Some fun reading One Star reviews of Favorite Books. Plus my favorite Goodreads Review of all time!

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  • @anthonyprice4862
    @anthonyprice4862 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What an enjoyable Video! After a bad day at work, this was such a lift. Let the right one in is my all time favourite vampire novel and I really must read it again. Haha! Weaveworld. I’ve owned it for thirty years, and, err….never read it😖 Like the ‘reviewer’ I’ve tried several times and failed. I will give it another go ( it’s two of my friends favourite as well and they scowl at me when Clive Barker is mentioned😂)

    • @CliffsDarkGems
      @CliffsDarkGems  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I am so glad you enjoyed the video Anthony. Let The Right One is absolutely one of the greatest novels. I hope yo get around to reading Weaveworld. 😀

  • @Obsessive-reader
    @Obsessive-reader 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    😱😱 cannibalism in moderation!!
    Great video. I need to go and stuck my thumb and rock back and forth to get over it 🤣🤣

    • @CliffsDarkGems
      @CliffsDarkGems  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks Vanessa! It is an hysterical review! 🤣🤣

  • @GentleReader01
    @GentleReader01 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That Off Season review is brilliant. :)

    • @CliffsDarkGems
      @CliffsDarkGems  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you, it is not the whole review, it gets better!

  • @InSophiesBooks
    @InSophiesBooks 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    HAHA great video Cliff! I love reading 1-star reviews, sometimes they can push me to pick up a book and read it. I really want to read Weaveworld - Clive Barker's writing is a huge stand out for me. The Stand is up there with being one of my favourite Stephen King books, it was so incredible, long but so worth it. Thanks for sharing some of these 1 star ratings haha

    • @CliffsDarkGems
      @CliffsDarkGems  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      So glad you enjoyed the video Sophie! 🤣I think you will enjoy Weaveworld, agree about Barker's Prose. The Stand is awesome and if anyone disagrees, I don't wanna hang out with those dudes anymore. 🤣🤣

  • @BookishChas
    @BookishChas 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Oh ouch! Some of these are pretty brutal haha.

    • @CliffsDarkGems
      @CliffsDarkGems  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks Chas, yes they definitely are! 🤣

  • @StormReads
    @StormReads 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Read two of the books mentioned. Um I wasn't a fan of The Stand I gave it two stars. 🙈 The other was Off Season which I thought was okay and gave 3 stars. 😃
    I have been tempted to do a video like this but I am not sure I could take it as well as you did lol. 😃

    • @CliffsDarkGems
      @CliffsDarkGems  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Out of the books mentioned, I can understand why The Stand would not be everyone's favorite. This was a fun video to create, I say you should go for it! 😀

  • @Already-Overbooked
    @Already-Overbooked 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Off season sounds awesome!

    • @CliffsDarkGems
      @CliffsDarkGems  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It is brutal. graphic and awesome. Definitely not for the faint-hearted!

    • @Already-Overbooked
      @Already-Overbooked 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@CliffsDarkGems That's what I want to hear! I want those WTF moments

  • @Kritz_Reads
    @Kritz_Reads 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    hahaa when I saw Off Season in your thumbnail I thought "oh no, is he going to quote my review"?

    • @CliffsDarkGems
      @CliffsDarkGems  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lol I would never do that. 🤣

  • @Shelf-Esteem
    @Shelf-Esteem 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    These one star ratings have inadvertently made me add more to my TBR 😂 Whoever gave Boys Life 1 Star has to have read a different book!

    • @CliffsDarkGems
      @CliffsDarkGems  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for watching Nikhil, so happy I keep adding books to your tbr. Fully agree about Boy's Life, crazy that anyone would give it 1 star.

  • @trippingoverstacks
    @trippingoverstacks 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Some pretty harsh reviews, on some excellent books. I loved Boy's Life.

    • @CliffsDarkGems
      @CliffsDarkGems  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Absolutely agree with you. Boy's Life is a magnificent novel, anyone with a pulse should be able to see that. 😂

  • @BlueEyedMatt42
    @BlueEyedMatt42 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I’m thinking about reading NOS4A2 over the Christmas season. You know how good reviews pump you up for whatever media? The same can be said for bad reviews. I want to see if it’s really as bad as they say or if they’re just unsatisfied customers. Who are just saying trigger words because they’re upset.

    • @CliffsDarkGems
      @CliffsDarkGems  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I think you will love NOS4A2 Matt, and it is an excellent book to read over the Christmas season. The positive reviews way overshadow the negative reviews, as I mentioned.

  • @stuartgriffin1001
    @stuartgriffin1001 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I read the shorter version of The Stand when it came out and loved it. I read the longer version when it came out and also loved it. I doubt the ahorter version is available any more. If it is, it might be a better choice for people to read first. If they like it, then read the longer version.
    I had no idea I was swayed by the one sided views of cannibalism put forth by the media and academia. I need to be more open minded and look at the other side. That way I will have a more balanced view

    • @CliffsDarkGems
      @CliffsDarkGems  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for watching Stuart! I have read both versions of The Stand and love the longer version so much more. I found the Off Season review absolutely hilarious, had to share.

    • @stuartgriffin1001
      @stuartgriffin1001 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@CliffsDarkGems You're welcome

  • @Alicia-606
    @Alicia-606 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I don’t know why you would rate a book if you dnf it. Some people 🙄 I loved NOS4A2 and Boys Life. “I don’t think I’m gonna hang out with those dudes anymore” 🤣

    • @CliffsDarkGems
      @CliffsDarkGems  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Absolutely! Read the book before rating it! Yeh, I just don't understand how anyone with a pulse could rate Boy's Life 1 stars. 😂

  • @literarylove123
    @literarylove123 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I don't get it when readers rate a book they DNF. Also, how could anyone have pure hatred for Boy's Life? That's just plain wrong.

    • @CliffsDarkGems
      @CliffsDarkGems  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Absolutely Jen! I don't want to hang out with those guys! 😂Boy's Life is a masterpiece.