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@harryclark8029

2 жыл бұрын

Was A Little Life supposed to be 2 stars? Your sentence about the book was v positive...

@jack_edwards

2 жыл бұрын

​@@harryclark8029 it was a mistake -- i meant to put 5 stars but when i made the next book 2 stars it accidentally changed both!

@hannahroosevelt9358

2 жыл бұрын

oh mY GOD UoPeople is the most useful thing I've ever seen! my mum could really really use it, thank you for bringing this to our attention!!!!

@ana-6991

2 жыл бұрын

How can they (UoPeople) have students studying in 200 countries when there are less than 200 countries in the world?

@jack_edwards

2 жыл бұрын

@@ana-6991 I meant “countries and territories” :)

the book trolley carried this

@lenakimura3195

2 жыл бұрын

I hate this joke but I guess I just have to roll with it.

@athenaapostolidou8979

2 жыл бұрын

@@lenakimura3195 i wheel try to do the same

@fellowstranger3333

2 жыл бұрын

I think I have seen you before

@MrAndrewlang

2 жыл бұрын

Bravo sir, you’re wheel-y on the roll with that pun, you certainly don’t need any shelf help books!

@PokhrajRoy.

2 жыл бұрын

Jack: “Anything from the trolley, dears.” The Audience: “We’ll take the lot.”

jack: topics of conversation has the longest sentences you would ever read also jack: makes the *longest* sentences so he can describe a book in one line

@jack_edwards

2 жыл бұрын

learned from the best

@n.j.1894

2 жыл бұрын

@@jack_edwards Oh my, I love this!😂😂

@lp8024

2 жыл бұрын

@@jack_edwards ROMEO AND JULIET (RECOMPOSED) by Jason Rudge THE PROLOGUE The CHORUS enters. Our scene is set in an enticing city Where two rival households swap stinging scars, Uglifying the air two teens make pretty When true love blows their hearts across the stars,… Which rouse a prickly sun imparting heat To twisting blades that twist the plot on stage For the benefit of worms seeking meat From fools who rashly court despair and rage. Youth can make fools of all the greatest lovers, But sometimes outside forces play a part And in this tale a foolish youth discovers His love can’t keep old hatreds from his heart- Nor halt hearts taking trips to heaven’s gate, Which fast becomes the lovers’ tragic fate. The CHORUS exits.

@prasadramasamy904

Жыл бұрын

@@jack_edwards 😂😂😂

@Megan-ud4mz

Жыл бұрын

there were a lot of semicolons in those sentences

time stamps: 1:13 cloud cuckoo land 2:30 open water 2:43 how to kill your family 2:56 a boy called christmas 3:00 the phone box at the edge of the world 3:05 topics of conversation 3:13 a passage north 3:26 seven days in june 3:42 empress and aniya 3:47 my body 4:03 piranesi 4:14 daisy jones and the six 4:23 love again 4:39 you‘ll be the death of me 4:44 and then the end will come 4:42 the high window 4:59 curtain: poirot‘s last case 5:05 dreaming in cuban 5:14 lost girls and love hotels 5:27 shakespeare 5:31 the complete nonsense of edward lear 5:37 the curious case of benjamin button 5:50 untamed 5:55 the master and margarita 6:08 lonely castle in the mirror 6:26 the other black girl 6:39 love in colour 6:49 clap when you land 6:56 the beekeeper of Aleppo 7:05 crime and punishment 7:18 this is how you lose the time war 7:36 call me by your name 7:42 things have gotten worse since we last spoke 7:58 play it as it lays 8:10 self help 8:21 bluets 8:27 the outsider 8:41 dune 9:00 no one is talking about this 9:21 the only study guide you will ever need 9:29 empowered 9:41 middlemarch 9:45 Silas marner 9:59 the hungover games 10:07 lady susan 10:15 Hamnet 10:29 small pleasures 10:48 slouching towards Bethlehem 10:53 the night in question 10:55 when we talk about love 11:02 beautiful world where are you 11:19 the dangers of smoking in bed 11:29 misery 11:37 many lives many masters 11:46 only love is real 11:52 the four agreements 12:07 the girls 12:13 the sandman preludes and nocturnes 12:18 a little life 12:36 the Underground Railroad 12:49 queenie 13:01 luster 13:17 burnt sugar 13:29 the house in the cerulean sea 13:51 trick mirror 14:06 rodham 14:15 Malibu rising 14:28 loveless 14:49 exciting times 15:06 I have more souls than one 15:16 diary of an oxygen thief 15:27 before the coffee gets cold 15:39 convenience store woman 15:51 such a fun age 16:10 the housekeeper and the professor 16:19 the marvels 16:28 malgudi days 16:40 night sky with exit wounds 16:50 notes of a crocodile 17:02 first person singular 17:15 helium 17:19 the memory police 17:33 Working hard, hardly working 18:09 The midnight library 18:52 Reef 19:01 Two weeks notice 19:04 The bench 19:14 Jane eyre laid bare 19:45 They both die at the end 20:01 No one belongs here more than you 20:03 The houseguest 20:04 Tonight I'm someone else 20:06 Sea of strangers 20:11 So sad today 20:20 Literally show me a healthy person 20:27 How to cure a ghost 20:38 Can't and won't 20:46 We were liars 21:06 Rebels: City of Indra 21:11 An artist of the floating world 21:19 Metamorphosis 21:33 Fly on the wall 21:49 A tale of two cities 22:03 Red White and Royal Blue 22:29 Letter to my daughter 22:41 What I talk about when I talk about writing 22:51 Men without women 23:09 Star girl 23:24 Frog Music 23:29 Eat, Pray, Love 23:41 Charlotte's Web 23:44 Klara and the sun 23:59 Furious love 24:06 Another time 24:08 The growing pains of adrian mole 24:11 Northhanger abbey 24:20 Heroes 24:25 Winter in sokcho 24:43 Dead poets society 24:47 My year of rest and relaxation 25:01 My sister, the serial killer 25:13 On earth we're briefly gorgeous 25:23 The secret history 25:29 The seven husbands of evelyn hugo 25:44 (Celebrity poetry) 26:05 The vanishing half 26:09 Passing 26:19 So good they can't ignore you 27:03 The life-changing magic of tidying up 27:10 Think like a monk 27:24 The wizard of oz 27:26 The complete short stories of edgar allan poe 27:31 Love in the night 27:35 twenty thousand leagues under the sea 27:45 How to do nothing 27:59 Rich dad, poor dad 28:04 The 4-hour work week 28:22 Five am club 28:32 The secret 28:39 Kafka on the shore 28:48 Demian 28:52 The ones who walk away from Omelas 28:57 The Stranger 29:03 Me before You 29:14 Educated 29:47 Time of white horses 29:57 Celestial bodies 30:10 Season of migration to the north 30:24 A river dies of thirst 30:31 Living and loving in the age of AIDS 30:43 A moveable feast 30:51 The duke and I 31:11 Coversations with friends 31:24 Gold Dust 31:30 The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy 31:38 Kim Jiyoung, born 1982 31:54 The song of achilles

