i bought 50+ new books to stock my home library *huge book haul*
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"I need to go on a book buying ban" *proceeds to buy 50+ books*
He is all of us😂
@@BambuProductions speak for yourself but i don't buy books unless im sure i will enjoy them and if not i go to the library or find them free online.. some don't have the money to buy endless books nor the time to read them
@@romaeraeganwhen people say these things, they generally ARE speaking for themselves. It's a joke, not a statement of fact.
@@meikusje ah im autistic so i don't understand jokes that are just exaggerating but thank you for explaining kindly, sometimes people are really rude when i don't understand things like this
ridiculously relatable 💀
It’s exactly like Jack to buy 50 new books just to fill up his home library 😂
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This always happens when my bank card gets itchy!
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One video: "Guys! I've made it! Over 1000 books! I have my very own home library now! This was my dream and I made it!"
The very next video: "So anyway, here are 50 more books..."
@@liviagreenwood9286 😂 It’s an obsession.
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An hour of Jack talking about books?!
My prayers have been answered 🕯️
Honestly! I love these videos so I can find new books to read and add to my TBR list!
i love his hour long videos so much, it feels like catching up with a friend
all the books recommended in this video:
2:20 at grand central station I sat down and wept by elizabeth smart
3:57 the flower of buffoonery by osamu daza
5:00 days at the morisaki bookshop by satoshi yagisawa
6:40 the sailor who fell from grace with the sea by yukio mishima
8:21 desire by haruki murakami
9:38 hit parade of tears by izumi suzuki
11:24 ms ice sandwich by mieko kawakami
12:37 the pachinko parlour by elisa shua dusapin
13:50 solo dance by li kotomi
14:50 birth canal by dias novita wuri
15:30 ice palace by tarjei vesaas
16:53 samuel johnson: a life by david nokes
17:23 blue nights by joan didion
18:23 song of solomon and jazz by toni morrison
19:39 on writing by charles bukowski
20:37 letters to milena by franz kafka
23:59 half of a yellow sun by chimamanda ngozi adichie
25:19 ordinary human failings by megan nolan
26:58 goose by yiyun lee
27:00 best of friends by kamila shamsie
28:21 jillian by halle butler
30:32 lote by shola von reinhold
32:12 ponyboy by eliot duncan
32:54 open throat by henry hoke
33:38 toad by katherine dunn
34:49 fourth wing by rebecca yarros
36:24 pandora by susan stokes chapman
37:41 the penelopiad by margaret atwood
38:08 ithaca by catherine webb
38:51 true biz by sara novic
40:36 brutes by dizz tate
42:13 if an egyptian cannot speak english by noor maga
43:15 chain-gang all stars by nana kwame adjei-brenyah
44:24 birnam wood by eleanor catton
44:35 crush by richard silken
45:58 the high line scavenger hunt by lucas crawford
48:09 quietly hostile by samantha irby
48:33 lost in summerland by barrett swanson
48:58 perfume: the story of a murderer by patrick suskind
50:10 hysteria by jessica gross
51:53 threads that bind by kika hatzopoulou
52:40 blue-skinned gods by sj sindu
53:29 beast in the shadows by edogawa ranpo
54:19 haunted houses by lynne tillman
55:01 walking through clear water in a pool painted black by cookie mueller
56:09 funny weather by olivia laing
56:37 post-traumatic by chantal v johnson
57:29 the doloriad by missouri williams
58:25 easy riders, raging bulls by peter biskind
58:58 the book of frank by caconrad
59:40 reward system by jem calder
THANK YOU i love u for this
thank you 💙 was looking for this lol 🎉
Omg thank yooouuu
Thank you so much. You're an angel.
wowww thank you😊
On the L'Oréal Kids shampoo topic, I don't know why the internet started saying it means no 'tears' as in breakage/tangles, it's definitely 'no tears' as in 'no crying'. The brand is French and it says 'pas de larmes' (no tears/crying) on the bottle! (Source: me, a French Canadian who grew up with bilingual shampoo bottles)
It’s also like…in a tear drop? At least the brand I had. (Also hiii, I’m Canadian too lol)
😂 This is how I remember it too. It was specifically for kids who might open their eyes when having their hair washed. 😂
Yeah this really threw me off, I’ve never thought for a second that it was “tears” as in damage. When/where did that rumor get started?
