If anyone wants to look back on this to find a book: 02:06 - the seven husbands of evelyn hugo 03:13 - the adventures of tintin 03:31 - extremely loud and incredibly close 04:29 - the circle 05:49 - know my name 06:50 - notes on a crocodile 07:17 - the housekeeper and the professor 08:12 - let's explore diabetes with owls 09:05 - the secret life of bees 10:10 - one hundred years of solitude 10:42 - northanger abbey 12:18 - another time 12:32 - what i talk about when i talk about running 13:52 - a moveable feast 14:28 - anne of green gables 14:56 - man and superman 15:28 - call me by your name 16:31 - the midnight library 17:34 - to have and have not 17:46 - 84 charing cross road 18:22 - boy erased 18:47 - lana del rey's poetry 19:34 - ready player one 20:14 - papillon 21:06 - my year of rest and relaxation & dead poets society 21:58 - Thursday murder club 23:08 - i know why the cage bird sings (description at 23:56) 23:11 - letter to my daughter 24:17 - american dirt 25:09 - conversations with friends 25:49 - circe 26:22 - a little life 27:01 - klara and the sun 29:05 - night sky with exit wounds 30:34 (list of celebrity poetry he already reviewed in another video) 31:10 - confessions of a mask 31:45 - 20 000 leagues under the sea 32:08 - the karamazov brothers

@jack_in_the_books

3 жыл бұрын

damn - thank you!!

@navvbaaw111

3 жыл бұрын

@@jack_in_the_books lol no problem! Was marking some for myself, so thought might as well do them all if anyone needs it hahah

@cam-es5xy

3 жыл бұрын

CAME SEARCHING FOR IT THANK YOU

@sristighosh3446

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@KatBug97

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you sooo much!!

I agree that movie covers for books is just the worst. I don't know why but i HATE it haha.

@heygodareyouready

3 жыл бұрын

Even worse when they supplement with stickers on them too :((

@thebolter.

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! i am still looking for a Perks of Being a Wallflower without the movie cover.

@YasminCarli

3 жыл бұрын

Most of them are also lazy as hell.

@thenamescara64

3 жыл бұрын

My copy of Me Before You has one of those stickers that aren’t actually stickers but look like stickers on, and it’s of the movie cover and I hate it!😭

@TerryMarsh24

3 жыл бұрын

I hate movie tie in covers.

Hating movie covers on books is probably the most non-controversial thing ever. Honestly, at this point I wonder what idiots still print these, because I feel like every reader on earth avoids them.

@luuuuux_

3 жыл бұрын

I think it’s because people who liked the movie will buy it? Us readers, however, will avoid it like the plague.

@xkathygee

3 жыл бұрын

@@luuuuux_ I even would accept film cover stickers on books if it prevented them from being printed with that covers.

@luuuuux_

3 жыл бұрын

@@xkathygee I would too. The film stickers are way better than the movie covers

@bugzr391

3 жыл бұрын

14 year old me wanted that twilight cover with Robert Pattinsons handsome face on it :D other than that, I agree

@lottecooper4370

3 жыл бұрын

I actually like them because my country is weirdly obsessed with putting photos of real people (But only models) on the covers. Most of the times they don't even look the slightest like the protagonists and it becomes obvious the designers didn't even read the blurb. SO I prefer the film versions most of the times because at least it goes with the story and genre :)

As a Colombian, I can tell you that One hundred years of solitude is the pride of my country. Hope you like it Jack

@luiscarloscr7144

3 жыл бұрын

As a Mexican I’m proud of other latin american prides 😅 orgullo latino 🇲🇽🇨🇴

@chinares

3 жыл бұрын

Can you recommend other Colombian authors/books? I would love to read them.

@chinares

3 жыл бұрын

@@luiscarloscr7144 Can you recommend me Mexican books please? ))

@urbanrose51

3 жыл бұрын

@@chinares Infinite Country By Patricia Engle is a newly released story about a Colombian family moving to the US. The Author is Colombian and its receiving a bunch of great reviews and it was picked as Reese's book of the month!

@priscilaribeiro3865

3 жыл бұрын

I was looking for this. I love SO much this book. Actually Gabo's work in general. He is a Genius.

I'm equally sad and angry that math gets so butchered in school people never want to hear anything about it again, and it's actually a really fascinating and inspiring subject/field of science.

