This concept reminded me of one of my high school English teachers. She wanted to be familiar with the books that her students were interested in outside of class so she would keep track of what books we were reading in the few minutes before the bell rang and class started. Her rule for herself was that as soon as she had seen the same book being read by at least two students, she had to read it.

@Rachel-sv9pq

Жыл бұрын

You just described how I got rooked into reading the Twilight series 😂

@namjoonforpresident1203

Жыл бұрын

dude, that's so cool! lucky you, to be having such teachers ✨

@LauraIsOverstimulated

Жыл бұрын

I love that!

@SiriusVladdye

Жыл бұрын

I do this as an English teacher! I also have an anonymous”what book should Ms X read next?”

@jaipsskoko68

Жыл бұрын

thats so cute

“one thing about me is i am always falling in love with strangers on the train” relatable.

@theincredibleknuffibar4834

Жыл бұрын

Never heard something more accurate

@naf3939

Жыл бұрын

Seriously same. Though my city still doesn't have a subway well they made it, but it's not opened yet. But most of falling in love with strangers comes from riding buses or walking on roads. Actually, love might not be the right word. I just like to wonder what might be happening in their life. Are they happy and blessed with life? What is their story? And write a book in my mind which is never gonna be published

@satabdinayak1471

Жыл бұрын

This sounds like it could be the opening line of a novel.

@alexa-tz1nu

Жыл бұрын

that would be a great first line in a book

Very inspiring for girlies who are always secretly aiming to look mysterious and interesting while reading on the subway

@sabrinak8825

Жыл бұрын

You took the words right out of my mouth What shall we read next to look mysterious

@giamarrr

Жыл бұрын

Shhh don’t let them know our secret 😂

@ketchup2717

Жыл бұрын

just read any book but put a fake book cover over it. make it look antique LOL

Few video ideas: 1)What Emma Watson reads 2)All the books mentioned on F.R.I.E.N.D.S 3)Reading books recommended by your subscribers 4)One book from every genre 5)Only reading translated book for a week 6)What Jisoo from Blackpink reads 7)Books about religion 8)Biographies and Autobiographies 9)Celebrity lifestyle part 2 10)How different your life is in Paris and in England. 11)What Elio from Call Me By Your name reads 12)1 Book from every country

@jack_edwards

Жыл бұрын

thank you!

@dreamingofthemoon

Жыл бұрын

U DID IT!!

@huonggiangkhong8697

Жыл бұрын

6&11 sound good to me. Hope he’ll do it

@minam611

Жыл бұрын

@@jack_edwards these are excellent choices!!

@angela_0165

Жыл бұрын

@@jack_edwards Also, Emrata recommended more books!

I've never been this early I just wanna say I picked up reading books again this year only because of you and finished 40 books in three months. You made a difference in my life when I was at my lowest. Thank you 💖

@RamonaGelosi

Жыл бұрын

Omg same, he helped me get out of a big reading slump❤️✨

@jack_edwards

Жыл бұрын

this means the world to me, i hope you're doing better now

@books5113

Жыл бұрын

Same! I play his videos at night when I want to sleep and my brain refuses to shut up lol. I let them play in the background when I'm trying finish a task as well. They're really helpful

@tanishaaa.m

Жыл бұрын

Me too!!! I found Jack’s channel a year ago and his suggestions are the ONLY ones i enjoy. Thank you Jack!!!!

@freegreenpeas

Жыл бұрын

Me too.

not even 2 minutes in and this video is a classic already

When I lived in Japan, I loved that book stores give all purchased books a paper cover to protect the book as well as for privacy for reading in public

@hucklebucklin

Жыл бұрын

But then Jack couldnt make this video :(

@ladyterror4663

8 ай бұрын

People shouldn’t be recording strangers on their daily commute to work, home, etc. When Jack mentioned that I assumed it wasn’t with malicious intent, but that’s really creepy. I always have books with me and the thought of someone recording me without my consent just because I’m reading, a very quiet and intimate activity in a public space, is very unsettling.

@blazer7731

8 ай бұрын

⁠@@ladyterror4663it’s honestly not that big of a deal. He didn’t even show their faces, and I’m sure the government and surveillance etc have been watching us for years, so a random KZreadr taking photos of the book were reading should not be high on the list of potential worries

@loulou785741

Ай бұрын

@@ladyterror4663 If you think reading is an intimate activity, isn't it paradoxical to do it in public? What do you mean by 'intimate' here?

