why i'm unhauling every book i own

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  • čas přidán 9. 06. 2024
  • goodbye to these books
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    video chapters:
    00:00 introduction.
    02:53 One Day by David Nicholls
    04:44 365 Poems for Life by Allie Esiri
    06:00 Titles Ruin Everything by Kenza Samir and Aubrey Graham
    07:04 The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
    07:21 You’ll Be The Death Of Me by Karen M. McManus
    08:03 Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers
    08:58 Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
    10:44 The Year of the Runaway by Sanjeev Sahota
    11:47 Milk and Honey by Rupi Kuar
    11:51 A Man Called One by Fredrik Backman
    12:36 We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
    13:21 The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak
    13:48 Just Kids by Patti Smith
    13:54 getting savage
    14:09 Terms and Conditions by Lauren Asher
    14:41 Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell
    15:20 Just A Boy by Maeve Henry
    15:38 Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
    15:48 The Dog of the North by Elizabeth Mckenzie
    16:04 Are You Watching by Vincent Ralph
    16:30 House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
    18:00 The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
    18:57 The Names They Gave Us by Emery Lord
    20:00 [ad] Squarespace
    21:03 A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers
    22:00 Blood Will Be Born by Gary Donnelly
    22:37 The Book Lovers Quiz Book
    22:50 The List By Naomi Adegoke
    25:33 The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
    26:06 The Nun by Denis Diderot
    26:50 Jonhson’s Dictionary
    27:44 Hitlers Willing Executioners by Daniel Goldhagen
    30:20 Joan Didion

Komentáře • 772

  • @amymcsharry9706
    @amymcsharry9706 Před 3 měsíci +907

    Imagine going to a charity shop to buy a book and walking home with annotations from your fave booktuber

  • @bethanyj1116
    @bethanyj1116 Před 3 měsíci +2160

    I have never wanted to know the location of a charity shop so badly 😂

    • @psyduck_007
      @psyduck_007 Před 3 měsíci +8

      ahh same😫

    • @piramar1211
      @piramar1211 Před 3 měsíci +36

      sameee, i would love to have one of his annotated copies

    • @wovencoven
      @wovencoven Před 3 měsíci +13

      He could sell on Depop!

    • @karybooks
      @karybooks Před 3 měsíci +48

      Yes, but people would just flip them for lots of money, so I love that these books just get new homes to get admired for their content, and not just because they were Jack's :)

    • @balkanwitch5747
      @balkanwitch5747 Před 3 měsíci +3

      @@karybooks you're right, didn't think about that loool

  • @emmasamuel6355
    @emmasamuel6355 Před 3 měsíci +1225

    the transition from drake's 'book' to The Tattooist of Auschwitz gave me whiplash 😂

    • @bladepanthera
      @bladepanthera Před 3 měsíci +63

      Can't believe he didn't get rid of both copies 😂. Jack could probably take a pic of each page and in 20 mins photoshop them all into an A5 sized pic for reference haha.

    • @Clorala
      @Clorala Před 3 měsíci

      I had to pause and take a minute lol. Like I'm still thinking about what a douche Drake is, I'm not ready to hear about the Holocaust

    • @jenniferpalmer5130
      @jenniferpalmer5130 Před 3 měsíci +5

      That book was horrible to get through I dnf it so fast. It was dry, boring and the text size was tiny. I don't think I got through the first 100 pages

  • @caramim95
    @caramim95 Před 3 měsíci +1528

    Jack having a breakdown because of SJM's titles is something I never knew I would relate to :))

    • @neojuns3852
      @neojuns3852 Před 3 měsíci +146

      'these aren't even linked' oh boy do i have news for you

    • @marta3215
      @marta3215 Před 3 měsíci +9

      ​@@neojuns3852 WAIT THEY ARE?? Cause I read one of them and HATED it and haven't read more even tho I have another one on my self ☠️

    • @mysticcat22
      @mysticcat22 Před 3 měsíci

      @@marta3215 I gave up on her books, but I heard she did a crossover with Feyre for Crescent City 2, thereby linking both universes🥲

    • @AlexiaMarielle
      @AlexiaMarielle Před 2 měsíci +5

      @@marta3215 SJM I find isn’t very good at starting her series, but once you get through the beginning book or two, you can’t put them down 😂

    • @SamanthaNeersoo
      @SamanthaNeersoo Před 2 měsíci +2

      What irks me even more though is that silver flames doesn’t follow the pattern, like you can’t do it for 4 books in a series and then just not do it for the 5th, at that point it’s the format of the series and you have to carry on

  • @alvatillback9263
    @alvatillback9263 Před 3 měsíci +325

    I'm Swedish and I've heard that the reason they changed the name of A Man Called Ove was because we already have a Swedish adaptation with the original name and out of respect to the original crew they didn't want to just make a replacement, but their own take on it instead. So the name change is to distance it a little from the Swedish adaptation.