@samh7206

3 жыл бұрын

I genuinely dont understand math. Ive always hated it, ive cried and been so angry and stressed because I didnt get it. And honestly ill never get it, I was interested in it in one class and it changed my view slightly but I got my highest grade in that class (D). But hearing my boyfriend being so excited and interested in math, really trying to explain things to me changed my view on it. And just reading about it in books, people having passion for math, its so fun. I wish I could understand, but Im still glad other things outside of school made me interested even if it just means hearing about it from others. I wish school didnt kill potential passions for people

@Aiyume7

3 жыл бұрын

@@samh7206 I've seen so many people stressed in school cause of math - and we've had amazing professors - it's honestly depressing. We need more people like your boyfriend, for math and for everything else in education. And I agree, seeing people doing science in books always motivates me to do something similar and learn new things.

@samh7206

3 жыл бұрын

@@Aiyume7 i feel like its similar to learning a language. People in my class who never really learned english in the beginning like everyone else would have a hard time as it got more complicated, then they wouldnt get it because it was too hard. Then they would skip class, cry, break down, just accept it as a failed class because they never got it in the first place and no one slowed down for their sake. I mean, you cant fake knowing a language? Its the same with math, its language you dont understand. I think schools fail us really early on and then when you want to learn when you get older its too late for many cause its too hard. Or you dont want to go back all the way to third grade. Many people who hated English class /can/ go on and read a book and think, well reading was quite nice and I like it. But how do you just...realize you like math after school? And pick up on it like reading or writing? You wont. Its really sad honestly

@Aiyume7

3 жыл бұрын

@@samh7206 True that... plus it seems to me like we always tie numbers to negative things like "this cost so and so", "i need to pay bills", "my student loan is x and i'll need so many years to repay it", taxes etc. No enjoyment or math magic there.

@SeanMacadelic

3 жыл бұрын

Would math be classified as a “subject/field” of science? I’m genuinely curious. I know you need math to *do* science. But aren’t they separate?

I have literally just realised...Jack in a box...jack in the books...cleverrrrr

@georgia9092

3 жыл бұрын

Omg I did not even realise 😭

@youtubename894

3 жыл бұрын

So glad you pointed it out cuz i never would have realised 😂😂

@oa5538

2 жыл бұрын

this comment made me laugh and I don’t even know why because I realised this ages ago

@nishthagupta1357

4 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

Just so you know, if you’re ordering new books from the US or UK, Bookshop is a great place to do that! It is not affiliated which any of the “bigger brands” ie. Amazon, and donates money to local independent bookstores. Hope you see this and that it helps!

That’s so sweet you bought that book for your GF and want to read it yourself to learn and understand the female perspective 🥺 we need more men like this!

Sooo... Jack is inviting us to bulk up our TBR list even though we already have like 100 books in it???... LOVE IT!!!!

@caroliinalopes

3 жыл бұрын

If I bought every book in my TBR I would buy over 600 books and be completely broke (and probably in debt) 😳😅

@AikiraBeats

3 жыл бұрын

Right I use scribd and getting these books were a must

@blossomtrees271

3 жыл бұрын

@@AikiraBeats honestly, I love scribd. my lecturers will be like yo have u read my book and I’d be like yeah and they’re like OMG U PAID 4 IT and I’m like, nah, hell no I used scribd ma dude

@lielshapiro9310

3 жыл бұрын

Closer to 900 😬😬

@kaya9554

3 жыл бұрын

my tbr list has almost 700 books on it. i am a fast reader, but like, not THAT fast, i think i need a potion of immortality lol

“I feel like Tintin was maybe slightly before my time?” The comics are from the 1930s, they were absolutely before your time, Jack, don’t worry

@shivanigautam670

3 жыл бұрын

Lol I love tintin and I'm 14

@sofiag7209

3 жыл бұрын

tintin is never before anyone's time! i kind of grew up with the comics

@ninabuelens9312

3 жыл бұрын

@@prunelle9068 it’s just... a joking comment? Like, it’s not like the comics were this big new thing recently and he just missed out on it? That was all I wanted to say, dear god

@berenicethegirl

3 жыл бұрын

@@ninabuelens9312 people are very defensive about Tintin lol

@izzyeis5752

3 жыл бұрын

i grew up with the animated movies and only in my twenties found out there were comics 😅😅

I feel less lonely whenever I watch Jack anyone else feel this way? He just seems like such a nice person to hang around :)

Jack: a literature graduate Also jack: "it will take me much longer than it tAkED him" XD

@didhitianam8734

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@Lucy-dd6ws

3 жыл бұрын

I think he said ‘it will take me much longer than it takes him’

Wait how have we not had a vid about reading horrifically bad fan fiction yet, I feel like there’s so much opportunity there

@piya9977

3 жыл бұрын

OMG YES

@fatimagutierrez888

3 жыл бұрын

this!!

