for end of alice it has a problem i notice happens with alot of disturbing media, it tries so hard to make you disgusted that it ends up desensitizing you to a point where anything that could have been impactful and grotesque ends up being boring, thats why so many horror and thriller media is so boring these days, everyone is trying to one up each other in what mortifying stuff they can make
I would love if we had full spoiler sections in all the videos, cause there's no way I'm ever reading these (I'm too sensitive and I'm sure I'm not the only one in the audience), but I am intrigued to know your view on those scenes that I'll never experience, for I am weak.
the page 80 spoiler from gone to see the riverman is that lori was sexually assaulting her younger brother and when he trys to get her to stop she threatens to tell their parents that he was sa'ing her and because of that he ends up committing su1c1d3 and when the younger sister finds outs lori attempts to kill her but it just ends in her being brain damaged.
I wonder if desensitization was the goal in The End of Alice? I wouldn't know how that would affect the story (because I haven't read it), but maybe it's possible that it was the author's INTENT for the final scene to make you feel nothing?
I cannot describe my excitement that another episode has arrived! This is possibly one of my favourite series on TH-cam, beyond overjoyed to see it back
i read river man before finishing the video. fucccckkkkkk. EVERYTHING was so obvious, like it made it v clear what was coming at every point and yet that didnt make it any less horrifying. rly good book, the protagonist was so interesting in how fucking deluded she was lmao
I read it too and it was so disturbing. Incredibly well written, but oh my God, it was so hard to get through, especially with how insanely delusional and evil the protagonist is.
@@Hunt_o_kar !SPOILER! the page 80 spoiler from gone to see the riverman is that lori was sexually assaulting her younger brother and when he trys to get her to stop she threatens to tell their parents that he was sa'ing her and because of that he ends up committing su1c1d3 and when the younger sister finds outs lori attempts to kill her but it just ends in her being brain damaged.
I watched this before I read gone to see the river man, and godamn even when you know that something is coming that reveal of what Lori did still had me in actual shock. It recontextualized everything that was her character before that, without feeling like her character changed at all. Her character voice was so strong and upsetting
The DIY home furniture/decorations is honestly a really cool idea and I'll probably give it a go when I move out. In fact, you gave me the inspiration to paint my lamp shade because it is so plain and boring to look at lol.
I went and bought the riverman right after watching this and finished it the same day. I haven’t read fiction in so long but I really enjoyed it, the descriptions were so visceral and although some of the twists were obvious they were still effective. The first reveal though actually made me gasp out loud and put the book down for a second. I was not expecting that part at all. I’m so glad this video convinced me to go and read it, really recommend and it might have gotten me back into reading for my own enjoyment!
It’s so great to see you not only read Gone to See the River Man, but have such a glowing recommendation for it! I read it myself and loved it, and I hope more and more people pick it up! I think what makes it so good is because the story isn’t *just* splatterpunk-it’s a mix between that genre, Southern Gothic, Slasher, and Lovecraftian/Cosmic Horror. Not to mention that the main theme of the story is about the evil *anyone* is capable of doing, which can be quite thought-provoking and introspective. If it interests you, the author actually has released a sequel, Down the River of Flesh, which deals with one of the surviving characters of the novel. I haven’t read it yet, so I can’t say if it’s quite as good, but it might be worth checking out. Also, I just gotta be honest here: I kid you not, but someone did an ASMR/Audio RP based on the book! AlternateAurora-another TH-camr who posted the video on here for free-did he own fanmade sequel where the Listener meets someone who knows about the River Man, but is trying to “defy” him so to speak. Not sure how much you, or anyone who reads this comment, likes ASMR, but I recommend checking it out: putting aside Aurora is a great VA, her video manages to keep the overall theme and tone of the book, and she does add in some more lore to the River Man, so you might enjoy that, Jules. 🙂
8:10 I think the author should’ve gone deeper into *why* he likes children. Hearing him say exactly what he likes and the motivations would be so much more chilling and upsetting than just what he did
I started watching (or rather listening) to this series after starting my Art Major so I’d always be busy staring at an increasingly aggravating canvas and I never got to fully appreciate your paint eating joke until now 10/10 made me laugh really hard
Not sure if this counts but Out by Natsuo Kirino is a great disturbing book, a women kills her abusive husband and her 3 female coworkers help her scatter the body across the city, things get more messed up from there
I actually gasped with joy when I saw you reviewed Gone to See the River Man. It's genuinely one of my favourite books, so full of this weird twisted nihilism that I can't explain. I also enjoy how its written--I've taken notes on the style while taking a creative writing class because I'm so enamoured by it. But I couldn't finish The End of Alice. It was...a bit TOO nauseating for me.
