I have 157 unread books...let's start reading!
Summary
TLDRThe transcript follows a book enthusiast's journey through their reading list, highlighting their experiences with various books and authors. They discuss their process of selecting books, the emotional impact of the stories, and their personal connection to the characters and narratives. The reader shares their excitement for new releases, particularly from favorite authors like Emily Henry, and provides insights into the themes and writing styles that resonate with them. The summary also touches on the reader's personal preferences in genres, their approach to managing their to-be-read (TBR) pile, and the joy they find in discovering and immersing themselves in new literary worlds.
Takeaways
- 📚 The speaker has a large collection of unread books and is attempting to read more by treating their library like a shop and selecting books at random.
- 🔄 They have a specific TBR (To Be Read) shelf for books they want to read more urgently and plans to participate in a 24-hour readathon for thrillers.
- 😕 The speaker encountered a book they thought they hadn't read, only to realize they had and decided not to continue due to its sad themes.
- 🔥 They express a desire to continue reading a specific indie romance book that they are already 100 pages into, despite its length.
- 🤔 The speaker is reading 'Binding 13', a book with a lot of dialogue and strong language, which they find entertaining and reminiscent of high school.
- 😢 The book 'Binding 13' has emotional depth, dealing with serious issues such as abusive households and bullying, which the speaker finds compelling.
- 🎉 The speaker has finished reading 'Binding 13' and is eager to start the sequel, despite its hefty size.
- 📖 They decide to DNF (Do Not Finish) the sequel to 'Binding 13' due to it being overly drawn out and not maintaining their interest.
- 🌊 The speaker chooses 'Tress of the Emerald Sea' by Brandon Sanderson for its whimsical feel and unique magic system, which they find appealing.
- ❤️ The speaker is a big fan of Emily Henry's books, particularly admiring her ability to craft relatable characters and engaging stories.
- 🎉 The speaker is excited about the release of a new book by Emily Henry and shares their enthusiasm for immediately purchasing and reading it.
Q & A
How many unread books does the speaker have on their shelf?
-The speaker has approximately 157 to 161 unread books on their shelf.
What does the speaker plan to do with their unread books?
-The speaker plans to move some of the unread books from their unread shelf to their red shelf.
What is the title of the book the speaker initially thought they had not read?
-The speaker initially thought they had not read a book by Catherine Center but realized they had mixed it up with another of her books.
What is the name of the book series that the speaker mentions is more than a trilogy?
-The book series mentioned by the speaker that is more than a trilogy is the Red Rising Trilogy.
What is the name of the book that the speaker decided to continue reading?
-The speaker decided to continue reading a book that is described as a 'Wattpad read' with a main character named Shannon.
What is the title of the book that the speaker is reading with tiny text and a massive page count?
-The title of the book the speaker is reading with tiny text and a massive page count is 'Binding 13'.
What is the name of the author that the speaker mentions writing a book for their wife?
-The author mentioned by the speaker who wrote a book for their wife is Brandon Sanderson.
What is the unique magic system in the Brandon Sanderson book the speaker is reading?
-The unique magic system in the Brandon Sanderson book involves spores that fall from one of the 12 moons and can activate to grow vines or trees through a person's mouth, throat, and nose if they come into contact with something wet.
What is the title of the book that the speaker describes as a 'cozy fantasy'?
-The title of the book that the speaker describes as a 'cozy fantasy' is 'Tress of the Emerald Sea' by Brandon Sanderson.
What is the name of the author whose new book release the speaker is excited about?
-The speaker is excited about the new book release by Emily Henry.
What is the title of the book that the speaker buys on the day of its release?
-The title of the book that the speaker buys on the day of its release is 'Funny Story' by Emily Henry.
Outlines
📚 Tackling the TBR Pile: A Bookworm's Strategy
The speaker discusses their extensive collection of unread books, numbering between 157 to 161, and their plan to tackle this 'To Be Read' (TBR) pile. They mention a random selection process for choosing the next book and share their excitement about treating their library like a shop to pick out what interests them most. The speaker also talks about different genres they are interested in, such as romance and thrillers, and shares their experience with a particular book that they put aside due to its emotional content. They also mention sequels and series they have yet to finish and their intention to continue one of the books they've partially read, highlighting their current reading mood.