    • @deendrew36
      @deendrew36 Před 3 měsíci +18

      Totally makes sense. That Swedish production was excellent.

    • @itsalladream5559
      @itsalladream5559 Před 2 měsíci +7

      Also I theorize that they found the name "ove" was too unfamiliar for Americans, so they wouldn't get interested. Even worse, it looks super similar to the word "Love" so they'd think " a man named Love? thats way too cheesy, im not interested"

    • @sayasims886
      @sayasims886 Před 2 měsíci +7

      ​​@@itsalladream5559funny you mention it because Love is a swedish male name 😂 it is pronounced something like Lou-v-eh

  • @asahdo
    @asahdo Před 3 měsíci +253

    😂 i love how the Nazi story includes the line “I don’t feel like it was my fault because I was just doing what I was told”

  • @queenbutterfly1738
    @queenbutterfly1738 Před 3 měsíci +362

    The Lies We Tell Ourselves by Jack Edwards needs to be a thing.

  • @hannahloftus8385
    @hannahloftus8385 Před 3 měsíci +914

    *referring to sarah j maas books* “and they’re not even connected!” ooh boy, who’s directing him to cari can read’s plot summaries 🤣🤣

    • @Rileyw239
      @Rileyw239 Před 3 měsíci +55

      I had the same thought! Like who’s gonna tell him?

    • @yingx4139
      @yingx4139 Před 3 měsíci +6

      I don't really understand; I've read the ACOTAR (well 3 of the books and gave up), are the books meant to be connected and did Cari can read mentioned it or does cari can read agree with this

    • @hannahloftus8385
      @hannahloftus8385 Před 3 měsíci

      without spoiling, short answer is: yes, acotar and crescent city books are connected. when cari can read does her plot summaries, she gives us the facts (she doesn't speculate on plot points) @@yingx4139

    • @Melissa-sx9vh
      @Melissa-sx9vh Před 3 měsíci +32

      @@yingx4139 !!! spoiler for all of SJM's books !!!
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      At the end of Crescent City 2 it becomes a multiverse where the main character goes to the universe of ACOTAR and meets some of the main characters from this series and in her first series Throne of Glass, a character sees Rhysand and a pregnant Feyre while "falling" through worlds.

    • @yingx4139
      @yingx4139 Před 3 měsíci +3

      @@Melissa-sx9vh oooh interesting, thanks for explaining :)

  • @JamesMorfa
    @JamesMorfa Před 3 měsíci +399

    There's a good game to be made out of coming up with Sarah J Maas titles. It's too much fun. EG: "A sea of time and toadstools", "A fall of swans and soldiers", "A cauldron of nuns and pitchforks."

    • @mossmother64
      @mossmother64 Před 3 měsíci +89

      A Bowl of Mac and Cheese. A Plate of Cheese and Crackers (yes, I love cheese. What about it?)

    • @wa11ie
      @wa11ie Před 3 měsíci +33

      a shelf of fear and sadness (the one where they do it in the thriller section)

    • @missdragon5892
      @missdragon5892 Před 3 měsíci +14

      A game of titles and wordplay
      A book of romance and fantasy

    • @klatskyn
      @klatskyn Před 3 měsíci +13

      A cat of claws and purrs

    • @nanimaonovi2528
      @nanimaonovi2528 Před 3 měsíci +18

      The Library of Duplicates and Drama

  • @rory_gilmores_coffee
    @rory_gilmores_coffee Před 3 měsíci +951

    ah, yes, Francis Bueller's Day Off (the little known sequel to the 80s classic) hahah

    • @jbriaz
      @jbriaz Před 3 měsíci +79

      I'm pretty sure he also mixed up the original title of Harry Potter with the changed title.

    • @TofuDinoNugs
      @TofuDinoNugs Před 3 měsíci +8

      Maybe it’s a British thing!

    • @sylviagaspari2332
      @sylviagaspari2332 Před 3 měsíci +9

      I came to make this exact comment! 😂

    • @jayb5514
      @jayb5514 Před 3 měsíci +6

      i want to watch this sequel

    • @puggarok
      @puggarok Před 3 měsíci +10

      lol I was looking in the comments for this 😂

  • @jjingyu2646
    @jjingyu2646 Před 3 měsíci +143

    Our taste in books doesn’t even match but you are such a good and smooth talker that I cannot not watch your every video. Its so fun to listen to you rant about your likes and dislikes.

  • @connieharper5730
    @connieharper5730 Před 3 měsíci +168

    Harry Potter was always called “philosopher’s stone” and only got changed to “sorcerer’s” when published in the US, I think cause it was gonna be a more interesting/appealing title to that audience of people? I’m from Australia and always known it as philosopher’s!