I just finished gone to see the river man and Oh. My. God. That was one of the best books ive ever read, its just so sad and grim. The first half I expected some sort of gorefest, then it became supernatural and then the reveal happens. The whole thing just changes and the events after this are so predictable but thats what makes it good. Its like youve been lured into a venus fly trap and once you realize how fucked everything truly is its too late and youre just forced to read about the consequences. Lori becomes so cruel and vile and it seems so obvious in hindsight but you just cant figure it out until shes trapped herself and her sister in this fate of death and suffering. Im sorry im rambling but this was such an amazing book and I cant stop thinking about it.
I have book recommendations!!! (they're just random books I like, and I think you would like them to) •jthm - Jhonen Vasquez •Frankenstein - mary shelley •Kaiju - Matt Dinniman
Suggestions Story of the eye Exquisite corpse The troop Anything by Chandler Morrison I too am on a quest for disturbing books. Nothing made me feel more ill than cows but it was more physically gross than psychologically gross in my opinion. Disclaimer, I haven't read these, other than Chandler, but they are on my tbr
I have a few heavy hitters for ya, unsure if you’ve heard of them. Anyway, here goes The Summer I Died Night of the Prowler For the Sake Of The Groomer Lovesick Better the Devil You Know High Life Am I Beautiful? Hopefully your stomach is as strong as your morbid curiosity! This is one of the few areas I am quite knowledgeable about! Haha
You finally talked me into reading Gone to See the River Man and holy shit it was so sad. (Spoilers) I liked most of the characters except Lori but fuckin hell. I loved so much about the wording and the build up and how each reveal makes you wonder what's going on and still understand more in hindsight. Abby would have been so easy to dismiss as a caricature or just write like a full child but she was aware but unable to place it and I loved her. “I can do it. I’m not the little kid you think you made me into.” I GASPED I adore her. I just want to give Pete a hug and tell him it wasn't his fault oh my God that poor kid. Lori was a good unlikeable main character. The kind of "so many bad things happen to me :( my sister is disabled and my brother is dead" as though she didn't cause them. I'm still a bit mad at her for having gotten what she wanted. It was so good idk I love it so much and looking back at my notes I connect more dots.
Can you summarize what happened to Abby and Pete? I don`t want to read the book, but I couln`t find the description of the plot reveal in the internet?
@@Тульпа-ЧеловекаSPOILERS… … …. …. … … as kids Lori repeatedly r***s Pete (he is like 11yrs old) because she wants to know what s*x is like. Pete becomes depressed and doesn’t eat and (I think) dies from anorexia. Sometime after this Abby confesses to Lori that she knew what she did to Pete. They have a fight and abbey slips on the cliff and almost falls but Lori grabs her.. then lets her go 😱
@@Тульпа-Человекаbig spoiler warning jic anyone reads on accident lori rapes petey when she's 15 and he's even younger, multiple times which sends him into depression and anorexia, which he dies from abby finds out about their incestuous relationship and, feeling like she's got nothing to lose, lori pushes her off a cliff to her death. except, lori survives and becomes disabled
I read Gone to see the Riverman because of you. It was my first literature book that wasn't for kids AND GOD, I LIKED IT... I think I just found a new hobby
BABE WAKE UP NEW DISTURBING BOOK REVIEW DROPPED!!!!! have you thought about any ryu murakami books for a future video? piercing was one of the first disturbing books i ever read and id be really interested to know your thoughts about it :o
I’m really enjoying these book reviews! I really loved the asylum series by Madeleine Roux. I feel like you’d have fun with it too. May you enjoy making your new place feel welcoming to your soul! 🖤
I somehow feel accomplished that I have in fact read Clockwork Orange and studied Lolita (honestly I think you can get a lot of the feeling of the book from the movie so that rounds it out).
I have Gone to See the Riverman in my tbr pile and didn't know it fell into the disturbing book category. I thought it was just horror. Guess it will be my first disturbing book.
I read The End of Alice when I was a teenager (20+ years ago) and really only remember the female pen pal’s plot. I think she was the first pedophile I’d read who wasn’t an adult male-you don’t imagine a nice, normal (appearing) young woman can cause the same trauma. Sounds weird, but I appreciated how the book showed that such different people could perform such different-seeming actions, but in the end, all is wrong and all is harmful and all is abuse.