It’s funny that Jack is a Londoner now living in New York, because I’m in New Yorker now living in London who used to make an entire notes section of books I would see on the subway. In a way, this video - with its warm lighting, Jack’s sweet voice and hearing the “this is a Manhattan bound 2 train…” - it all really gave me a sense of nostalgia and helped me feel like I’m home for the holidays.

@oikawascursedplushie9912

Жыл бұрын

This comment is so wholesome:)

The NYC subway certainly has a lot of surprises. The books people carry along with them are all distinct.

@spoonlesss

Жыл бұрын

someone's aiming to be the next guy without a mustache

One day I pray to be the person reading a book that inspires him lmao

@bubulul

Жыл бұрын

wouldn't work for me, because I'm the person who reads all the books he recommends

@summerrose883

Жыл бұрын

@Trinity M I'm sure he reads other books too dw

As a bi woman myself, in defense of bell hooks, I think it's okay for a lot of feminist analysis to be heteronormative when it's specifically analysing the ways in which men and women relate to each other in relationships. People dating people of the same gender are going to have different experiences that require their own nuanced analysis, but it's okay to analyse specifically how patriarchy within het dating affects people considering that's most of the population.

@floradomitrovic1581

Жыл бұрын

i was thinking the same thing

@rayvenwilson

Жыл бұрын

Also, this book was published in 1999. Like how was he missing that? I’m so much angrier about this “critique” because I feel like it lacks basic critical thought of the time period and of who bell hooks was in that time period

@bernsky

Жыл бұрын

and it misses the fact that we still live in a society that conditions cis men and cis women in very specific ways, and that is the majority. Even if bell hooks was queer/lesbian - she still saw many problems that exist in our abilities to love given those binaries. And they still exist, even if now 20 years later we see more lgbtqai folks step to the front.

@oldaccount7370

Жыл бұрын

@@bernsky Yeah exactly!

@maddiehogan3897

Жыл бұрын

While this is true, it’s important to note that this is a manifesto on love and for it to leave out the experiences of queer people as part of that IS very heteronormative

“And someone knew I was weak and targeted me…” 😂😂😂 So relatable for any non-New Yorker taking the subway for the first time/first time in a while.

I wonder if any of the subway readers also hated the book after they finished it. Also, the "FUCK FUCK FUCK" artwork in the bedroom is phenomenal. Hahaha.

I felt sad when I saw that I only read 36 books this year because I thought they might be more, but given that I already read books over 500 pages and the fact that I read a lot of books outside my comfort zone and that it was the first time I tried reading English books and I have read four and now I'm reading the Fifth, and most importantly of all, this year i finished my first year high school And I finished a third of the second year. This means that I have done a lot this year and I am proud of myself. and Thank you. Many of the books I will read next year are your nominations (I hope my writing is clear TT ) Update The year ended with a score of 46. I don't know how I read 10 more books, but I'm happy with that :)

@Lisa-tl1no

Жыл бұрын

About acts of service, I haven’t read it but you said it was quite observing in a way and the first thing I thought when you showed the book is that it looked like an eye. Maybe that explains the cover?

@_Lucary

Жыл бұрын

Hey, I read like 5, so you're good

@happinesss2

Жыл бұрын

Yeah the number of books doesn't matter. I read over fifty last year but were a good chunk of those childhood books to get me out of reading slumps? Yes, yes they were. Meanwhile there's a huge biography I've been tackling for.. almost a year now, and those pages didn't count for my record last year haha and they were HUNDREDS of pages.

@blackwaltz2363

Жыл бұрын

It's not a contest. How ever many books you read in a year is the exact number of books you were supposed to read. It's about what you got out of the books, quality over quantity and other cliches.

“There’s more dragging here than an episode of RuPaul” JACK YOU’RE KILLING US 😂😂

jack is really living the main character life

I've said it before, I'll say it again: would love for you to do a "reading books I see strangers buying" 🥰

@taylorhayes1751

Жыл бұрын

Yesss!

