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@TaylorSwiftGleek

Жыл бұрын

Keep your head up Jack we love you xx

@raiden-mei

Жыл бұрын

you're just sorry you got called out it seems, since you keep deleting every comment that is critical of you... people deserve refunds, "i'm sorry" does not cut it.

@jack_edwards

Жыл бұрын

@@raiden-mei people can literally get refunds

@song-yuqi

Жыл бұрын

​@@jack_edwards what i think is telling is the fact you purposefuly deleted comments about this before a post on r/books got thousands of upvotes 💀💀

@markburns2402

9 ай бұрын

@@raiden-mei Sorry this is a little late, but what happened👀? I get the tea is probably frozen at this point lol.

I can forgive characters that are pure evil, but I draw the line at being annoying.

@GalletaGirl

Жыл бұрын

Oh my god YES! That was what happened to me with Cleopatra and Frankenstein there was a point when I just couldn't deal with Cleo anymore. 😅

@lesbiangoddess290

Жыл бұрын

​@@GalletaGirl oh nooo. I want to read that book so bad

@itsdanielson7406

Жыл бұрын

Preach

@erin8692

Жыл бұрын

@@GalletaGirl I just finished reading that book and tbh I don’t think I liked any characters except santiago and zoe but Cleo was annoying, Frank not much better as well

@yesnigeriansread

Жыл бұрын

Yes Yes! I'll pick a villain to an idiot anyday

You should do this challenge again, but without knowing which book is which.

@ofcitscaitlinnnn

Жыл бұрын

Yesss

@josepha133

Жыл бұрын

Haha that's genius

@liannezonnebeld6377

Жыл бұрын

Oh yes!

@KYX1994

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely!!

@nickjolo

Жыл бұрын

Or even one of each ranking (1 star, 2 star, etc) and then he has to try to guess after reading them the correct order

i’m dying at “she always hates herself and at this point i kinda hate her too” pure entertainment jack

@bluestars3046

Жыл бұрын

Same, had me wheezing🤣

the hello kitty part of the video was so random and unhinged but most definitely hilarious😭

@lostingothicmusic

Жыл бұрын

I laughed out loud when it came onscreen and scared my cat off my lap🤣🙀

@taschak3889

Жыл бұрын

I want the Hello Kitty Car now myself lol

I love the fact that you review books whilst having a different concept of video each time. It’s so much more engaging than just sitting down and reviewing them!

@lauravsthepage

Жыл бұрын

(I would like some old school reviews too tho 🤭 book review deep dives)

@lauravsthepage

Жыл бұрын

@@Iamjames1985 You would be shocked at how much a person can read when they don’t spend their time hate watching KZread videos and combing through comments like seriously what are you even doing with your life?

next time you do this to get rid of confirmation bias you should have a friend find what the ranks are and then after reading the books you have to guess which one is higher or lower rated

@raraw532

Жыл бұрын

I was typing the same comment! 😃

@katiesullivan9764

Жыл бұрын

i would love to see this!

@xmv99

Жыл бұрын

yes! maybe he can do it with three books (adding one with a mid rating) so it's harder for him to guess

“normalize being morally reprehensible” thanks for the validation bestie 😂 this is the most thorough and well-articulated roast of a book i’ve ever seen in my life holy hell, i’m crying 😂😂

@lauraelizabeth_

Жыл бұрын

also i had to do some digging because GoodReads’ user interface is a steaming pile of hot garbage, but the lowest rated book on my physical TBR is Treacle Walker by Alan Garner (3.19⭐️) and the highest rated book is Know My Name by Chanel Miller (4.72⭐️). Interesting that both of our top spots were taken by memoirs.

"I've been bookhauling a little too close to the Sun" yeah, relatable

Carmen Maria Machado graduated from the Iowa Writer’s Workshop at University of Iowa in Iowa City. I currently live and study English & Creative Writing here! I had the pleasure of meeting Carmen on campus and she is brilliant. In The Dream House is spectacular. So glad it’s the highest rated.

@jmsl910

Жыл бұрын

go hawks?

@callaswanson

Жыл бұрын

@@jmsl910 yesss I go to Uiowa right now!

@SarahFoulc

Жыл бұрын

So lucky!!! Enjoy every bit of it

I wonder what the result would be if you did the same challenge, but you didn't know which book was which. It could be interesting to see how much knowing the review score could influence your reading experience

@jack_edwards

Жыл бұрын

love this idea

Very much think that In The Dream House deserves such a high rating - absolutely devastating writing. It hit me like a ten-ton truck. Everyone should read it.