I think the pen pal relationship is just another narc fantasy. And what prisoner would be allowed to receive that kind of correspondence?! That shit wouldn't make it past the prison mail-sifter. The final victim, and her parents supposed interactions with him, have also been re-fashioned to fit his fantasy world. Just my take on it.
Dude, we’d either love or hate one another in real life! You’re very much like myself, the adhd tangents are too funny and I get the references like the Robert Johnson one… You’re just too funny but you remind me of myself, especially when I was a bit younger.
This is my first video I’m seeing from you!! I’m in love with this, and I think you would love brown girl in the ring if you haven’t read it!! I’d love to hear your thoughts on it.
As much as I appreciate when folks try not to spoil twists in books because they want you to check the story out for yourself, I am, at my heart of hearts, a nosy bitch. I want to SEE
I'm so curious about the second book but absolutely refuse to read it myself, I'd really appreciate a comment back especially written in this gossip-y Girls' Chat style about picking up where Jules left off!
First I'd like to say, it's not very scary or disturbing IMO, like it has things that SHOULD be disturbing, but I just found it very blah and not very compelling in its writing. I'll spoil it for you so WARNING ANYONE READING THIS (I'll put some periods to have the spoiler at the bottom lmao)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. So one of the "twists" is that Lori the protagonist SAd her brother so much that he became anorexic and died, and also that she was the one who pushed her sister and because of her she became disabled. The justification of it is just Lori being jealous of Abby being pretty and wanting to be good at sex so she uses her brother as practice. Honestly these flashbacks make it glaringly obvious this book is written by a man but I digress. So in the end Lori and the sister do manage to find the river man, and he tells her to finish what she started, so she kills her sister forreal this time. Her wish to him is to be with Edmund the serial killer because during her trip she realizes that she like "actually loves him" or whatever. So she goes back to her city, turns out some prisoners broke out of the prison and Edmund is waiting for her in her apartment. She is expecting Edmund to like kiss her and passionately make love to her because "he's the one" or some shit, but no he just is like uuuuh im gonna murder you now and she's like "omg is it gonna hurt" and he's like "love always does" it was such an incredibly corny way to end this book. Utterly disappointing ending, the river man portion lasts like one short chapter and yeah, that's it lmao.
I just now remembered I wanted to comment about the previous book you reviewed with the humans being bred for their meat and you mentioned that those humans were called " head" ...they weren't named that? That's what ranchers call livestock? Old Rancher #1: " howdy Earl, how's it goin'? " , Old Rancher named Earl I guess " good, good Hank, since the flood I lost 8 head but it's early still. Got a few pregnant heifers still. So we might get back 4?" , Hank " that's good I guess, lose a couple, gain a couple back." Earl, " yeah the circle of life, pass the sugar?" , "get your own sugar you bastard.!! " " hey-now, I didn't k&&l Sheila!!" No? NO?? then Where is she Earl??" ' I told you Hank, she ran off with a Meth Carnie from the carnival last fall ' ...... " oh that's right... sorry Earl?, I still Love you. " Earl just sat there in silence, sipping his unsweetened coffee.... thinking ' I had to bury them both that night after the carnival went dark. Hank can never find out his daughter OD'ed on heroin she got from the carnie. I k&&led him with the big hammer from the Ring the Bell game.'
Im hella late- but if names with "The ... Man" One of my serial killer/possessed characters is "The oranges man" who uh. The book im writing (if I finish it) may end up on a list like this 😀
I know this is from 7 months ago and idk if you’re still doing these but if you do an episode 4 please please please can you review “In the miso soup”? It’s incredibly well written and fucked up
Ok commenting on this so late bc I read gone to see the river man. I liked parts of it but was kind of disappointed overall? The overall setting and ambience was very promising but a lot of the more ~twisted~ aspects felt kind of unnecessary, I never felt like I could connect with any of the characters. For some reason I’m comparing it in my head with Pretty Girls by Karen Slaughter, and I think it’s because that book touches on a lot of similar themes but I think it executes them much more effectively- especially the strained sister relationship after one betrays the other, plus the two of them grappling with the loss of a sibling. Also the brutality in Pretty Girls is so effective because you get so invested in the characters. In GTSTRM I never felt like I could connect with any of them. The brutality fell kind of flat for me, honestly I’ve seen it marketed as splatterpunk and I don’t feel like it’s THAT crazy. It certainly didn’t feel especially violent compared to a lot of other splatterpunk books I’ve read. I thought the ending was really interesting but far too fast, I wish everything after Lori entering the River Man’s cabin had been expanded upon because it was easily the most interesting part of the book- her complete break from reality could have been so good! But it all went too fast. I think I’m just disappointed because it felt like there was such good potential and I never felt like it reached the heights it set up for itself. It was unsatisfying.
