Poorly written with unimaginative plot twist and one dimensional villains. I'd say anyone *not* giving 2020 worst written year in recent memory, is insane
The pacing was completely off as well, incredibly rushed making it near impossible to fully develop all the ideas and ensure all readers understand each aspect of what's happening, making the narrative frankly confusing and difficult to keep up with.
@@999imo Who's idea was it to have a plotline that leads to all the characters locked up in single locations with little to no agency? Bottle episodes aren't as effective if they're the norm
Six of Crows 01:29 Hounded 03:09 The Girl and The Stars 04:56 The Immortals of Meluha 06:36 Fahrenheit 451 07:55 Ready Player Two 08:39 The Fifth Sorceress 09:35 Nevernight 12:15
@@mentallyunstable1926 goodreads and the majority of booktuber are pretentious and shallow instagrammers (who literally judge a book by it's cover simply because it looks good for their themed pictures) with an awful reading taste
@@mentallyunstable1926 the big ones usually are like that. The only booktubers I trust are the ones that don't post pretty pictures on bookstagram (Daniel for example. James Tullos is another one that is not afraid to speak his mind).
@@LizzaRob160 I get that some of the characters weren't super developed, but the one that was exceptional and made me cry on multiple plot points was Inej. It's just such an honest and heartfelt portrayal of female victims, and victims in general that are fighting to not be controlled by their traumatic pasts.
@@debraboutom2060 I personally think all the characters got a decent amount of development but I definitely agree that Inejs chapters were something else.
His review and others of that book made me think "hey, maybe my idea of a xenofiction book about dinosaurs with no dialogue ISN'T the worst ever." But damn, if I'm not gonna have to work on that sucker.
@Dragon50275 In that case I was merely asking a question. However, I will say (and have said) that I disagree with DG's review. As I've said elsewhere, The Fifth Sorceress is neither the best book I've read nor the worst.
The fact The Fifth Sorceress is supposedly that bad makes me want to read it out of sheer curiosity. At worst, I'll experience a terrible book and question how it could have been published. At best, I'll learn what not to do when it comes to writing.
Honestly, I’m not a big fan of YA. I’ve only fully enjoyed reading two YA series, Six of Crows and The Infernal Devices. I guess what I loved so much about Six of Crows was that Kaz always kept things away from the other crew members, meaning he also kept them away from the reader. Once you thought you knew exactly what was happening, he revealed something or did something smart which left you shocked. Also, I enjoyed that even though Inej and Kaz seem to love each other, they never really developed an actual relationship. The series wasn’t love driven, but very plot driven.
Hey Daniel, yes you shouldn't have started with Immortals at all, but if you want to get into Indian mythology, there's this book series called 'Amar Chitra Katha", it has very thin 70ish books (each one has different story)with illustrations if that would help you to visualize and help with the world building. Hope this recommendation helps you out :)
@@MeMySkirtandI Ok I’m glad I’m not the only one! It really annoyed me that the narrators didn’t standardize the voices they were using for the other characters! Like, Inej goes from sounding normal one chapter to sounding like she’s breathing helium in the next one.
Yeah, I totally relate to your feelings on YA books. Six of Crows is my favorite YA series, so that’s probably why you got so much hate on that other video, because people who don’t even like YA (like myself) tend to really love Six of Crows. I’m not gonna hold this against you and I totally get why you wouldn’t like it.
When it comes to fantasy that is not adult, Tamora Pierce is always my go to author. She has written multiple series in two different fantasy world and most readers can relate to atleast one of her main characters.
I really liked her as a kid, and still enjoy the new stuff released. The trickster series was my favorite. Did you read Diana Wynne Jones? I think she holds up a little better: Pinhoe Egg, Howl’s Moving Castle.
Honestly I think Six of Crows makes more sense if you've read the Shadow and Bone trilogy (but *most* who've read it agree S&B isn't that great) and the characters develop better in the sequel to SoC (Crooked Kingdom, one of my fave books)
i agree! six of crows is so much more enjoyable after reading the trilogy because you get to re-visit characters from the trilogy and you get to see more of their world.