Can we PLEASE make this a series? This is SO funny!!

That hello kitty car was the highlight of my week. Thank you for sharing, Jack

me: oh i should definitely go to bed now * sees that Jack has posted a new video and starts watching it *

@oliverharris60

Жыл бұрын

Snap 😂

I'm glad they had similar covers just to really define the disparity

i'm so glad i've found your channel! english is my second language, and thought i know it quite well, i can't put my mind to using advanced vocabulary, even though i know it, and just listening to you describing books blows my mind with your choice of words. I've recently really got into reading again, and i feel like watching you in addition to that will do me good

not that i think you need anymore books but i just read “The Five Wounds” and “As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow” and had to recommend them to you in the hopes of completing your library! the first is an incredible character study, since you have an affinity for character-driven books. and the second is a digestible young adult novel that handles very important and persistent issues in the world (despite being historical) in a very accessible way.

I love Jack commenting how bad the book is, like "even drying paint would get bored" Also "buffet tragedy" got me 😆

VIDEO IDEA: read one book rated 3 stars, one rated 4 stars and one rated 5 stars. But you don't know which book has which rating. And at the end, you must guess which book was rated what ❤

The poem by Sappho that starts off In the Dream House is the same poem that also starts off Cassandra by Christa Wolf which I thought was interesting

This was such a fun video concept- please do more of these!! Can’t wait to try this with my tbr

Do this challenge again. I enjoyed this video so much :)

'Insatiable' in the corner with gratuitous debauchery Jack: *_The Buffet_* 'In the Dream House' in the corner with heartbreak and beauty Jack: ✨a little car!✨

@csillaritas

Жыл бұрын

Single-fingered. 😂 He is hilarious. I would have lost my mind about the buffet too.

I really love your channel because you are open to reading such a different array of books. This reason is also why you stand out a lot from other book influencers. I’ve gotten back into reading and have added so many of the books you review to my Want to Read list on GoodReads. Thanks for that! 😅

Jack absolutely dragging books is my favorite literary genre tbh

Ahhh I see The Discomfort of Evening on your TBR list! Can’t wait to hear your thoughts 😁 I’d never heard of it but found a copy in a charity shop one day and I was super intrigued.

@Sophiamessingaround

Жыл бұрын

I just found it at an op shop too, is it good ?

This video was great! Oh and Jack, I just firmed Durham for this year to study History (with possibly english lit) with a foundation year. Thanks for the inspiration! I can't wait!

OMG When Carmen Maria Machado was the highest rated, I knew you would recover from your previous reading trauma, because Her Body and Other Parties lives rent free in my head for not only its amazing ideas and storylines, but Machado is like the Bob Ross of word painting.

i love how u always take one for the team and read books and review them even if they have bad reviews or a low rating. Love u and your videos lots

Hi Jack, You’ve honestly inspired me so much to start reading books and I really enjoy your videos! You seem like such a humble guy. Just wanted to ask, could you possibly do a video on ranking Michael Morpurgo’s books and what your thoughts on them are? Because I’ve read over some of them and thought they’d be really good to study for my A-Level English Literature Coursework.

Lapvona has very mixed reviews but I personally really liked it. The book really depends on if you enjoy that type of writing/story. I recommend giving it a try!

I’d love to see your reviews after you’ve read all those books and compare them to the spreadsheet

I don't know what people say but jack has the best relatable quotes Dude how are you reading so many books here I am trying to get through the same book for the past 2 weeks

I love how you are obsessed with the hello kitty car. The remote is so cute. I love it too.

This is brilliant! Please do the 2nd lowest & highest, I would LOVE to hear your thoughts on Young Mungo.

Love the concept so much !

ive missed your book review vids Jack!! you roasting books is just the best

Machado’s short stories are AMAZING! The collection Her Body and other Parties is beautiful. Particularly enjoyed The Husband’s Stitch.

love your videos, you have such great ideas about the books you read.

Jack’s review of insatiable was so hilarious….it made my day! Him being a hater is my favourite genre of his videos❤️

I like the feeling of used books. It’s beautiful to see that somebody enjoyed it so much and somehow freeing too to not be so uptight about the book staying as it was,new.

ur recs help me find books sm 💗

I read Lapvona in February because of you putting it in your TBR, and I thought it was super interesting! Definitely different from my normal reads, but it was really thought provoking!