Hi Jules, I recommend that you read I’m Thinking Of Ending Things by Iain Reid. The book is incredibly unsettling and the ending and plot twist have been stuck in my head for days from how disturbing they were. The book was extremely creative and original, I have been thinking about it ever since I first read it. It’s a fantastic book that I recken you would enjoy. Also you should probably add a rating system to your book reviews, I think that would be cool. I give it either a 9.5/10 or a 10/10.
Calling it disturbing is a stretch (though a kitten does get sacrificed for a witch's spell in the first chapter), but not enough people review, or even know about Jack Williamson's "Darker Than You Think." It ought to be a classic. There's so few good novels about werewolves.
old video, i know but i just wanted to say that ur the only person i've ever seen reference an Amelia notebook. like ever. thank u for the validation :')
I listened to your review of Gone to See the River Man before reading it, thinking I was prepared for the events on page 80. I was NOT prepared for the events on page 80
Some Disturbing Reads suggestions: dead babies by martin amis. And success, also one of his early l'infant terrible works. Geek love, by katherine (or is it kathleen?) dunn.
You should do a review of tell ke im worthless. Its not horribly disturbing but beyond good! In all my uears of reading its one of mt absolute favorite pieces of literature and storytelling. It truly shows how weiting is an art form
If your name is The Riverman and you live in the bayou you're either the raddest homie or a terrifyingly infamous legend lmao
The “Radium Girls” book flashing when you licked the paintbrush was so funny 😭 I love this series!!
TW: Radium Girls jumpscare
My high school put on the play at one point
for end of alice it has a problem i notice happens with alot of disturbing media, it tries so hard to make you disgusted that it ends up desensitizing you to a point where anything that could have been impactful and grotesque ends up being boring, thats why so many horror and thriller media is so boring these days, everyone is trying to one up each other in what mortifying stuff they can make
You just inspired the script for a new video essay, thank you!
@@julesdapper5584 your welcome:D
I would love if we had full spoiler sections in all the videos, cause there's no way I'm ever reading these (I'm too sensitive and I'm sure I'm not the only one in the audience), but I am intrigued to know your view on those scenes that I'll never experience, for I am weak.
Same
the page 80 spoiler from gone to see the riverman is that lori was sexually assaulting her younger brother and when he trys to get her to stop she threatens to tell their parents that he was sa'ing her and because of that he ends up committing su1c1d3 and when the younger sister finds outs lori attempts to kill her but it just ends in her being brain damaged.
@@VantaMoon Wow!! Horrible!
@@VantaMoon ur the goat for this and damn irredeemable is right holy shit
@@VantaMoon just had the exact same reaction jules described having when she read that part
I was so confused about the radium girls flashes but then I realized you were licking your paint brush and I laughed wayyy too hard 😂
I wonder if desensitization was the goal in The End of Alice? I wouldn't know how that would affect the story (because I haven't read it), but maybe it's possible that it was the author's INTENT for the final scene to make you feel nothing?
I cannot describe my excitement that another episode has arrived! This is possibly one of my favourite series on TH-cam, beyond overjoyed to see it back
I know british ppl will come for your ass with the queen joke but as an irishwoman i loved it, thank you
wake up babe jules uploaded
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OH MY GOD THE DIY. PLEEEEEASE is a tour completely off the table? I would LOVE to see what you've come up with.
i read river man before finishing the video. fucccckkkkkk. EVERYTHING was so obvious, like it made it v clear what was coming at every point and yet that didnt make it any less horrifying. rly good book, the protagonist was so interesting in how fucking deluded she was lmao
can you plllllzzzz tell me what the twist is im dying to know but i don’t want to actually read it and i can’t find it anywhere 😭🙏
Where did you read it? I’m trying to read it but cant find it anywhere😭😭
I read it too and it was so disturbing. Incredibly well written, but oh my God, it was so hard to get through, especially with how insanely delusional and evil the protagonist is.
@@Hunt_o_kar !SPOILER!
the page 80 spoiler from gone to see the riverman is that lori was sexually assaulting her younger brother and when he trys to get her to stop she threatens to tell their parents that he was sa'ing her and because of that he ends up committing su1c1d3 and when the younger sister finds outs lori attempts to kill her but it just ends in her being brain damaged.