I was so engrossed when you were going off about The Fifth Sorceress, and in every category I too had a book of mine and I was like yeah, yeah that's it
I got here from an older video. I wanted to say "Thank you for the review of the Tales of Earthsea by Studio Ghibli". I loved the books to bits!! And that hardback you're holding is gorgeous!! I'm on board with the sfx to communicate accurately. Please do a review of Howl's moving castle too! I loved the book and hated that the movie diverged from that by bringing war themes. I would like to know your opinion on this movie.
Seeing both this video and Amanda's video and both of you giving each other shout-outs brings me such joy. You two are some of my favorite creators on TH-cam.
One good thing to come out of this year is that I finally read The Eye of the World! :D Going to read the whole series over the course of 2021/2 depending on how long it takes me. Your fantasy recs are the best, Daniel!
That's adorable! Hope your Dad heals quickly. I am also a Sherlock fan but have never done the Audible version. I will have to give it a try. Thank you for your videos my TBR pile has improved greatly since I began reading your recommendations.
Happy to see your Dad and to hear that he is recovering! Thanks for the video, the book perspective add some spice on the global review of the 2020 problems! What a ****** year!
I really praise people who do this. For me it's like "I'm never gonna think about you ever AGAIN. *throws book on the floor. * So what should I reread next."
I just wanted to thank you for making 2020 more fun with your awesome content. I don't have (legal) access to many fantasy books where I'm from so I don't read much of them, but your content 1. Works even when I don't know what you're talking about 2. Made me want to read more in the future. Happy new year and thank you again
I’m so pleased I watched this. I was nervous, seeing Six of Crows in the thumbnail, because I loved it and it prompted me to read everything else by her I could lay my hands on. But “not to my taste” is fine, and now I want to watch your YA piece (because I felt SoC avoided my least favourite YA tropes, so interested to hear your take). Seconding your view on the Iron Druid, although I’m not a big fan of Dresden either. I mean, I’ve read the whole of both series, but mainly because my brain needs something to focus on when getting ready to sleep (that isn’t anxiety and existential terror) and they can both do that, rather than because I think the writing/plots/characters are particular standouts. Otherwise thanks for the warnings for the other books, and I agree with your dad about the importance of the right reader.
Hey Daniel, I’ve become a big fan during this year and I started reading a lot of different books because of your recommendations. I just wanted to say thank you for all the content. I’ve watched a lot of your old videos and I try to keep up with what you post since I’ve become a consistent viewer in July and I think you’re still going a great job. I hope some of the positive comments you receive give you even a small portion of the joy you give us when you post. Happy Holidays
The wording and allcaps reminded me of an old Danish movie I saw once, where Ove Sprogøe, one of Denmark's Golden Age's more subtle men, gets to ham it up because the other characters need a distraction: "I'VE BEEN CHEATED! I'VE BEEN BETRAAAYED!!"
It's great to hear your review of books from this year. So many memories of review's past. Also, I'm always glad the book I published this year, One for the Road by Jeremy M. Moore, hasn't made it on your list. On the one hand, I think "how great would it be to be reviewed by Mr. Greene?" But then i think "oh crap, what if I'm on his DNR list?"
That’s interesting. Never read the series but I’m curious about people’s opinions on writing teenagers like adults. Some teenagers do sound like adults cause of how they were brought up. I guess it’s all about intention. I bet ya teenagers in like the 1600s sounded like adults cause they were treated like adults. But idk when six of crows is set or the kind of society. Anyways sorry to ramble lol. Point being: interesting take
I've never seen a single video of yours. Your first worst of 2020 is also my worst of 2020. I feel so validated. I've never clicked subscribed so fast.
"I couldn't find the soul" - YES. I 've had that problem with most Lawrence books, actually. Which sucks! Because he's such a great dude, and his prose and imagination are generally top, top notch.