    • @Random-vd8wu
      @Random-vd8wu Před 3 měsíci +23

      yeah i think he just mixed them up on the spot and meant to say that "sorcerer's" was the ridiculous one

    • @dubbingsync
      @dubbingsync Před 3 měsíci +2

      @@Random-vd8wudefinitely he case. Not the only scrambled word in this video.

    • @citlalialvarado666
      @citlalialvarado666 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Funny, if I think of the title in English I think "sorcerer's", but if I think of it in Spanish is "philosopher's", since the spanish translation is "filosofal" which is the literal word

    • @tjohannam
      @tjohannam Před 3 měsíci +2

      In Germany the title for the first HP is "Der Stein der Weisen" (the stone of the wise/sage), nothing about a sorcerer here either.

    • @emmanarotzky6565
      @emmanarotzky6565 Před 3 měsíci +2

      When I read the US versions as a kid I assumed that JKR had tried to rip off the idea of the philosophers stone but rebrand it with a new name hoping no one would notice. Then I found out that was the one mistake she wasn’t guilty of!

  • @vnssdelima
    @vnssdelima Před 3 měsíci +201

    I had no space in my home for books, and it hurts my heart to see them collecting dust in a corner, so I decided to donate them to my local library. If I ever need to reread one, it's just around the block and better kept.

    • @Julia-kk7ph
      @Julia-kk7ph Před 3 měsíci +19

      lol so smart, just relocating your collection to the library... definitely taking notes...

  • @the1disaster
    @the1disaster Před 3 měsíci +88

    Getting rid of books because they seem haunted is something I didn't expect, but I am 100% on board with
    (also I know someone who would LOVE some cursed books, so donating them is a very good idea!)

  • @madisonelizabeth329
    @madisonelizabeth329 Před 3 měsíci +158

    Based on your reading taste, I wouldn’t say you’re missing out on Terms and Conditions. I personally quite enjoyed it, and it can be read as a standalone, but knowing what you like to read, I don’t know how much you really would have enjoyed it.

  • @LotteAtena
    @LotteAtena Před 3 měsíci +84

    As someone who couldn't even think about doing this a couple of years ago, in December I decided to do an unhaul and I took out of my shelves around 400 books that were just sitting there... I still have more than a thousand, but 400 books are A LOT of books and I felt quite good. It was a freeing experience :))).

  • @user-hm3gv7lp3v
    @user-hm3gv7lp3v Před 3 měsíci +375

    well that’s an insane title

  • @leonardo.diCATio
    @leonardo.diCATio Před měsícem +6

    18:30 I read a copy of this book that was a gorgeous green cloth bound book with bee engravings in the cover, sprayed edges, and bee artwork throughout.

  • @twinny555
    @twinny555 Před 3 měsíci +760

    I hope this title is some kind of click bait 😫

    • @t0ebeans
      @t0ebeans Před 3 měsíci +86

      Yeah. It was.

    • @twinny555
      @twinny555 Před 3 měsíci +17

      @@t0ebeans sure was

    • @Aigra
      @Aigra Před 3 měsíci +53

      Of course it is. You don't just unhaul your whole personality. >>

    • @twinny555
      @twinny555 Před 3 měsíci +5

      @@Aigra I was well aware it was, I was just expressing in a roundabout way how awful it would be if it wasn’t. You really don’t need to take everything you read quite so literally.

    • @Aigra
      @Aigra Před 3 měsíci +14

      @@twinny555Maybe take your own advice and don't take my reply quite so literally either. But thanks for the laughs.

  • @Souvlaki_trash
    @Souvlaki_trash Před 3 měsíci +84

    As someone who's both read A Man Called Ove in Swedish and seen the original Swedish adaptations, A Man Called Otto is sadly pretty underwhelming. The original film is absolutely devastating

    • @paulinebelford2645
      @paulinebelford2645 Před 3 měsíci +5

      I agree so much with this! Fredrik Backman writes beautifully and I think something gets lost in translation.

    • @andie1040
      @andie1040 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Absolutely correct!

    • @JustLisaLife
      @JustLisaLife Před 2 měsíci

      The book was such a beautiful surprise! I keep recommending it

  • @an33y
    @an33y Před 3 měsíci +61

    "Being a magpie I love shiny things." Relatable 😁

  • @alisonnicholson8060
    @alisonnicholson8060 Před 3 měsíci +155

    When Marie Kondo the says own 30 books, I think, "Oh good, 30 in each genre, 30 on my bedside table, 30 to be read while camping...I am a retired vicar and I live in a condo, basically, a cupboard with a bathroom. I use the library and listen to audio books, but, the best is a book that is yours alone and every so often a good clear out to donate and share.