@@VantaMoon oh wow that really is evil 😭 thanks though i couldn’t find it anywhere 🙏
I watched this before I read gone to see the river man, and godamn even when you know that something is coming that reveal of what Lori did still had me in actual shock. It recontextualized everything that was her character before that, without feeling like her character changed at all. Her character voice was so strong and upsetting
The DIY home furniture/decorations is honestly a really cool idea and I'll probably give it a go when I move out. In fact, you gave me the inspiration to paint my lamp shade because it is so plain and boring to look at lol.
you know what you were right, that reveal in gone to see the river man was so effective ( that lampshade is so cool )
new jules dapper video AND its a disturbing book review my day just got a whole lot better!!
I went and bought the riverman right after watching this and finished it the same day. I haven’t read fiction in so long but I really enjoyed it, the descriptions were so visceral and although some of the twists were obvious they were still effective. The first reveal though actually made me gasp out loud and put the book down for a second. I was not expecting that part at all. I’m so glad this video convinced me to go and read it, really recommend and it might have gotten me back into reading for my own enjoyment!
It’s so great to see you not only read Gone to See the River Man, but have such a glowing recommendation for it! I read it myself and loved it, and I hope more and more people pick it up!
I think what makes it so good is because the story isn’t *just* splatterpunk-it’s a mix between that genre, Southern Gothic, Slasher, and Lovecraftian/Cosmic Horror. Not to mention that the main theme of the story is about the evil *anyone* is capable of doing, which can be quite thought-provoking and introspective.
If it interests you, the author actually has released a sequel, Down the River of Flesh, which deals with one of the surviving characters of the novel. I haven’t read it yet, so I can’t say if it’s quite as good, but it might be worth checking out.
Also, I just gotta be honest here: I kid you not, but someone did an ASMR/Audio RP based on the book! AlternateAurora-another TH-camr who posted the video on here for free-did he own fanmade sequel where the Listener meets someone who knows about the River Man, but is trying to “defy” him so to speak. Not sure how much you, or anyone who reads this comment, likes ASMR, but I recommend checking it out: putting aside Aurora is a great VA, her video manages to keep the overall theme and tone of the book, and she does add in some more lore to the River Man, so you might enjoy that, Jules. 🙂
We trust by now you've learned to weave rugs.
Your editing makes everything worth it 👌🏻 ✨
8:10 I think the author should’ve gone deeper into *why* he likes children. Hearing him say exactly what he likes and the motivations would be so much more chilling and upsetting than just what he did
I started watching (or rather listening) to this series after starting my Art Major so I’d always be busy staring at an increasingly aggravating canvas and I never got to fully appreciate your paint eating joke until now
10/10 made me laugh really hard
Not sure if this counts but Out by Natsuo Kirino is a great disturbing book, a women kills her abusive husband and her 3 female coworkers help her scatter the body across the city, things get more messed up from there
the murdoc mug is a slay
Yesss I love this series
I actually gasped with joy when I saw you reviewed Gone to See the River Man. It's genuinely one of my favourite books, so full of this weird twisted nihilism that I can't explain. I also enjoy how its written--I've taken notes on the style while taking a creative writing class because I'm so enamoured by it.
But I couldn't finish The End of Alice. It was...a bit TOO nauseating for me.
I just finished gone to see the river man and Oh. My. God. That was one of the best books ive ever read, its just so sad and grim. The first half I expected some sort of gorefest, then it became supernatural and then the reveal happens. The whole thing just changes and the events after this are so predictable but thats what makes it good. Its like youve been lured into a venus fly trap and once you realize how fucked everything truly is its too late and youre just forced to read about the consequences. Lori becomes so cruel and vile and it seems so obvious in hindsight but you just cant figure it out until shes trapped herself and her sister in this fate of death and suffering. Im sorry im rambling but this was such an amazing book and I cant stop thinking about it.
I just looked up Laurel Hell. Interesting album, I'll give it a full listen at some point.
You should do a music recommendation video.
I have book recommendations!!! (they're just random books I like, and I think you would like them to)
•jthm - Jhonen Vasquez
•Frankenstein - mary shelley
•Kaiju - Matt Dinniman
Suggestions
Story of the eye
Exquisite corpse
The troop
Anything by Chandler Morrison
I too am on a quest for disturbing books. Nothing made me feel more ill than cows but it was more physically gross than psychologically gross in my opinion.
Disclaimer, I haven't read these, other than Chandler, but they are on my tbr
I have a few heavy hitters for ya, unsure if you’ve heard of them. Anyway, here goes
The Summer I Died
Night of the Prowler
For the Sake Of
The Groomer
Lovesick
Better the Devil You Know
High Life
Am I Beautiful?