I read all about love over 20 years ago. As a cishet woman it seemed pretty radical to me back then. Things have changed SO much. The way as a society we talk about gender and sexuality and relationships is extraordinarily different than it was when this book was released in 1999 (for the better!)

@inaboo74

Жыл бұрын

nope not for the better unfortunately

@kangaroo9816

Жыл бұрын

@@inaboo74 I’d say the increase in inclusivity is definitely for the better. There are still all sorts of -phobic people and censorship and whatnot, but things are being spoken about more. And of course, the internet allows for all sorts of perspectives to be shared, that wouldn’t be given much space otherwise.

Video ideas - WORLD CUP READING CHALLENGE (a book per country and then you of course rank them and they draw the same way they would in the world cup) - Reading Qatari authors - Reading Arab books -Reading LGBTQIA+ authors (James Baldwin please) - Reading a book from where my dart at world map lands - Reading Chris' Pines recommendations (there's a pap pic of him holding books) - Reading my way through alphabet (different letter for different author) - Reading my way through a continent (lets say Europe or South America) - Reading only one certain color books from a bookstore (let's say pink) - Reading only books that contain certain word in them (let's say 'holiday') - Ranking certain authors books (let's say Jane Austen) - Reading books set in/about NYC (or some other location) - Reading only books from certain century

@loukiakg

Жыл бұрын

the world cup idea is PERFECT

I always get a little bit defensive going into a review of one of my favourite books, like I did here with All About Love, but I have to say that I understand your criticism. I just don’t interpret the book the same way. I read it with queer love in mind and was actually astounded by how open-minded and label-defying the concepts were. It’s one of the reasons it’s important to me. I do agree that her examples of love tend to be hetero, but for me her theory is so much bigger than that, and the concrete examples are only meant to illustrate larger points. Anyways, thanks for putting a spotlight on the book, and for a great video as always.

OMG I just realised this: Jack’s moving cities like Joe Goldberg minus the grotesque violence but talking about books nonetheless.

I used to read a lot on the metro when I travelled to uni and back every day. I even read Fifty Shades of Grey without any shame and I remember my friends telling me to maybe stop doing that 😂

I'm back to reading like I used to before I started working all thanks to you. A 3 year reading slump was overcome and this channel is an important inspiration here. Love what you're doing!

Video idea, lesser known books by well known authors. I came up with the idea because Im currently reading The little friend by Donna Tartt and though everyone knows about The Secret History or The Gold Finch, but not as many people have probably read her first works. I bet there are loads of great lesser known books out there that could make a great video. keep up the great work Jack. L

You're videos are so oddly calming..love hearing you talk about something you're so passionate about :')

Literally BEGGING you to read anything by Diane Setterfield. I have no idea why she's not talked about more, her writing style is so effortlessly magical. The Thirteenth Tale and Once Upon A River especially are some of my favourite books ever, they are just EXQUISITELY crafted in my opinion, and kind of give circe or home fire vibes.

If only you did this for the Paris metro! Then you could have done this in every city you've lived in. A trilogy of sorts.

0:15 there’s a perfect song for this called beautiful stranger by laufey!! the song is about having a crush on someone on the train and it immediately came to mind when you said this :)

@jihanabelleslavin6386

Жыл бұрын

Same here! Heya, other Laufey listener! 👋

"And you too can spend your weekend reading aggressively average books" 😆 if that's not compelling advertisement then I do t know what is 😜

The only unrealistic thing about this video is how clear the "train announcement" in the beginning was...

Last time you did a video like this, I had a new favourite book of all time. So pumped for this one!

@philbert3333

Жыл бұрын

which book was it? :)

@baivw1074

Жыл бұрын

Come on now you need to mention that book

@mishyy

Жыл бұрын

@@philbert3333 Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell! I think It’s appeal is kind of subjective (i.e not really plot heavy but more focused on characters), but I can’t stop recommending it! It’s so interesting and easy to get into as well!

Yessssssss, I am so happy we get the New York subway video, I was worried it would go the way of Paris.

@jack_edwards

Жыл бұрын

paris will be part 3 -- i promise!

@rashichoudhary2006

Жыл бұрын

@@jack_edwards That's great, Jack, thank you so much. I'll be holding you to that.