@vivienne1904

2 жыл бұрын

Omg, thank you so much! I really need it rn! 🙆🏻‍♀🙇🏻‍♀

@Sayiiin

2 жыл бұрын

You're super coool! Thank u so much!!!

@luvmunawhh

2 жыл бұрын

wow the dedication😭💕 tyy

@hrtzjaehyun

2 жыл бұрын

@@luvmunawhh ;D

@hrtzjaehyun

2 жыл бұрын

@@vivienne1904 Glad it was helpful 💗

"it's a little too cheesy for me.. because i'm lactose intolerant" brilliant one-liners as always jack

@audiobookacademy

Жыл бұрын

Happy book day book worms...checkout here for more books

I wonder whose hand hurts more, Jack’s after having to overlay all these bookish pics… or mine from taking all these screenshots for this year’s TBR 👀

@jack_edwards

2 жыл бұрын

omg it took HOURS

@anusreeashit5548

2 жыл бұрын

i just followed along with his storygraph profile and added stuff to the 'to read' pile directly. It was better than what i did last year lol so definitely my plan for future videos as well

@fulladolf

2 жыл бұрын

@@anusreeashit5548 how did you find his profile on storygraph? I want to add his 5 star books to my to-read pile.

I read 0 books this year, no joke 0. However, after discovering your channel, I have set a goal of at least 10 books for this year!!...

@ativaadzem566

2 жыл бұрын

Yay. Go for it ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾

@neyiryldz8850

2 жыл бұрын

go for it! kick that reading slumps ass :)

@alex23star

2 жыл бұрын

You got this !!! 💪also a little tip, when you're in a hardcore reading slump, try changing up the genres of books. Graphic novel , collection of essays or poetry books are the way I do it. I can finish them faster and they make me fall in love with reading again

@Jessica-wt2sm

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck, you got this!! I went from years of barely reading to finishing over twenty books in 2020. Find books and genres that you're genuinely interested and don't worry too much about what's popular or what everyone else is reading. Pro-tip is to also check out audiobooks!! It took me awhile to get into but was a game changer when I finally did. If you're in the US, most libraries will give you free access to Libby (kind of like a Spotify for audiobooks).

@jensue3034

2 жыл бұрын

Happy Reading ! I found joining book clubs helped get me excited about reading books I wouldn’t normally consider.

I jumped on the bandwagon and read “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo”. I’m speechless. Agree with you, it deserves the hype. Evelyn is so human yet amazing and loving.

I swear, this dude should start a fricking podcast already. I would listen to him 24/7, LITERALLY!!

"aggressively average" and "more clauses than Santa's family" - I am DYING 🤣 Best book wrap up I have seen.

Being brutally honest I started reading again bc of you, you have such a charming and interesting way to make me curious about all of this books. You’re great, looking forward to your book recommendations this year!

@moonya6754

2 жыл бұрын

Ur profile pic is well funny! 😂😂 Also happy u got back into reading!

@omo8150

2 жыл бұрын

Same, I brought 9 books, I’m finishing the song of Achilles before I move onto Kim jinyoung born 1982. Most of the books 📚 I brought were books he read.

@Bvirgo

2 жыл бұрын

@@omo8150 I want to buy born in 1982, I wanna see how was it back then. I heard it’s good.

@Bvirgo

2 жыл бұрын

@@moonya6754 haha. A cute kitty. I’m also happy, social media is something I’m trying to get away from.