Hopefully your stomach is as strong as your morbid curiosity! This is one of the few areas I am quite knowledgeable about! Haha
Read Exquisite Corpse. It's fucked up but nothing on the level of these. Poppy is so good, Lost Souls is better.
Reading Gone to See The River Man now and its soooooooo good. Love you and your recs!!!!
Time to go see if my library has Gone to See the River Man… stopped at 18:21 for the final spoiler warning, but I’ll be back
dropped EVERYTHING when I saw this upload! I can't even describe how much I enjoy watching the videos you make and this was another banger
You finally talked me into reading Gone to See the River Man and holy shit it was so sad.
(Spoilers)
I liked most of the characters except Lori but fuckin hell. I loved so much about the wording and the build up and how each reveal makes you wonder what's going on and still understand more in hindsight.
Abby would have been so easy to dismiss as a caricature or just write like a full child but she was aware but unable to place it and I loved her. “I can do it. I’m not the little kid you think you made me into.” I GASPED I adore her.
I just want to give Pete a hug and tell him it wasn't his fault oh my God that poor kid.
Lori was a good unlikeable main character. The kind of "so many bad things happen to me :( my sister is disabled and my brother is dead" as though she didn't cause them. I'm still a bit mad at her for having gotten what she wanted.
It was so good idk I love it so much and looking back at my notes I connect more dots.
Can you summarize what happened to Abby and Pete? I don`t want to read the book, but I couln`t find the description of the plot reveal in the internet?
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… as kids Lori repeatedly r***s Pete (he is like 11yrs old) because she wants to know what s*x is like. Pete becomes depressed and doesn’t eat and (I think) dies from anorexia.
Sometime after this Abby confesses to Lori that she knew what she did to Pete. They have a fight and abbey slips on the cliff and almost falls but Lori grabs her.. then lets her go 😱
@@Тульпа-Человекаbig spoiler warning jic anyone reads on accident
lori rapes petey when she's 15 and he's even younger, multiple times which sends him into depression and anorexia, which he dies from
abby finds out about their incestuous relationship and, feeling like she's got nothing to lose, lori pushes her off a cliff to her death. except, lori survives and becomes disabled
@@arieslofi called it
NO NO AS A BRIT (unfortunatelty) THAT QUEEN JOKE WAS AMAZING
I read Gone to see the Riverman because of you. It was my first literature book that wasn't for kids AND GOD, I LIKED IT... I think I just found a new hobby
BABE WAKE UP NEW DISTURBING BOOK REVIEW DROPPED!!!!! have you thought about any ryu murakami books for a future video? piercing was one of the first disturbing books i ever read and id be really interested to know your thoughts about it :o
I’m simple. I see a lady pouring tea from a quirky lovely teapot, i sub.
I’m really enjoying these book reviews!
I really loved the asylum series by Madeleine Roux. I feel like you’d have fun with it too.
May you enjoy making your new place feel welcoming to your soul! 🖤
The first splice of Tom Hanks from Elvis literally made me do a spit take. So true.
Omg how did I not see this? I need more book reviews, I thirst, I crave.
oh my god i just got “gone to see the riverman” like three weeks ago you mind reader, i’m super glad to hear it’s good lmao
i LOVED gone to see the riverman but 17:57 😭😭😭
I somehow feel accomplished that I have in fact read Clockwork Orange and studied Lolita (honestly I think you can get a lot of the feeling of the book from the movie so that rounds it out).
Jules came in clutch right when I needed her most. Love u
Hey Jules, I like youre disturbing book reviews very much! Please more of that kind.
Is there a po box i can send you things for your new place? I love making things and love that you're diying stuff
omg I was contemplating investing in a PO Box 😳 I'll let you know if I get one! ❤
@@julesdapper5584 literally have the perfect canvas for you! I hope you do ❤
@@julesdapper5584 PO BOX MOMENT????
the real disturbing media is kitchen princess
The .02 seconds of radium girls when you licked the paintbrush. Subscribed.
How do you take the most disturbing stories ever and make such funny reviews out of them 😩
This editing is amazing, lol
I'm living for those lampshades.
omfg the radium girl interjections ajkdhakjdhkjs
ohhh gone to see the river man sounds SO up my alley! thanks for the rec jules!
Love that Murdock mug.
For the first time ever I actually paused a video to read the whole book myself (Gone to See the River Man), and I'm glad I did!