Your first sentence just made me think “I hope someone writes a book titled ‘Strangers on a Train’ I feel like it could have so much potential”

@wheredoducksgo

Жыл бұрын

Patricia Highsmith did.

I love when youtubers make New York really aesthetic. Like my favorite part is always the grime and the poverty!

@PaolaCarlos

Жыл бұрын

Felt this

Ugh your videos are so lovely they’re such a comfort. What a great idea for this one, loved it!

This is a fun video. I don't think you can judge a person by the book they're reading though. We've all read bad books.

was literally binge watching jack's videos and this dropped!! my fav series

Your subway experiences are seriously relatable...I struggle with public transport in my country every day too

I'm an introvert myself, but if I saw Jack in public I would totally strike up a conversation! I would be starstruck :) !

The editing of this video is like top top tier! The framing? The transitions?? The music??? So so good !!!! (it always is lol but I thought it deserved its own shout out)

I absolutely love this concept; please keep it up as you travel! As a nosy person who lives somewhere without major public transportation this scratches an itch for me 😂

When you picked up Acts of Service, i saw one of my favorite books! On Writing helped me soooo much with my writing. Hope you get to it soon! It’s a treat :)

Ik i am quite late but hope u see this comment . I am really thankful to you and KZread itself for recommending ur channel . I always wanted to get into reading, (just for context , i never liked it) . One of my great friend actually told me to give it a try again . And i finally did , when i saw ur channel and few of ur videos . I found the idea of reading interesting all over again coz of u , and then discovered my love for books . I never liked those beginner friendly books that everyone recommended me and i was struggling to find proper book recommendation outside of that other than Hoover . Ur great taste on books surely helped me to read the nicest books and spend the best possible months after getting depressed over a heartbreak for so long . Keep doing the great work

cant wait for your 2022 list video :) also really love these strangers readers videos!

I've been working on Hanya Yanagihara's new book lately, "To paradise". I saw someone reading the book totally by accident on the bus the other day, I didn't even know she had a new book out (read the amazing "A little life" not so long ago), needless to say I ran to the nearest book store. Thank you people reading on buses, subways and all !

i haven't even watched yet but this makes me wanna read on the subway more often

Love your channel Jack. Keep up the great work!

I love all your videos. they force me to brawned my horizons of genres and topics in books that I would not pick up otherwise. I just read My Dark Vannessa and Bunny (two books that are very much out of my normal reading habits) and immensely loved both of them. thank you for making me read more and helping others along on thier reading journey. ❤❤

I was just about to suggest that you ask these folks if you could take pictures of them (without face) with their books! But you actually managed to do that sneakily!😆 Great video as always!💗

I love this series🙌🏻 We need another part

in case you haven't heard, i think you'll love laufey's song "beautiful stranger", literally the concept of crushing on strangers on public transport. you've inspired me to read in public more, really wanna copy this video idea irl as well but I take the bus and can't really see book covers when people read, if they ever do. my goal in life is truly to be someone's public commute/library/bookstore crush, thanks for the video ♡

@dartapriedniece6936

Жыл бұрын

AAA YES!!! Such a cute song!

i’ve been waiting for this, so excited!

Seeing a new video instantly makes my day better. Love you Jack 🤍

Love this video and the other one you did, too! I always wish to know what the people who read them thought of the book and if their opinions align with yours or differ in ways. Such a fun concept! I hope New York is treating you well ❤️

Can you do a reading like Andrew Garfield?!? He just talked about a bunch of books he read in a GQ video!!

I have a really difficult maths test in 3 hours. I should be studying for it but I am here, watching Jack judging strangers

@elisesanchez3813

Жыл бұрын

Good luck! Lemme know how it goes and what it's on

@Foodfry122

Жыл бұрын

@@elisesanchez3813 it went decent. I took CAT. Its a management test for the management colleges in India.

please do more of these! i enjoy them so much

Honestly this is a fascinating cultural study since you have lived in different countries and cities to see what different people are interested in! 🙂

I watched your video on picking out books for specific types of people (not sure about the exact title). Ended up picking up "the housekeeper and the professor" from the library and I'm about halfway through and really enjoying it!