Song of Achilles was one of the best books I've ever read until I read Circe, which was even better. Wow. Madeline Miller has written exactly two books in her life, and both of them are amazing.

@Sarah-ty5ev

2 жыл бұрын

Her writing is absolutely stunning. I need her to write more 😫

@thomasbramwell8752

Жыл бұрын

I want to read Circe but I’m scared it’ll change the perception of Achilles’ and Patroclus’ relationship that I have engrained in my mind?? I don’t wanna ruin it, will it do this?? 😬

@yukineedstoes3388

Жыл бұрын

@@thomasbramwell8752 i doubt it will, she hardly ever talks about achilles or patroclus, only fleeting moments as she thinks about the far away war

@yukineedstoes3388

Жыл бұрын

i cant wait for her next book, persephone!!

@tommymarx391

Жыл бұрын

@@thomasbramwell8752 Circe doesn't touch on them (I don't remember if they were even mentioned in the course of the book).

Little did he know, Jack was in fact famous for his beauty.

Jack Edwards: A man who is so well spoken and intellectual, yet also an underrated comedic genius. His one liners never get old!

However corny it may sound, I wanted to let you know that you're by far the most brilliant and lovely person that I've ever encountered on KZread! Your videos have really prompted me to get back into reading this past year :) thank you for being you 🌹

@samirabouslimi9703

2 жыл бұрын

Same!

@mrlnxf8455

2 жыл бұрын

same!

I love hearing other perspectives about books I've also read. I loved the Midnight Library. As someone who consistently worries about making life altering choices, and fearing that I'll choose the wrong path, it shifted my perspective to understand that not all regrets are worth the heartache we feel.

@mrs.brightside

Жыл бұрын

Definitely agree. I think people give it a bad review because they think it was going to be a full on self help book masked as a novel when it's just a light heartfelt story that makes your see your past regrets/decisions differently which in turn helps your future.

🌸time stamps/ratings🌸 1:13 cloud cuckoo land 2:30 open water (5)🌟 2:43 how to kill your family(4.3) 2:56 a boy called christmas (3) 3:00 the phone box at the edge of the world (2.6) 3:05 topics of conversation (2) 3:13 a passage north (3.6) 3:26 seven days in june (4.3) 3:42 empress and aniya (3) 3:47 my body (3.6) 4:03 piranesi (5) 🌟 4:14 daisy jones and the six (4.4) 4:23 love again (1.6) 4:39 you‘ll be the death of me (3.75) 4:44 and then the end will come (2.6) 4:42 the high window (3) 4:59 curtain: poirot‘s last case (3.5) 5:05 dreaming in cuban (4.5) 5:14 lost girls and love hotels (3.75) 5:27 shakespeare (4.1) 5:31 the complete nonsense of edward lear (3.3) 5:37 the curious case of benjamin button (4.1) 5:50 untamed (3.5) 5:55 the master and margarita (4.1) 6:08 lonely castle in the mirror (3.5) 6:26 the other black girl (3) 6:39 love in colour (4.6) 6:49 clap when you land (3) 6:56 the beekeeper of Aleppo (4.5) 7:05 crime and punishment (4.1) 7:18 this is how you lose the time war (3.6) 7:36 call me by your name ✨ (5) 7:42 things have gotten worse since we last spoke (4.5) 7:58 play it as it lays (3.6) 8:10 self help (3.8) 8:21 bluets (3.5) 8:27 the outsider (2.5) 8:41 dune (2) 9:00 no one is talking about this (4) 🌟 9:21 the only study guide you will ever need (5) 9:29 empowered (5) 9:41 middlemarch (3.5) 9:45 Silas marner (4) 9:59 the hungover games (3.8) 10:07 lady susan (3) 10:15 Hamnet🌟 (5) 10:29 small pleasures (3.8) 10:48 slouching towards Bethlehem (3.5) 10:53 the night in question (4) 10:55 when we talk about love (3.4) 11:02 beautiful world where are you (5)🌟 11:19 the dangers of smoking in bed (3.5) 11:29 misery (4) 11:37 many lives many masters (1) ❌ 11:46 only love is real (.5) ❌ 11:52 the four agreements (2.1) ❌ 12:07 the girls (2.7) 12:13 the sandman preludes and nocturnes (3) 12:18 a little life (5) 12:36 the Underground Railroad (2) 12:49 queenie (4) 13:01 luster (4.5) ✨ 13:17 burnt sugar (2.5) 13:29 the house in the cerulean sea (3.5) 13:51 trick mirror (2.5) 14:06 rodham (2) 14:15 Malibu rising (4.5) 14:28 loveless 🌟(5) 14:49 exciting times (5) 15:06 I have more souls than one (4) 15:16 diary of an oxygen thief (1) 15:27 before the coffee gets cold (5)🌟 15:39 convenience store woman (4)✨ 15:51 such a fun age (4) 15:51 the housekeeper and the professor (5) 16:19 the marvels (4) 16:28 malgudi days (~4) 16:40 night sky with exit wounds (4) 16:50 notes of a crocodile (~4) 17:02 first person singular (~3) 17:15 helium (3.5) 17:19 the memory police (~3.5) 17:33 Working hard, hardly working (2.5) 18:09 The midnight library (~3) 18:52 Reef (4) 19:01 Two weeks notice (2) 19:04 The bench (3.6) 19:14 Jane eyre laid bare (1)❌ 19:45 They both die at the end (2.5) 20:01 No one belongs here more than you (4) 20:03 The houseguest (4.5) ✨ 20:04 Tonight I'm someone else (3) 20:06 Sea of strangers (3) 20:11 So sad today (1.5) 20:20 Literally show me a healthy person (1) 20:27 How to cure a ghost (3.8) 20:38 Can't and won't (2) 20:46 We were liars (4.5) 21:06 Rebels: City of Indra (1) 21:11 An artist of the floating world (3) 21:19 Metamorphosis (3.6) 21:33 Fly on the wall (1.5) 21:49 A tale of two cities (2) 22:03 Red White and Royal Blue (3.5) 22:29 Letter to my daughter (4) 22:41 What I talk about when I talk about writing (2.5) 22:51 Men without women (3.5) 23:09 Star girl (1.5) 23:24 Frog Music (1.75) 23:29 Eat, Pray, Love (3) 23:41 Charlotte's Web (4) 23:44 Klara and the sun (3.5) 23:59 Furious love (3) 24:06 Another time (3.5) 24:08 The growing pains of adrian mole (4.5) 24:11 Northhanger abbey (4.2) 24:20 Heroes (4) 24:25 Winter in sokcho (3.5) 24:43 Dead poets society (3) 24:47 My year of rest and relaxation (4) 25:01 My sister, the serial killer (3.5) 25:13 On earth we're briefly gorgeous (4.5) 25:23 The secret history (3.8) 25:29 The seven husbands of evelyn hugo🌟(5) 25:44 (Celebrity poetry)…..yeah 26:05 The vanishing half🌟(5) 26:09 Passing (4.3) 26:19 So good they can't ignore you (1.5) 27:03 The life-changing magic of tidying up (3) 27:10 Think like a monk (2) 27:24 The wizard of oz (5) 27:26 The complete short stories of edgar allan poe (4) 27:31 Love in the night (3.5) 27:35 twenty thousand leagues under the sea (3) 27:45 How to do nothing (2.5) 27:59 Rich dad, poor dad (3.1) 28:04 The 4-hour work week (3) 28:22 Five am club (2.5) 28:32 The secret (1.5) 28:39 Kafka on the shore✨(5) 28:48 Demian (3) 28:52 The ones who walk away from Omelas (3.5) 28:57 The Stranger ~4) 29:03 Me before You (4.2) 29:14 Educated (2.8) 29:47 Time of white horses (4) 29:57 Celestial bodies (2.5) 30:10 Season of migration to the north (4.5) 30:24 A river dies of thirst (4.5) 30:31 Living and loving in the age of AIDS (1.5) 30:43 A moveable feast (5) 30:51 The duke and I (1.5) 31:11 Coversations with friends (4.5) 31:24 Gold Dust (4) 31:30 The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy (~4) 31:38 Kim Jiyoung, born 1982 (5) 31:54 The song of achilles 🌟(5)