@@MirandaKHayes good question. I have never heard that interpretation before now.
It was also specifically advertised as 'no tears' in my country (Netherlands). Like the commercial had a kid in the bathtub or something getting shampoo in their eye and then this teardrop shaped mascot (??) came swooping in and idk what he did but in the end the kid was not crying.
1:10 A wise person once said that reading books and buying books are 2 separate activities.
jack's face while reading the synopsis of "the perfume" is exactly me when I found out that we had to perform it as our final exam for my last year of drama class.
That is the weirdest book I have ever read, but I enjoyed it a lot 😂
We had to read it as mandatory reading in school and the whole class reacted the same too 😅 (we also watched parts of the movie and looking at the faces of my classmates was more entertaining than the movie)
@@cath1238 oh, i agree that it's a great book, just not one that should be acted out by a bunch of teenagers 😅
@@sojajunge I totally agree with you, especially the ending!
the part you said you need to perform in drama class makes me curious abt that book lol and now i want to read it
Cup of tea, storygraph open, pause button primed. This will be longer than an hour but I’m here for it 😂
YES
Omg yes the storygraph open is so real ahahha
Jack: owns an absurd number of books and talks about going on a book buying ban
Also Jack: So I bought 50 more books...
I’m glad I’m not the only one that saw this and immediately paused. Like sir you’ve 250 books to read still 😂
Yeah makes no sense, I’ve got 250 books I’ve never ever read so I went out & bought 50 more books 📚 ? 🤪
Omg I forgot about that!!!!!!!!!!😂😂😂
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And why not?
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@@Unpotted Well may be finish reading what he hasn’t read first before buying even more books. Or try and read just un red books before purchasing even more.
Fun fact, Li Kotomi is actually from Taiwan and she was the first ever Taiwanese writer to have won a literary award for a novel written in Japanese!
solo dance was an amazing book too!
The only creator who's 1hr plus long video doesn't make me scared or overwhelmed.
i love how he also says who translated some of these books! the translators barely get much recognition yet they also worked hard! as someone who used to do translating tasks for a German friend at school, i know how much work translating is so its just nice to see them also being mentioned 😁
I love Jack's book choices. Most successful booktubers talk about YA/ Fantasy/ romance almost exclusively, nothing wrong with that but it's great to see someone being so successful while talking about Japanese literature, booker prize winners, etc
that's funny because giving diverse and new to me recommendations is exactly why jack's one of my favorite book people, love his taste and the way he describes books
Yesss. Most booktubers and book tokers only read fantasy romance and YA books and I’m not really a fan of those genres so for Jack to recommend so many sophisticated, deep, and beautiful book is just amazing. He takes himself seriously (well…😂) and I’m all for his recs cuz you just know it’s gonna be good
Nah you're joking surely? He reads almost exclusively contemporary popular lit fic, it's the most commercialised book genre going and easily one of the biggest focuses of booktube and booktok.
Like I don't have anything against that, but acting like not many people focus on it online is wild. They make up most of the displays in bookshops and you reckon the online presence is lacking? Delusion
@@alexjames7144 i also prefer contemporary lit and yet the algorithm only gives me YA and romance/fantasy ? so this might just be a case of youtube not differenciating well between genres in their suggestions rather than an actual issue with popularity and online presence
@@alexjames7144who then would you recommend to watch for lit fics and other genres? because i almost exclusively see YA-focused booktubers.