I actually encourage you to search more on the internet about him. He's not a great dude at all, he's week known for harassing and belittling fellow SFF female authors and he actively looks for bad reviews of his books just to spite their writers on his Twitter profile. I haven't read any of his books, and I don't plan to, so I can't speak about his writing abilities, but I find it really hard to say he his "a great dude" (sorry if I sound condescending, I don't know if you knew anything about these things, and I don't mean to offend you in any way)
@@gabri3558 Hey! Thanks for letting me know, I wasn’t aware. I’ll research that. I’ve been interacting with Mark for about 6 years (On Goodreads and Facebook) and haven’t ever seen anything remotely similar to that - he’s always been kind and thoughtful to me. Now, obviously that doesn’t mean what you are saying isn’t true! But that’s where my ‘he’s a great dude’ stemmed from.
@@Jeneric81 well, he's been accused by multiple women and reviewers, with a simple search on the net you'll be able to get as many proofs and screenshots as you want :)
@@gabri3558 I did. www.google.se/amp/s/thatthornguy.com/2020/07/04/in-defence-of-mark-lawrence/amp/ Turned out it was manufactured outrage, as expected. The way you on try to vilify and ostracize people you’ve never met is just...not the way to live the life of a good person.
I love this take on the worst of the year, I also just wanted to wish you and your family a merry Christmas/happy holidays Love your videos and looking forward to watching more in the new year :)
I liked seeing your dad, he seemed nice :) Would be cool to hear reviews from your family more often, maybe before WoT show comes out you can have a video reviewing the series with your dad/family, and then bring them in for casual audience reactions to the show while you dig deeper.
My worst this year is probably Michael Swanwick's "The Iron Dragon's Daughter" best is a tie between "A Murder in Music City" (i live near where everything took place) and "One of our Asteroids is Missing" a novella by Robert Silverberg. I totally agree with the 451 movie. I was so fired up to see it. What a Joke.
I liked the six of crows duology personally, but I get why some people don't like it. I do think that some romance in it was forced and not needed though and hopefully without spoiling it I thought it was beyond convenient that everything was alway part of the plan(but it also made it more interesting to me). But I genuinely like it, I can not even explain why. Maybe because when I read it I hadn't read much before and if I'm honest I'm not overly critical of books, im no expert in pros or anything like that. The way I see it is, if I like a book then I like it, if I don't then I don't. I think the important thing for some people to understand is that not every book is for everyone and everyone is valid in the books they like because its subjective.
Oh god, that tongue! *Shudders* Your father is lovely, and yes, the Stephen Fry version of Sherlock is amazing. I do a lot of driving for work and listening to it made those hours much more pleasant.
If you want to try ya, please give the Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden a try. Maybe it up on the storygraph first though, instead of goodreads.
Omg!! You read Amish! A great idea but oh such a disaster. And I absolutely agree with the Six of crows. I think I just found my favourite new fantasy reviewer! Good luck and a happy new year!
For Mughal India-inspired fantasy, there's Empire of Sand and Realm of Ash by Tasha Suri if you haven't looked at those already. It's great that you explore fantasy with non-European inspired settings - I heard about the Poppy War through your channel, so thanks & keep it up!
I loved Six Of Crows and I completely understand why you didn't like it. Nevernight though... geez. I really didn't like that book at all. Merry Christmas and omggg I'm so glad your dad is doing well!
I got it for Christmas and it’s probably the first book I’ve found unbearable I can remember. I’m literally a teenager and I could write a book better than that. The setting is really cool but the writing is terrible in every way
@@AB-kf7vo Yeppp I really didn't like the writing at all, I didn't like the character, I thought there were really weird [problematic] choices made throughout the book, WHY did the protag need to be 16? I really really disliked this book
I would say the worst of 2020 would be the period January to December
Poorly written with unimaginative plot twist and one dimensional villains.
I'd say anyone *not* giving 2020 worst written year in recent memory, is insane
Yeah, the "Australia's on fire" to "plague vaccine" interlude.
The pacing was completely off as well, incredibly rushed making it near impossible to fully develop all the ideas and ensure all readers understand each aspect of what's happening, making the narrative frankly confusing and difficult to keep up with.
That is 100% a mood!!
@@999imo Who's idea was it to have a plotline that leads to all the characters locked up in single locations with little to no agency? Bottle episodes aren't as effective if they're the norm
THE FATHER IS HERE. He genuinely feels like a nice guy and I would watch him review books alongside Daniel or on his own
Can we get a Dad's favourites?