@ladiesandgerms3895

2 жыл бұрын

A GODSEND!! OMG HOW DID U WRITE ALL OF THIS?? TYSM LOVE

@snehaldhasmana5235

2 жыл бұрын

Thankyouu omg 🤍

@waleslandofdragons8842

2 жыл бұрын

This helped so much thank you

@pjhey947

2 жыл бұрын

I love you. Thanks so much 💕👏💕

@vbl915

Жыл бұрын

thank you so much !!!!! :3

My TBR list is basically full of book recommendations from Jack Edwards and I have already made use of my Reading Log this year, my New Years Resolution is to read 50 books this year because its been a while and I’ve already read 3 thanks to Jack. Any time Jack makes a video my anxiety goes, weather it’s building a book trolly or writing an essay (which I should be doing now), its supper calming and allows my brain to escape for a while

Somehow I just realized that The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and The Seven and a Half Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle are two different books.

@lynne8559

2 жыл бұрын

I always mix up the titles and have been doing it for years now. At this point, I just go with it.

@purplekitten6637

Жыл бұрын

I read them both, they are definitely very different books

I read "Convenience store woman" because of Jack's recommendation in both English and Polish translation and I regret nothing, the book was good and it was interesting to see the subtle differences the translators made and how it affected the mood and the flow of the story. So, thank You Jack.

Jack, I had a really bad experience with the sponsor you are promoting - University of the People. I tried to request more general information using their general enquiry form, and then they tried to charge me £60 for a "processing fee" at the end, even though I wasn't enrolling in their university, just asking for information! They then kept emailing me talking about my "application" and saying I had been assigned an academic advisor?? I have asked them 3 times to stop contacting me but they won't and keep sending emails like with the subject "Reconsider your decision". The phrasing of their messages was really shady and cold-calling business like and really didn't sit well with me. I've still not gotten confirmation they have cancelled this supposed "application". Cruciallly, their degrees are also NOT recognised in the UK, if you read deep in their terms and conditions it says, which considering you're from the UK and a lot of your viewers are I feel is irresponsible of you not to mention that.

@bookwormbon482

2 жыл бұрын

Side note - I hate to leave criticism as I enjoy your channel but just need to warn others about this. Please choose your sponsors carefully because we trust in you.

@melodye14

2 жыл бұрын

Damn that's a shame, it sounded like a good concept. Thanks for sharing!