Hi Jack! I'm only getting around to watching this video now, but as a literary translator (English is not my native tongue) I just wanted to say how deeply happy it makes me that you mention the translators of the different books. People often really underestimate how difficult translation can be and how much time and thought goes into it. I'm barely 10 minutes in and already wrote at least 3 books down that intrigue me.
fun fact, Edogawa Ranpo chose his pen name because he was a big fan of Edgar Allan Poe and Edogawa Ranpo is kinda like the japanese pronunciation of Poe's name, I always thought that was so cute, he was just a fanboy.
JACK EDWARDS MENTIONING EMMIE AS A FAVORITE BOOKTUBER MAKES MY HEART SO WARM 🥺🥺🥺🥺 their book tastes are so interconnected and immaculate!!!
Was looking for this comment 🫶 Love them both
I wish them to date each other
@@adityaraj6377that's.. a weird thing to comment
@@adityaraj6377i know this probably wasn’t meant in a cruel way, but please don’t ship real people together! It can ruin a lot of relationships and be especially annoying for the creator. We don’t know these people, even if we feel like we do. Their love life’s aren’t for us to comment on!:)
I am norweigan, and in highschool we read the ice palace, and analysed it. it is a beautiful book, thank you for reminding me of it! lots of love from norway
I love that book! I bought for a coursera course, I think about relationships in fiction.
Jeg elsker norsk språk, det er veldig hyggelig (i have duolingo level Norwegian knowledge 😭)
@@lisak8492Du er flink! Det er bare å fortsette å øve ❤️🇳🇴
@@BirdFuglen jeg vil :) jeg ønsker bor i norge
If you don't have enough shelf space after a book haul, you can buy more shelves, but wait...then you'll need to buy more books, then more shelves, and so on forever. What a glorious life!😊
Im sure i remember him last video contemplating a book buying ban. Oh how 3 weeks can change a man.
I love looking behind him and recognising books so quickly just by their spine design eg. 'All the Light We Cannot See', 'Girl, Woman & Other', 'Babel', 'Hunger Games', 'The Secret History', just love it
I can't wait for Jack's debut novel
49:36 seeing your face gradually fall as you’re reading Perfume’s description was absolutely HILARIOUS
57:37 THIS TOO 😭😭😭 took a wild turn right off the bat
Wait, are you talking about Johnson & Johnson No More Tears Baby Shampoo? Maybe it’s different in the UK, but here in the US, I guarantee you it’s tears as in crying. J&J’s website says it’s formulated for ocular safety. (Dunno if you’ve ever bathed a small child, but they do get shampoo in their eyes a lot! 😂)
Haha thank you. I was hoping someone else was going to say something. There’s no way it’s tear like rip. Def means gentle on the eyes
ahhh an hour with Jack talking and showing books?This made my saturday sooo much better. I´m so happy
lol I’m watching this on a Saturday 7months later interesting
2:02 By Grand Central station I sat down and wept by Elizabeth Smart
3:53 The flowers of buffoonery by Osamu Dazai
4:58 Days at the Morisaki bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa
6:38 The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea by Yukio Mishima
8:09 Desire by Haruki Murakami
9:40 Hit Parade of Tears by Izumi Suzuki
11:18 Ms Ice Sandwich by Mieko Kawakami
12:38 The Pachinko Parlour by Elisa Shua Dusapin
13:52 Solo Dance by Kotomi Li
14:42 Birth Canal by Dias Novita Wuri
15:26 The Ice Palace by Tarjei Vesaas
16:43 Samuel Johnson: A Life by David Nokes
17:19 Blue Nights by Joan DIdion
18:22 Song of Solomon and Jazz by Toni Morrison
19:38 On Writing by Charles Bukowski
20:35 Letters to Milena (by the way, it's mee-leh-na not myleena) by Franz Kafka
23:56 Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
25:15 Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan
26:56 The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li and Best of Friends by Kamila Shamsie
28:19 Jillian by Halle Butler
30:06 LOTE by Shola von Reinhold
31:48 Ponyboy by Eliot Duncan
32:53 Open Throat by Henry Hoke
33:33 Toad by Katherine Dunn
34:36 Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
36:22 Pandora by Susan Stokes-Chapman
37:31 Ithaca by Claire North and The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood
38:50 True biz by Sara Nović
40:35 Brutes by Dizz Tate