I feel like he just had a celebrity guest star
@@iulia5677 great idea
@@iulia5677 yes please
"How will Aang defeat the Fatherlord?"
"He's too powerful. He's already a TH-cam star ⭐"
15-17 extra minutes of Fifth Sorceress hate? Daniel, man, I'd double my Patreon pledge permanently to get that.
Same and I don’t have patreon
Yes please! Fifth Sorceress review Extended cut! Lotr that please
@@EC-vw6pd so... your Patreon contribution would still be at 0?
Hard agree, I'd be absolutely down for extended dunks on utter dumpster fires. It's ASMR for my cold, dead heart.
Six of Crows 01:29
Hounded 03:09
The Girl and The Stars 04:56
The Immortals of Meluha 06:36
Fahrenheit 451 07:55
Ready Player Two 08:39
The Fifth Sorceress 09:35
Nevernight 12:15
Thank you good person👍
You scared me with Fahrenheit 451. Thought he was gonna talk about the book! That adaption sucked.
Thanks! Why can’t book you tubers list the books that are discussed? So little to ask.
@@Scarlet-qg1xi Because content creators profit more if you watch the whole video
Thanks
Video Title: Worst of 2020
Thumbnail: Has Six of Crows on it
"Why would you say something so controversial yet so brave?"
@@reinderhaeck1721 its the first one
Bro my exact thoughts
@@mentallyunstable1926 goodreads and the majority of booktuber are pretentious and shallow instagrammers (who literally judge a book by it's cover simply because it looks good for their themed pictures) with an awful reading taste
I watched bcz of that cause I genuinely loved the series
@@mentallyunstable1926 the big ones usually are like that. The only booktubers I trust are the ones that don't post pretty pictures on bookstagram (Daniel for example. James Tullos is another one that is not afraid to speak his mind).
Daniel: *puts six of crows in the thumbnail*
Me: Daniel have two beds, one for himself, another one for his balls
I adore the six of crows duology but I appreciate other brave opinions 😂😂
Small Twin or crib size bed!
@@LizzaRob160 I get that some of the characters weren't super developed, but the one that was exceptional and made me cry on multiple plot points was Inej. It's just such an honest and heartfelt portrayal of female victims, and victims in general that are fighting to not be controlled by their traumatic pasts.
@@debraboutom2060 I personally think all the characters got a decent amount of development but I definitely agree that Inejs chapters were something else.
Interesting I hated the trilogy, what is sad, because I really wanted to like it.
Omg look ma now I MADE it
love your content
He really didn't want to go into detail about that book... He's probably super glad that you did so he can just plug you instead.
I’ve been watching you much longer than I’ve watched Daniel lol
@@myfate6085 PHRASING!
"If I wrote that book I would be deeply, deeply ashamed" well damn 😂
I thought he was gonna say, "kill myself," before he finished that sentence, lol. Less savage, but apt as well.
His review and others of that book made me think "hey, maybe my idea of a xenofiction book about dinosaurs with no dialogue ISN'T the worst ever."
But damn, if I'm not gonna have to work on that sucker.
Books like Fifth Sorceress are the kind of books that make me feel like I can actually get published by doing the work and being passionate.
Did you read it?
@Dragon50275 In that case I was merely asking a question. However, I will say (and have said) that I disagree with DG's review. As I've said elsewhere, The Fifth Sorceress is neither the best book I've read nor the worst.
@Dragon50275 Exactly. I don't know a single reviewer whose opinions I agree with 100%.
The fact The Fifth Sorceress is supposedly that bad makes me want to read it out of sheer curiosity. At worst, I'll experience a terrible book and question how it could have been published. At best, I'll learn what not to do when it comes to writing.
I didn't think it was bad. In fact, on my spreadsheet, my notes for it said, "Better than expected."
Ill check if the library has a copy. not sure if i wanna pay for it ya know?
Fifth Sorceress is utter garbage. Do yourself a favor and read up on the author (the arrogant, egotistical prick) and watch credible reviews.
It’s really pretty bad. I dnf after making it 3/4 though.