@waleslandofdragons8842

2 жыл бұрын

He won't reply to this internet shills would sell their souls for sponsor money

@jennyjournals8133

2 жыл бұрын

They seem like a fishy leads-to-nothing start up

@beatricefox937

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for saying this/gen

Your recommendation of The Song Of Achilles made me buy the book, read it in two days and rediscover my love for reading. Thank you, truly. I didn't even realise how much I had missed the feeling of not being able to stop reading.

@margauxannebicque6711

2 жыл бұрын

I relate to this a lot. Also read it in 2 days and loved it sooooo much that I kept thinking about it the next day. It made me so excited to read again and now I want to spend all my days reading.

@thomasbramwell8752

Жыл бұрын

@@margauxannebicque6711 same, I still think about Patroclus and Achilles every day

@audiobookacademy

Жыл бұрын

Happy book day book worms...checkout here for more books

POV: Carley audibly gasping bc Jack said F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote The Great Gatsby when we all know Zelda lowkey did 👀

@clarissabehrens1526

2 жыл бұрын

That’s exactly what I thought ❤️🤝

@jelliclesongs

2 жыл бұрын

oh damn

"The Master and Margarita" is an incredibly difficult book to understand, especially if you read it for the first time. My mother and I have a tradition of rereading it once every 1,5 or 2 years (we are Russian). Growing up, you notice more details, more understanding comes, but each time it's a completely new story! Love your videos😍

@llolly236

2 жыл бұрын

The same, I mean it's my mother's favorite book but when I read it the first time I was like: what the hell had just happend? But I absolutely loved it

@audiobookacademy

Жыл бұрын

Happy book day book worms...checkout here for more books

Just finished reading seven husbands of evelyn hugo. Read it in one night until the early morning the next day... i totally agree its a must read. The pacing and the characters are intense and well crafted... i cried loads towards the end. This is what an emotional/sad but happy book should be like... wow! And now i wonder if i should read all the books of hers...

@audiobookacademy

Жыл бұрын

Happy book day book worms...checkout here for more books

✨time stamps✨ 1:13 cloud cuckoo land 2:30 open water 2:43 how to kill your family 2:56 a boy called christmas 3:00 the phone box at the edge of the world 3:05 topics of conversation 3:13 a passage north 3:26 seven days in june 3:42 empress and aniya 3:47 my body 4:03 piranesi 4:14 daisy jones and the six 4:23 love again 4:39 you‘ll be the death of me 4:44 and then the end will come 4:42 the high window 4:59 curtain: poirot‘s last case 5:05 dreaming in cuban 5:14 lost girls and love hotels 5:27 shakespeare 5:31 the complete nonsense of edward lear 5:37 the curious case of benjamin button 5:50 untamed 5:55 the master and margarita 6:08 lonely castle in the mirror ok sorry i dont want to finish this lol

@luvinouterspace

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@claudiaah6603

2 жыл бұрын

Could you add his ratings too? 😜

@irenekatona7856

2 жыл бұрын

6:26 the other black girl 6:39 love in colour 6:49 clap when you land 6:56 the beekeeper of Aleppo 7:05 crime and punishment 7:18 this is how you lose the time war 7:36 call me by your name 7:42 things have gotten worse since we last spoke 7:58 play it as it lays 8:10 self help 8:21 bluets 8:27 the outsider 8:41 dune 9:00 no one is talking about this 9:21 the only study guide you will ever need 9:29 empowered 9:41 middlemarch 9:45 Silas marner 9:59 the hungover games 10:07 lady susan 10:15 Hamnet 10:29 small pleasures 10:48 slouching towards Bethlehem 10:53 the night in question 10:55 when we talk about love 11:02 beautiful world where are you 11:19 the dangers of smoking in bed 11:29 misery 11:37 many lives many masters 11:46 only love is real 11:52 the four agreements 12:07 the girls 12:13 the sandman preludes and nocturnes 12:18 a little life 12:36 the Underground Railroad 12:49 queenie 13:01 luster 13:17 burnt sugar 13:29 the house in the cerulean sea 13:51 trick mirror 14:06 rodham 14:15 Malibu rising 14:28 loveless 14:49 exciting times 15:06 I have more souls than one

@bonnieho4810

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha thank you for doing it this far!

@bonnieho4810

2 жыл бұрын

@@irenekatona7856 Thank you so much!!

Quote of the Day: “That’s right, baby! Words and numbers. Get yourself a boy who can do both.”

@sorcellerie

2 жыл бұрын

My bisexual ass just jumped when I heard this lmao

I had to pause this video so many times to add recommendations to my Goodreads, and this video successfully put me in a Mood to Read, so I’m pretty excited! Thank you, Jack!

I work at a bookshop and these videos help me so much with giving recommendations!! Thanks Jack x

Imagine if Jack was a celebrity and Jack decided to read what celebrity-Jack reads

@jelliclesongs

2 жыл бұрын

lmao too good.

I started crying like a baby when you talked about "Loveless". As a member of the AroAce spectrum, I get emotional everytime people learn more about my sexuality and I'm really glad that you could read the book and try to understand what it is like. Thanks, and amazing video as always Jack.