📖 Engaging with a High School Drama Novel
The speaker provides a detailed account of their experience reading a book titled 'Binding 13', which they describe as a massive book with tiny text. They share the book's unique lingo, characterized by strong language and conflicts among the characters. The narrative follows a high school reality show-like atmosphere with a main character named Shannon and a popular rugby player, Johnny. The speaker is invested in the story's emotional depth and the development of the characters, particularly the protective dynamic between Shannon and Johnny. They also touch upon the book's length and the detailed nature of the scenes, which contribute to its size.
🎉 Celebrating Completion and Moving On
The speaker shares their experience of finishing 'Binding 13' and starting its sequel, 'Keeping 13'. They found the latter to be a drag in comparison and decided to set it aside, not feeling invested in the drawn-out scenes. Despite this, they express a desire for more high-quality writing and a change of pace, leading them to pick up 'Tress of the Emerald Sea' by Brandon Sanderson. They are pleasantly surprised by the book's whimsical tone and the author's ability to write from a female perspective, which they attribute to the author's wife. The speaker also discusses the book's unique magic system involving spores and the potential dangers they pose.
🌊 A Shift in Reading Preferences: From Fantasy to Romance
The speaker contrasts their experience with 'Tress of the Emerald Sea' with their expectations, noting that while the book had charming characters and a sweet theme, it lacked the high stakes they prefer in fantasy novels. They mention that the book felt more like a cozy read, which they generally find less engaging. Despite this, they appreciate the author's world-building and the character development of the protagonist. They also discuss their reading habits and preferences, including their enjoyment of romantic comedies and literary fiction that deals with relatable emotional turmoil.
🏈 The Emotional Rollercoaster of New Book Anticipation
The speaker expresses their excitement for the release of a new book by Emily Henry, comparing the experience to a significant event like the Super Bowl. They discuss their love for Henry's previous works and how they resonate with the characters' journeys and emotional arcs. The speaker shares their ritual of purchasing and immediately reading the new release, providing a peek into the book's storyline involving two heartbroken individuals who become roommates. They also mention their connection to the protagonist's struggles with storytelling and social belonging.
💖 Embracing the Journey of Love and Self-Discovery
The speaker dives into the new Emily Henry book, enjoying the character development and the relatable themes of belonging and self-discovery. They appreciate the author's skillful storytelling, which includes multiple through lines and character dynamics. The speaker also discusses the protagonist's relationship with a character named Ashley and the symbolism of feeling like a closed book. They highlight the emotional relatability of the book and how it compares to other works by the author, ultimately giving it a five-star rating for its engaging narrative, word choice, and the fun they had while reading it.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Unread Books
💡TBR (To Be Read)
💡Readathon
💡Indie Romance
💡Wattpad
💡Cliffhanger
💡DNF (Did Not Finish)
💡Fantasy
💡Cozy Fantasy
💡Romance
💡Storytelling
Highlights
The individual has a collection of 157 to 161 unread books and plans to read more of them.
They treat their library like a shop, selecting books at random to read.
The person has a specific shelf for 'To Be Read' (TBR) books they are most interested in immediately.
They express an interest in reading romance and thriller genres, but decide to save thrillers for a later readathon.
The individual discovers they have already read one of the books they thought was unread, causing some confusion.
They decide to continue reading a book that they had started previously but put aside.
The person is reading 'Binding 13', a book with tiny text and a large amount of profanity.
They describe the book's characters as acting like they are much older than they are, with a reality TV show-like dynamic.
The reader is invested in the story of a girl named Shannon and a popular rugby player, Johnny, who takes an interest in her.
The person finished 'Binding 13' and found the ending to be both humorous and emotional, leading to a cliffhanger.
They express a desire to immediately start the next book in the series but acknowledge the book's length.
The reader decides to put 'Binding 13' down due to the dragged-out scenes and sadness in the sequel.
They express a craving for a fantasy book and choose 'Tress of the Emerald Sea' by Brandon Sanderson.
The individual is pleasantly surprised by Sanderson's ability to write from a female perspective and the whimsical tone of the book.
They mention that Sanderson initially wrote the book as a secret novel for his wife, which was later published through a successful Kickstarter campaign.