42:14 If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English by Noor Naga
43:14 Chain-Gang All-Star by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
44:25 Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
45:34 Crush by Richard Siken and The high line scavanger hunt by Lucas Crawford
48:10 Quietly Hostile: Essays by Samantha Irby
48:34 Lost in Summerland: Essays by Barrett Swanson
48:55 Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind
50:09 Hysteria by Jessica Gross
51:53 Threads That Bind by Kika Hatzopoulou
52:40 Blue-Skinned Gods by S.J. Sindu
53:29 Beast in the Shadows by Edogawa Rampo
54:20 Haunted Houses by Lynne Tillman
54:55 Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black by by Cookie Mueller
56:09 Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency by Olivia Liang
56:35 Post-Traumatic by Chantal V. Johnson
57:29 The Doloriad by Missouri Williams
58:23 Easy Riders, Raging Bulls by Peter Biskind
58:58 The Book of Frank by C.A. Conrad
59:40 Reward System: Stories by Jem Calder
Lote is PHENOMENAL. It’s actually studied on the first year English literature course at Uni of Glasgow so I wrote my final essay on it earlier this year, comparing it with Giovanni’s Room. You will absolutely adore it.
OMG
One thing I plan to do next year is organising my books depending on how much those books impacted my life.
That way I can have like a "soul library". Maybe by age aka books that impacted by teenage years, my uni life, my recent days, my dark moments, etc etc.
I don't know if you would like the idea to do it too but it would make a very interesting video so we know how many are important to you and shaped you a bit. And the ones who went completely irrelevant through your life.
That sounds like a beautiful idea
@@lavandercharmander2307 I think he didn't saw it tho
"These will be the reads for the rest of the year" sure 😂 this is it for buying books this year 🛍️📚📚📚💅🏼😉
I love your diction, accent and ideas. It's a pleasure to watch you talking about books 💞
❤never a mistake in English ha ha
‼️Jack‼️
Hozier just announced his favorite books
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
make a video about them
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i watched that too 🤓
List of Books (Part Two):
34:38 Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
36:26 Pandora by Susan Stokes Chapman
37:36 Ithaca by Claire North
37:44 The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood
38:50 True Biz by Sara Novic
40:36 Brutes by Dizz Tate
42:13 If An Egyptian Cannot Speak English by Noor Naga
43:17 Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
44:25 Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
45:34 Crush by Richard Siken
45:58 The High Line Scavenger Hunt by Lucas Crawford
48:10 Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby
48:35 Lost in Summerland by Barrett Swanson
48:56 Perfume by Patrick Suskind
50:10 Hysteria by Jessica Gross
51:53 Threads That Bind by Kika Hatzopoulou
52:41 Blue Skinned Gods by SJ Sindu
53:31 Beast in the Shadows by Edogawa Ranpo
54:22 Haunted Houses by Lynne Tillman
55:00 Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black by Cookie Mueller
56:09 Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency by Olivia Laing
56:35 Post Traumatic by Chantal V. Johnson
57:29 The Doloriad by Missouri Williams
58:24 Easy Riders Raging Bulls by Peter Biskind
58:58 The Book of Frank by CAConrad
59:38 Reward System by Jem Calder
I would love to see a spread sheet of all the books in your library with a little blurb and the rating you have given each book.
here me out : there is no better feeling in this life than reading a book before jack edwards
It's exciting to "meet" another Samuel Johnson devotee! I read The Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell a couple years ago. But my fixation began years and years ago when I came across this Samuel Johnson quote: "Abstinence is as easy to me, as temperance would be difficult." I have a strong all-or-nothing personality, and throughout my life when I've given up unhealthy things, the rebuke I hear most often is, "Everything in moderation." Which, yes, okay, that'd be better, BUT I am just not made for it. So when I read that quote for the first time, I was like, "OMG, FINALLY! Someone gets me!"