I have Gone to See the Riverman in my tbr pile and didn't know it fell into the disturbing book category. I thought it was just horror. Guess it will be my first disturbing book.
You got me with the swamp horror recommendation. Skipped the second half of the video to go read it.
I read The End of Alice when I was a teenager (20+ years ago) and really only remember the female pen pal’s plot. I think she was the first pedophile I’d read who wasn’t an adult male-you don’t imagine a nice, normal (appearing) young woman can cause the same trauma. Sounds weird, but I appreciated how the book showed that such different people could perform such different-seeming actions, but in the end, all is wrong and all is harmful and all is abuse.
As an Appalachian girlie, *Gone to See the Riverman* is my kind of unhinged, grotesque tragic horror vibe. 🙂
I think the pen pal relationship is just another narc fantasy. And what prisoner would be allowed to receive that kind of correspondence?! That shit wouldn't make it past the prison mail-sifter.
The final victim, and her parents supposed interactions with him, have also been re-fashioned to fit his fantasy world.
Just my take on it.
Dude, we’d either love or hate one another in real life! You’re very much like myself, the adhd tangents are too funny and I get the references like the Robert Johnson one… You’re just too funny but you remind me of myself, especially when I was a bit younger.
You look like a Super Saiyan trying to confine her Super Saiyan hair. And I love it. Obviously :)
When I tell you that your the only person I trust with book recommendations
This is my first video I’m seeing from you!! I’m in love with this, and I think you would love brown girl in the ring if you haven’t read it!! I’d love to hear your thoughts on it.
I’d like to see Julia review something by Poppy Z. Brite tbh
I actually paused this video, bought gone to see the river man, read it, then watched the review. Great book, very fucked up a good read
As much as I appreciate when folks try not to spoil twists in books because they want you to check the story out for yourself, I am, at my heart of hearts, a nosy bitch. I want to SEE
I'm so curious about the second book but absolutely refuse to read it myself, I'd really appreciate a comment back especially written in this gossip-y Girls' Chat style about picking up where Jules left off!
First I'd like to say, it's not very scary or disturbing IMO, like it has things that SHOULD be disturbing, but I just found it very blah and not very compelling in its writing. I'll spoil it for you so WARNING ANYONE READING THIS (I'll put some periods to have the spoiler at the bottom lmao)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. So one of the "twists" is that Lori the protagonist SAd her brother so much that he became anorexic and died, and also that she was the one who pushed her sister and because of her she became disabled. The justification of it is just Lori being jealous of Abby being pretty and wanting to be good at sex so she uses her brother as practice. Honestly these flashbacks make it glaringly obvious this book is written by a man but I digress. So in the end Lori and the sister do manage to find the river man, and he tells her to finish what she started, so she kills her sister forreal this time. Her wish to him is to be with Edmund the serial killer because during her trip she realizes that she like "actually loves him" or whatever. So she goes back to her city, turns out some prisoners broke out of the prison and Edmund is waiting for her in her apartment. She is expecting Edmund to like kiss her and passionately make love to her because "he's the one" or some shit, but no he just is like uuuuh im gonna murder you now and she's like "omg is it gonna hurt" and he's like "love always does" it was such an incredibly corny way to end this book. Utterly disappointing ending, the river man portion lasts like one short chapter and yeah, that's it lmao.
I just now remembered I wanted to comment about the previous book you reviewed with the humans being bred for their meat and you mentioned that those humans were called " head" ...they weren't named that? That's what ranchers call livestock? Old Rancher #1: " howdy Earl, how's it goin'? " , Old Rancher named Earl I guess " good, good Hank, since the flood I lost 8 head but it's early still. Got a few pregnant heifers still. So we might get back 4?" , Hank " that's good I guess, lose a couple, gain a couple back." Earl, " yeah the circle of life, pass the sugar?" , "get your own sugar you bastard.!! " " hey-now, I didn't k&&l Sheila!!" No? NO?? then Where is she Earl??" ' I told you Hank, she ran off with a Meth Carnie from the carnival last fall ' ......
" oh that's right... sorry Earl?, I still Love you. "
Earl just sat there in silence, sipping his unsweetened coffee.... thinking ' I had to bury them both that night after the carnival went dark. Hank can never find out his daughter OD'ed on heroin she got from the carnie. I k&&led him with the big hammer from the Ring the Bell game.'