    • @joreneereads
      @joreneereads Před 3 měsíci +47

      Fun fact (only to me lol), she did not say that people should keep 30 books! She said she prefers to keep that many because she’s not that much of a reader, but “a book lover may not need anything but books”

    • @jolienvandamme2909
      @jolienvandamme2909 Před 3 měsíci +12

      Her philosophy is more like if it sparks joy keep it if it doesn’t, donate it.

    • @alisonnicholson8060
      @alisonnicholson8060 Před 3 měsíci +8

      I have read Kondo. Perhaps my humour did not hit the mark. I was not criticising the philosophy of joy, but making fun of my own indulgence. At 72, your things do not always spark joy, but more often break your heart with memory.

    • @joreneereads
      @joreneereads Před 3 měsíci +3

      @@alisonnicholson8060 oh i definitely got the humor, i just see people saying that all the time about Marie kondo thinking she actually said that so i for some reason felt obligated to chime in lol

  • @tilda754
    @tilda754 Před 3 měsíci +57

    I feel like this video needs a part 2🙈 alsooo the sarah j.maas title slanders I stand by because WHAT?

  • @aristotle_wowza
    @aristotle_wowza Před 3 měsíci +121

    I could never have done this. I would have chosen 2 books to donate and then proceed to feel guilty for only having 2 books to donate. I cant help it, I’m too attached. Good on you though, I’m glad it’s for a good cause :)

    • @deli5194
      @deli5194 Před 3 měsíci +13

      tbf most of them were duplicates

    • @heather9130
      @heather9130 Před 3 měsíci +9

      I'm the exact opposite. I donate books I think I'll never read again, regret it and re-purchase them new. What? I used to do the same thing with hard copies of my game collection. I finally learned that even if I think I'm done with something, give it 5 years. My husband is very grounding, he won't let me get rid of anything lol.

  • @joshuacoldwater
    @joshuacoldwater Před 3 měsíci +87

    The original Harry Potter Book was “Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone”. Scholastic had a meeting with JK regarding the meaning of the word Philosopher in the US. They were afraid that kids would associate the stone with Philosophy and that is going down the wrong route. They also feared releasing “accurate information” that could lead to a mass of children going to extremes. The accuracy was regarding “Nicholas Flamel” he, in real life, was a French scribe who believed in and practiced alchemy. When he died he believed in the “Philosopher’s Stone”. This is extremely interesting that JK included some ACTUAL history in her first book, that being said, The US is a different beast. Parents were already upset that kids were reading books about magic, if there had been REAL information about Alchemy and a stone that they believe(d) actually could be created then parents would lose their minds. So, it became Sorcery and a Sorcerer’s Stone. Think of the negative impact that a Sorcerer could have, then think of the negative impact a Philosopher could have.
    It may seem like a small change, but it makes a HUGE difference. Even our favorite books in the series, and films in the movies are different than those outside of The US.

    • @xfranczeskax
      @xfranczeskax Před 3 měsíci +8

      Well, they need to be told to not microwave hamsters, so....

    • @jbriaz
      @jbriaz Před 3 měsíci +10

      While dated, a notable opposing example is the original title in the UK of Agatha Christie's "And There Were None." Even at that time, US publishers refused to give it that title.

    • @_jolie_
      @_jolie_ Před 3 měsíci +7

      France literally renamed it "Harry Potter at the School of Wizards"

    • @eleanoreliz
      @eleanoreliz Před 3 měsíci +2

      @@_jolie_ Scholastic wanted to call it Harry Potter and the School of Magic! Rowling said no to that and Sorcerer's Stone was the end pick.

    • @idaeie
      @idaeie Před 3 měsíci +4

      In norwegian it is translated to "Harry Potter and the Stone of the Wise", which I think is a good translation of the original title. It would even argue it feels more child friendly.

  • @meg8259
    @meg8259 Před 3 měsíci +30

    re: the haunted copy of the nun
    with some older books, only the top edge was sprayed because it helped to keep dust from collecting on it!!

  • @liv97497
    @liv97497 Před 3 měsíci +18

    I've done a few of these and it feels great. I've donated to a school library, choosing books aimed mostly for teens that I loved reading but probably would never touch again, and to a community center, choosing a variety of titles for all ages. There are books in your bookshelf very unlikely to ever be read again and being able to foster someone else's love of reading is a wonderful thing!

  • @SevenUnwokenDreams
    @SevenUnwokenDreams Před 3 měsíci +11

    I donated hundreds of books last year. I used to want a home library, a whole room full of books. But I've changed, and now I only want books that I absolutely love, and want to or have read more than once. Books I am proud to own, books that mean a lot to me. So when some hypothetical book lover comes to visit me and looks at my shelves, they will essentially be seeing my biography.