Somehow I would be surprised, if someone with your reading taste really liked Fourth Wing... Looking forward to the review. As a fantasy fan I would recommend you very different books... Like anything from Peter S. Beagle. He writes the most beautiful short stories.
also looking forward to it because i 've seen at least 2 reviewers that didn't like it, so Jack's view is interesting
I don't think I have ever comfortably sat through a book haul before- your speech is incredibly engaging while soothing. I loved how you shared about your sign language class, I took some in high school and found the Deaf culture aspect the most valuable as well. I added so many books to my storygraph!
Another great book title is ‘Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me’ by Richard Farina the sixties folk singer who died tragically young. The book itself is a forgotten classic too
books mentioned :'D
1) by grand central station i sat down and wept (elizabeth smart)
2) the flowers of buffoonery (osamu dazai) (japanese)
3) days at the morasaki bookshop (satoshi yagisawa) (japanese)
4) the sailor who fell from grace with the sea (yukio mashima) (japanese)
5) desire (haruki murakami) (japanese)
6) hit parade of tears (izumi suzuki) (japanese)
7) ms ice sandwich (mieko kawakami) (japanese)
8) the pachinko parlour (elisa shua dusapin) (japanese)
9) solo dance (kotomi li) (japanese)
10) birth canal (dias novita wuri) (indonesian)
11) the ice palace (tajei vesaas) (norwegian)
12) samuel johnson a life (david nokes)
13) blue nights (joan didion)
14) jazz (toni morrison)
15) song of solomon (toni morrison)
16) on writing (charles bukowski)
17) letters to milena (franz kafka)
18) half of a yellow sun (chimamanda ngozi adichie)
19) ordinary human failings (megan nolan)
20) the book of goose (yiyun li)
21) best of friends (kamila shamsie)
22) jillian (halle butler)
23) lote (shola von reinhold)
24) ponyboy (eliot duncan)
25) open throat (henry hoke)
26) toad (katherine dunn)
27) fouth wing (rebecca yarros)
28) pandora (susan strokes chapman)
29) ithaca (claire north)
30) the penelopiad (margot atwood)
31) true biz (sara novic)
32) brutes (dizz tate)
33) if an egyptian cannot speak english (noor naga)
34) chain-gang all-stars (nana kawame adjei-brenyah)
35) birnam wood (eleanor catton)
36) crush (richard siken)
37) the high line scavenger hunt (lucas crawford)
38) quietly hostile (samantha irby)
39) lost in summer summerland (barrett swanson)
40) perfume (patrick süskind)
41) hysteria (jessica gross)
42) threads that bind (kika hatzopoulou)
43) blue skinned gods (sj sindu)
44) beast in the shadows (edogawa ranpo)
45) haunted houses (lynne tillman)
46) walking through clear water in a pool painted black (cookie mueller)
47) funny weather (olivia laing)
48) post-traumatic (chantal v. johnson)
49) the doloriad (missouri williams)
50) easy riders raging bulls (peter biskind)
51) the book of frank (ca conrad)
52) reward system (jem calder)
fun fact(¿): theres an anime called bungou stray dogs, the main characters in the show are named after famous japanese authors including osamu dazai and edogawa ranpo. they all have special abilities (dazai's is called no longer human [and im pretty sure the others' abilities are all related to their works in some way]). other authors(/characters) include yukichi fukuzawa, akiko yosano, atsushi nakajima, doppo kunikida, jun'ichiro tanizaki, kenji miyazawa, kyoka izumi and katai tayama.
:)
(ignore any mistakes pls)
also i swear im not jobless-
THANK YOU
Thank you for the recap!
Thanks !!!
Thank you 🤍
YES! love bungo stray dogs
always love the emphasis you put on translated books & giving translators credit!!!
