just here to say that I love your non scripted/non edited video format!! it’s a nice change from other videos I watch and feels more conversational! never change!
@booksaresick I am in currently writing a fantasy novel, and one of my driving motivations is that I hope one day you get to read it for your monthly tbr.
Even if you DNF The Virgin Suicides, be sure to check out Sofia Coppola’s movie version. It is hard to picture it being adapted for the screen since the book is wordy and has little dialogue (if I recall) but is is done so brilliantly :)
Everytime I read your titles, I assume you are sick for some reason lol. Its always a split second before I remember, "Books are sick" Love your weekly updates!
same. im always like jeez this guy from a channel im subbed to is always sick 🤢 but then i remember OH YEAH it’s just nick reminding me books are sick! 😎
I'm going to read "Hard Rain Falling" because I loved "Stoner". I love reading long books, too. I read several recently, one was Joyce Carol Oates' masterpiece: "Night.Sky.Stars.Death" and the other was Barbra Streisand's memoir (900 pages and not one single misspelling or gammatical error). Both were superb. The books you received from Folio...wow! The book covers were mind blowing...I would buy them just for the art.
The Dark Tower series is one of the reasons I got back into reading regularly as a hobby again. I recently read Wizard and Glass, and I really enjoyed it. Was even more hooked on Roland of Gilead afterward. Enjoy!
Every NYRB Classics title is good. I've read many, and really haven't found a bad one yet. Hard Rain Falling is a good rec. You really can't miss with them.
Can’t wait to see your review of Wizard and glass. So many love it but I have it near the bottom of my king books that I’ve read. It had so much unnecessary bloat to it. Could’ve been 300 pages shorter and had the same effect in my opinion. But it’s just that, my opinion. I have Jurassic park on my TBR, I need to move it up a few notches already!
Love your videos! Glad you are on the mend and that we got another week of books being sick! Looking forward to your thoughts on Dark Tower #5...that is a chonky boy for sure😂
For Crime and Punishment I would recommend looking into the Michael R. Katz translation or the P&V which is the translators you read for NFU. Katz has a more flowing and easy to understand translation and P&V have a more literal translation. Those are the two strongest to me so you would just have to decide what kind of read you would enjoy more. Me personally, Katz.
I love the energy on your channel. Thanks for the great update! I’m reading Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams and am loving it. I finished ‘Salem’s Lot and that was my first Stephen King in many years. It has me excited to read more so next King book will be The Stand.
Reading at the moment "A discovery of witches" by Deborah Harkness,"The starless sea" by Erin Morgenstern,"The easy life in Kamusari" by Shion Miura and "Dallergut dream department store" by Miye Lee all at once... Sometimes i need different kind of books to wake myself up again,to the joy of books,words that inspire or make you see things from another angle or just be amused for a bit... Good to see you Nick, love your videos!!!
I have less than 30 pages til I finish Wizard and glass. So much happens. I never thought I would read the dark tower series. Have a great day everyone.
Would you say treasure island is a good book to read to your kid? I've been reading my son Harry Potter and the Warrior cats series and I need a good standalone to read to him 😅
I’ve been waiting since you first brought up Jurassic Park vs Cujo in the book club. So excited you actually liked it and I wasn’t delusional about it being good😂
P&V translation of Crime and Punishment is quite good. I’m reading it right now and it’s my first Dostoyevsky, but I do like it. Very much agree with your depiction of his writing. Very feverish and claustrophobic, I don’t think that’s a translation thing, it feels like a Dostoyevsky thing (what do I know, though?)
such beautiful books you got sent*.* and hey, I love when you get stuff sent:D I read the P&V crime & punishment upon recommendation by my Russian teacher back in high school and really enjoyed it:)
Same thing happened to me with VS by Eugenides years ago and I DNF'ed it BUT his book Middlesex went straight into one of my all time favourites so you might like it instead.
You should read Who Goes There by John W Campbell as we as the movie tie in to John Carpenters The Thing. Both different then the movie and sooooooo good!
For me, the worst part when I'm in a rut is becoming invested in a story and characters -- feeling that the world and people are real and matter. A book, through no fault of its own, just never starts to dance of the page. And I get all in my head about it. Short books kind of suck for getting out of a rut for that because I have to keep becoming reinvested. But a long book that consistently follows a certain character or cast of characters means I just have to overcome the investment hurdle once and can find the joy in reading again.
