Grand Rapids Public Museum

(Travelogues--West Michigan)

Grand Rapids Public Museum

Address: 272 Pearl St NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504

Related Playlists:

Travelogues Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9

West Michigan Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4D-0HPmovcbB6cCqlVVGEL&si=IEFmZ3UMgJxI0F4F

Kent County Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5EOMa9ZWDBtdpQFwtlk_ev&si=t8952PnDfrJQTvBY

Grand Rapids Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x73ypfpMOZfYbKtensuu4B_&si=96WBxbMtcrLrVFp3

Started: Titans: Total Chaos

This Week in Booktube: April 5, 2026

(These are the Booktube videos I watched this week. As always, I encourage you also to check out each of the videos I've linked to down below.  Support Booktube.  And let me know what you've watched this past week.)

Google document: docs, pub

Steve Donoghue The BookTube Adventure Tag!

Reading IDEAS. Moreton Island, Off Brisbane, Australia.

Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar Recent nonfiction: birds and bees! [CC]

Jim's books reading & stuff April Reading Plans (TBR) PeopleApril

Derek Green Pile of Possibilities Quarter 2 #historathon

Bucky749 T.v Storm: the silver hawks fighting hawks review .

Lacks Park

(Travelogues--West Michigan)

Lacks Park

Address: 60 Front Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504

Related Playlists:

Travelogues Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9

West Michigan Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4D-0HPmovcbB6cCqlVVGEL&si=IEFmZ3UMgJxI0F4F

Kent County Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5EOMa9ZWDBtdpQFwtlk_ev&si=t8952PnDfrJQTvBY

Grand Rapids Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x73ypfpMOZfYbKtensuu4B_&si=96WBxbMtcrLrVFp3

The Blue Bridge

(Travelogues--West Michigan)

The Blue Bridge

Address: Blue Footbridge, Grand Rapids, MI 49504

Related Playlists:

Travelogues Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9

West Michigan Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4D-0HPmovcbB6cCqlVVGEL&si=IEFmZ3UMgJxI0F4F

Kent County Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5EOMa9ZWDBtdpQFwtlk_ev&si=t8952PnDfrJQTvBY

Grand Rapids Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x73ypfpMOZfYbKtensuu4B_&si=96WBxbMtcrLrVFp3

Started: The Flames of Rome by Paul L. Maier (This is a reread.  I read this book before when I was in high school, as I've mentioned before on this blog here, here, here and here).

The Brothers Karamazov: The Original Manuscript by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Narrated by Geoffrey Giuliano & The Bell: Review

(Book Review--Audiobook, Rereads, Classic Books)

As I mention in the video, although the translator is not given, it appears to be the  Constance Garnett version.

This is a reread.  I original reviewed this book on February 28, 2017.

Started: February 19, 2026

Review of an Audiobook: The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky read by Geoffrey Giuliano

The video announcing my new audiobook project: https://youtu.be/pCo4kRRwx4s

This version is very similar to the librivox version by Bruce Pirie.  If you want to check out that version, see here: https://librivox.org/brothers-karamazov-v3-by-fyodor-dostoyevsky/

I mentioned in the video that stories of children being tortured in the Vietnamese media would remind me of the conversation between Ivan and Alyosha.  Here is one example: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2022/01/vnexpress-didnt-want-to-raise-her-man.html

Related Playlists:

Audiobook Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5JU_hUo4gD5WYCgfJeBiNg&si=LXjd2NzZ8z8Dso9E

Book Review Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7dao6py7ODX_PkUvrAEch7&si=EJ7CG8iO9IouNaYY

Books I Read in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7YYl7seud9ov0n6dtdHzvj&si=iMERlWtiF0Rq2-uy

Classics Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x53EsuWSZ-z0uFGL_0Jl6F1

Fyodor Dostoevsky Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x68ZqUB_WkOCtnC95aLDg3V&si=x44JsE9j-_dzzHGD

Rereads Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5dMXnK5v4Yc7a8MF5p32Bx

New Audiobook Project (and my rambling thoughts on audiobooks in general)

This is the video version of this post here.  

Links to stuff mentioned:

The History of Rome, Volume I: The Republic by Mike Duncan: Book Review: https://youtu.be/XH-mDuo-y9E

Playlist of all my Mike Duncan reviews: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6McqrMCizy3sOdvd3d6JG9&si=1Nyps7byMsa_ZOVE

Reviews of Podcasts Playlists: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7Q0x810uuHR9lCSsHaWWoh

Audiobook Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5JU_hUo4gD5WYCgfJeBiNg&si=LXjd2NzZ8z8Dso9E

Started: The Age of Revolution: 1789-1848 by Eric Hobsbawm read by Hugh Kermode. Audiobook

This is an audiobook.  It is also a reread.  I originally reviewed this book on July 10, 2009.

The Complete Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy Volume 22: 1964-1965: Book Review

(Book Review--Dick Tracy)

Started: March 10, 2026

The Complete Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy Volume 22: 1964-1965: Book Review

Part 2: The Complete Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy Volume 22: 1964-1965: Book Review

Unfortunately, these videos are not very good.  I got a bit tongue tied on the first one, and on the second video, I felt too tired to do much explaining.  Once again, I blame this on filming right before bed.  I think my brain was tired.

But, you know, these days, with working full time, and taking care of the kids, often the only time I have to film videos is right before bed.  What are you going to do?

* My review of the first Dick Tracy volume here: https://youtu.be/SNIiK2H_ggs

* My review of volume 13 here: https://youtu.be/TFSI6SRDA_E

* My review of Volume 15: https://youtu.be/ib5tKpYTeT8

* My review of Volume 16: https://youtu.be/5D_lW0psQdM

* My review of volume 17: https://youtu.be/ga1P1J0YaMs

* My review of volume 18: https://youtu.be/vkB-_o_H8EM

* My review of volume 19: https://youtu.be/BDjBp4H-dbg

* My review of volume 20: https://youtu.be/KJBtPdRiwaY

* My review of volume 21: https://youtu.be/HBu9OM1dLyM

* Dick Tracy: America's Most Famous Detective edited by Bill Couch, Jr.: Book Review: https://youtu.be/qQjcDSnFzfg

Related Playlists:

Dick Tracy Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7MsTIqdx2oSof-kvNCbeVj&si=f151y-QuLV7qPeB9

Graphic Novel Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6NMoYW6CBw6Qj_cqK8DIeb

Book Review Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7dao6py7ODX_PkUvrAEch7&si=EJ7CG8iO9IouNaYY

Books I Read in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7YYl7seud9ov0n6dtdHzvj&si=iMERlWtiF0Rq2-uy

The Complete Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy Volume 22: 1964-1965 Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5bxQhEmdAlQ0t-d4N9jeFt&si=Idd7r4DWlMNdhERX

I was able to read this book thanks to the Michigan statewide state-wide interlibrary loan service called MeLCat, which may be in danger thanks to a Presidential executive order.  If you, like me, enjoy using MeLCat, contact your local representatives and let them know.