@namitaseshadri2638

3 жыл бұрын

+++++

@anttibjorklund1869

3 жыл бұрын

I'd "love" to get Jack's take on _My Immortal_

@moveslikemacca

3 жыл бұрын

@@anttibjorklund1869 i was about to comment that 😂

Jack, I just wanted to tell you that your words for the memoir Know My Name " I actually think that, as men, we should be reading things like these" made me so proud of you, and wonder if only every man would think that way.

Gabriel Garcia Márquez used to live down the street from my grandma's house in Mexico. His writing is like magic, hope you enjoy his work!

I loved this video! I'm so so glad that I found your channel today. Also, love that you talk about Jane Austen in present tense as if she is alive and well.

As the Spanish translator of Boy Erased (a little promo moment, haha), I really recommend it! It's really sad tbh, but still great.

@jack_in_the_books

3 жыл бұрын

YOU TRANSLATED IT?!?!?! WOAH HELLO!!!

@TheChoirNerdz

3 жыл бұрын

I came across this comment and I almost died! Boy Erased is such an incredible book and it is crazy that you were responsible for the Spanish translation! Garrad Conley is an incredible writer and yeah it took a lot out of me reading it due to it being so heavy. But kuddos to you! Also hey Jack! Love your channels!

jack is in his booktuber era and i’m loving it

@BookyBitch

10 ай бұрын

Still is ❤

I wish I had a friend like you who I could discuss books with. Your enthusiasm is infectious. 😊 Love your videos 💖

@FM95.5

2 жыл бұрын

He is infectious and I hope there's no cure haha!

hearing you say acapulco (which is in mexico, and where i live lol) was honestly surreal. also, i’ve been avoiding american dirt because i’ve heard of how badly it represents the situation here. let us know what you think of it and if it is really worth it, and if you can please research more about my hometown beforehand please do soo!!!

@rachael5923

3 жыл бұрын

I’m reading American Dirt at the moment- I’m really enjoying it and not taking it as gospel. Would love to know more about your hometown

@Lifewithms.m

3 жыл бұрын

The book starts off really strong but the ending was so disappointing in my opinion

@rachael5923

3 жыл бұрын

@@Lifewithms.m yeah it wasn't the most satisfying ending- I like to finish a boom and wonder what would happen next

@Lifewithms.m

3 жыл бұрын

@@rachael5923 the characters went on this complex journey to escape and the ending made it seem so easy.

@rachael5923

3 жыл бұрын

@@Lifewithms.m yeah, seemed like such a rushed ending. Enjoyed the bulk of the book though just the ending was disappointing.

Jack has become a full fledged main stream booktuber🤣. I love it

@nishthagupta1357

4 ай бұрын

Ikr😂

Idea for a video: reading all the books recommended on emma Watson’s book club on goodreads?

@nadineebada6557

3 жыл бұрын

omg yes.

@jkim6140

3 жыл бұрын

Is her club still active?

@lucybeaumont7794

3 жыл бұрын

Yessss

@camilladanaher1678

3 жыл бұрын

@@jkim6140 unfortunately she left it I think last year, but people are still picking books and talking about them on the goodreads, I think. She’s just not involved any longer. :(

@bitchisalive

3 жыл бұрын

But isn't there like 1000 books?