Pefume is an absolutely AMAZING read!! Thought it was strange at first, but was completely captivated by it. One of my favourite books ever! Hope you enjoy it ❤
Jack, thanks ever so much for shouting out @BookandBao. She’s wonderful and just what I needed as a contemporary fiction lover. She’s also a great companion to your videos. Her eclectic love of so many genres is refreshing.
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I can genuinely say I’ve been waiting anxiously for the next instalment because I LOVE THIS SERIES :)
Loved this. Feel so inspired to read more and find new exciting books in genres I wouldn’t usually read. Most of the books bought are based on your videos Jack! Thoroughly enjoyed this ☺️
Half of a Yellow Sun is one of my favourite books of the last few years. I’m so excited for you to read it Jack!
Mad respect for that haul, and I'm low-key jealous of all the adventures you've got lined up. Keep being the book boss we all need! 📖🙌😄
"I love reading books about books." This phrase made me subscribe and turn ON all the notifications ❤
"Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black" was my favorite book and the only Five-Star Read of last year.
Absolutely bloody brilliant video! Thank you so much, Jacky, for been absolutely phenomenal, as you always have been! You’re an absolute star!
Continue shining and striving!
omg!! an hour video from jack! talking about books! such a lovely video!
True Biz is on my TBR as well. As a teacher of the Deaf and hard of hearing and an ASL interpreter, I feel like it will be something I really enjoy.
Oh, Half lf a Yellow Sun - I remember reading it, loving it and cherishing it still today. Excited about this haul
"disclaimer: this is not normal" i love you jack 😂
Thanks Jack! Now I have more books to read. Really looking forward to hear your reviews of these books and your best of 2023 ❤
omg i’m so happy you bought beast in the shadows! it’s one of my fav books ever !
So glad to have found a book youtuber who reads to learn and not just to be entertained, this channel has helped me gain a greater passion for a hobby I’ve had for years.
Jack, you look so happy and in your element around your books! It makes me happy watching this video! 😊
This just made my bank holiday weekend 100% better😅 Love u Jack❤️❤️
Thank you for listing all of your new books. I very much appreciate 💯💯💯❤️
I’m so glad you’ll read half of a yellow sun, perfume, ice palace and birth canal! Loved all four of them
it's a pleasure to watch you talking about books
I read "The Ice Palace" yesterday and was gripped by the writing. A beautiful classic!
i could literally listen to you talk about paint drying because you speak so passionately about everything!
I absolutely love these podcasts. I only wish I could not only read all of these book recommendations, but also that I can instantly recall what they were about. Fantastic. I am creating my own list of books to read. Thank you, Jack.
Just when I tell myself that I'm ok...I don't need anymore books, I have enough to read...I watch you buy books and the TBR/TBP (to be purchased) list gets even longer. Thank you so much for feeding my addiction and turning me on to some great reads!!!
Jack Edwards recalling Emmie just made my day!! I love both of these channels ❤❣
Yaaay for @booksandbao! An awesome channel, thank you for spotlighting such a great creator.
I can't even put into words how pleasing it is to look at your library backdrop 😍
Hope every day is better than the last for you, sending lots of love and support! 🩷😊🧸
The sailor who fell from grace with the sea is one of my absolute favourites from this year! I read it for an english project earlier this year and it's so interesting to look into the symbolism and meanings of actions of each of the characters! :)
Captivating. What a fun selection! Definitely writing more than a few of those down.
I clicked on this video and instantly my eye fell on days at the morisaki bookshop, and I immediately wanted to hear what you had to say about this book. I recently read it myself and it´s funny to me how you and I picked up this book for the exact same reason. I also love to read books about bookstores, it honestly sounds like one of the biggest fairytales as a book lover. Also if you have enjoyed Days At The Morisaki Bookshop, then I can also highly recommend Sweet Bean Paste.
Also this is my first video I am watching of yours and it's very cool to spot books in your background that I also own myself!
Omg an hour long video!!!! Yay! I just woke up and made a cup of coffee. I can’t wait to watch
why do I want to read all of these books immediately!? Jack has the best taste in books 😌
ooh the new background music is so soothing 😌 perfect for a 1hr book content!
