9:41 Those types of books are not really considered fanfiction, as they are officially licensed novels. Publically available fanfiction (in order to not break the law) is free, not sanctioned by the license holder, and thus cannot be mass published for profit. Those types of books (printed with the official logos and copyrights and everything) are considered to be "tie-in novels" 😊 I've read a ton of tie in novels for movie and video game franchises and they can be a lot of fun depending on the writer and how much direction they had while writing it.
I apologize in advance for the long comment, but I just wanted to say something. Like yourself, I was never a reader in life. I am 32 and just started my reading journey back in April. When I got into reading, your channel is something I found rather quickly and I have enjoyed watching your videos greatly and enjoyed the book recommendations even more! Something that I wanted to thank you for was a book that you mentioned solely because it sounded interesting to you, but it was book you hadn't read nor knew much about. The Book Thief. I have only read 7 books since April. I am reading 1 book at a time. I haven't worked up to the skill of reading multiple books at once. But this book is so incredible! After about 30 pages, I told my wife that this has the potential to be my favorite book, and I think it's lived up to that. I have been absolutely glued to every single word and page and I'm only 289 pages in this book of 552 pages. It's So Good! The concept of reading a book under that narrative of Death has been wildly intriguing and it's a concept that fascinates me tremendously. I just wanted to say thank you for introducing me to what quite possibly, and more than likely, be my favorite book ever. I truly enjoy watching your videos. I love your humor, and you are incredibly interesting to watch. I look forward to all of the great recommendations in the future!
High fidelity is one of my favorite books of all time. I was a really reluctant reader with learning disabilities and dyslexia. My 8th grade English teacher tapped into my special interest of music when she shared this book with me outside of classroom reading. It made me a reader, made me aware that there are books that I can love. I’ve revisited it many times over the last two decades.
1:51 high fidelity 4:12 fight club 7:28 hard rain falling 9:42 flight of Icarus 10:42 Enlightenment 10:56 there is a rio grande in heaven 11:11 Evening and weekends
you are one of my very few favorite book tubers - your enthusiasm about books made me further enjoy books and reading, while also expanding my genres! keep it going!!
Does anyone have recommendations for other channels like this one? I don’t really enjoy the ones that are like “I read all of blah-blah-blah so you don’t have to” or ones that focus on just a single review at a time. I like the way Nick just chats about what he’s into and what’s coming up.
Salem’s Lot was sooo good…I could not put it down…It was my first King in a long time and I’m so excited to get back to reading him. Yes, great energy and spontaneity to your videos. I love watching your channel. I also love that you have such eclectic taste. Thanks C.
That's what I've been doing with King's book! I'm up to Nightmares and Dreamscapes. I've been rereading the ones I already read as I go. I'm loving the journey and picking up all the little nods to other works along the way.
My first Chuck Palahnuik book that I’ve read was Invisible Monsters and he became my favorite author since then. Everything he has written is just in your face intense. I cannot get enough. He will not disappoint.
The NY Review of Books imprint is excellent. They also have subscriptions available. A really good NY Review book that I HIGHLY recommend is In A Lonely Place by Dorothy B. Hughes. It takes place in the 40’s LA and is from the perspective of a serial killer. It’s also a great movie with Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame, but it’s slightly different- still an awesome book and film.
I'm currently doing the Stephen King books in chronological order and I'm actually enjoying it! I've been re-reading those I've read and it's been such a fun experience.
I recommend “Juliet, Naked”, the book. It is about music, about change, about aging. And the humos is very similar to high fidelity. I don’t know why the movie has a more depressing tone, but also good.
I too am doing chronological king. I’ve done the same thing as you, started with IT when I was 8. lol. Now that I’m really a “reader” I decided to do all his stuff chronologically. Just finished cujo. Every other book I read I do a king!
I discovered NYBR earlier this year and I have fallen in love with their books. Also for me, none have disappointed. If you wanna check out a crazy one, look up Blue Lard. For me NYBR is my book version of the Criterion Collection.
1. When you said "I'm 36 years old *unbelieving stare*" as a 35 year old, I felt that! 2. Emma Skies on tiktok just did a pretty good video about fanfiction (like ethics of binding/selling fanfic, what is actually considered fanfic, etc.). 3. Ther was a girl on tiktok back in 2020 whi was reading Stephen King in order because apparently there are small connections throughout a bunch of his books. She said it was more obvious when reading in pub. order and really enjoyed reading his work that way.
