How to Booktube

Links to stuff mentioned:

Let's talk about social media addiction and Booktube: https://youtu.be/0jsA4Hjox60

Pedants in Booktube comments: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/01/pedants-in-booktube-comments.html

Chomsky's Universal Grammar: Review: https://youtu.be/PG8OYXT1onE

I'm Going to Try for 4000 Watch Hours by January 31: https://youtu.be/E9sSHy7NI-k

How to Booktube Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIw3ZcUyn2mo&si=26J-RMX6FqeuKrd2

My Rules Failed Version

Throwback Thursday. 

I messed up a couple of words, so I decided to re-record this.

Successful version here:

https://youtu.be/IY-c3aYzQPI

https://sites.google.com/view/reading-and-listening-practice

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson: Book Review

Links to stuff mentioned:

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson: Book Review: https://youtu.be/ASj0GU78ReU

The reddit thread on this book: https://www.reddit.com/r/literature/comments/1j5ar3g/would_the_original_readers_of_jekyll_and_hyde/

This is part of my so-called "Scripted Review" series, in which I make a Youtube video based on an old blogpost.  For more information on what this is and why I'm doing it, see HERE:

https://youtu.be/HgneyXvRI04  

and HERE: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2018/12/vlog-scripted-book-reviews-i-ramble-on.html

In this case, the old blog post is here: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-strange-case-of-dr-jekyll-and-mr.html

Related Playlists:

* Book Review Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7dao6py7ODX_PkUvrAEch7

* Scripted Reviews Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5BKcEIufNKlS58JHU_glyL&si=Pje0KQqIqOgWGGUI

* Scripted Book Reviews Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x53WSp_2mGcDRHBR7ubQkDa&si=T_0QPBDOZqhqN-oa

* 2014 Reading List Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6Qz8okehoyhie5HTXe_LMx&si=LWfalvGt8PPorKr6

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

* Robert Louis Stevenson Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7d7MeA-BiFEdsZj4KO1vwB&si=htRRVZcSNhJbFUqz

* Horror Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6Iidmeqd_fZofcsLi5-JO-

The Hour: TV Show Review

Links to stuff mentioned:

* Mad Men Review: https://youtu.be/VI_cUBVxKho

* The Newsroom Review: https://youtu.be/EF8YF0O-uLI

* Downton Abbey Review: https://youtu.be/yyGUAbxSG2w

This is part of my so-called "Scripted Review" series, in which I make a Youtube video based on an old blogpost.  For more information on what this is and why I'm doing it, see HERE:

https://youtu.be/HgneyXvRI04  

and HERE: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2018/12/vlog-scripted-book-reviews-i-ramble-on.html

In this case, the old blog post is here: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-hour.html

Related Playlists:

Scripted Reviews Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5BKcEIufNKlS58JHU_glyL&si=Pje0KQqIqOgWGGUI

TV Show Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6YpO1G45qHp2EEa5bGZLns

Movies and TV Shows I Saw in 2014 Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4WRnfM_TDQClWj8OOCg9f_&si=Uu6SYX9o1qm1Ndhc

Return of the Jedi: Movie Review

(Movie Reviews--My Favorite Movies)

Return of the Jedi: Movie Review

Links to stuff mentioned:

My review of Star Wars here: https://youtu.be/WRcOonqi_NY

The Empire Strikes Back: https://youtu.be/IzevCQxxOXo

Related Playlists:

* Movie Reviews Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6N06WoIoV2fLb6xRYrepTk&si=iWMhXdwlxxKxm6r6

* My Favorite Movies List: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5FrM-RfWQKzIagh6rQjXfG&si=kHLlZniqby0QBgjc

* Thoughts after Re-Watching: Movie Review Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7FpJlwdur1iZDUZJh5xV-u&si=JztauLH1N-x1OaRq

* Movies that I Watched in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4MSFWzU5IicG0H3orcJ1tV&si=7Xu-ASHaL36-7DER

* Star Wars Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7Jm_h-i0bQnQMSWOPCW2Ta&si=e3zVCgCFCy1NNMBF

View Counts are Now Meaningless

The Hank Green Video I mentioned: https://youtu.be/a7QFfTCg3Pk?si=7nExxJDw-SpKQqG9

Below are the numbers I mentioned:
The Empire Strikes Back: Movie Review

Current view count: 156 ; actual view count (engaged views): 28

Superman (1978): Movie Review

Current view count: 355; actual view count: 52

Fantasia 2000: Movie Review

Current view count: 144; actual view count: 38

A Dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin and Gao E translated by Yang Xianyi and Gladys Yang: Review

Current view count: 213; actual view count: 73

Mesa Cortina Trail, Summit County, Colorado: Travels in the USA

Current view count: 242; actual view count: 44

Cottonwood Park, Heritage Trail, Eastlake Park, City of Thornton, Colorado: Travels in the USA

Current view count: 859; actual view count: 142

Birds of Prey Volume 3: The Hunt for Oracle: Book Review

(Book Review--D.C. Comics)

Started: September 26, 2026

Birds of Prey Volume 3: The Hunt for Oracle: Book Review

Links to stuff mentioned:

Booster Gold: The Complete 2007 Series Book One: https://youtu.be/7zBQpSgfmIA

Related Playlists:

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

DC Comics Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6kPikhXNalrSh9BnvzZi2f&si=4rAijTT4v9u_06q2

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

This Week in Booktube: September 27, 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 

Abby Reads "The White Book" by Han Kang | A 5P Review

Steve Donoghue The Insert [Genre] Here Tag!

Abby Reads Get to Know My Taste with This Book Tag!

Dane Cobain Life Update: September 2026

Steve Donoghue Steve Judges You - Episode 4: Quaint & Curious Volumes!

Started: Birds of Prey: Volume 3

Returning Library Books: A Book Unhaul