I've been binging your channel and I am HOOKED on your insights :)

Love you Jack, keep doing what you do!

my favorite concept ever omg and the editing is GREAT

Your outfits are always top tier but in this video they are 🌠 immaculate 🌠

i can tell my humour is broken bc that missing the mark joke really got to me

0:12 "One thing to know about me, is I a constantly falling in love with strangers on the train." What an opening line.

I live in nyc and I know exactly how disgusting and filthy it is, but i’m constantly reminded of how beautiful it is by youtubers like you

omg PLEASEEEEE keep this series going!!

I’ve been waiting for this one yes please

Yay, so happy to see this concept back ! ^^

The train voice at the beginning is too calming to be the NYC subway train

PLEASE do more of these vids I’m so obsessed with them

Can't wait for more contains! Your videos always motivate me to finish my readings when the phone looks so captivating. I hope to see this kind of videos coming forward: 1. Books IU read (she's like a korean-sweetheart, Taylor Swift version of Korea. She writes songs like stories and she loves reading. She said her grandmother used to make reading as a punishment for her). 2. Fiction books billionaires read. Elon Musk and Bill Gates read some science-fiction books and said those books affect them a lot. 3. My reviews on the favorite books of my favorite writers. 4. Books The Avengers actors and actresses recommended 5. Book recommendations specifically made for you

I feel like ppl reading on the downtown trains are always reading experimental stuff from McNally Jackson lol. If u do a part two, i would recommend coming uptown and taking the 1 up to Columbia bc i live on the uws and go to school up there and i see ppl reading a lot of great memoirs and non fiction!

@lucyames6157

Жыл бұрын

also there’s an amazing used bookstore called westsider books up here on 80th and bway that i think u would love! great prices and u def have to dig but it’s so homey in there :))

Omg yay. These are some of my favourite types of videos from you

ONE OF MY FAVOURITE SERIES OF ALL TIME!!!!! Thank u so much for the entertainment!

You are delightful. I will have to keep this video in mind while I'm riding the subway during my visit next month!

it's always the reader youtubers with the most creative video ideas !!

Giving a beginning synopsis of Acts of Service with the hand gesture and repeated word sign was all I needed today😂

ive been waiting for this!!!

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!!!! When I was in New York this summer, I was reading Cuckoo, which I would have loved to see your reaction to ;)

Loved this! I want to try do the same in London and when I'm in NYC and see what books other tube-goers lead me to

I LOVE THIS SERIES!!!

This is such an intriguing video idea and I'd love if you kept doing it 💜!!

Loved this! You have inspired me to read 2 stranger's books. I added the challenge to my reading journal. Do you keep a reading journal? Thanks for sharing this entertaining content!

@LushLofiBeats

Жыл бұрын

A reading journal hmmmmmm that sounds Smart

I JUST finished The Children Act by Ian McEwan and its AMAZING. Can only recommend if you want to add one more book to your tbr list (that probably already has 100 books on it🙈)

Jack making weird hand gestures to signify sex, when the board w fuck written a million times, sits just behind him. 😂

Just wanted to say I love your videos! You introduced me to The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath and I can’t thank you enough.

I’m fairly new to your channel, Jack and so far what I’ve seen I’ve really enjoyed including this video.

I’m obsessed with this concept! Such a fun idea!

I love watching your videos just to hear the kind of things you say that are frankly hilarious

OMG I WAS WAITING FOR THISSS

I felt the same about all about love, I highlighted so much of it and really enjoyed reading it (even tho at times it was both repetitive and felt a little like a self help book) but I felt so underwhelmed at that ending. I get that she's a Christian but after all the highly interesting topics that she talked about ending the book talking about angels was a huge MEH

It's funny, bc just because someone is reading a book on the subway doesn't mean that they like it... Now at least if you find someone reading a book you've read, you can ask their opinion. You can do it, Jack!

6:59 I LOVE THE JACKET ❤

Uploaded not even 2 min ago and I'm already here, I use Jack's content as life support 😩

As a native New Yorker, this is how I determine my tbr lmao

I LOVE THESE VIDEOS. PLEASEEEEEEE KEEP DOING THESE

i love your videos! you motivate me to read more

I almost wish I lived somewhere where there were subways because I’d love to do this, but the closest I can get is an OC Transpo bus and I haven’t been on one in months

please don't ever stop making content!!