  • @luisa864
    @luisa864 Před 3 měsíci +21

    Jack you should check out the US covers for TJR books!!! they look wayyyy better, i have literally no clue why the UK always tie dyes TJR book covers😭 it’s so interesting how the UK stays so consistent with it too, I wonder if it has something to do with the consumer market or reaching a different target audience? idkkk

  • @Solarstormflare
    @Solarstormflare Před 3 měsíci +29

    i love spayed edges, especially purple edges on paperbacks!! I have started diying spayed edges on my books and it is so fun!!

    • @idaeie
      @idaeie Před 3 měsíci +1

      That is so cool! Did you just figure it out how to do it or follow a tutorial or something?

  • @user-ce2pl1mj4y
    @user-ce2pl1mj4y Před 3 měsíci +38

    Scaffolding by Seamus Heaney was in the my GCSE exam for unseen poetry don’t even I shudder every time I come across this poem

    • @zaracouchman4550
      @zaracouchman4550 Před 3 měsíci +2

      Same haha, but we were really lucky to have done it in class when we were doing unseen practise 🤣

  • @basementmosh
    @basementmosh Před 3 měsíci +73

    FRANCIS BUELLER?!?!?

    • @suissesse5460
      @suissesse5460 Před 3 měsíci +6

      I have decided that he was talking about Ferris' English counterpart 😂

    • @sharonlightfoot9921
      @sharonlightfoot9921 Před 3 měsíci +3

      Ahhhh- Frances Buellers’ Day Off , the little known prequel to Ferriis Buellers’ Day Off- set in 1940,s Aristocrat England 😂😂😂

    • @rachelmerrie
      @rachelmerrie Před 3 měsíci

      I thought I heard him say that!! I had to keep going back and re-listen.

  • @caramim95
    @caramim95 Před 3 měsíci +67

    My heart went pitter patter pitter patter

  • @kaitlynnelson2139
    @kaitlynnelson2139 Před 3 měsíci +14

    The American cover of Secret Life of Bees is actually cute! You should see if you can find that one because it is a great read

  • @greyskiesartify
    @greyskiesartify Před 3 měsíci +20

    I love that halfway through he just starts roasting everything 😂

  • @chan-yj3ey
    @chan-yj3ey Před 3 měsíci +26

    The secret life of bees cover with the honey jar and yellow spine is much better than the one you have! I do think it’s a pretty good book so you should give it a chance if you look into the other cover!

    • @omdhdk
      @omdhdk Před 3 měsíci +1

      I loved the movie and tried reading the book but I found it really boring to read :/

    • @chan-yj3ey
      @chan-yj3ey Před 3 měsíci +2

      @@omdhdk that’s understandable it is definitely on the slower more character focused side which isn’t for everyone

    • @runrgrl35
      @runrgrl35 Před měsícem

      The cover you’re talking about is the U.S. version of the book. I know cause I have it and loved it😉🐝

  • @teamoxfordcomma
    @teamoxfordcomma Před 3 měsíci +11

    Terms & Conditions is the second book in a trilogy of interconnected standalones (each book featuring a different brother). You absolutely don't need to read The Fine Print to enjoy Terms & Conditions... that said, knowing your taste, I doubt you'd like it. I love it/the whole series, but I'm a die-hard romance reader.

  • @Rrrrr370
    @Rrrrr370 Před 3 měsíci +4

    One of mye fave Fredrik Backman books that I highly recommend is «my grandmother asked me to tell you she’s sorry». It is such a heartfelt and charming book!

  • @sascha1493
    @sascha1493 Před 3 měsíci +62

    yesss!! i plan on doing a purge this summer!
    by then i'll have finished my lit degree and can finally get rid of all the books i didn't like and will never need again hehe

    • @the1disaster
      @the1disaster Před 3 měsíci +8

      Getting rid of uni books is soooo cathartic! I actually kept a few, because I liked them a lot, but most of them? To the charity shop!

    • @Poohtle
      @Poohtle Před měsícem

      I know that feeling. Getting rid of Heart of Darkness brought me deep joy! 😅

  • @shreya...007
    @shreya...007 Před 3 měsíci +11

    12:14
    The original is Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone!!!!! Not the other way round.
    I'm way too obsessed with this fact.

  • @lafayettethebaguette1418
    @lafayettethebaguette1418 Před 3 měsíci +78

    what is up with the editing nowadays? feel like this isn't the first video of jack's to have multiple takes of the same line included

    • @lafayettethebaguette1418
      @lafayettethebaguette1418 Před 3 měsíci +16

      no hate, just commenting in case he genuinely doesn't know

    • @madisonelizabeth329
      @madisonelizabeth329 Před 3 měsíci +16

      I was wondering too, I always think I’m going crazy

    • @aliciaohara8794
      @aliciaohara8794 Před 3 měsíci +9

      Multiple times in this video did he say something- go to a cut and basically re-say the same thing again. I thought my app was glitching!!