I recently discovered your chanel and I sooo much love the way you talk about books!! You could be one of my best palls!! I'm not American (sorry, I mean I'm not Canadian! 🙂), I'm a European booklover (Belgian) and I do wonder if you guys (on that other side of the world) know any Belgian or Dutch authors, cause we do have some good ones!! If you want I could send you some names and hope they're translated (I'm sure/hope some of them are!) And if not Belgian or Dutch, how about an episode on European writers?
A lot of people knock on the p&v translations of Dosto but I read their translation of crime and punishment and really enjoyed it. I think most tried and trusted translation is Garnett, Katz supposed to be good and a little more modern sounding. I say if you enjoyed p&v for notes then give them a shot for crime and punishment!
Neat surprise to see you picked up a copy of Hard Rain Falling. That's cool. As for The Virgin Suicides, it's one of my favorite novels; though I too was bored for much of it, yet I couldn't put it down. Addictively boring, as I like to call it. Stick with it - the closing lines alone are a gut-punch.
Hey, Dostoyevsky is one of my favorite authors, and Ill admit that the best translation is somewhat subjective. Most agree the Peaver and Volokhonsky is the best translation PERIOD. However, I personally think that the Penguin David Mcduff translation of crime and punishment is very accessible and the one that I enjoyed the most. Regardless, the Peaver and Volokhonsky translation is probably the most lyrical, and true to Dostoyevsky's original prose. Love your videos :)
Agree so much about Lost World. I enjoyed Jurassic Park and immediately read LW and I was prettttttttty disappointed. I finished it, so that's saying something (lol)...... but yeah would not recommend. But the first book was so fun!!
Your channel is doing so well!!! You haven’t been on TH-cam very long at all! 👏🏻 Also, I know this is a book channel, but I would personally LOVE to see a sample of your photography work! (If possible that is.. I think you mentioned once that you do weddings??)
For any of the big Russians, I swear by Peter and Volokhonsky translations. They do a great job capturing the unique style of each author. There Dostoyevsky does not sound like there Tolstoy, for example
My main criticism with Pierce Browns work is I feel like he doesn’t know what genre and tone he wants his books to have. Red Rising feels derivative and a bit contrived. You get to Morning Star and it feels like a Space Opera. Then you get into Iron Gold and it finally feels like a decent run at stabilizing the narrative with POV chapters. By the time you finish Dark Age you’re wondering how it got so violent and abysmal.
Michael Katz for Crime and Punishment, and Ignat Avsey for Karamazov Brothers. I'm a native Russian speaker and I strongly suggest avoiding P&V translations at all costs.
@@biteofdog That's great if you enjoyed reading it, it's all a matter of personal preference at the end of the day. The Master and Margarita is one of my favorite novels of all time, and I personally think the P&V translation is both awkward and inaccurate, when comparing it to the original Russian. A lot of the humor and subtle references are lost. P&V's methodology in translating literature is also quite questionable in my opinion. My favorite translation of Master & Margarita is the Burgin/O'Connor. That version also has a lot of very useful footnotes.
For Crime and Punishment, I’d recommend the Pevear and Volokhonsky translation. I read their translation of Crime and Punishment and War and Peace. You can read Fight Club for Pride month (a little late) - he’s gay. There’s a great Soft White Underbelly interview on TH-cam with him telling a lot about his life. It’s excellent.
I enjoy your channel and I pretty much never comment but this needs to be said…you refusing to say “Stoner” when talking about John Williams masterpiece is absolutely ridiculous. All because you’re worried about the “algorithm”? Really dude? Disrespecting an author like that so you can make sure your clicks and views stay healthy is unbelievably absurd and narcissistic. Talk about having your priorities in the wrong place. The obsession for clicks, likes, and followers has gotten to embarrassing and unhealthy levels.
The guy who goes out of their way to go onto reading/book channels just to tell him not to read is telling other people to go outside? What an absolute loser
@@blackveilkirby Well......I live with my wife. And 90% of the time shes not home....even though shes at home ( reading ) ! Like carrying on a conversation with a zombie. I dont mean that jokingly !!!! The truth is...... she lives in another world then the real world right in front of her ! She spent 6 hours per day this last week.....reading. Thats a true sickness ! I spend 10 hours a day working 7 days a week on my dairy farm. Connected with the real world.... crops.... mechanics .....welding.. building equipment.... cutting fire wood.... plumbing where needed.... fence building... While my wife is in the house reading. And she complains about her health issues.....being too fat. Then...... she askes......why dont you ever talk to me anymore ???? Why dont you ever touch me anymore ??? Fact is theres more satisfaction with farming then her. First hand experience with reading !