Have you thought about going on storygraph? You can put your good reads on there and then you get graphs and data on the books you’ve read. I still use goodreads because everyone else is on there but I am loving storygraph along side it

This guy is literally living the nerd dream and I am both jealous and inspired by it

let's see which books Jack will make me buy today

@camillelim29

3 жыл бұрын

@Scarabeoid best believe I now have, know my name, the seven husbands of evelyn hugo, 84 charing cross road, the secret life of bees, and let's explore diabetes with owls on the way for delivery 😅i am now also broke HAHA

“100 years of solitude” is undoubtedly a great book... but also a bit of a tough cookie if you haven’t read any magical realism before and if you haven’t heard about some of the historical events mentioned. My advice: - go online and find a family tree of the main characters. This is a must. Half of them have the same name, it can be very hard to keep track of who’s who. - read about the historical events mentioned in the book. Eg: the Banana Massacre (funny name for something actually terrible). - read “Love in the time of cholera”, also by Gabriel García Márquez. It is a great book too (I personally prefer this one by far) and there is little magical realism going on. Gripping and deeply moving

@tiffgong9946

3 жыл бұрын

i'm reading this now and about 200 pages in- it was pretty good in the beginning but i'm finding it to be overwhelming with all the different happenings / characters! definitely want to get back in again though considering all the good reviews, thank you for this !!

@alessandrab.6261

3 жыл бұрын

he’s read several murakamis, I’m sure he’s good on magical realism....

@mac8697

3 жыл бұрын

@@alessandrab.6261 bold of you to assume that Latin American magical realism and Japanese magical realism are the same thing...

@didhitianam8734

3 жыл бұрын

this is helpful...I have brought the book and gonna start reading soon

@kristina_lynn

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I also liked love in the time of cholera more but they were both amazing reading experiences that got me hood on Márquez

THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY IS AMAZING! it completely restores your love for life

People can say what they want about the age gap in Call Me By Your Name, but no one can deny how incredibly well written it is

Am I supposed to be reading? Yes. Am I going to watch this video first? Yes.

@heatherlawson3472

3 жыл бұрын

I’m taking a quick reading break to watch this cause I saw my favorite book in the thumbnail lol.

@rahat7132

3 жыл бұрын

@@heatherlawson3472 Which book was it? Mine was ready player one...

@jordansiarya762

3 жыл бұрын

@@rahat7132 ready player one is a book?

@rahat7132

3 жыл бұрын

@@jordansiarya762 yh? and it's 10x better than the film imo

i’m in the middle of a workout but idc this is more important

@missraredoesstuff

3 жыл бұрын

Lol I was literally about to do yoga but said oh now this is more important 😂

@katieee6898

3 жыл бұрын

@@missraredoesstuff pahahah 😂

@vals4207

3 жыл бұрын

Good doggo, doin' workout and all.. 👍

@pragatipriya2302

3 жыл бұрын

@@missraredoesstuff omggg literally SAME

@missraredoesstuff

3 жыл бұрын

@@pragatipriya2302 Priorities! loool

I just have to say that gabriel garcia marquez is not brazilian, but colombian... apart from that yeah 100 years of solitude is for sure a masterpiece! 😁 glad to see you picking up so so many books! Murakami is my favorite author ever so I am so happy to see you spreading the love!

Hey Jack, just so you know, Latin American countries are also referred to as “American” and many people from Latin America often become irate when the term “American” is specified to mean only the US. After all, the continents together are called the Americas. I’ve definitely made that mistake, but after studying abroad in the Caribbean and taking classes for my Latin American Studies minor I’ve learned how important this is to many people :)

@KitKatTay

3 жыл бұрын

Hello! Just out of curiosity, would you suggest people call Latin American literature just "American literature"? Wouldn't that be confusing, considering American literature is associated with authors from the US? I completely understand the argument about the Americas, but in practice, the term "American" is so closely associated with the US that it's hard to really take it out of that context. I'm really interested in this whole discussion, so I hope you don't take my question as rude - I genuinely want to know how to be as respectful as possible, while also not causing confusion.

@larissaprates1384

3 жыл бұрын

@@KitKatTay hi! I’m from Brazil and I’m probably not the most knowledgeable person to answer this but I’d like to chime in the conversation 😅 I’m not one of those who get angry, though it does cause a discomfort, because you see, as colonized people, that linguistic distinction has consequences in power relations. I agree with you, it would probably be very confusing. But an alternative would be saying North American literature, once Canadian literature is already a coined term, and so is Mexican. You see? Both these countries are part of North America and they have their own terms for it. Terms like Americans and America are instantly recognizable and linked to the United sates. I don’t think things/terms/ideas will change for a long time because it’s Ingrained already. Although that doesn’t mean we can try

@kirstenlovett8191

3 жыл бұрын

Adding into thinking conversation, and because I'm curious as I wasn't previously aware 'Latin America' was a controversial term - in Australia we tend to say 'South America' to refer to Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Venezuela etc. Is that an acceptable term? Or would the preference still be that people just say America? We use North America sometimes to mean Canada and the US, but when people say 'America' in Australia they are often just referring to the US. Anyway, just interested for my future knowledge 😊

@kirstenlovett8191

3 жыл бұрын

Omg I'm embarrassed for me 'adding into the conversation'

@jeffjones3145

3 жыл бұрын

Stfu

same here, I hate movie covers on books!!! but the CMBYN one is acceptable.