  • @Maya-iv9iy
    @Maya-iv9iy Před 3 měsíci +15

    Jack babes both those sjm series are linked😭

  • @giwilreker
    @giwilreker Před 3 měsíci +6

    This has motivated me. My parents are moving and downsiszing. I'm helping them sort out books, deciding which charity some of them will go to, including some books coming to me, so I need to make space for those.

  • @saskiap.1395
    @saskiap.1395 Před 3 měsíci +4

    Regarding the only black top at 26:39 it does actually have a purpose! Sprayed edges aren't just pretty, they seal the pages so they don't absorb as much moisture which leads to them not attracting as much dust. Which is also why only the tops are painted sometimes (since that's the side which is most exposed usually)

  • @ilovekpop39
    @ilovekpop39 Před 3 měsíci +10

    Terms and Conditions can be read as a standalone.
    And I so agree on that Gone With the Wind cover! It's spooky.😅

  • @pecky_peck
    @pecky_peck Před 3 měsíci +44

    i started having heart palpitations after reading the title

  • @maxallaire7113
    @maxallaire7113 Před 3 měsíci +43

    I find doing this so cathartic!

  • @asmrbookishness
    @asmrbookishness Před 3 měsíci +8

    I did a big unhaul like six months ago and now all those books are just sitting on the floor of my closet. Thanks for the reminder that step two is getting them out of my house. 😅

    • @ciannacoleman5125
      @ciannacoleman5125 Před 3 měsíci

      Ah, the hardest step 😂 Why is it taking the books to either a thrift shop or used bookstore feels like more effort than the purge?

    • @asmrbookishness
      @asmrbookishness Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@ciannacoleman5125 lol, I don’t know why but it definitely does.

  • @igameronka3419
    @igameronka3419 Před 3 měsíci +2

    the nun looks like somebody (a bookbinder) had handmade binded it or it is just old and books used to be made that way! the edge is sprayed only at the top, because back in the day people did that not to make the book look pretty but to hide the fact that there is dust on the top part (with colored top it is less visible I suppose). As a bookbinder myself I also put designs on the top edge only when I am making a book.
    With the cardboard box/sleeve, how it looks in terms of colors and all I would say it is either made to look handmade and in kinda oldschool way or a bookbinder actually made it themselves :3

  • @purplexzombie3371
    @purplexzombie3371 Před 3 měsíci +2

    My shelves are all my faces and sentimental books and some tbr. I don't keep books that don't make me happy and tbh it is a wonderful feeling looking at my shelves and seeing only stories I love and am excited for

  • @kimswhims8435
    @kimswhims8435 Před 3 měsíci +13

    Good to do this regularly, I do it about 4 times a year. I think there's a lot of value in following up haul videos and 12months later a revisit to those hauls and if those ones are no longer loved, off they choof.

  • @strawberry1340
    @strawberry1340 Před 3 měsíci +2

    i 100% agree that sprayed edges look so better on hardback than paperback. I absolutely love spayed edges but on paperback books it looks kinda awkward and bit a weird to me sometimes.

  • @olliehprvclw
    @olliehprvclw Před 3 měsíci +1

    Jack!!! Snow flower and the secret fan is such a wonderful story of love, friendship, hardship and how easy it is to loose it all. You should definitely read it someday.

  • @spwarren95
    @spwarren95 Před 3 měsíci +24

    Snow Flower and the Secret Fan is definitely worth a read! All of Lisa See's books are great

    • @Indie_witch10
      @Indie_witch10 Před 3 měsíci

      I agree!

    • @midsomernights
      @midsomernights Před 3 měsíci

      My favorite Lisa See book. Read it so long ago but I remember it so well - wish he would give it a shot!

    • @DreamyJuly17
      @DreamyJuly17 Před 3 měsíci

      Couldn't agree more!! It was sad to see that one go...

    • @alexisschroeder6577
      @alexisschroeder6577 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Yes I came here to say this also!

    • @hellarogue
      @hellarogue Před 3 měsíci

      Yes, I was looking for your comment, like thiis book is so beautiful 🥺

  • @ramiet16
    @ramiet16 Před 3 měsíci +6

    I’ve never seen that cover of Secret Life of Bees before. The cover with a jar of honey on a window sill is pretty and deserves the read.

    • @angelameade6635
      @angelameade6635 Před 3 měsíci +1

      This is the comment I was looking for! I’m like… Jack, I’ll send you mine!