My book club read True Biz last year and we all really enjoyed it. A great view into the deaf community. Enjoy!
Jack, you have no idea how much joy your videos bring me!
I’m so happy you love Toni Morrison Jack! I took a whole class on her in my last semester of college!
We love an hour long video of jack edwards talking about books
I loved "the sailor who fell from grace with the sea" so mutch when i first read it and this is the first time i heard anyone talk about it!
Okay ik he might not see this but I HIGHLY recommend "turtles all the way down" by John Green. It's a turning of age story, with romance, and the main character deals with mental health problems and the way it is described is so well done. It's so good at the sad parts and good at the happy parts. Idc who sees this but this book was 5/5 for me and that doesn't happen a lot.
List of Books (Part One):
2:02 By Grand Central Station I Sat Down And Wept by Elizabeth Smart
3:53 The Flowers of Buffoonery by Osamu Dazai
4:58 Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa
6:40 The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea by Yukio Mishima
8:07 Desire by Haruki Murakami
9:39 Hit Parade of Tears by Izumi Suzuki
11:13 Ms. Ice Sandwich by Mieko Kawakami
12:39 The Pachinko Parlour by Elisa Shua Dusapin
13:53 Solo Dance by Li Kotomi
14:44 Birth Canal by Dias Novita Wuri
15:33 The Ice Palace by Tarjei Vesaas
16:45 Samuel Johnson: A Life by David Nokes
17:20 Blue Lights by Joan Didion
18:25 Song of Solomon and Jazz by Toni Morrisson
19:37 On Writing by Charles Bukowski
20:38 Letters to Milena by Franz Kafka
23:59 Half Of A Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
25:16 Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan
26:59 The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li
and Best of Friends by Kamila Shamsie
28:19 Jillian by Halle Butler
30:07 Lote by Shola von reinhold
31:57 Ponyboy by Eliot Duncan
32:54 Open Throat by Henry Hoke
33:36 Toad by Katherine Dunn
OH MY GOD 😭 He mentioned my other favorite all-time booktuber, Emmy!!! Literally sobbing with joy 🤣🙈🩷
lote is an excellent read and the audiobook narration (full cast) is amazing too!
What a treat to wake up to. I am so excited to hear about these books!
Ohh, I would give everything to read „perfume“ for the first time again! Such an intriguing book with one of the best written endings I know.
I read it in German so I don‘t know about the translation, but really hope it‘s good :)
We appreciate your effort and hard work. Keep working hard.
in need of a video to play in the bg while i write my notes and ofc, jack delivers ❤️
So glad to hear someone else that would die on the hill that friendship is one of the greatest forms of love.
I had a huge book collection and am an avid reader. I was in the process of moving and put my books in a storage unit a couple days later they all burned 😢. I’m in the process of rebuilding my library slowly yet surely lol. Love your channel!❤
15:36 We need a collab between you and Emmie immediately 😍😍😍
I am OBSESSED with your beautiful library Jack! ❤
I GASPED when you held up Crush 🥰 it's such a special collection. Little Beast is one of my favorite poems of all time.
Love your videos. Have you ever thought about doing one on guilty pleasure books or one on books where the writing may not be good but the story/idea itself is good. Just some suggestions 😸.
I paused the video at the description of True Biz and immediately ordered it from my library. Sounds amazing!!!
I adored Days at the Morisaki Bookshop!!! Also was swayed by the cat on the cover
omg you're going to read half of a yellow sun!!! It's really good and the way you talk about your upcoming novel reminds me of the way Richard (character from this book) talks about researching and finding a topic for his novel!
Yaaas! This is amazing! I love this! I always tell myself 'It's just books! It could be worse!' 😂
Hope you love and enjoy all your 50+ books you got Jack 😊
TOAD!!! I bought that the other day because its inspired by the author's time attending a university in my city!! Can't wait to read it