don't know how I would feel about it now tbh, if I tried to reread it. But chances are that I won't.
Hi, I love your work, never stop doing this awesome stuff :)
OHMYGOSH KAT YOU GOTTA GET TO "GONE" IT'S ONE OF MY FAV SERIES! It's alright though, I have so many popular books I haven't gotten to.
gone is such a good series oh my god, the series is so long so i could see why it could be intimidating to start it but it's soso good in almost every aspect 10/10
I feel you so hard on the whole 'falling behind on Riordan' thing because literally, I missed like one realize a few years ago and ever since then I've been very confused and intimated to try and catch up
Omg kat I just completely get you about your slump. I went through my great slump in 2015, and it was the longest slump ever I think it lasted more than year. I really started craving to read again hard this year but college had me so busy I barely had time to sleep. I just started my pleasure reads and tbr list up again this summer. 😩 I also still have some finale books to get to because my slump got in the way then 😩.
Ok now I need you to cover the Outlander Intro. Your voice is just amazing. 😍
the raven king pulled me out of my slump a little while ago, because the writing flowed so well and there was something that just clicked. so maybe you should try that next. face your fears!
Okay I have been watching the liveshow on katytastic vlogs from a while back and the same shirt and the "no bookshelf tour" :D
You look so pretty in this video!💛
the part about rick riordan is so true!!!! i love that he writes so much but i am SO behind and i want to wait for the series to be finished before starting
Even with all those new TH-cam book reviewers, you're still and you will always be my favorite Kat! I always felt like we had a connection. ❤️
Falling Kingdoms is amazing, can't wait to see what you think!
I just recently attended 5 book fairs, so I understand the difficultly in getting into reading books. I have so many to choose, it has become a reading slump. Hopefully the slumps will be over. Happy reading :)
Hi!
Can you (or anybody) tell me the name of the book on your shelf? It is next to Shadow and Bone, (the black one with crimson letter) - it has a gorgeous spine, but i don't recognize it...
Thanks!
wait what i didn't even know the 2nd book was scheduled in 2 months thanks for the info :P gonna add it to my most anticipated
The Gone series is so good!!!
Oh my gosh, you should do a live book talk, :) that would be so much fun ^ o ^
I've been trying to get my mom to read Way of Kings forever. Well the other day she called me up and told me she made a deal with my younger brother; her side was that she's read Way of Kings. She started it on Wednesday this week and she said she'd be done today. That's how much she loved it.
It really is so good and the second book Words of Radiance is absolutely mind blowing awesome!!!! Just read the first 20 pages of Way of Kings, I'll bet it will turn into the whole book!!!
P.s. Harry Potter isn't on this list so you're still doing pretty good in life hahaha. 😂
I read The Selection trilogy and loved it, but when I read The Heir, I didn't enjoy it nearly as much, and was very disappointed by it. Is the 5th book worth reading if I didn't like the 4th, seeing as it is a continuation of that storyline? Part of me wants to give it a chance and read it, if nothing else to get some closure, but another part of me feels like maybe I shouldn't waste my time on it when there's so many other awesome books I could read instead!
the last star is amazing in my opinion! its a wonderful (😨😰😩mindblowing)finale
My heart jumped when I saw Gone. I finished it two days ago (at least season 1 of it). I absolutely loved it!
The Raven King is AMAZING, IMO!!!!
I was scared too but I was really happy with how it closed up.
I didn't love The Casual Vacancy so IMO you're not missing out on a lot there! I would recommend the Cormoran Strike series (Galbraith is JK's pen name) over TCV. I really wanna read The Way of Kings too!
I'm kinda with you on Game of Thrones except its Book 5 A Dance with Dragons that I been lagging on the most I started it finally but reading has been slow for me lately because I read so many books for the Booktubeathon which I was so excited and proud of myself for doing. You can do it Kat.
It took me a while to complete the Raven King. But it was totally worth it. once you start you won't be able to stop. Good luck!
KAT!!! FALLING KINGDOMS!!??!!? You need to read this series!
You absolutely NEED to read Morning Star right now! I mean like stop what you are doing and read it. It is so good I can't even!
Omg you need to get started on morning star because it was SOOOOO GOOOOD. You will not be disappointed. Such a good conclusion
hey booktube fam, i have a question, can I read TID and TDA series w/out reading TMI? please reply!