@charlottexedits8364

3 жыл бұрын

it’s literally the only movie book cover I kinda liked! I guess that’s also because it’s a rather aesthetic one and not just the face of the celebrities plastered on the cover

@aless.andra9620

3 жыл бұрын

@@charlottexedits8364 especially compared to original cover, movie cover for CMBYN is simply gorgeous!

@TheFloMachine

3 жыл бұрын

@@charlottexedits8364 Yes exactly, you can see some actual design went into it, and it's not just a still from the movie or a typical movie poster

@chewymint5224

3 жыл бұрын

i brought a copy of cmbyn because of it's aesthetic cover and also the storyline intrigued me so much

so glad to know i'm not the only one who doesn't like movie tie-in covers

@camilladanaher1678

3 жыл бұрын

I also hate them but like the Call Me by Your Name cover. Taste 👌🏻

I'm from Taiwan!!!! The fact that you're reading a book from a Taiwanese author brings me to tears!!!

This is the first video of yours I've watched and at the 6:30 mark when you said as a bloke you thought you should read "Know My Name" it was an immediate *Subscribe* for me. And having watched the entire video I have also added a bunch of the books to my tbr list, which is a bonus. Thanks!

I just discovered your video on ranking celebrities poetry and wow I have been on a binge ever since! Gotta love how articulate and smart you are but then just completely chaotic in the next second. It's so refreshing 😂💛

me: impressed that these are the only books on your TBR. I can’t relate 😩😅!!! You’ve got some wonderful selections though and I’m excited for your thoughts on them 🔥

OMG sameeee! That video of Call Me By Your Name last scene with Fine Line.... lovely, that's what I saw the movie at first place and got obsessed immediately. Hands down one of the best movie, and bet song

✨Violet bent backwards over the grass✨ love it

Hey Jack, if you read American Dirt, you should look into the controversey surrounding it. Among other things, the author called migrants at the American border a 'faceless brown mass', the barbed wire motif on the cover was used for things like manicures and table settings at book events, and there was a lot of objections around the book from Latinx authors

@uuManu

3 жыл бұрын

Made the same comment before seeing this.

@fireflylitnight

3 жыл бұрын

Came here to say this!!

@hardnewstakenharder

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for pointing that out. I'm Mexican, fuck that book.

Jack woke up and chose ‘broke from buying books’ for all of us. Thanks a lot 😂

AH! So many recommendations, I love it! I've gotten back into reading after years and years of dry-spell. I'm going to be roaming through the library to find these!

The fact that you refered to Jane Austen as if she was still alive made me so happy. Authors never die. 🙏

I'd have to declare bankruptcy if I bought every book on my TBR lmao

@evanfitzpatrick5173

3 жыл бұрын

Same lol it is over 400

@caroliinalopes

3 жыл бұрын

@@evanfitzpatrick5173 650 here, help

@heatherlawson3472

3 жыл бұрын

Me too. I think I’m at 2,200 on my goodreads list lol.

@CipherDorito

3 жыл бұрын

350+ here

@irissupercoolsy

3 жыл бұрын

start a youtube channel and monitize it 😃😂

FINALLY someone saying what needs to be said about book covers

i'm halfway through a little life, and it is definitely not for everyone. it tackles such heavy topics that i had to pause for each chapter. it is heartbreaking and excruciatingly painful. it's not the kind of book you read just because you feel like crying; the hurt felt by the characters will pierce through you that you won't ever want to pick this book up again. please see the content warnings. though, it is indeed amazingly written - please be cautious if you are planning to read this.

You make every book sound so good! I swear I literally have no time to read anything, but whenever you recommend a book and you talk about a book, I immediately wish I was reading it. I've had awful English classes which have taken my love of reading away, but watching your videos has started to help me "see the light" again. So thank you!!!