  • @oliveheadwhoa
    @oliveheadwhoa Před 3 měsíci +4

    30:05 "I was just doing what I was told" interesting argument given the subject 😅😂

  • @user-ob4vh8yg5d
    @user-ob4vh8yg5d Před 3 měsíci

    The names they gave us really hooked me in! The writing was easy to fly through. Good choice keeping it

  • @emmal7510
    @emmal7510 Před 3 měsíci +3

    Last Ikea thing that was a serious pita for me to assemble at least had the decency to be a little more complicated than a bookcase.
    FYI, If you ever need to assemble a Tigerfink, insert the last piece way before the instructions tell you to. It's so hard to get in position at that point, I'm certain that no one tried out the instructions.

  • @juliarosetwamley
    @juliarosetwamley Před 3 měsíci +10

    The way my heart sank to the bottom of the earth when I saw the title in the notification

  • @kelleysullivan8908
    @kelleysullivan8908 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Snow Flower and the Secret Fan is one of my favorites. It’s sooo good.

  • @ReadRe-sellRepeat
    @ReadRe-sellRepeat Před 2 měsíci +1

    Sprayed edges can be a nightmare on paperbacks especially if they get damp - I have one book from a charity shop that looks like it has bled out, and it wasn't even a murder mystery!

  • @AdorableLittleHeart
    @AdorableLittleHeart Před 3 měsíci +15

    I love building Ikea stuff! I'll come finish it for you and build that new shelf lol

  • @dianaisme
    @dianaisme Před 3 měsíci +2

    I love doing this! Great video

  • @bertfechner417
    @bertfechner417 Před 2 měsíci +1

    You can get custom made dust jackets for hardcover books. I don't know where but I've seen people with them so someone's making them.

  • @lostaj7287
    @lostaj7287 Před 3 měsíci +17

    The title-shaming is sooo real

  • @turkeyrunner712
    @turkeyrunner712 Před měsícem +1

    The Secret Life of Bees is a really good book. If you ever pursue it, you’ll have to go for the US cover. It looks like a watercolor painting of an open jar of honey on a windowsill with a bee flying above it. The jar also has a label depicting the Black Madonna, which is important to the story. Overall, the US cover is much more aesthetically pleasing. 🍯🐝

  • @MJ_1013
    @MJ_1013 Před 3 měsíci +4

    Snow flower and the secret fan was pretty good in my humble opinion!!

  • @nerd26373
    @nerd26373 Před 3 měsíci

    We appreciate your dedication and hard work. You'll always have our support.

  • @amandasedaka
    @amandasedaka Před 3 měsíci +4

    PLEASE read family of liars it’s one of my favorites of all time. The quotes will have you melting

  • @Emsqr
    @Emsqr Před 3 měsíci +37

    The title had me gasping for a second

  • @secretaryofttpd
    @secretaryofttpd Před 3 měsíci +38

    stop i was so scared

  • @chocolateoreo6489
    @chocolateoreo6489 Před 3 měsíci

    We love this for Jack, I hope you keep books you adore though❤

  • @elliemayride760
    @elliemayride760 Před 3 měsíci +3

    I love Frederik backman. His novella the way home get longer and longer is so beautiful, you should really read it

  • @Prissy.6
    @Prissy.6 Před 3 měsíci +2

    I’m in America and my copy of The Secret Life of Bees is gorgeous, and also the book itself is breathtaking. Would recommend ordering!

  • @Courtney6
    @Courtney6 Před 3 měsíci +10

    FYI Jack- Taylor Jenkins Reid and Sarah J Maas support Israel. It seems you haven’t seen the callouts of authors in the book community but there are more as well and it’s best to not support them.

  • @LadyBlades
    @LadyBlades Před 3 měsíci +2

    I have a copy of Secret Life of Bees that has bees and honey jars on the cover. There's still blue going on though. I loved that book. I read it for a summer reading program as a kid and then bought 2 copies by accident to own and read again

  • @bno_wall5319
    @bno_wall5319 Před 3 měsíci +2

    if its any consolation (or enabling): terms and conditions is the "second" book in the series, but the three books surround three brothers (one brother per book). it's a different story from the first, and you can honestly read it as a stand alone. there's SOME spoilers for the first book (as in like vague mentions) but tbh, it's nothing that isn't already predictable.

  • @jazzediceberg1175
    @jazzediceberg1175 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Can't believe the one poem you turned to was Scaffolding, you're giving me flashbacks to GCSE unseen poetry!