@BexsBoxofConfusion

2 жыл бұрын

I'm nearly 30 and reading Loveless was such an "oh shit" moment for me because I recognized so much of myself in the character. Not all parts, but a lot of parts. Wonderful book

@pathbetweentrees

2 жыл бұрын

If you know about more asexual literature, please recommend.

@merin7286

2 жыл бұрын

I'm queer but not aro/ace and immediately put this book at the top of my TBR! Love reading LGBTQ+ and learning more about our community. Thank you Jack for being such a great ally 🏳️‍🌈❤️

@morganfoster4467

2 жыл бұрын

I was about to comment the same!! I literally couldn't stop beaming :)

@ms.z461

2 жыл бұрын

@@merin7286 you should check out Nick and Charlie by the same author. Everything written by Alice Oseman is a good read and time well spent, imo.

I enjoyed the format - giving your succinct up/down take on each. Sometimes you speak so fast I would miss the title/author, but showing the each cover solves it for me. I wish I had enough time to read everything that you really rave about - but I'm 77 now. I do read a lot, so appreciate your recommendations. There should be a literary prize for the most books read AND reviews given in a year - you are hereby nominated!

Me: absolutely LOVES to read Also me: takes forever to finish a book for so many reasons Idk how you can get through 164 books, I barely got through 10 books last year. Enjoyed your reviews though, they seemed genuine and honest. Looking forward to reading some of these books, especially since it'll make my bookshelf more diverse.

@paularunslondon

2 жыл бұрын

Take as much time as you need to read. If you rush because you think you need to be quicker you won’t enjoy it as much, and might miss important things. I imagine this is his full time job, so technically could be reading 8 hours a day which is a lot of reading time!

@therainbowplayers7299

Жыл бұрын

I read 120 a year and it is pretty easy...

@audiobookacademy

Жыл бұрын

Happy book day book worms...checkout here for more books

@audiobookacademy

Жыл бұрын

Happy book day book worms...checkout here for more books

@ofcitscaitlinnnn

Жыл бұрын

@@therainbowplayers7299 maybe it’s because they have long school/work hours? Or just a slow reader overall lol

I feel the exact same way about “the catcher in the rye” as you in “no one is talking about this”. Didn’t enjoy the reading process and still remember quotes and ideas from the book every single day.

@TiliaHaggstrom

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! I consider that to be my least favourit book and I still think about the whole thing with Holden wanting to be the catcher in the rye and what tha represents even though it has been almost 10 years since I read it

@SyMpHOny893

2 жыл бұрын

literally! at the end of the book I was like why is this still happening? this could have ended like 20 pages ago but I still love that book and annotated tf out of it 😂

I was just about to have a mental breakdown because of ✨exams anxiety ✨ and this popped up! I've never felt more relieved in my life🥰 everything became easier already~ thanks for being our free therapy Jack!! 😂❤️

@ose5226

2 жыл бұрын

How do you have exams at this time of the year? Didn't school just start? 💙

@rebellerene

2 жыл бұрын

@@ose5226 i think either 1. they live in a different part of the world where their semester didn't just start, or 2. they're like me and their school didn't get the chance to have finals before lockdown and now that things are opening up all their exams are piled in the first 3 months of the year

@z1tkvn

2 жыл бұрын

Same, I was just about to take a break from studying, so a great way to do so 🥰

@athenaapostolidou8979

2 жыл бұрын

@@ose5226 well im a university student! And its the end of the semester so i have exams 🥰 school begins in September and ends in June~! 😁❣️

@athenaapostolidou8979

2 жыл бұрын

@@z1tkvn BEST WAY

You’re so great at summarising books and making me want to read them! Thankyou so much :)

I just want to tell you how much I absolutely love listening to you talk about books. You're a great KZread channel! Thanks for sharing your love of reading with us! : )

“Aggressively average” is my favorite book review I’ve ever heard. 😂

Piranesi was my favourite book this year! What a book, I spent hours after it trying to understand symbolism in it and unpick it and got nowhere and I just love that. It was its own maze and I know each time I’ll reread it I can go down a different interpretive route find a dead end and change my reading all over again.

@jack_edwards

2 жыл бұрын

!!!!!!! this !!!!!!!!

@inbetweenworlds

2 жыл бұрын

Yessss! Piranesi is stunning!

@Danuxsy

2 жыл бұрын

I'm reading this right now, good so far but I think the "Other" is hiding something from Piranesi.

I found your channel through this video back in 2020 and I've been obsessed with it since then. Your recommendations, your opinions, your aesthetic, the way you communicate, the vibes... it's just immaculate and I just know I will be watching these types of videos as long as you keep making them! Keep up the great work, Jack. We love you, we support you and thank you so much for being the absolute best booktuber that ever existed! Lots of love from Portugal!

The way you describe books in your videos is so concise yet whole it actually is the reason why I never get tired of watching your videos. You don’t go off in weird tangents and really keep it short it’s very great for someone like me who has adhd and the attention span of a tiktok (like you)

this is how I, someone with an English literature degree, found out the strange case of Benjamin button was written by F Scott Fitzgerald

32 minutes of Jack and Books 😩❤️✨ what could be better than this?