I want to read it to give myself for confidence that one day I can get published if that could be.
I hope the break helped with whatever you are facing right now. We love u ❤️
#goblinclan
Now we know where Daniel gets his charm, his father! What a cool guy.
Lucky Daniel. His dad is a bookworm. Wait, hmmm... does my dad read too?
Agreed
Disheveled Hobgoblin Host?
Honestly, I’m not a big fan of YA. I’ve only fully enjoyed reading two YA series, Six of Crows and The Infernal Devices. I guess what I loved so much about Six of Crows was that Kaz always kept things away from the other crew members, meaning he also kept them away from the reader. Once you thought you knew exactly what was happening, he revealed something or did something smart which left you shocked. Also, I enjoyed that even though Inej and Kaz seem to love each other, they never really developed an actual relationship. The series wasn’t love driven, but very plot driven.
"Forced romance", I think the police have a different word for that... oh wait, that's not what you meant at all.
Police don’t have a word for that in a lot of cases, to be honest.
holy shit that was actually good HAHAAHAHAHAHAHA
take my like and get hell out of here
LMAO
Leonardo Lopes how did you read my mind before I thought it?
that tongue was disturbing
At least it wasn’t denethor eating tomatoes
I was going to like this, but it's already at 69 likes, so I'm going to go ahead and leave this perfection alone. 😅
Hey Daniel, yes you shouldn't have started with Immortals at all, but if you want to get into Indian mythology, there's this book series called 'Amar Chitra Katha", it has very thin 70ish books (each one has different story)with illustrations if that would help you to visualize and help with the world building. Hope this recommendation helps you out :)
Yay for dad Greene. He's lookin good all things considered.
Merry Christmas to the Greenes!
WHY IS SIX OF CROWS IN THE THUMBNAIL, I AM SCARED
edit: i get it
Yeah, I feel like you really have to be fine with the "YA Rules apply" mode that the book relies on.
Gotta say, I nearly dnf’d six of crows because the audiobook is one of my least favorite performances I’ve ever head
@@skyeoak3 Yeah, the seven different narrators were a bit much.
@@MeMySkirtandI Ok I’m glad I’m not the only one! It really annoyed me that the narrators didn’t standardize the voices they were using for the other characters! Like, Inej goes from sounding normal one chapter to sounding like she’s breathing helium in the next one.
You're scared. I was annoyed.
Best read predictions:
1) Stephen King’s twitter
What about maister kosolas (22) book of wisdom?
I'm sry I don't understand-
@@legenddairymilk2280 um
I love how Amanda the Jedi recommended Daniel's video, and then he recommended her video, and I watched and loved both of them
hope your doing good man , dont go too hard on yourself . ❤️
- a goblin fan
Yeah, I totally relate to your feelings on YA books. Six of Crows is my favorite YA series, so that’s probably why you got so much hate on that other video, because people who don’t even like YA (like myself) tend to really love Six of Crows. I’m not gonna hold this against you and I totally get why you wouldn’t like it.
When it comes to fantasy that is not adult, Tamora Pierce is always my go to author. She has written multiple series in two different fantasy world and most readers can relate to atleast one of her main characters.
I really liked her as a kid, and still enjoy the new stuff released. The trickster series was my favorite. Did you read Diana Wynne Jones? I think she holds up a little better: Pinhoe Egg, Howl’s Moving Castle.
Merry Christmas Daniel! Love your content. Best of luck w/ everything to ya!
“So I don’t get hit by a farm truck out in the boonies” 😂 your dad is amazing
Same, when I am riding a bike. I've been using Aftershokz headphones because of that. They work great with Audible.
Your dad seems really sweet, and his taste in books is just beautiful.
Greene apple didn’t fall far from a tree?
Ok, I will see myself out 😅
@@Morfeusm noo stay.
nice to see your father's doing well, hope you had a great holiday
The end with your Dad was awesome to see. He seems like a cool dude! Merry Christmas to you both!