You should definitely check out Survivor as well, one of Palahniuk's best works. And keep up the one shot videos and the chaotic energy, you're a great human being.
I finished Hard Rain Falling yesterday! I will never recover. I was broken, put together, and broken into a hundred more pieces. That said, 10/10 read.
Greetings from Mexico, I would love to see your review of a Latin American author such as Garcia Marquez, Isabel Allende, Juan Rulfo, etc. Love ur Channel!!
I've read a lot of Chuck Palahniuk this year for some reason and "Invisible Monsters" is my favorite next to Fight Club. I felt like I could relate to the main character in that one quite a bit. "Snuff" was wild though, finished that one in a day. His stuff is wild. Not all great, but always interesting.
I forgot to recommend to you The Shards by Brett Easton Ellis. When I was reading my way through Cormac McCarthy, I needed a break and thought, The Shards would be easy-breezy reading. But oh boy was I wrong! Its difficult to describe, but Id say just go in blind, ease into the high school nostalgia, the undercurrents, the crime and the weird autofictional way we view our own past in. Try it! Really do!
Honestly I think Fight Club is one of Palahniuk's "worst" books. It's not bad at all, and the premise is great. I think others from him are stronger reads though. Choke is really good, probably his top form. And a lot of people sleep on Lullabye, but I really enjoyed that one. It's got elements of Fight Club in it as well.
Fanfic is very divisive. But more so the unauthorised internet stuff as it is usually written by amateurs with little to no proof reading/editing. Poorly written stories can still be great, though. If you can overlook the lack of ‘professionalism’ then just Google whatever fandom you might want to read along with fanfic and it’s possibly there, but be aware that there are a lot of ‘adult’ themes in internet fan fiction that you may not want to read. Traditionally published and blessed by the original creators is safer to avoid ‘adult situations’ that would never appear in the original material, and are written by established authors. I used to read the Buffy books and original Quantum Leap books back in their days. With them being authorised/sanctioned fanfics I enjoyed some and didn’t enjoy others like other non-fanfic books.
13:48 Creepshow is a movie though. Are they counting original screenplays? If so, is Storm of the Century on that poster? (Storm of the Century was an original screenplay King wrote, made into a mini series in 1999).
@arcanedominion13 well I'm really glad you liked the book, and it's certainly one of my fav's - but how had you possibly not heard of it before?! It's a well-known book, and Sophia Coppola did the movie and all (mid movie, but spawned a great soundtrack).
9:41 Those types of books are not really considered fanfiction, as they are officially licensed novels. Publically available fanfiction (in order to not break the law) is free, not sanctioned by the license holder, and thus cannot be mass published for profit. Those types of books (printed with the official logos and copyrights and everything) are considered to be "tie-in novels" 😊
I've read a ton of tie in novels for movie and video game franchises and they can be a lot of fun depending on the writer and how much direction they had while writing it.
Always do the 1 cut version of your videos, i much prefer it. It’s what makes your channel special!
12:04 I really like the flow of your videos :) it feels natural and easy to listen to
Did you have coffee again? 😂
I apologize in advance for the long comment, but I just wanted to say something.
Like yourself, I was never a reader in life. I am 32 and just started my reading journey back in April. When I got into reading, your channel is something I found rather quickly and I have enjoyed watching your videos greatly and enjoyed the book recommendations even more!
Something that I wanted to thank you for was a book that you mentioned solely because it sounded interesting to you, but it was book you hadn't read nor knew much about. The Book Thief. I have only read 7 books since April. I am reading 1 book at a time. I haven't worked up to the skill of reading multiple books at once. But this book is so incredible! After about 30 pages, I told my wife that this has the potential to be my favorite book, and I think it's lived up to that. I have been absolutely glued to every single word and page and I'm only 289 pages in this book of 552 pages. It's So Good! The concept of reading a book under that narrative of Death has been wildly intriguing and it's a concept that fascinates me tremendously.
I just wanted to say thank you for introducing me to what quite possibly, and more than likely, be my favorite book ever. I truly enjoy watching your videos. I love your humor, and you are incredibly interesting to watch. I look forward to all of the great recommendations in the future!
"I am so loving doing these videos" WE LOVE THEM TOO 🥹❤️
High fidelity is one of my favorite books of all time. I was a really reluctant reader with learning disabilities and dyslexia. My 8th grade English teacher tapped into my special interest of music when she shared this book with me outside of classroom reading. It made me a reader, made me aware that there are books that I can love. I’ve revisited it many times over the last two decades.