Thank you so much for mentioning Loveless! I can't put into words just how much that book changed my life, loveless was really my first exposure to what it can mean to be aroace and seeing someone like myself on paper for the very first time helped me to feel like I wasn't alone or broken. I couldn't stop beaming just seeing you talk about it on your platform. It makes me incredibly happy knowing there are people like you who care enough to actually make an effort to understand us instead of just being dismissive which saddly still happens more often then not. It would mean the world to me if more people could to learn about aroace with a more in depth review of the book some time in the future even if it was only short or part of a queen book compilation video :) (Remembering that being aromantic and/or asexual is a spectrum and one person's experience is not the default experience for everyone who also identifies the same way)

you've gotten me into reading again after school made me feel sick of it, and this has given me more books to put on my to-read list. thank you, as always!!

jack complementing a little life and giving it 2 stars lmaoo

@annikab.5366

2 жыл бұрын

I noticed this too! I was so surprised since he gave it a 5 stars in his previous video

@barb1642

2 жыл бұрын

He gave it 5 stars on goodreads

@yellowismyhappycolor5650

2 жыл бұрын

it‘s a mistake, i looked it up on TSG and he gave it 5 stars

@augusta2339

2 жыл бұрын

@@barb1642 yesss i just looked it up! its just a lil mistake it seems

Needed all the book recommendations for 2022!

Your literary taste is absolutely stunning 👏🏼 Adding so much to the TBR, thanks for sharing!

This is by far the most enjoyable book review video I have seen for 2021. So funny, and the quick reviews so spot on!

I’ve only read 24 but,,, ive been in a slump, only started reading again from September and have read 0 in 2020. So, im kinda proud.

I know that videos like this take soo much work, so thank you!!! 😊

These are my favorite videos!! I always find so many interesting books to ad to my to-be-read pile!

Hi JACK, happy new year! I discovered your channel last year. I used to love reading but these past years stopped because I couldn’t find any books I liked until your videos. I loved normal people. Currently reading small pleasures and next is Hamnet. Thank you so much for giving me back the love for books and reading. English is not my first language but it’s such a pleasure to read in the original language. Keep up the great work!

Honestly jacks videos are the best part of my day :)

I don't know if Jack has read it, but Fyodor Dostoevsky's "White nights" is a amazing short book, i really recommend.

@JungianHeights

2 жыл бұрын

It’s such a great short story, and the film adaptation is wonderful too! Four Nights of a Dreamer.

@elcarpenter

2 жыл бұрын

The Italian film adaptation is really lovely too! It's called Le Notti Bianche and it was made in 1957. It has the most beautiful studio set and the cinematography is absolutely dream-like. It's just **chef's kiss**

@jelliclesongs

2 жыл бұрын

oh cool. interested.

omg I can't believe I binge watched your videos all day today, and I can clearly admit, I'm obsessed. Day one of a fangirl finding her new favourite! ♥

Jack you have no idea how absolutely grateful i am for your book recommendations

omg no cos I get so excited for every video jack posts 😭 this man single handedly got me back into reading and I can only applaud him (with both hands) ((please excuse my weak ass pun))

I read the song of Achillies in the first week of this year! As in last week and my heart still hurts :( but ohhh myyyy goddddd what a read! I saw it well everywhere but finally picked up after your recommendation and all I want to say is THANK YOU!!!!!! Also, read The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo a week prior to the song of Achillies (also after your recommendation) so that was my last book of 2021 and now I can't stop praising these books and recommending them to everyone I know! I love your recommendations pls never stop! All the love from India! :)

@naomionyeanakwe2903

2 жыл бұрын

We must be connected!! I also just read the song of Achilles the first week of this year, and then after that, the seven husbands the Evelyn Hugo, and I also thought they were both just wonderful!

@sanaradissanayake5205

2 жыл бұрын

@@naomionyeanakwe2903 waaait I also read the Song of Achilles in the first week of this year!!

@naomionyeanakwe2903

2 жыл бұрын

@@sanaradissanayake5205 I guess it's a thing 😂😂

@shrijankashyap2605

2 жыл бұрын

That’s sooo cool!!! Guess it is a thing 😂😂

@lxckystars__

2 жыл бұрын

hold on. s o d i d i .

This is the best book review video I have ever seen. So much content, brief, and so many options. Thank you so much!

Why are your videos always so good. I love your channel so so much. You made me start reading and also finding joy in it again. Every time I’m looking for a read I check out your recommendations and they never disappoint. Thank you so much!

The most anticipated video of 2022 is here ❤️

I'm so excited every time I get a notification from Jack 📚

I have been binge-watching your channel this last week and my TBR list just exploded. You have such a genuine and contagious joy when talking about books it makes me smile. And I decided to read more diverse litterature thanks to the arabic and asian authors you reccomended.

This was such an amazing video! I appreciate the time and effort gone in to it :)

I didn’t know I needed this video as much as I did! Thank you Jack!! 🔥😜

I fell in love with Alice Oseman’s books so much. It’s wholesome and each of them unique.

@adelavojtusova2584

2 жыл бұрын

Agree, finding her was the best thing that happened to me this year

@zara4leafclover

2 жыл бұрын

You should check out her webcomic Heartstopper. It's going to be a Netflix show soon

@jildou_m6220

2 жыл бұрын

@@zara4leafclover i know! I have all the books of the comic!

@jildou_m6220

2 жыл бұрын

@@adelavojtusova2584 right?!

Excellent job! 14 books on my TBR list. You are witty, funny, and intelligent! Looking forward to more from you.

