Showing posts with label Rereads. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rereads. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis: Book Review




I get cut off again at the end of the video (my camera automatically shuts off after 30 minutes.)  But I had said most of what I wanted to say.


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Monday, September 14, 2026

Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis: Book Review (Chronicles of Narnia Book 2)







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Saturday, September 12, 2026

Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective by Donald J. Sobol (#1): Book Review


Started: August 18, 2026




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Friday, August 21, 2026

Rereading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with my kids


Started: June 3, 2026

This is a reread.  In addition to reading this as a kid, I reread it and reviewed it on August 10, 2021.



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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4GalpRkueVud-BTR9vmn41






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Monday, June 08, 2026

Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater: Book Review


Started: May 21, 2026

This is a reread.  As mentioned in the video, this book was read to me when I was in 1st grade.



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Saturday, May 23, 2026

Animal Farm by George Orwell: Reminiscing and Discussing


Started: April 19, 2026
(I actually finished this book a few days after starting it, but I've been waiting to post the video.)

This is a reread.  I've read this book several times before, and I've mentioned this book on this blog before here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here.  But I've never reviewed it on this blog before, so I figured it was time to read it one more time, and give it a proper review.




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Sunday, May 17, 2026

The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald read by Tamaryn Payne: Review



Started: April 26, 2026




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Friday, May 08, 2026

The Age of Revolution: 1789-1848 by Eric Hobsbawm read by Hugh Kermode: Review



Started: April 1, 2026




For something I wish I would have included in this review, but forgot to review, see this post here.

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Friday, April 03, 2026

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


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






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

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Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Dick Tracy: America's Most Famous Detective edited by Bill Couch, Jr.: Book Review







Links to stuff mentioned:

The goodreads review I mentioned: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/563430908

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Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Augustus Caesar's World by Genevieve Foster: Book Review



As noted in the video, this is a reread.  I first read it in 7th grade.  But, since this is my first time reviewing this book on this blog, according to my new rules, it gets a video only review.



Notes: As I mentioned in the video, this book is advertised as a history, but much of it reads as historical fiction.  So I'm also going to add it to my historical fiction index.  Also, as also mentioned in the video, a lot of this book is about religion.  So I'm also going to add it to my religion index.
I got caught off at the very end when my camera automatically shut off, but I had said most of what I wanted to say.

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Friday, February 06, 2026

The Untold Legend of the Batman by Len Wein: Book Review

 (Book Reviews--DC Comics, Rereads)

Once again, no started post for this book.  This book only took a couple hours to read, so there didn't seem a point in making a separate started post.

As mentioned in the video, this is a reread.  But, since this is my first time reviewing this book on this blog, according to my new rules, it gets a video only review.



Links to stuff mentioned:
If you want another review that gives you a good look at the pages, see here: https://youtu.be/QKxcqRectf4?si=vyQHiin2bNBN0HN9


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Wednesday, January 14, 2026

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis: Book Review (Chronicles of Narnia Book 1)



(This is a reread.  It was read to me multiple times in childhood.  But as this is my first time reviewing this book on my blog, according to my new rules, I'm doing this as a video only review.)



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Saturday, January 03, 2026

Psalms (The Jerusalem Bible): Book Discussion

(This is a reread.  I originally read this book in 7th grade.  But since this is my first time reviewing this book on this blog, according to my new rules, I'm doing this as a video only review.) 




Links to stuff mentioned:
* Introduction to the Old Testament by Christine Hayes: https://youtu.be/UFeqGtb3zAE
* Steve Donoghue: Western Canon Starter Kit #1: The Bible! https://youtu.be/WVL3rKcv0HQ?si=QNkYzfl-7JTVVxZx
* I've double checked and it turns out he added the bit about Psalms in a comment (not a video): "SO glad this is being so enthusiastically received! We'll move on to Homer next, but first I wanted to address the oversight so many of you are pointing out: yes, by all means, add the Book of Psalms to the list!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVL3rKcv0HQ&lc=UgjVUI78P9PA_3gCoAEC

I explain about my background with the Bible and my reasons for doing this read-through in this blog post here: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2022/01/the-book-of-genesis-from-jerusalem-bible.html


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Thursday, November 27, 2025

Foundation by Isaac Asimov: Book Review



This is a reread.  I originally read this book back in 1994 for a high school class, and wrote a book report on it.  I posted my high school book report here, and did a video based on that old report here.  However, I have not read this book since I started my book review project in 2006.  So for the purpose of this book review project, I'm going to count this as the first time I'm reviewing this book, and, according to my new rules, do it as a video only review.






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

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Friday, August 01, 2025

Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin: Book Review


Started: July 20, 2025

This is a reread.  I originally read it in high school.  But as this is my first time reviewing it on this blog, according to my new rules, I'm doing this as a video only review.



[Note: This is another video where I got cut off by the 30 minute time limit on my camera.  There's a lot more that I could have said about this book, but I ran out of time.]

Links to stuff mentioned:
* Wikipedia article for John Howard Griffin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Howard_Griffin
* Wikipedia article for Lynching of Mack Charles Parker: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynching_of_Mack_Charles_Parker

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Monday, July 21, 2025

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck: Book Review


Started: July 13, 2025

(This is a reread.  As I mentioned in the video, I originally read it in high school, or rather had it read to me in high scholl.  But as this is my first time reviewing it on this blog, according to my new rules, I'm doing this as a video only review.)






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Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Crown of Horns (Bone #9) by Jeff Smith: Book Review

 



[This is a reread in the sense that I read these same issues before when I read Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic.  However, this is my first time reviewing this volume by itself, so for the purposes of my new review project, I'm going to count this as a video only review.]





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Saturday, June 14, 2025

Treasure Hunters (Bone #8) by Jeff Smith: Book Review



[This is a reread in the sense that I read these same issues before when I read Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic.  However, this is my first time reviewing this volume by itself, so for the purposes of my new review project, I'm going to count this as a video only review.]





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Friday, June 13, 2025

Ghost Circles (Bone #7) by Jeff Smith: Book Review

 (Book Review--Bone Series)


[This is a reread in the sense that I read these same issues before when I read Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic.  However, this is my first time reviewing this volume by itself, so for the purposes of my new review project, I'm going to count this as a video only review.]





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