Books books books
is this THE Books books books Evan??
@@chrisdotter5127 in the flesh
1:51 high fidelity
4:12 fight club
7:28 hard rain falling
9:42 flight of Icarus
10:42 Enlightenment
10:56 there is a rio grande in heaven
11:11 Evening and weekends
Big fan from Ireland ❤
The author of Evening's and Weekends is an Irish name Oisín is pronounced Uh Sheen ☺️
you are one of my very few favorite book tubers - your enthusiasm about books made me further enjoy books and reading, while also expanding my genres! keep it going!!
As someone who is also 36, High Fidelity just jumped to the top of my reading list. Thanks!
Books really are sickkkk!!!🤙🤙🤙
12:43 yes!!!!! I am reading Stephen King in publication order now, I’m currently on Salem’s Lot.
Exactly the same here, so much to look forward to 😂
I love Salem’s lot, what do you think?
@@Alex-jo6rb I loved it! I just finished it last night, it might be one of my favorites of his.
I've been doing the King reread in publishing order, this adds more but I would consider adding the Bachman books. They are worth it
Robert Neville is 36, read I am legend if you haven’t in awhile and is looking for a 36 year old protagonist. Love your content!
Does anyone have recommendations for other channels like this one?
I don’t really enjoy the ones that are like “I read all of blah-blah-blah so you don’t have to” or ones that focus on just a single review at a time. I like the way Nick just chats about what he’s into and what’s coming up.
Salem’s Lot was sooo good…I could not put it down…It was my first King in a long time and I’m so excited to get back to reading him. Yes, great energy and spontaneity to your videos. I love watching your channel. I also love that you have such eclectic taste. Thanks C.
That's what I've been doing with King's book! I'm up to Nightmares and Dreamscapes. I've been rereading the ones I already read as I go. I'm loving the journey and picking up all the little nods to other works along the way.
You make me smile.
My first Chuck Palahnuik book that I’ve read was Invisible Monsters and he became my favorite author since then. Everything he has written is just in your face intense. I cannot get enough. He will not disappoint.
The NY Review of Books imprint is excellent. They also have subscriptions available. A really good NY Review book that I HIGHLY recommend is In A Lonely Place by Dorothy B. Hughes. It takes place in the 40’s LA and is from the perspective of a serial killer. It’s also a great movie with Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame, but it’s slightly different- still an awesome book and film.
Evenings & Weekends is on my TBR. It has been highly recommended.
High Fidelity has a tv show adaptation on Disney+, and I loved it so much!!!🎉
I'm currently doing the Stephen King books in chronological order and I'm actually enjoying it! I've been re-reading those I've read and it's been such a fun experience.
I recommend “Juliet, Naked”, the book. It is about music, about change, about aging. And the humos is very similar to high fidelity. I don’t know why the movie has a more depressing tone, but also good.
I too am doing chronological king. I’ve done the same thing as you, started with IT when I was 8. lol. Now that I’m really a “reader” I decided to do all his stuff chronologically. Just finished cujo. Every other book I read I do a king!
I discovered NYBR earlier this year and I have fallen in love with their books. Also for me, none have disappointed. If you wanna check out a crazy one, look up Blue Lard. For me NYBR is my book version of the Criterion Collection.
Happy Friday! Chill video! Always feels like we're just hanging out!
needful things by stephen king was my first book and still my favorite
High fidelity was a great movie too with John Cusack and Jack Black.
Your videos made me start reading..
I'm almost fully through the Holy Bible. God bless you and yours.
1. When you said "I'm 36 years old *unbelieving stare*" as a 35 year old, I felt that!
2. Emma Skies on tiktok just did a pretty good video about fanfiction (like ethics of binding/selling fanfic, what is actually considered fanfic, etc.).
3. Ther was a girl on tiktok back in 2020 whi was reading Stephen King in order because apparently there are small connections throughout a bunch of his books. She said it was more obvious when reading in pub. order and really enjoyed reading his work that way.
I'm reading Dr. Sleep by your recommendation and it's so good
Love the format of your videos
Hi Nick, not sure if you’ve already read it but The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is well worth a read!
You should definitely check out Survivor as well, one of Palahniuk's best works. And keep up the one shot videos and the chaotic energy, you're a great human being.
I finished Hard Rain Falling yesterday! I will never recover. I was broken, put together, and broken into a hundred more pieces. That said, 10/10 read.