First of all, I want to thank you for suggesting Jurassic Park. I'd have never read this book, if you didn't recommend it. I was trying to find your email, or some other form of contact b/c I wanted to send you a review of Stoner and I didn't want to add another link here, but I didn't find find any contact info. I hope you'll enjoy Alana's review. I think she's great. th-cam.com/video/4caQya43kns/w-d-xo.htmlsi=8pyjyXcDz5z5VSxY
just here to say that I love your non scripted/non edited video format!! it’s a nice change from other videos I watch and feels more conversational! never change!
I immediately recognized the logo on your hat and applaud your taste in music. Long live the Pixies!
This is my first time watching your video. I like it. I don’t find a lot of men who read classics, I’m impressed. Keep up the great work.
@booksaresick I am in currently writing a fantasy novel, and one of my driving motivations is that I hope one day you get to read it for your monthly tbr.
I can always listen to you. You are fun to listen to!😊❤
Even if you DNF The Virgin Suicides, be sure to check out Sofia Coppola’s movie version. It is hard to picture it being adapted for the screen since the book is wordy and has little dialogue (if I recall) but is is done so brilliantly :)
Everytime I read your titles, I assume you are sick for some reason lol. Its always a split second before I remember, "Books are sick" Love your weekly updates!
same. im always like jeez this guy from a channel im subbed to is always sick 🤢 but then i remember OH YEAH it’s just nick reminding me books are sick! 😎
Glad to know I’m not the only one 😂.
Week 27 of being sick
@@jackdimmock that's hilarious!
Glad I’m not the only one
I’ve heard a lot of good things about Wizard in Glass. Many people have it as one of their favorites on their TH-cam lists.
Wizard and Glass is the book of the series for me….
Enjoy!!
Hi Christian
Yes to short chapters 😊. And the Folio Society books look incredible
Wizard and Glass is my favorite in the Dark Towers series. Hope you enjoy it!
Wizard and glass is awesome. Get ready for some serious feels.
I'm going to read "Hard Rain Falling" because I loved "Stoner". I love reading long books, too. I read several recently, one was Joyce Carol Oates' masterpiece: "Night.Sky.Stars.Death" and the other was Barbra Streisand's memoir (900 pages and not one single misspelling or gammatical error). Both were superb.
The books you received from Folio...wow! The book covers were mind blowing...I would buy them just for the art.
The Dark Tower series is one of the reasons I got back into reading regularly as a hobby again. I recently read Wizard and Glass, and I really enjoyed it. Was even more hooked on Roland of Gilead afterward. Enjoy!
Every NYRB Classics title is good. I've read many, and really haven't found a bad one yet. Hard Rain Falling is a good rec. You really can't miss with them.
Can’t wait to see your review of Wizard and glass. So many love it but I have it near the bottom of my king books that I’ve read. It had so much unnecessary bloat to it. Could’ve been 300 pages shorter and had the same effect in my opinion. But it’s just that, my opinion. I have Jurassic park on my TBR, I need to move it up a few notches already!
Love your videos! Glad you are on the mend and that we got another week of books being sick! Looking forward to your thoughts on Dark Tower #5...that is a chonky boy for sure😂
For Crime and Punishment I would recommend looking into the Michael R. Katz translation or the P&V which is the translators you read for NFU. Katz has a more flowing and easy to understand translation and P&V have a more literal translation. Those are the two strongest to me so you would just have to decide what kind of read you would enjoy more. Me personally, Katz.
I read crime and punishment in the P&V translation, loved it
I love the energy on your channel. Thanks for the great update! I’m reading Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams and am loving it. I finished ‘Salem’s Lot and that was my first Stephen King in many years. It has me excited to read more so next King book will be The Stand.
We Always Lived in the Castle is a gem
Reading at the moment "A discovery of witches" by Deborah Harkness,"The starless sea" by Erin Morgenstern,"The easy life in Kamusari" by Shion Miura and "Dallergut dream department store" by Miye Lee all at once... Sometimes i need different kind of books to wake myself up again,to the joy of books,words that inspire or make you see things from another angle or just be amused for a bit... Good to see you Nick, love your videos!!!
I feel like Harry Potter would pop you out of a Rut no problem. Effortless whimsical fun
I have less than 30 pages til I finish Wizard and glass. So much happens. I never thought I would read the dark tower series. Have a great day everyone.