The reader finds the book's magic system, involving harmful spores from the moon, to be very creative and unique.
Despite enjoying the characters and the story's themes, the reader struggles with what they perceive as a lack of high stakes in the fantasy genre, leading to a mixed review.
The person is excited to read a new release by Emily Henry, comparing the experience to a 'Super Bowl' for them.
They discuss how Emily Henry's writing has been influential in their love for reading and the creation of their book channel.
The reader finds the characters in the new Emily Henry book relatable and the story engaging, even staying up late to finish it.
They appreciate the book's word choice and writing style, giving it a five-star rating and expressing their love for the book without wanting to critique it.
Transcripts
I have roughly 157 to 161 unread books
on my bookshelf so this week I'm going
to try to move some of them from my
unread shelf to my red shelf I have some
of the unread books around me but I also
have a particular shelf of TBR books
that I want to read more immediately so
shall we choose one at random and just
get to
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reading okay we're going to have a
little shop my library we're going to
treat my library like a library right
now and go shopping for what I want to
read because obviously I have more books
than this that are unread on my shelves
but these are the ones that I'm most
interested in right now all of these
books I'm very interested in Reading
romance and then these are all Thrillers
but I think I'm going to save The
Thrillers for a 24-hour readathon coming
up this book wait a second I read this
book why is this on here I think I got
this mixed up with another Catherine
Center book that I own oh yeah these are
the two Catherine Center books that I
haven't read I started things you save
in a fire but she has to take care of a
sick parent I felt like it was getting
sad and I was like I can't handle this
right now I'm not going to read this so
that's where I'm at with these books I
have the sequel to Divine Rivals that I
haven't got to we have the fourth book
in the Red Rising Trilogy that makes no
sense it continues on it's more than a
Trilogy these two big books here these
used to be Indie romances if you can
tell by these covers you actually cannot
get these covers anymore because I think
they got traditionally published but
these are super viral kind of like Tik
Tok Indie romance books that have sat on
my TBR for a long time because I read
the first 100 pages of this one and then
I stopped reading it and it's like 600
pages so I'm already 100 pages into this
one I honestly should just continue it
and I feel like I'm in the mood for like
a wat pad read which is what this is if
we're being honest so I think I'm going
to try to get back into
this so I've been reading binding 13
this massive book with the tiny text
literally any page I show you would have
1 million cuss words on it the way that
they talk in these books it's so funny
but it's also so rash is that a word it
is a word strong energetic or irreverent
bold audacious cheeky pertinent Brazen
yeah those are all words to basically
describe that they just curse in each
other's faces all day they're always
getting into fights they're threatening
to kill each other but that's just their
lingo that's what this book is like this
book is literally like watching a
reality television show of kids in high
school who act like they're way older
than they are because they're like rugby
players Superstars or this girl who is
model pretty everyone bullies her and
she comes from a really hard abusive
home life so far the book has consisted
of Johnny this Superstar rugby player
consistently knocking over our tiny
frail little main character Shannon from
the first time that they meet she gets
knocked in the head by the ball I don't
understand rugby like I don't know what
the ball looks like I don't know if it's
like a football she's walking to class
late she cuts through the field and he
kicks the ball wrong or something and it
lands on her head and she falls over and
Johnny comes over and tries to help her
and he just takes a liking to her
immediately you follow Shannon in her
house which like I said she comes from
an abusive household and there's a whole
host of things going on in her house
that no one knows about and she got
transferred to this boarding school
because she keeps getting bullied at
other other ones but now that Johnny is
aware of her he's going to make sure
that she stays safe and that she doesn't
get bullied and from that point on every
single interaction they have somehow it
starts with her just running into his
chest because she's so small and short
and he's so big and tall that she never
sees him and she's so frail that she'll
just fall over every single time and
then he picks her up and then in some
shape or form he's always saving her
from something so yeah there are more
layers to it as well they each have
their best friends which I think other
books down the line are about but every
scene is so drawn out like that's why
this book is so big every conversation
that would normally take place in a book
it's probably three times longer than
that like every time I think a
conversation is about to be over it
keeps going and going and going and it's
not that I don't enjoy it like I've
actually thoroughly enjoyed this book
