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Good job! "The Cruel War" was about the Civil War. Peter Yarrow's passing last month which inspired me to review some of the trio's music. Other songs of peace they recorded were Gone the Rainbow, If I Had Hammer, Leaving on a Jet Plane, Day is Done, and Blowin' in the Wind. "Light One Candle" was written by Yarrow, who was Jewish, to protest Israel's invasion of Lebanon.

I got 6 points.

Fun reviews; I enjoyed hearing the different perspectives. Quick correction, Ghost Story is not Straub's debut novel. It's his fifth. His first two, Marriages (1973) and Under Venus (1974) were not horror, but straightforward literary. After those, he tried out horror with Julia (1975) and If You Could See Me Now (1977). Then his big breakthrough fifth novel, Ghost Story (1979).

20th visit! Wow!

I need to check out this book garden! it sounds cool

Good game!

Thanks for the review Josh. I will go and check out that list. Thanks for bringing it to our attention. Have a great weekend.

Well.. what was the point of making the video if you don't go through any pages. It's a scrapbook.

“Harry” is a common name for the devil. So our main character literally went from being under the ownership of the devil (“Harry”) to God (“Bevel”).

cheers for that helped with nothing

I wonder who makes these intros

hell ya

Very very boring 😢😢😂

OMG this book was so boring.

Your reviews are the best !!

This is a really cool review Cyndi, thank you!

Surprised there are no comments here. I may get some flack for this, but for the lack of a better term I find that "content warning culture" has gone too far. I'm not against it at all as a general "hey this piece of art you are about to consume has so and such themes/depictions. Heads up." I don't want to belittle triggers or anyone's legit trauma. I have my own. But I can't help but feel people take the idea of content warnings too far and just it as an excuse to never be challenged by art, only coddled. I see comments everywhere for film, books, tv, games of people "if it contains this and this and this and this I just skip it." And I'm like: "At what point are you protecting yourself for the time being or just sheltering yourself from any and all negative emotions?" Art is meant to make you feel the entire range of human emotions - and that includes all of the negative, dark stuff. If you only use art as a security blanket, why bother? I've watched and read stuff that has haunted me, disturbed me, upset me. And I'm grateful for every single one, because I FELT something. It made me think and feel and reflect. And that's the point of art.

Thank you ❤

Hey Josh. I wholeheartedly apologise for the much belated response to your video. I want to thank you so much for reviewing my collection, it means the world to me. Your praise and recitals of a number of my poems moved me; I appreciate the kind words- they’re great for the soul!! I will also take into account the much valued criticism. I agree a wider range of feelings would be beneficial to future works and a future collection, this will be a great priority going forward. Thank you once again Josh, it means the world to me! Take care my friend. Keep reading… and writing also!! 😁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

hey, first interction with your content. please edit out the mouth noises and silence. makes for a better show, also clean the camera i like the format but have people taste it and talk about it immediately

that illustration is the best piece of art ever hands down no contest

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I love this concept so much, so nice hearing people with different reading tastes sit and chat together about their latest reads :)

Why is everyone pregnant?

Read this a few years ago and enjoyed it. Had some cute moments

you never actually read it! you need the book.. not just explaining it!

great review, you are also very beautiful!

You're all way off, because you assume that Edgar Allan Poe wrote "The Raven." I've discovered evidence that his claim to it was a scam, similar to what we would call "identity theft," today. The real author, as I have concluded, was Mathew Franklin Whittier, the younger brother of the famous Quaker poet, John Greenleaf Whittier, who wrote it from real-life circumstances.

we finally did this!

I'm currently reading this and i honestly didn't expect to enjoy it so much

I didn’t even realize that she has a stroke at the end of the story, that threw me in for a loop while listening to this analysis. Super tragic

TRUMP 2024!!!! MAGA!!!!

I loved The Chosen. I’ve since read all his works.

I’m looking at the book right now

I enjoyed your banter. I haven't read the whole book but I have watched some of his videos where he shared a lot of pages from the book. He admitted that nobody wanted to publish the book to begin with. It eventually got published some 10 years later, when he was already established. None of you mentioned that the book could be about wanting something, but not realizing it is not good for you. As an author myself it was interesting hear an honest critic and many different interpretations. I will try to read it with my older kids and see what they will say. They are 9 and 12.

I love this book

history about my home state? THAT SOUNDS SO GOOD actually.Didn't know a bunch of those things

Hey Josh I had some ideas for my own book titles on my life and biography. all these titles are horror non fiction. Some are too alarming and some are painful but they all have beautiful epilogues Happiness is a thin disguise Rawer than frozen poultry 🚫 🖐️ 🚫 the true story to avoiding non consensual behavior Disheartening Degloving: the true nature to the Chucky Doll appearance Scrap Metal- the 6th degree burns of evil.

I love this book

loved the insight ! keep up the videos

My hometown is Mason City, Iowa which was also Meredith Wilson's hometown. I moved away from there over 24 years ago. My dad still lives in Mason City and we try to make it back there once a year to see my dad and some friends.

What an apt time for me to discover this story 🥴

I loved this book and the story. I guess because I was a reader of comics back in the classic heyday of the 60s. The prose is so beautiful at times and it is one of my favorite novels. Love how the Empire State Building is almost a mystical place. I liked it so much I read all of Chabon's novels and loved them especially Moonglow. I think Chabon is a bit like Tolkien, no matter your reading level or intellect they are either tedious and at times boring or they fascinating reads the aren't long enough you want so much more. I can't believe Chabon has essentially quit writing novels. I am sorry you didn't like the book

Thanks for having me on Josh. It was such fun chatting about all!

I read Zorro. I really enjoyed it. A bit historical fiction... and towards the end some humor.

Bevel is referred to as Harry after he changes his name, but it is by his parents and their friends upon his return home. There, he is back in his old world, with his parents. Thus, there is no acceptance of Bevel's new name or the new condition of his soul.

I'm here after watching the 2006-tapped Harold Pinter performance. It was enjoyable, especially Pinter's subtle performance. He was 76 at the time of tapping. Unfortunately, the banana scene wasn't included or performed. It's a shame; I would have enjoyed seeing Pinter eat a banana.

That’s a whole lot of Richard Laymon on your shelf…..

I enjoyed your discussion. I just posted my own interpretation of the story on RUclips. I think it's great that people haven't forgotten this great story! ruclips.net/video/AQBgBStZFv4/видео.html

This story - especially what the person in the “freak show” said - really blew me away! I also feel like I’m different from other people (I have Asperger’s) and it’s also true that “this is the way God wanted me to be, and I ain’t disputing His way.”