I'm so glad this channel exists. I can hear you talk about books for HOURS

Me, looking at 2203 books on my Goodreads TBR shelf: Yeah, I'm not planning to buy *all* of them. Or even read all of them. But it's nice to have a wide range of options to choose from

@daniyalkaleem26

3 жыл бұрын

Damn, and I thought my 72 was a huge number.

@aless.andra9620

3 жыл бұрын

@@daniyalkaleem26 to be fare, I had my GR account for 3 years now, so it took me some time to pile them all up, but yeah... I'm addicted to Booktube, that's all I can say.

@David-un4cs

3 жыл бұрын

My issue was that I started my Goodreads when I was like 14 and I realized that 75% of the books on my TBR aren't as appealing to me now that I'm 25. I seriously loved YA lol. I just ended up making a new account this year and I still have hundreds of books on my TBR, but at least it isn't full of YA werewolves, fairies, vampires, and angels. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

@samh7206

3 жыл бұрын

This made me stressed. I can barely have 60 books on my TBR, I go through it like 3 times a year and remove anything I dont want to read

@aless.andra9620

3 жыл бұрын

​@@samh7206 I recently started to cleanse my shelves - I feel like over the last 3 years I finally figured out my bookish taste, and now I can actually feel the difference between the stuff which sounds interesting and stuff I know I personally would love. I have so many YA on my GR shelves, which I now know I'm not interested in, but damn booktubers can be persuasive! Good luck to me on cleaning them up! My current goal in 1000 TBR books.

One of the things I miss the most about the UK is how cheap books were. Here in Chile books are expensive! I can buy just one a month, and only if I have some money left after paying all my bills, lmao. I love watching these videos, helps my anxiety, lol.

The Circle creeped me out so much!! It's the kind of book that get's stuck in your head and I still think about that ending and just chills!

Since you talked about people asking you to read brazilian literature, I feel that as a Brazilian I should then recommend some titles: Dom Casmurro - by Machado de Assis; The posthumous memoirs of Brás Cubas - by Machado de Assis; The hour of the star - by Clarice Lispector; The sad end of Policarpo Quaresma - by Lima Barreto; The Slum - by Aluísio Azevedo.

@Duda-fd3cf

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely, The Slum is my favorite Brazilian book ever. He could read Guimarães Rosa and Fernando Pessoa (he's Portuguese though) too

@larissaprates1384

3 жыл бұрын

What a selection 👏🏼 do you know any contemporary Brazilian fiction you would recommend?

@i.7566

3 жыл бұрын

@@larissaprates1384 Oh man, I really don't read many contemporary books, or at least not as many as I should, but I definitely have in my to read list Torto Arado by Itamar Vieira Junior, but I don't really know if there is an English translation of it yet.

@ErestuPedro

3 жыл бұрын

ai gente que mico, para

@r4.v3n

3 жыл бұрын

@@larissaprates1384 FELIPE CATILHO'S BOOKS!!! It's actually fantasy, but this man is AMAZING! I don't know if his books are translated to English already tho. I'll try to think of other authors to recommend you.

Do you think he did an English Literature degree? 😂

I'm so happy for all the success you have been getting! You have inspired me to start reading again, and I'm so excited for your videos!

What a lovely person you are. Watching your videos is so wholesome and inspiring!

why did I laugh when you said pandemi lovato 😭

@kunaihanaki2914

3 жыл бұрын

I laughed too, don't worry 😂

I waited for Book Thief. I reccomended all of my friends and they literally fall in love with it. I belive you can like too.

@porronesianparapio4044

3 жыл бұрын

Same 💙

@FM95.5

2 жыл бұрын

The book thief was incredible!

the show anne with an e is so SO good! It covers so many important topics and is also just amazing🥰

I have to say that I recently discovered your channel and I love your videos! Your enthusiasm for literature has awoken the bookworm in me that I thought was long gone. I used to think I should only be reading classics and "good books" which killed my spirit for reading. Recently I started picking books that always intrigued me or the coverage intrigued me and now I find myself reading everyday. Thank you for that. Now I can't wait for the next video!

these videos are so entertaining, love it!

Everyone's favourite booktuber 😌

@triptinath5675

3 жыл бұрын

And everyone's favourite white boy

So happy that your videos are getting monetized now!❤️✨I really enjoy your videos. My glory days of reading was so over years back. I find it therapeutic that you enjoy reading that much.