10:05 “I think drying paint will read this and get bored!” 🤣

I got 'Lessons in chemistry' as a present and I was soo excited because I'm a chemist as well and I had only heard amazing things about the book. I was soo disappointed that I stopped after 50 pages. It just didn't 'do it' for me. Maybe I'll give it another shot, but who knows. My TBR itself could fill books 😅

I was so hoping you would read Young Mungo. I just finished it, and it made me go crazy, and I don't know where to turn after reading it.

Thank you so much for this video, Jack! It just made my day!

i LOVED in the dream house!! it made me cry so much lol. also the way the book is structured is so unique i loved it !

i enjoyed very small elements of insatiable-- like the depiction of BED/self hatred felt very real, like the interiority of it, the way insecurity can veer into self-absorption. the like sheer hatred of everything/bitterness that comes with things like that... but that's a generous reading. but the sex was abysmal fr!! [also i did the google thing too. very disappointed she's using a penname & doesn't just have the most iconic name ever]

I recommend In the Dream house to anyone going through a break up (I read it while going through a breakup!)- despite the heavy topic of abuse/DV i think theres a lot for anyone trying to separate themselves from a relationship.

Hi Jack! Will you be doing a review/video on “Notes on an Execution”? I noticed you mentioned it on your February reading list and have heard such good reviews on it so far. Just wondered if you’ve read it yet and what your thoughts are ☺️

@itsPayton358

Жыл бұрын

Yes! Please mention it Jack! I read this in February because of you and would love to hear your thoughts.

@flippanties

Жыл бұрын

I just recently bought a copy myself, I really ought to get to reading it soon

Thinking vanilla is underrated, as a flavor and sexual attitude.

rewatching this after the wattpad video. the way i snorted so hard when you mentioned "periodic table"... never thought it would affect me so deeply :')

We need a part two!! where you read more than one book of each category maybe?? and as the comments suggest to go into them blindly... and you playing with that remote control car was so random and funny🤣

In The Dream House really is beautifully written. I listened to the audio book and Carmen's voice makes it even more wow. Definitely gonna listen to more of her work

Your smiles, humour and enthusiasm for everything you do can really brighten up a dark week ☺️

Excluding some not yet published books with only a handful of reviews, which tends to skew the ratings, the lowest rated book on my TBR is All This Has Nothing to Do With Me by Monica Sabolo with 2.92, and the highest rated is Strong Female Character by Fern Brady with a whopping 4.81 (closely followed by How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith and Invisible Child by Andrea Elliot which is very impressive because they both have an average rating of 4.71 on over 25,000 and over 10,000 ratings, respectively! It's rare for a book with lots of readers to have such a good rating! And nonfiction about racial relations in the US, at that)

I think this video idea would be even better if you have to read the book before you find out whether the book is highly or lowly rated.

the hello kitty car really completed this video. 5 stars.

insatiable has been on my tbr for yearssss simply because i love the cover. this is my sign to stop buying books based of their looks 😭 i’m taking it off my tbr as we speak

I can’t wait for you to read Addie LaRue! It’s one of my favorites!

I got a little nervous when you mentioned Young Mungo. Mainly because I haven't finished it yet, I've been reading other books and going back to it every so often. Hopefully I can finish it before you make a full review of the book. 😊

omg thank you so much for reading and reviewing insatiable. i really needed someone to confirm that i wasn't insane and this book actually is just as horrible as i think it is. i read it last year, and in my life i haven't regretted anything, BUT this book is the ONLY thing i regret spending my money on. a love story for greedy girls? GIRL WHERE? I've never hated anything as much as i hate this book and I'm not afraid of saying it

The buffet rant HAD ME!! Cracking video

3:40 One Night Werewolf spotted on the shelf! One of my favorite party games!!!