Man, I never want your videos to end I just adore you. Your videos absolutely make my day
The fucking Radium Girls sight gag took me _out_
Im hella late- but if names with "The ... Man"
One of my serial killer/possessed characters is "The oranges man" who uh. The book im writing (if I finish it) may end up on a list like this 😀
I JAUT NOTICED LAUREL HELL IN THE BACKGROUND AFTER WATCHING THIS LIKE 5 TIMES😭 OKAY #1 MITSKI ALBUM😍😍😍
Omggg your videos literally make my day!
So, good people have nothing to fear for the River Man wouldn't be interested in doing a deal with them anyway?
Got Gone to See the Riverman on your recommendation, really enjoying it so far
I know this is from 7 months ago and idk if you’re still doing these but if you do an episode 4 please please please can you review “In the miso soup”? It’s incredibly well written and fucked up
20:12 “the key is hidden inside the chest of a dead body”
Haunted Mansion, anyone?
When you said L Ron Hubbard I was like…: Lafayette?? Him??? !9
Ok commenting on this so late bc I read gone to see the river man. I liked parts of it but was kind of disappointed overall? The overall setting and ambience was very promising but a lot of the more ~twisted~ aspects felt kind of unnecessary, I never felt like I could connect with any of the characters. For some reason I’m comparing it in my head with Pretty Girls by Karen Slaughter, and I think it’s because that book touches on a lot of similar themes but I think it executes them much more effectively- especially the strained sister relationship after one betrays the other, plus the two of them grappling with the loss of a sibling. Also the brutality in Pretty Girls is so effective because you get so invested in the characters. In GTSTRM I never felt like I could connect with any of them. The brutality fell kind of flat for me, honestly I’ve seen it marketed as splatterpunk and I don’t feel like it’s THAT crazy. It certainly didn’t feel especially violent compared to a lot of other splatterpunk books I’ve read. I thought the ending was really interesting but far too fast, I wish everything after Lori entering the River Man’s cabin had been expanded upon because it was easily the most interesting part of the book- her complete break from reality could have been so good! But it all went too fast. I think I’m just disappointed because it felt like there was such good potential and I never felt like it reached the heights it set up for itself. It was unsatisfying.
NEW JUILA DAPPER!!
Fr Juila I miss your stuff I hope you’re going decent with yourself ❤❤ -Mikeylugojr
love how me and Jules have the same taste in men & women 😭
Hi Jules, I recommend that you read I’m Thinking Of Ending Things by Iain Reid. The book is incredibly unsettling and the ending and plot twist have been stuck in my head for days from how disturbing they were. The book was extremely creative and original, I have been thinking about it ever since I first read it. It’s a fantastic book that I recken you would enjoy. Also you should probably add a rating system to your book reviews, I think that would be cool. I give it either a 9.5/10 or a 10/10.
18:00 HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG (thanks for the recommendation☺️)
I missed your videos!!! Will there be a kitchen princess update? no presure it's just that I really liked how you narrated it!
PLEASE DONT STAY AWAY AGAIN! You're hilarious and i missed your videos
0:21 brat lamp
the incarnations by susan barker is one of those books that only gets bad reviews bc of the subject matter. warnings for everything
Have you ever thought of reading Tampa by Alissa Nutting for this series? I’d be interested in your thoughts.
Calling it disturbing is a stretch (though a kitten does get sacrificed for a witch's spell in the first chapter), but not enough people review, or even know about Jack Williamson's "Darker Than You Think." It ought to be a classic. There's so few good novels about werewolves.
I am very late on this, but I would recommend The Summer I Died by Ryan C Thomas. I just really like the book
Killer Klowns from Outer Space! Hell yeah!
old video, i know but i just wanted to say that ur the only person i've ever seen reference an Amelia notebook. like ever. thank u for the validation :')
omg jules, you should read may leitz's books! i think you'd like them if you like these
I listened to your review of Gone to See the River Man before reading it, thinking I was prepared for the events on page 80. I was NOT prepared for the events on page 80
Some Disturbing Reads suggestions:
dead babies by martin amis. And success, also one of his early l'infant terrible works.
Geek love, by katherine (or is it kathleen?) dunn.
Girl, I'm not gonna read any of these. pls pls give us all the spoilers bc im super intrigued but way too chicken to actually read it
yay new jules content! WHAT AND kitchen princess update i missed? LUCKY ME
LET’S GOOOO this is my favorite video series of yours
You should do a review of tell ke im worthless. Its not horribly disturbing but beyond good! In all my uears of reading its one of mt absolute favorite pieces of literature and storytelling. It truly shows how weiting is an art form
You should read The Haar by David Sidergen and The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enriquez