One hundred years of solitude is unbelievably enthralling and I couldn't put it down despite its length! It definitely made my train rides to uni a lot more enjoyable in 2019 (it's Colombian btw). Love your channel! 🤩

I can't contain my excitement when I saw 7 husbands of Evelyn hugo as the 1st book. I absolutely loved that 1

@khushalishah29

3 жыл бұрын

Its so insane because I just downloaded the pdf and then jack posted this video giving it 5 stars so I'm so excited!

Jack is slowly becoming a booktuber and I’m living for it

Omg I LOVE the secret life of bees!! And the fact that Jade recommended it to you makes me so happy as well

I love watching book videos on your channel because they motivate me to get reading, your enthusiasm/dedicatIon is infectious

I think dystopia definitely got me into literature too-when we were teenagers teen fiction was full of it after all 😅 I actually ended up writing my dissertation on Victorian feminist utopias, and it now makes so much sense that I was most fascinated by how the dystopian social systems were put together and how they were often presented as or started out as ‘utopian’ before going wrong and being challenged.

@TiliaHaggstrom

3 жыл бұрын

What books did you read for your dissertation? I would love to read some victorian feminist utopias

THIRTY MINUTES WE'VE BEEN BLESSED

I've sort of been passively watching your videos over the last maybe two years, but Booktube-Jack is one of my favourite youtubers as of this past year or so!! loving all the book contend

Extremely loud and incredibly close is one of my faves! 💖

American Dirt is the book that had a whole heap of controversy around it, I think? Something about appropriation or exploitation or something, I can't remember exactly, but people were definitely angry about it.

@zoorroalf

3 жыл бұрын

Was thinking the same thing..! And from what I've read, people are angry for a reason. So maybe keep that in mind if you decide to read it? 🙈 And Jack, thanks again for adding to my TBR 😄

@elliedunne4548

3 жыл бұрын

I was also thinking this when watching the video!

@jennamatus2124

3 жыл бұрын

It's objectively a brilliant book, but yeah you really need to read about the controversy surrounding it. It's an important discussion.

@lunarvisions7

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it did. Many Mexican and Central American readers and writers criticized the book for its inaccurate, cartoonish representation of the issue of migration. I don’t plan to read it but the excerpts that were posted were frankly quite bad. Additionally the writer said her husband used to be a undocumented immigrant (with implication that he was also hispanic) and called herself Latina and later it turned that she had one Puerto Rican grandmother (not saying she can’t call herself Latina but Puerto Rico has a very different history from Mexico) and that her husband is Irish (and Europeans have a much easier path to citizenship in the US). That’s the gist of it, more or less.

I'll patiently await the "where to get cheap/free books" video. I've just bought lots of books directly from Amazon, then later discovered Abebooks and I am mad about it.

@moonthe0ry

3 жыл бұрын

ThriftBooks is also a great option :)

@madelainemclaughlin7533

3 жыл бұрын

Also check out some of the shops that sell on Abebooks - my local secondhand bookstore sells through Abebooks and I imagine some of the other shops must have brick and mortar locations too. (PS, now that travel is opening back up, anyone coming to Toronto should be sure to check out BMV, it's an absolute treasure trove of affordable books)

your book recommendations are so different I love it.

Omg I literally love your content! So good !!

The level of jealousy I had when I saw all of those books on the thumbnail... 😪❤

32:22 That wobble is so satisfying. Love me a floppy book.

The Average Artist paints ontop of movie covers on books and it just makes me so !!happy!!

The way you say Tintin with your accent is the cutest thing ever - a french viewer -

I'm supposed to be on a Zoom call right now but priorities people!

you should try reading kids books for a video - i recommend heidi LMAO most wholesome book ever

@Clementine3107

3 жыл бұрын

Heidi was one of the first books I bought lmao. My father bought it for me when I was 5 and I still love that book to pieces.

@fays7309

3 жыл бұрын

@@Clementine3107 it’s lovely makes me enjoy little things in life, and makes me really want bread and cheese

@Clementine3107

3 жыл бұрын

@@fays7309 yeah , it's so wholesome . Every time I read it I want to drink milk.

@fays7309

3 жыл бұрын

@@Clementine3107 i want some right now

@morkerdesin

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!!! (and The little Prince if he hasn't read it yet)

Actually, Ruby recommended The secret life of bees to Jade and Jade recommended it to you. So, it still goes back to Ruby

@lottecooper4370

3 жыл бұрын

This book is a rather unusual thing for me to read but I really enjoyed reading it during the first lockdown, it's quite nice! :)

A video about were you buy second hand books and stuff would be great!