Amazing video :3
Have you read the i am number for series? Because i saw you once unhauling the book.
I did the same thing you did with the Selection series with Mortal Instruments for the longest time. I know it wasn't a set of new characters, but the story felt complete at 3 books and I for sure wasn't going to open that drama back up until all of the new ones were released.
Casual Vacancy - Dark slow read (keep an open mind)
Trials of Apollo - Quick story building read, really good
Magnus Chase - Quick interesting read, really good
Library of Souls - Read it soon
I too am getting out of a bad reading slump, and am just now reading V.E. Schwab (oh the shame)
I'm in the great book slump of 2016 too, I feel your pain Kat
Outlander is amazing. You should definitely read it soon. It was actually a pretty quick read despite its size.
Hey Kat! Are you enrolled in a college/ university? Did you graduate? How do you make time to read when you have a job/ coursework to tackle?
Went back and watched the most anticipated releases of 2016 and just, oh she was so excited. :(
I only followed to of those 4series she mentioned at the end, but out of the last star and the Raven King I would read the Raven King first. It will break you, and you'll love it anyway.
I have read the first three books of the Selection 'trilogy' as well! I have the Heiress but like you, I do not plan on reading that and book #5. I really enjoyed and was satisfied with how how it ended
Just wondering, is the outer shirt you're wearing from forever 21? Cuz i have the same shirt from forever 21
Trials of Apollo is SOOOOOO funny!!
Morning star is probably my favorite conclusion of a trilogy OTHER than clockwork princess! You gotta read that one soon!
I started Outlander and...never got around to finishing it...Game of Thrones is very difficult for me to read for some reason...!?!
No worries about The Great Reading Slump of 2016, it'll end in due time! =) I also need to read both The Casual Vacancy and A Song of Ice and Fire series as a whole. I even have all of these books. I'm thinking about doing a review or comparison videos on my channel for ASOIF because the Gome of Thrones show is A-MAZ-ING. Season six was intense. lol Loved the video, Kat! =)
I'm currently on the third ASOIAF book, and let me just say I flew through the first two. The last two selection books are so quick and easy to read all you have to do is pick them up one weekend and just read them. They don't match up with the first three but they are definitely worth reading! I haven't even finished Percy Jackson yet so... yeah... your not that behind compared to me. I had to read Ender's Game for school once and literally skipped pages.... I did not enjoy it at all. Not sure why. I haven't started so many popular fantasy series: Falling Kingdoms, all Sarah J Maas, Daughter of Smoke and Bone, and Shadow and Bone. I still have The Last Star to read as well. Great video. Hopefully you'll read some books and finish a few series soon!
I haven't read any of these except from The Raven King (which I remember really liking), other than these I own, and want to finish, Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children (especially before the movie comes out), Red Rising, Shadow and Bone, Mistborn and All the Light We Cannot See. There's no pressure Kat, just read what you feel like reading and not what you should be reading (may be easier said than done but it's helped me get out of reading slumps when I pick up a book on a whim).
When will u do a booktalk on ACOMAF? I can't wait for it! ☺️
Could you maybe do a video about the series you have started but not yet finished?
what happened to kat?is she on hiatus or something? I don't see her with her friends on IG anymore.
The Raven King is a great conclusion!!!! I was scared to read it too but I ended up loving it!
I like the way Kat says "ASAP". It's really cool.
Wait. Does everyone say ASAP like that? Omg, I don't know.
+Angel Sanchez no I say it differently
Gone series is AMAZING! I mean I wasn't really happy with how the last book ended, but still they are great books.
I have had a pretty massive reading slump this year too. I have only read maybe 2 books since summer started and here it is October.
"somewhere in a box in my apartment" me too
I connect with that on a personal level
I filmed this type of a video a couple weeks ago and I also mentioned Game of Thrones! I should have probably mentioned Outlander too since I haven't read it. I also need to read Magnus Chase and The Trials of Apollo! I've only read the first book in the Gone series but haven't continued it and I don't plan on it. It's been too long since I've read the first book xD I love Falling Kingdoms! I also need to read The Last Star... So many books, so little time.
The song of ice and fire series is amazing, the Outlander series as well :) currently reading Voyager and it's so good so far
I love the Miss Peregrine's home for peculiar children series and I finished it last summer but luckily new books should be on their way
I loved Casual Vacancey but, yes very different to HP and very slow paced. I’d say it’s very much a character study.