In the dream house is my favorite book! So glad you loved it

justice for lapvona. read it in two sittings and loved it sm. it's definitely very different from my yr of r&r but maintain's moshfegh's satirical, dry humor

Great reviews Jack! ❤❤❤

Love how they are both orange books, seeing your struggle with Insaitable was funny yet painful 😅

Have you read any Amor Towles books? His writing style is captivating and so unique. I'm curious what you'd think

Now I know Lessons In Chemistry has that as the cover inside the hardback I might buy it, as I really want to read it but I hate the cover and hate that the author hates the cover - but I LOVE the periodic table one 😅

I wasn’t expecting the way you pronounced Carmen Maria Machado😅

"It's so un-spicy, it's lemon and herb." 💀💀💀💀💀

I think an interesting idea for a video would be reading multiple books without looking them up on goodreads first and then putting them in the order you think they are rated and seeing how you did.

denial is a river in egypt with that thumbnail & i love it edit: i laugh, but i was just the same with colleen hoover books i read verity in one day, liked it then i read it ends with us and I wanted to forget every word ... then I read the extra chapter of verity bc i didn't learn ... and it ruined whatever i first liked about it

I’ve been waiting for you to read In the Dream House for years and I can’t believe it happened!!! Amazing video as always.

Jack: *tries to be serious for the entire video *. Also Jack: @13:26

I can’t be the only one who saw the square space logo in the intro, and STILL thought the sponsor was Notion when he mentioned it

I love your videos!! ❤

Idk why but when he talked about the sponsored part I imagined him saying „today‘s video is brought to you by goodreads“ and it kinda cracked me up after that Tamagotchi-UI joke 😂

I love that Jack just used a tamagotchi reference!

okay sorry for the triple comment but 100% you need to read machado's short story collection her Body and Other Parties!! she also did some writing for phoebe bridgers' punisher LP & inspired florence & the machine's newest album :^)

I cannot wait till you review Lessons in Chemistry

PLEASE READ SMALL ISLAND BY A. LEVI. i read it and rly want to know your opinion. It took a little while to get into the good stuff but once it kicked off it was sooooo good. VERY good character development 😊

My highest rated book on my tbr is Know My Name by Chanel Miller (4.72), and my lowest rated is Wilder Girls by Rory Power (3.47)!

my comfort channel! you should try reading Amazon self-published books, I think that could be a really interesting video!

Goodreads is hit or miss with reviews. The lips comment though killed me 😂😂😂😂😂

You should read some brazilian books, specifically Machado de Assis’ The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas”, Clarice Lispector’s “The Hour of the Star” or Graciliano Ramos’ “Barren Lives”. It’s very good and refreshing

@averagesodaenjoyer

Жыл бұрын

OH YEEEEES in school they're basically mandatory-reading (i loved them though) edit: vc é br????

This is incredibly random, but there is an anime/manga called Banana Fish (like the Salinger short story) that is on par with A Little Life to me (so gorgeous but DEVASTATING). Anyways, if you ever need a show to binge and then analyze all the literary references within then I highly recommend it!!

This made me laugh more than any other booktube video ever 😂

Today at school kids had to choose a colour they identified us as, and thinking about it, I feel like orage suits you well: warm, funny and artsy

Alone with You in the Ether and In the Dream House are so good!

Can you do the video again but with the second highest and second lowest rated books? thank you x

i'm doing my diss on machado's works!! i love them, some of my favourites :)

@justjay6388

Жыл бұрын

i forgot diss stands for dissertation for a sec and thought you meant that you’re writing a diss track 😆

what was the website you used to get the ratings of the books in ur tbr list ?

Young mungo was a fantastic read.

Invisible Life of Addie LaRue made me feel cheated of the time it took to read that book because I'd heard that it was so good and that there was a completely unexpected twist ending but it delivered on neither, very YA in its lack of/claim to depth, idk maybe I would have liked it when I was 13 (and reading Twilight)

@GoldenWreck

6 ай бұрын

Meh I personally loved it last time I read it, although I'd be willing to hear what you didn't vibe with.

The highest rated book on my TBR is Know My Name by Chanel Miller with 4.72 and the lowest rated is tied between Catherine House by Elizabeth Thomas and Lizzie by Dawn Ius with 3.11, but I do not think I am in the headspace to attempt any of these right now 🤣

@aquila873

Жыл бұрын

Catherine House is on my TBR too! It's not the lowest rated on mine tho, I have two books with an average rating under 3 stars.

@emma-gn2jb

Жыл бұрын

Know my name is amazing!! Definitely lives up to the high rating

The highest rated book on my TBR is “Replay” by Ken Grimwood. Lowest is “The Cookbook Collector” by Allegra Goodman. Which to be completely honest I feel like 3.3 starts is not doing that book justice because I started reading it a while ago but then hit a reading block halfway through, not to the books fault just ran out of time. I remember it being pretty good.