which is shocking to me because I read
the first 100 Pages a few months ago and
I just was like I know I could love
books like this but I don't really I
didn't want to at the time but now my
heart is open to enjoying a piece of
watpad literature it makes me feel like
I'm actually in high school again but it
is a very emotional book I think it does
things so much better than a traditional
romance because you just get so many
scenes of them in normal everyday life
situations obviously they're a bit
dramatic with her falling all over the
place but that's the fun of it and you
just watch this Superstar popular boy
take care of a girl who no one has ever
taken care of her no one at her house
cares about her and finally this boy all
he wants to do is make sure that she's
safe and he just has a soft spot for her
because he's used to girls using him for
his status and where he's going to go in
life and this girl Shannon has no clue
why he has any renowned about him she
doesn't know about rugby she doesn't
care but her brother Brother played the
sport so she still kind of understands
what his life is like so yeah I feel
like there's just so many aspects of
this romance book that are done so well
that traditional Romance Books miss out
on so many of them just miss out on
actually romantic things happening and I
feel like this one is doing it really
well with that being said though it's
not like a it's it's like w hat pretty
much but I am not knocking that in any
way like I love books like that you just
have to know what you're getting into
cuz it's definitely like a specific type
of writing and it's the type of thing
that you could easily hate and make fun
of because so many of the things like I
said are so outlandish like Johnny was
trying to give her two pills to take for
her cramps and she's just trying to take
them out of his hand and she like can't
do it and they fall everywhere and then
he's like oh my gosh just let me pick
these up and put them in your mouth like
it's so outlandish in those ways but if
you don't care about that it's a really
fun time I'm 84% through and I've only
read it on Kindle because if I were to
read it on this I think my neck would
break like it's actually so heavy it
hurts my neck and the text is so tiny
but I'm on page 53 and it's 601 pages so
I really don't have much left so I'm
going to finish it and we'll see what
happens
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I finished it those last scenes were
cracking me up and then immediately had
me crying I didn't actually cry but it
was really sad at the end and it's a
cliffhanger to the next book but that
officially means I get to move this book
from this shelf to this shelf woo one
more book down and I honestly just want
to dive straight into the next book and
it's already on my TBR it has been for
like 7 months so I might as well read it
there's so long but it's fine I think
I'm going to do it cuz I know I will
read this to no end and I cannot
guarantee that with any other book on
here for now so let's get
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started this book is humongous holy crap
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it's the next day I got about 150 pages
in a keeping 13 the sequel to binding 13
and this one leaves on such a
cliffhanger that I dove straight into
this one thinking it would be the same
experience but what I said about the
first book where you think a
conversation is going to end and then
it's six times longer than you expect
that is what's happening in this one but
way way way worse in my opinion every
scene is super dragged out and it's
really sad and I just found myself
getting sad getting really distracted
and not wanting read anymore so I'm
going to dnf this one for now just
because the series as a whole is not
really something I'd recommend in
general so I might as well move on and
I'm really craving Reading Writing that
is good in my opinion like this writing
is not something that it's not good I
want to read some pros and I'm randomly
in the mood for a fantasy book now I'm
going to take out my bookmark for now
don't worry I have it on Kindle so I
know where I am I'm going to put it back
on the unread shelf
unfortunately I have most of the fantasy
ones I could read over here I think a
lot of these are ya too I have fantasy
romance at the bottom but ultimately I
already know what I want to
pick tress of the emerald Sea by Brandon
Sanderson I've read one other Brandon
Sanderson book over here called Miss
born it's back here and his writing is
actually very simple for fantasy books
he writes complicated magic systems but
because his writing is not complicated
it feels digestible but I wanted to pick
this one up I think it's a standalone
fantasy book and it's very Whimsical
feeling that's so cute the back of the
book says Dear reader I started writing
this in secret as a novel just for my
wife she urged me to share it with the
world and alongside three other secret
novels with the support of readers
worldwide it grew to the biggest
Kickstarter campaign of all time oh what
that's crazy no wonder cuz I started
reading this and I was like this feels
so different than Miss born by Brion
Sanderson it feels like a completely
different author and that makes so much
sense that's so cool wow it's just so
Whimsical and I feel like he's writing
from a girl's perspective so well
probably cuz his wife has taught him a
thing or two but yeah it just starts off