I kinda want to see those lost 15-17 minutes of Daniel ranting
Merry Christmas love your videos. All I watch on TH-cam anymore is your channel and Brandon Sanderson lectures. Keep up the awesome reviews
Honestly I think Six of Crows makes more sense if you've read the Shadow and Bone trilogy (but *most* who've read it agree S&B isn't that great) and the characters develop better in the sequel to SoC (Crooked Kingdom, one of my fave books)
i agree! six of crows is so much more enjoyable after reading the trilogy because you get to re-visit characters from the trilogy and you get to see more of their world.
daniel calmly disses books, with calm holiday music in the background I like this video a lot.
You should read the vault of Vishnu book by Ashwin Sanghi
This is a great book by an Indian author
You can check that out !!!
Another one added to my TBR list.
I was so engrossed when you were going off about The Fifth Sorceress, and in every category I too had a book of mine and I was like yeah, yeah that's it
I got here from an older video. I wanted to say "Thank you for the review of the Tales of Earthsea by Studio Ghibli". I loved the books to bits!! And that hardback you're holding is gorgeous!! I'm on board with the sfx to communicate accurately. Please do a review of Howl's moving castle too! I loved the book and hated that the movie diverged from that by bringing war themes. I would like to know your opinion on this movie.
Y'know what would be sick? Having your father read a forward from one of your books upon release, or on the audiobook version. That'd be SO awesome!
I loved it when your dad came in to speak! Always good to see the roots of a person.
That sketch at the end was just pure gold
"Tran-sition."
"Danthoney Greenetano here for another book review..."
The vomit sound by Fifth Sorceress killed me😂
Ouch Six of crows hurts to see here but each to their own, also I personally loved nevernight but it's not for everyone for sure 😅
Seeing both this video and Amanda's video and both of you giving each other shout-outs brings me such joy. You two are some of my favorite creators on TH-cam.
One good thing to come out of this year is that I finally read The Eye of the World! :D Going to read the whole series over the course of 2021/2 depending on how long it takes me. Your fantasy recs are the best, Daniel!
That's adorable! Hope your Dad heals quickly. I am also a Sherlock fan but have never done the Audible version. I will have to give it a try. Thank you for your videos my TBR pile has improved greatly since I began reading your recommendations.
Happy Christmas to our very favorite goblin! 🎄
Happy to see your Dad and to hear that he is recovering! Thanks for the video, the book perspective add some spice on the global review of the 2020 problems! What a ****** year!
I really praise people who do this.
For me it's like "I'm never gonna think about you ever AGAIN. *throws book on the floor. * So what should I reread next."
Loved the dad cameo! So true too, narrators/quality of audiobooks can make or break a story for me!!!
This guy is lowkey flexing his guitar collection during the skit
he’s at his dad’s house rn so that’s not his
So nice to see your dad in a video! I hope his recovery will continue to go well. Much love.
Mine has to be From blood and Ash by J.L.A , I seriously wish i could erase it from my memory 😭😭😭🙏🏼
I just wanted to thank you for making 2020 more fun with your awesome content. I don't have (legal) access to many fantasy books where I'm from so I don't read much of them, but your content 1. Works even when I don't know what you're talking about 2. Made me want to read more in the future.
Happy new year and thank you again
Also glad to see that your father is alright!
Your dad's awesome. Hope he comes back for this year's awards.
I’m so pleased I watched this. I was nervous, seeing Six of Crows in the thumbnail, because I loved it and it prompted me to read everything else by her I could lay my hands on. But “not to my taste” is fine, and now I want to watch your YA piece (because I felt SoC avoided my least favourite YA tropes, so interested to hear your take).
Seconding your view on the Iron Druid, although I’m not a big fan of Dresden either. I mean, I’ve read the whole of both series, but mainly because my brain needs something to focus on when getting ready to sleep (that isn’t anxiety and existential terror) and they can both do that, rather than because I think the writing/plots/characters are particular standouts.
Otherwise thanks for the warnings for the other books, and I agree with your dad about the importance of the right reader.
Hey Daniel, I’ve become a big fan during this year and I started reading a lot of different books because of your recommendations. I just wanted to say thank you for all the content. I’ve watched a lot of your old videos and I try to keep up with what you post since I’ve become a consistent viewer in July and I think you’re still going a great job. I hope some of the positive comments you receive give you even a small portion of the joy you give us when you post. Happy Holidays
Greene Dad seems wonderful! My regards to him, and a continuously healthy recovery :)
That sketch near the end. 😂 Also, your dad is amazing! It's clear where you got your love for reading from.
