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(15 jun) Sinds begin 2023 lees ik vrijwel alleen nog Engelstalige boeken in het fantasy-genre. Een van de gevolgen daarvan is dat ik geen geschreven leeservaringen meer maak. In plaats daarvan documenteer ik mijn ervaringen als lezer in videovorm. Hiertoe heb ik een YouTube-kanaal opgericht: @DutchGreyBeard.
Op dat kannal doe ik verslag van mijn reis in het genre van de fantasy. Het archief van mijn geschreven leeservaringen blijft beschikbaar op deze website. Nieuwe content bestaat uit verwijzingen naar mijn video's op YouTube.
What's happening on @DutchGreyBeard?
Duncton Quest - William Horwood, Listening Experience
March 25
Duncton Quest is the second book in The Duncton Chronicles, a trilogy by the Brittish writer William Horwood.
I listened to this on audio (the second audiobook ever for me) and in this video I give a couple of (spoiler-free) previews of the narration, which stand out for me.
March 21
Inspired by Olly from @CriminOllyBlog I decided to have my own Read-What-You-Own Challenge. It is time to make a serious attempt at kicking my book buying addiction.
March 17
Another book haul in which I have to admit that I bought more books than ever: 55 books in 43 days. Some science fiction, a few non-fiction, but mainly... fantasy.
0:00 Introduction
3:47 Non-fantasy
5:42 Fantasy
7:47 Children's books
8:52 More fantasy
Towers of Midnight, Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson - Reading Experience
March 13
How did I fare reading the penultimate book in the enormous series The Wheel of Time: Towers of Midnight?
Duncton Wood, William Horwood - Listening Experience
March 9
Duncton Wood by William Horwood is 'a first' for me in many regards.
It was the first book, back in 1981, that truly drew me into reading.
It was the first book I read in English, a couple of years later.
And now it is the first book I listened to on Audio. So instead of a reading experience, this is my very first listening experience.
On the Side: A Glimpse Into the Other Realm (Anita Moorjani)
March 7
Episode 2 of 'On the Side', where I talk about non-fantasy books.
This episode is an introduction to two of the books by Anita Moorjani. In her first book, 'Dying to be me', she relates about her near-death-experience and her miraculous recovery from terminal cancer.
Her story makes one think about life and the 'other realm' after it, if there is such a thing of course.
The Colour Of Magic, Terry Pratchett - Reading Experience
March 3
After having read three of the novels in Terry Pratchett's Discworld, I now commit myself to reading this huge series in its publication order. Starting with The Colour of Magic.
Dragonflight, Anne McCaffrey - Reading Experience
Feb 29
This is my reading experience of Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey, the first book in the Dragonriders of Pern series.
Reading order Dragonriders of Pern
https://www.howtoread.me/dragonriders-of-pern-books-in-order-anne-mccaffrey/
Why do readers personify characters with the author?
Feb 25
Watching booktubers, I occasionally stumble upon phrases that intrigue me. That happened the other day when I watched this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Br9iS_c5ws) by https://www.youtube.com/@MaedBetweenthePages
I highly respect her content, but this one inspired me to go into this question why some readers personify one or more characters with the author.
This video is purely meant to be food for discussion, and not to convince anyone of my take on this subject.
The Gathering Storm (The Wheel of Time, 12), Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson - Reading Experience
Feb 22
I am nearing the end of reading The Wheel of Time. This took me more than a year. Yet in all that time I did only one dedicated video on this amazing series. Which is kind of strange, as this is the series that got me back into reading fantasy. So, it’s about time I give The Wheel of Time more attention. I’ll be reviewing the final three books in the series separately, starting today with The Gathering Storm.
Feb 17
Recently I was peacefully minding my own business, which in my case means, reading a good book, until something absolutely awful happened. Something you do not wish to happen to any reader, especially not yourself.
Feb 14
This is my 3rd episode of 'X Days of Reading', covering the 43 days between December 27 and February 8.
The books are: The Wee Free Men - Terry Pratchett / The Last Unicorn - Peter S. Beagle / A Hat Full of Sky - Terry Pratchett / Assassin's Quest - Robin Hobb / What If This Is Heaven? - Anita Moorjani / Biography Etty Hillesum - Judith Koelemeijer / The Gathering Storm - Robert Jordan/Brandon Sanderson / Dragonflight - Anne McCaffrey
The Farseer Trilogy - Robin Hobb
Feb 10
In this video I share my reading experience of the first trilogy in Robin Hobb's Realm of the Elderlings: The Farseer Trilogy.
Feb 7
Lots of books passing by in this short video, but I don't speak about their content. This is just a brief glimpse behind the scenes, about me creating a nice background for my video's.
And... rare footage of me doing physical labor.
1 Year Into My Fantasy Journey
Feb 5
Every 4 months I look back on my journey into the genre of Fantasy. Started on January 13 2023 untill February 1st 2024 I can recap my first year of experiencing this amazing genre of books.
This is my third update on this journey.
Feb 1
When I started this channel, I had no idea what to expect. Now, a little over 9 months in, the magical threshold of 1.000 subscribers has been crossed. A brief thank you to all who have made this happen!