This was incredibly well said I admire they way you worded everything if that makes sense 😭

I absolutely loved Song of Achilles and have recommended it to my serious reading friends. I'm glad to see it tops the list. Now, go read Circe by the same author and be blown away again.

I love your videos and recommendations so much, man! You are the one of the reasons my book wish list will never be empty, even if your opinion on Dune is wrong on so many levels.

I lovelove this, make more videos like this pleasee, it helps me a lot to choose what book i need to read without wasting my time 😂 thankyou jack!

People have been sleeping on Fitzgerald’s short stories. They’re utterly wonderful. Flapper and Philosophers is my favorite collection. Head and Shoulders, Bernice Bobs Her Hair, The Cut Glass Bowl. So many gems.

@kerryonmywaywardson9805

2 жыл бұрын

Literally they're so good! Diamonds as big as the ritz might be my favorite short story of all time!!

Demian and The ones who walk away from Omelas is definitely added to my reading list. Ohmygod Jack you're so greattt 😭✨️

Can't wait to finish watching this and add so many books to my TBR

I loved this! I was so excited when I saw this in my inbox! Love these videos every year

i love your vids so much jack its making me love reading even more !! and also it fills in the quiet space in my room when i feel lonely .. so technically you are my best friend now .

Jack, I saw you read "I Have More Souls Than One" by Fernando Pessoa. He's a portuguese poet who wrote under hundreds of literary personas (heteronyms). He invented lives for all of the personas he created, made birth charts for each of them and each had a different way of writing and explored different themes. A lot of my favorite poems ever are written by him and I actually believe he is one of the best poets to ever exist. I recommend "The Book of Disquiet" by one of his heteronyms, Bernando Soares. It is an unedited fagmentary selection which he called a "factless autobiography".

ahhh, have i a worthless mortal been blessed by jack with a review of ALL the books he’s read this year? THIS IS THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE!!!!!

I found some really REALLY great recommendations from your channel and am thankful to your diverse reading collection 🙏

this is so insightful! thank you for sharing your insights, this is a totally different genre of books than I am used to. I love that you read as much as I do, I only read 150 books in 2021 but I agree it was pretty relaxing.

Torn between feeling woefully inadequate compared to Jack’s awesome 164 books, and also buzzing to hear all about them 😂 congrats tho Jack! 🎉

@srideepta

2 жыл бұрын

dont worry we're all doing our best! if you goal is to read 10 books and you read 11 that's still a great achievement!

Jack, i met ur channel last year and im completely in love with ur way to describe books, i could hear you ramble about pretty much anything. so thank you for this amazing year. And if i can give you a idea for a video, i would love you to read some Brazilian and hispanic latin books (like you did with asian ones). Some Brazilian authors that you NEED TO KNOW: Machado de Assis (dom casmurro is my fav), Jorge Amado (captains of the sand), Clarice Lispector (the hour of the star), and Paulo Coelho lol

JACKKKK OMG YOU HAVE MADE MY NIGHT WITH YOUR VIDEO OOP LEMME GO GRAB MY TBR LIST THAT I'LL NEVER FOLLOW-

As a Portuguese who studied Pessoa’s poetry in high school and fell in love with it this video makes me so happy! If you ever want to read more from Portuguese authors I rly recommend Blindness by Saramago (our only Nobel prize in literature)

@heytherealex9811

Жыл бұрын

when did he read Fernando Pessoa? I can't find the video

@Lilixnx27

Жыл бұрын

@@heytherealex9811 15:11

Jack, your hard work is inspiring. Thank you.

Love your videos, as always, Jacky! Continue being amazing!

I'm so excited for this one!!

Added a whole lot of books to my "to read" list thanks to this video!

I love this! I love this kind of short review.

Jack, I love your videos! I remember you saying something about your dissertation being on shame. I just started reading a relatively new memoir/nonfic for my job called "The Atlas of the Heart" and there is a lot of discussion about shame and other emotions

I cannot even imagine how long it took you to make this, but I loved it!!

Since im at uni i only read books i had to for studying... its so sad because i loved reading just for fun... i watched all your videos and made a list with 15 books you recommended and im really looking forward to it.. thank you!!!

@gabriellaarchive

2 жыл бұрын

feeling you on this one! thankfully, this year I have already started getting back into reading again.

Your enthusiasm is contagious 💖📚

Felt precious and nostalgic seeing Bridgerton on your list as I totally forgot that it's how I came to find your channel! Entertaining as always, thanks for the cheery book chat and hope you visited your local hydration station after the making of this video.

Yes! I completely agree with what you said about Kafka on the Shore!!

Oh I laughed so hard in this video! Thaaaanks for that :D Also was in a frantic fit a lot pausing the video going "JACK, waaaaait" while entering titles on goodreads. Have a happy new year Jack!

Hysterical! I keep pausing to go to my library app only to find I had to wait to borrow a lot of them. Thanks for your recommendations-enjoyed your video

This is the first video of yours I’ve seen, and, firstly, your personality is chef’s kiss, but by the way in which you’ve detailed & critiqued these books, I can tell we have the exact same taste, so I’ve added all of your faves to a (very long- I really should read more) book list.

I had to pause half way through because my tbr list just doubled in size and I’m overwhelmed 😂😅 but I will watch the rest later! Love it so far!