I do audiobooks too, Mr. Dad. I wish I had time to actually read but I just don't. Audiobooks make chores something I look forward to now!
When you do read Nevernight I highly recommend the audiobook over the physical book because the footnotes are worked into the narrative.
seriously killing it with the music choices in this video
Daniel: "Here's a skit."
(ad plays)
Me: "It's an AD! I'VE BEEN DECEIVED!" 😆😅
The wording and allcaps reminded me of an old Danish movie I saw once, where Ove Sprogøe, one of Denmark's Golden Age's more subtle men, gets to ham it up because the other characters need a distraction: "I'VE BEEN CHEATED! I'VE BEEN BETRAAAYED!!"
I want that extended Fifth Sorceress review.
The actually Disheveled Goblin. He's so catty in this video. I'm so here for it.
It's great to hear your review of books from this year. So many memories of review's past.
Also, I'm always glad the book I published this year, One for the Road by Jeremy M. Moore, hasn't made it on your list. On the one hand, I think "how great would it be to be reviewed by Mr. Greene?" But then i think "oh crap, what if I'm on his DNR list?"
I could barely even focus on the sketch because of all those guitars in the background hot damn
What a great way of doing advertising! Your Dad is amazing. Have a great New Year and have a speedy recovery!
The only reason I dnf-ed six of crows was that I just couldn’t get past the fact the characters were like 15-18 but talked like 50 year old war vets
It happens W/ trauma 🥲
That’s interesting. Never read the series but I’m curious about people’s opinions on writing teenagers like adults. Some teenagers do sound like adults cause of how they were brought up. I guess it’s all about intention. I bet ya teenagers in like the 1600s sounded like adults cause they were treated like adults. But idk when six of crows is set or the kind of society. Anyways sorry to ramble lol. Point being: interesting take
I've never seen a single video of yours. Your first worst of 2020 is also my worst of 2020. I feel so validated. I've never clicked subscribed so fast.
I'm curious to see your thoughts on Nevernight when you try it again. I'll be reading it for the first time early in 2021
Daniel, can we please get the "director's cut" of the Fifth Sorceress review? I want to see the full rant.
"I couldn't find the soul" - YES. I 've had that problem with most Lawrence books, actually. Which sucks! Because he's such a great dude, and his prose and imagination are generally top, top notch.
I actually encourage you to search more on the internet about him. He's not a great dude at all, he's week known for harassing and belittling fellow SFF female authors and he actively looks for bad reviews of his books just to spite their writers on his Twitter profile. I haven't read any of his books, and I don't plan to, so I can't speak about his writing abilities, but I find it really hard to say he his "a great dude" (sorry if I sound condescending, I don't know if you knew anything about these things, and I don't mean to offend you in any way)
@@gabri3558 Hey! Thanks for letting me know, I wasn’t aware. I’ll research that. I’ve been interacting with Mark for about 6 years (On Goodreads and Facebook) and haven’t ever seen anything remotely similar to that - he’s always been kind and thoughtful to me. Now, obviously that doesn’t mean what you are saying isn’t true! But that’s where my ‘he’s a great dude’ stemmed from.
@@gabri3558 An even better approach is to not assume so much about people you’ve never even met.
@@Jeneric81 well, he's been accused by multiple women and reviewers, with a simple search on the net you'll be able to get as many proofs and screenshots as you want :)
@@gabri3558 I did.
www.google.se/amp/s/thatthornguy.com/2020/07/04/in-defence-of-mark-lawrence/amp/
Turned out it was manufactured outrage, as expected. The way you on try to vilify and ostracize people you’ve never met is just...not the way to live the life of a good person.
It is very difficult for a novel to please Daniel, but Daniel is Our Elend!