Micro by Crichton is so fun and original too
Would you say treasure island is a good book to read to your kid? I've been reading my son Harry Potter and the Warrior cats series and I need a good standalone to read to him 😅
Hi
Haven't had a good reading month since April. Wish me luck.👌
SHORT CHAPTERS! YES!
Wizard and glass is my fave DT book
Mine, too!
Hard Rain falling is a good book. Sad and harsh and violent.
P.S. read I, Lucifer by Glen Duncan
Currently reading Hard Rain Falling and it’s incredible. Excited to hear your thoughts Nick!
What a swing of the reading journey - from some dark moments of Dostoevsky to some fun of Treasure Island to the quiet horrors of Shirley Jackson!
Recursion by Blake Crouch is the ultimate book to get you out of a reading slump
I’ve been waiting since you first brought up Jurassic Park vs Cujo in the book club. So excited you actually liked it and I wasn’t delusional about it being good😂
Jurassic Park is a banger. I was surprised.
P&V translation of Crime and Punishment is quite good. I’m reading it right now and it’s my first Dostoyevsky, but I do like it. Very much agree with your depiction of his writing. Very feverish and claustrophobic, I don’t think that’s a translation thing, it feels like a Dostoyevsky thing (what do I know, though?)
such beautiful books you got sent*.* and hey, I love when you get stuff sent:D I read the P&V crime & punishment upon recommendation by my Russian teacher back in high school and really enjoyed it:)
Same thing happened to me with VS by Eugenides years ago and I DNF'ed it BUT his book Middlesex went straight into one of my all time favourites so you might like it instead.
You should read Who Goes There by John W Campbell as we as the movie tie in to John Carpenters The Thing. Both different then the movie and sooooooo good!
tvs put me in a rut too 😭😭😭
For me, the worst part when I'm in a rut is becoming invested in a story and characters -- feeling that the world and people are real and matter. A book, through no fault of its own, just never starts to dance of the page. And I get all in my head about it. Short books kind of suck for getting out of a rut for that because I have to keep becoming reinvested. But a long book that consistently follows a certain character or cast of characters means I just have to overcome the investment hurdle once and can find the joy in reading again.
Just finished reading Animal Farm by George Orwell.
I recently discovered your chanel and I sooo much love the way you talk about books!! You could be one of my best palls!! I'm not American (sorry, I mean I'm not Canadian! 🙂), I'm a European booklover (Belgian) and I do wonder if you guys (on that other side of the world) know any Belgian or Dutch authors, cause we do have some good ones!! If you want I could send you some names and hope they're translated (I'm sure/hope some of them are!) And if not Belgian or Dutch, how about an episode on European writers?
A lot of people knock on the p&v translations of Dosto but I read their translation of crime and punishment and really enjoyed it. I think most tried and trusted translation is Garnett, Katz supposed to be good and a little more modern sounding. I say if you enjoyed p&v for notes then give them a shot for crime and punishment!
Neat surprise to see you picked up a copy of Hard Rain Falling. That's cool.
As for The Virgin Suicides, it's one of my favorite novels; though I too was bored for much of it, yet I couldn't put it down. Addictively boring, as I like to call it. Stick with it - the closing lines alone are a gut-punch.
Dude have you dipped into house of leaves yet?! Can’t wait to hear what you think of it.
I need that shirt 👀
You'll either love or hate DT 4. I LOVED IT. I also think you should read Mason & Dixon by Thomas Pynchon.
Hey, Dostoyevsky is one of my favorite authors, and Ill admit that the best translation is somewhat subjective. Most agree the Peaver and Volokhonsky is the best translation PERIOD. However, I personally think that the Penguin David Mcduff translation of crime and punishment is very accessible and the one that I enjoyed the most. Regardless, the Peaver and Volokhonsky translation is probably the most lyrical, and true to Dostoyevsky's original prose. Love your videos :)
Lovin’ your channel! 😊
Agree so much about Lost World. I enjoyed Jurassic Park and immediately read LW and I was prettttttttty disappointed. I finished it, so that's saying something (lol)...... but yeah would not recommend. But the first book was so fun!!
Your channel is doing so well!!! You haven’t been on TH-cam very long at all! 👏🏻 Also, I know this is a book channel, but I would personally LOVE to see a sample of your photography work! (If possible that is.. I think you mentioned once that you do weddings??)
Katz is the best translation, and then Pevear/Volokhonsky is the best after Katz.