really sweet she's on this little island
that they call the Rock and she's
trapped on it and she's fallen in love
with the King son but she's not allowed
to do that and suddenly the king
announces that he's going to take his
son away to get married to someone he's
like don't worry I'm going to bore them
all to death I will not get married and
let's just say the king figured out his
little plan did not like it sent him
somewhere very far away and Trust
decides that it's only going to be up to
her to save this boy that she loves so
she has to escape the island somehow and
go on that Journey so I'm like 50 pages
into it which flew by for me so I'm
pleasantly shocked and surprised that
I'm liking it so much and I'm just so in
the mood for like a Whimsical fairy tale
esque Vibe
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so I have my book and I'm going to try
this Barbie ollipop peaches and cream
let's see if it's
good oh wow yeah that's kind of gas
white peach gummy flavor M and I'm going
to munch on some raspberries and a storm
is about to roll in this is a perfect
reading
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Vibe so like I was saying earlier
Brandon serson always has a very unique
Magic system and in this one it's
interesting as always there are things
called spores that will fall from one of
the 12 moons that just hangs over their
planet and I think they fall down as
like sand and they don't harm you unless
they're activated by something wet so
like if you sweat or if you have saliva
or if there's water nearby it will
activate the spores and then it will
make vines or trees grow through your
mouth and throat and nose and suffocate
you to death pretty much and if it's
like on a ship spores could fall into
the ship water activates it and then the
whole thing is taken over by Vines and
it sinks so that is the very unique
Magic system in this book I don't know
how he thinks of them and how they're
different in every single book he is the
most creative person and I cannot stop
thinking about the fact that he made
this entire book for his wife for one
person in mind which is so cool because
when I read Stephen King's Memoir on
writing he said that he writes books
with one person in mind because if you
write something with everyone in mind it
won't be good so he writes his books
with just his wife's reaction in mind
but it's so so crazy that he actually
never planned on publishing this book
and that is so sweet and special that he
wrote this cute little story but put
just as much effort into the magic
system and the characters it's just so
crazy I feel like this is a little
secret that I shouldn't be able to read
this book but I can can't wait for the
storm to roll in it'll just make it even
more cozy the storm has arrived now
that's some reading ambiance
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morning and the rats look how cute these
insides are there's a talking rat in
this book and he's right here I have
about 160 pages left of Tres of the
emerald sea the story's really taking a
turn our main character Tres has gotten
herself into a side plot but it's a good
side plot so it's okay I just wasn't
expecting it let's read shall we
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it's the next morning but I spent the
entire day yesterday grinding through
tress of the emerald sea I think I
started the day on page 188 and it was
like 363 Pages total and I was
determined to finish it and I did so I
read the little author's note at the
back and he said that he wrote this book
after watching The Princess Bride with
his wife or family I've never watched
that movie but apparently it's the same
Vibe where your narrator is separate
from your main character and he's kind
of playful with you as the reader
talking to you saying like oh I haven't
explained this yet in the story or blah
blah blah and it's supposed to be
humorous it's supposed to be
light-hearted and fun and playful I
think this was published as an adult
fantasy but it kind of reads like a ya I
think the thing about this book that I
didn't enjoy is that I would almost call
it a cozy fantasy because I just feel
like technically the stakes were really
high but they just don't really feel
like it and I think I need really high
stakes books when it comes to Fantasy my
faes are the Throne of Glass series this
is more sci-fi but the Red Rising
Trilogy and the thing that they have in
common are super high stakes and every
time I've tried to pick up a book that's
called cozy fantasy or just cozy
anything unless it's cozy mystery cuz
those are funny they're just too relaxed
for me and I find myself bored every
single time so even though this one had
very Charming characters I really like
how it this girl from a small town who
discovers that there's more to herself
than just washing windows and being in
love with the boy she discovers that
she's actually really smart and had she
never gone on a crazy adventure she
would have never discovered that so
there's really cute sweet themes but
overall I just was struggling to get
through it and something about his Pros
in this one was really difficult for my
brain to follow I just felt like every
word I was tripping up in my brain
reading it and it just didn't flow for
me so I'm going to give it three stars
it's really difficult for a Brandon
Sanderson book to be bad he's like the
top dog of fantasy right now if you were