Hey Jack! I've got another recommendation for you. It is translated from German. The book is Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

@kunaihanaki2914

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love Inkheart 😭❤️

@cassandrastell2248

3 жыл бұрын

Id love to hear his perspective on the Series... Eventhough he would have to read it in english, which could take away from the experience

@lottecooper4370

3 жыл бұрын

And the Thief Lord!! 😍😍 absolute classic for me ♡

@alioc3298

3 жыл бұрын

Books about books are always amazing but Inkheart is a fucking triumph. I hope he reads it

@DLCS-2

3 жыл бұрын

Wasn't that made into a Movie ?

Jack if you want to read Brazilian literature I would recommend reading Clarice Lispector!! Her books are a little crazy and filled with weird metaphors, gives me Franz Kafka vibes! She’s originally from Western Ukraine, moved to Brazil when she was a baby with her family, due to the First World War.( hahaha like a lot of Brazilian families that are just made up of immigrants from wars all around the world ) Btww love your channel, amazing recommendations alwaysss - Brazilian journalism student, living in the UAE

I honestly have so many books in my tbr. I didn't need more but I loved it

yesss please do a video about where to find cheap/second hand books!

Jack, The Midnight Library is THE book to read - Matt Haig is just an amazing author so I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

@evilsisterslol

3 жыл бұрын

I just finished this today! It was a nice easy read and heart warming too but idk it didn't really change anything in me

@oliviamoynihan3185

3 жыл бұрын

@@evilsisterslol it's completely fine to think that! I just personally read it at a time when I needed to hear some of the things in that book so it's really changed a lot of things for me - I hope you still enjoyed it in some way ☺

@evilsisterslol

3 жыл бұрын

@@oliviamoynihan3185 Yeah I think it definitely makes a difference reading the right book at the right time in your life :)

@lottecooper4370

3 жыл бұрын

@@evilsisterslol what would you consider to be the right time? :)

i really recommend Scythe by Neal Shustermann. its a fantasy futuristic novel with strong philosophical arguments. and its a fun read. great video, keep it up!

add "watering the soul" to your tbr!! its light and sweet poetry that speaks to the soul. absolutely love!!

I love the midnight library. It's so unique and an amazing story.

Ayyyy one hundred years of solitude is one of my favourites!!!

Omg You gotta add The Elephant Vanishes by Haruki Murakami in your list. I also LOVE Murakami, and this book is so weird!! Its a collection of his short stories, and its just.. I just.. I cant. Just, just read it.

I just wanted to say, I seriously find you one of THE BEST Booktubers. You have such a nice taste in books I find really enjoyable. You don't just present the "mainstream" books most people in the booktube community already know of, but give inspiration for so much intellectual and interesting other publications.

Just read the midnight library ! I highly recommend putting it on top of your TBR 😍 Also, I have to say thank you, your book channel helped me getting back into reading this year and I’m looking forward for each upload!

I WAS JUST GONNA START READING EVELYN HUGO TODAY AND YOU GAVE IT 5 STARS THE UNIVERSE HAS SPOKEN-

@triptinath5675

3 жыл бұрын

Write a short review here please. All the love!

@kayfour6504

3 жыл бұрын

second that^ a review plss!

@khushalishah29

3 жыл бұрын

Hii! Yeah so i finished the book today and i gave it 4 Stars! Its an easy to read, captivating story about a famous actress Evelyn Hugo who after decades has decided that she wants to talk about her life in an exclusive with a fellow journalist Monique Grant. Its all about the glitz and glamour of the world of stardom, and it focuses on Evelyn, her identity as an actress, her rise to fame, and the topic that is most talked about, her love life which includes marriage to 7 men. If you like reading about scandals, celebrity culture and drama, you'd like this one for sure. Like Jack said, the twist at the end was definitely unexpected and made me see Evelyn in a whole new way.

@triptinath5675

3 жыл бұрын

@@khushalishah29 You literally wrote a complete review on it! You're the sweetest.Thanks❤️

Omg i agree with you when you said you hate movie posters on book covers 😭

I am so happy that you bought Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close! I just finished rereading it this morning! It was one of my favorite books in high school and have reread it as an adult and I loved it as much as I had then 😊

Jack this is the content I'm here for!