Can i Please suggest a book called "A fine balance" by Rohinton Misty to add to your reading backlog Quite a gritty novel set in 70's India
For any of the big Russians, I swear by Peter and Volokhonsky translations. They do a great job capturing the unique style of each author. There Dostoyevsky does not sound like there Tolstoy, for example
What is your Goodreads account?? I love your videos
Fish restaurant😂
Still waiting to see you hold up a Kurt Vonnegut book. You're massively missing out until you do.
THE PEOPLE WANT VONNEGUT!!!
I have multiple Vonnegut themed tattoos. Including his asterisk/asshole in over 14 places. And his signature. Read Vonnegut. Live Vonnegut.
My main criticism with Pierce Browns work is I feel like he doesn’t know what genre and tone he wants his books to have. Red Rising feels derivative and a bit contrived. You get to Morning Star and it feels like a Space Opera. Then you get into Iron Gold and it finally feels like a decent run at stabilizing the narrative with POV chapters. By the time you finish Dark Age you’re wondering how it got so violent and abysmal.
Michael Katz for Crime and Punishment, and Ignat Avsey for Karamazov Brothers. I'm a native Russian speaker and I strongly suggest avoiding P&V translations at all costs.
I loved the P&V translation of Master And Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov.
@@biteofdog That's great if you enjoyed reading it, it's all a matter of personal preference at the end of the day. The Master and Margarita is one of my favorite novels of all time, and I personally think the P&V translation is both awkward and inaccurate, when comparing it to the original Russian. A lot of the humor and subtle references are lost. P&V's methodology in translating literature is also quite questionable in my opinion. My favorite translation of Master & Margarita is the Burgin/O'Connor. That version also has a lot of very useful footnotes.
Idk I liked P&V a lot. A lot of people like it the best
I prefer Michael Katz's translations of Dostoevsky. They're a bit more modern.
Pevear and volokhonsky for crime and punishment and its not even close
If you like Dostoevsky and have a kindle I got his complete works for zero dollars.
For Crime and Punishment, I’d recommend the Pevear and Volokhonsky translation. I read their translation of Crime and Punishment and War and Peace. You can read Fight Club for Pride month (a little late) - he’s gay. There’s a great Soft White Underbelly interview on TH-cam with him telling a lot about his life. It’s excellent.
Week IDK WHAT NUMBER telling you to read Babel and The Nightingale.
I enjoy your channel and I pretty much never comment but this needs to be said…you refusing to say “Stoner” when talking about John Williams masterpiece is absolutely ridiculous. All because you’re worried about the “algorithm”? Really dude? Disrespecting an author like that so you can make sure your clicks and views stay healthy is unbelievably absurd and narcissistic. Talk about having your priorities in the wrong place. The obsession for clicks, likes, and followers has gotten to embarrassing and unhealthy levels.
Adventure........ open the door.........and close the book. Its there right in front of you ! Investigate LIFE ! NOT BOOKS !!!!!
The guy who goes out of their way to go onto reading/book channels just to tell him not to read is telling other people to go outside? What an absolute loser
@@blackveilkirby Well......I live with my wife. And 90% of the time shes not home....even though shes at home ( reading ) ! Like carrying on a conversation with a zombie. I dont mean that jokingly !!!! The truth is...... she lives in another world then the real world right in front of her ! She spent 6 hours per day this last week.....reading. Thats a true sickness ! I spend 10 hours a day working 7 days a week on my dairy farm. Connected with the real world.... crops.... mechanics .....welding.. building equipment.... cutting fire wood.... plumbing where needed.... fence building... While my wife is in the house reading. And she complains about her health issues.....being too fat.
Then...... she askes......why dont you ever talk to me anymore ???? Why dont you ever touch me anymore ???
Fact is theres more satisfaction with farming then her.
First hand experience with reading !
@user-tc3ou6sy5f maybe you're just boring then babes.
@@JimHerman-o3q Have you considered talking to your wife about what she's interested in rather than criticising her online? Maybe you're just boring
You need to tell her. Not us.@@JimHerman-o3q
First of all, I want to thank you for suggesting Jurassic Park. I'd have never read this book, if you didn't recommend it. I was trying to find your email, or some other form of contact b/c I wanted to send you a review of Stoner and I didn't want to add another link here, but I didn't find find any contact info. I hope you'll enjoy Alana's review. I think she's great. th-cam.com/video/4caQya43kns/w-d-xo.htmlsi=8pyjyXcDz5z5VSxY