I love this take on the worst of the year,
I also just wanted to wish you and your family a merry Christmas/happy holidays
Love your videos and looking forward to watching more in the new year :)
I liked seeing your dad, he seemed nice :) Would be cool to hear reviews from your family more often, maybe before WoT show comes out you can have a video reviewing the series with your dad/family, and then bring them in for casual audience reactions to the show while you dig deeper.
My worst this year is probably Michael Swanwick's "The Iron Dragon's Daughter" best is a tie between "A Murder in Music City" (i live near where everything took place) and "One of our Asteroids is Missing" a novella by Robert Silverberg. I totally agree with the 451 movie. I was so fired up to see it. What a Joke.
I liked the six of crows duology personally, but I get why some people don't like it. I do think that some romance in it was forced and not needed though and hopefully without spoiling it I thought it was beyond convenient that everything was alway part of the plan(but it also made it more interesting to me). But I genuinely like it, I can not even explain why. Maybe because when I read it I hadn't read much before and if I'm honest I'm not overly critical of books, im no expert in pros or anything like that. The way I see it is, if I like a book then I like it, if I don't then I don't. I think the important thing for some people to understand is that not every book is for everyone and everyone is valid in the books they like because its subjective.
Your father is so wholesome. I wanna hear the stephen fry sherlock books now XD
your dad is awesome! wishing him a nice recovery
Release the extended fifth sorceress cut nothing would give me more joy then hearing further dunking on this trash book
That sketch was hilarious!! And yeah Ready player two was an absolute insult. Hsppy new year!
"Passed over me like a nothing burger"
Quote of the year: Daniel Greene
Great video, loved your dad's contribution at the end. He is so right about not suffering a bad narrator. It can kill a perfectly good novel.
Does Daniel edit his own videos? If so he has very strong editing skills! Great comedic cut timing ...
oooh gOd i love this kind of videos and rant reviews in general . happy to see it today at my birthday 🦆
I love your dad!!! He sounds like the best dad ever!!!
Oh god, that tongue!
*Shudders*
Your father is lovely, and yes, the Stephen Fry version of Sherlock is amazing. I do a lot of driving for work and listening to it made those hours much more pleasant.
If you want to try ya, please give the Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden a try. Maybe it up on the storygraph first though, instead of goodreads.
Yes the bear and the nightingale was my favourite series of 2019! I loved the atmosphere so much
Omg!! You read Amish! A great idea but oh such a disaster. And I absolutely agree with the Six of crows. I think I just found my favourite new fantasy reviewer! Good luck and a happy new year!
"It's similar to Dresden Files."
Whie Wolf wants to know your location.
Papa Goblin is always welcome here. I wanna see more of his thoughts on some of his favorites!
I bought the 5th Sorceress and can’t wait to see what’s going on with this book!
What did you think of it?
For Mughal India-inspired fantasy, there's Empire of Sand and Realm of Ash by Tasha Suri if you haven't looked at those already. It's great that you explore fantasy with non-European inspired settings - I heard about the Poppy War through your channel, so thanks & keep it up!
Poor you. They tricked you into picking up Nevernight again.
I want to see that lost Fifth Sorceress rant review now.
Why does hearing the word ego so many times make me want a waffle?
Whenever I hear something about the Civil War I start wanting ginger ale.
Hey Daniel I been hearing you talk about Wheel of Time alot so I gave it a try and I really like it, thank you!
My mom thanks you too she's been trying to get me read it for years!
People complaining about something being diet Dresden amuses me since Desden always felt like diet Hellblazer to me.
So nice to see your dad here! I'm glad he's doing well, and making the best points, too.
I loved Six Of Crows and I completely understand why you didn't like it.
Nevernight though... geez. I really didn't like that book at all.
Merry Christmas and omggg I'm so glad your dad is doing well!
I got it for Christmas and it’s probably the first book I’ve found unbearable I can remember. I’m literally a teenager and I could write a book better than that. The setting is really cool but the writing is terrible in every way
Nevernight*
@@AB-kf7vo Yeppp I really didn't like the writing at all, I didn't like the character, I thought there were really weird [problematic] choices made throughout the book, WHY did the protag need to be 16? I really really disliked this book
Daniel, we need more of your Dad reviewing books. Very enjoyable cameo!!! Bring him back!