Also, it is very addicting. I finished it in a day lol
Greetings from Mexico, I would love to see your review of a Latin American author such as Garcia Marquez, Isabel Allende, Juan Rulfo, etc. Love ur Channel!!
Searching for High Fidelity now as we speak! 😊
Edit: got it, I’ll have it by Tuesday!
I’m currently reading Evenings & weekends right and it’s SO good! If you like Claire Keegan you are propbably going to enjoy this!
A scheduled release time will also help your channel grow.
I've read a lot of Chuck Palahniuk this year for some reason and "Invisible Monsters" is my favorite next to Fight Club. I felt like I could relate to the main character in that one quite a bit. "Snuff" was wild though, finished that one in a day. His stuff is wild. Not all great, but always interesting.
Dang I’m 36 too!! Ha love your channel. Will have to pick this up as well. Reading The Fisherman cause of you!
Invisible monsters remix is SO good, 5 stars. I started Choke got about 10 pages in and put it down but you might like it!
If you like those nyrb books, I guarantee you’ll like nightmare alley. One of my favorite books of all time
I was waiting to watch this 🎉
If you like dry British humour try some Terry Pratchett, like "Guards, Guards!"
Fight club is a FAVORITE and I just got halfway through High Fidelity, I am STRUGGLING to finish it. I am not huge on it lol.
Great video as always!
really love the content!! the tech nerd in me has to ask. What camera are you using to shoot? Cheers and keep creating!
The High Fidelity movie was the best John Cusack, Jack Black
Just ordered High Fidelity!!
Oisin is pronounced Osheen x
Love the reviews!!
I forgot to recommend to you The Shards by Brett Easton Ellis. When I was reading my way through Cormac McCarthy, I needed a break and thought, The Shards would be easy-breezy reading. But oh boy was I wrong! Its difficult to describe, but Id say just go in blind, ease into the high school nostalgia, the undercurrents, the crime and the weird autofictional way we view our own past in. Try it! Really do!
Fight Club - read the book to try to make sense of the movie. Loved the book.
I feel like I'm the only one who didn't like Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, even though I love gaming.
You're not alone. I DNF'ED it, feeling like I must be the only one on earth who didn't love it.
dnf as well
Tried three times and yeah not for me
I thought it was just ok.
Honestly I think Fight Club is one of Palahniuk's "worst" books. It's not bad at all, and the premise is great. I think others from him are stronger reads though. Choke is really good, probably his top form. And a lot of people sleep on Lullabye, but I really enjoyed that one. It's got elements of Fight Club in it as well.
THERE IS NO WAY THAT YOU ARE 36?! You look so much younger! 📖
Fanfic is very divisive. But more so the unauthorised internet stuff as it is usually written by amateurs with little to no proof reading/editing. Poorly written stories can still be great, though. If you can overlook the lack of ‘professionalism’ then just Google whatever fandom you might want to read along with fanfic and it’s possibly there, but be aware that there are a lot of ‘adult’ themes in internet fan fiction that you may not want to read. Traditionally published and blessed by the original creators is safer to avoid ‘adult situations’ that would never appear in the original material, and are written by established authors. I used to read the Buffy books and original Quantum Leap books back in their days. With them being authorised/sanctioned fanfics I enjoyed some and didn’t enjoy others like other non-fanfic books.
Yo I'm 36 too, I suppose that's means I just found my next book assignment
I also like books fellow viewers 🤓
Where did you get the picture of all the Stephen King books in order? I would like to buy one.
13:48 Creepshow is a movie though. Are they counting original screenplays? If so, is Storm of the Century on that poster? (Storm of the Century was an original screenplay King wrote, made into a mini series in 1999).
Do you have a Goodreads i can follow on?
I will continue to tell you to read Vonnegut until you decide to actually read Vonnegut! Just do it!
Can you go into the plot of each book a bit more please?
Dang made it second
So... did you finish the Virgin Suicides? Weird to abandon one of the best novels you've ever talked about just because you hit a dry patch.
Great question. I literally learned of TVS from this channel. Borrowed it from my library and flew through it. It's fantastic!
@arcanedominion13 well I'm really glad you liked the book, and it's certainly one of my fav's - but how had you possibly not heard of it before?! It's a well-known book, and Sophia Coppola did the movie and all (mid movie, but spawned a great soundtrack).
Not yet! Gonna give it a break and pick it up at the end of this month again