  • @deborahlee7496
    @deborahlee7496 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Snow flower and the secret fan is soooo good

  • @harrietpotts5195
    @harrietpotts5195 Před 3 měsíci

    The names they gave us has been my favourite book since I was like 16 and it gave me whiplash to hear it mentioned in a video

  • @LibraryLizard
    @LibraryLizard Před 2 měsíci +1

    You could’ve just glued some paper sunglasses on Scarlet. 😋
    “This book is taking up prime real estate”. I get that. ❤

  • @smallgreenlimabean
    @smallgreenlimabean Před 3 měsíci +7

    7:40
    I thought it was funny that you called it Francis Bueller's Day Off 😂

  • @crystalmather5448
    @crystalmather5448 Před 3 měsíci +34

    As an SJM girlie who just finished House of Blood and Earth…. You’re not missing out on anything by not reading it 😬

    • @LC-fx2lo
      @LC-fx2lo Před 3 měsíci +2

      Oh no, I just go the whole series for Christmas and hadn’t started it yet 😢

    • @GenevieveMason
      @GenevieveMason Před 3 měsíci +7

      @@LC-fx2lo reading it right now and I'm loving it!! definitely give it a chance!

    • @holly2585
      @holly2585 Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@LC-fx2lo don't listen, it's not for everyone but i love it and so do many others

    • @alexandralynne4073
      @alexandralynne4073 Před 3 měsíci +1

      My favorite SJM series and the only one where the weird titles make full sense to me

  • @letsHugElefanten
    @letsHugElefanten Před 3 měsíci +2

    Daisy Jones and the Six actually has a gorgeous cover, it's the one where you only see the face and wavy hair of a woman, and the title is at the bottom while the author's name is at the top (or vice versa, but not in the middle). It gives me major 70s vibes I love it

  • @laurenschenck5355
    @laurenschenck5355 Před 3 měsíci

    Good job Jack so important to donate and get rid of books you need anymore and to libraries too ❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @catherine906
    @catherine906 Před 3 měsíci +3

    anyone who did the gcse 2023 exam series had scaffolding by Heaney as the unseen poem !! i loved writing about it xx

  • @kaamn1829
    @kaamn1829 Před 2 měsíci +1

    omg, i've got the same problem and after the third time accidentally buying a second full-priced copy of a book i already owned, i've just started keeping a spreadsheet. 😔😒😅 it works really well actually and is very fun though. if i have multiple editions i want to keep, i just note down the details of each. it's practically fixed my problem since i can't recall doing this again since i started, not unless it was on purpose. the only downside is manually inputting all my previously owned books is a slog and i'm still not through it, but new book i bring home, i just put in there, and every time i pull out an old book, i throw that in there as well. it gives me a chance to mark them as mine too, so it's great.

  • @bookbuttetfly_muds
    @bookbuttetfly_muds Před 3 měsíci +1

    the amount of times I wished that we could annotate videos whilst watching this was insane, some of the some jack said was so unhinged and i was loving it 😭😭😭

  • @lauraf.484
    @lauraf.484 Před 3 měsíci +1

    15:46 I read Lisa See's book and is very good. If you sent it already to the charity shop listen it on audiobook 😊

  • @minou21
    @minou21 Před 3 měsíci

    Jack, you have no idea how much I wish I could help you with making IKEA furniture and organizing things(if you wanted that), because that is like...ONE OF MY FAVOURITE THINGS TO DO. Even when I was watching your videos of when you were ma,ing the shelves I just wanted to jump thru the screen and help you along😭😭😭

  • @smithsfan01
    @smithsfan01 Před 3 měsíci +3

    wasnt harry potter 1 always called philosophers stone??? it was changed to sorcerers for the americans im pretty sure

  • @the1disaster
    @the1disaster Před 3 měsíci

    I did three separate culls of my books leading up to moving home - I had too many books to feasibly take with me, and there's a great library near where I'm moving to, so the charity shops have been eating well these past few months!
    It feels a little bit bad to get rid of some of them, some of the books were really nice editions, but I knew I wasn't going to read them again, and I'd rather save room for books I REALLY love (you can prise my James Baldwin out of my cold dead hands and not a moment sooner)

  • @no_where_land9947
    @no_where_land9947 Před 3 měsíci

    I did this with my books recently! I still have almost a library worth of books, but it felt good to donate the ones I knew I’d never touch

  • @jenniferkate7167
    @jenniferkate7167 Před 3 měsíci +4

    did anyone notice 'the book lovers quiz book' "duplicate" had a big fat 2 on it??? looks like a sequel jack!!

  • @fashionjackie
    @fashionjackie Před 3 měsíci

    Jack, I recently read all of TJR novels, there are pretty covers (usually 1st/2nd editions) out there!!! They’re just incredibly hard to find now 😭

  • @yohan505
    @yohan505 Před 3 měsíci +1

    10:30 funnily enough, the brazilian version of this book is EXACTLY how you described it!!

  • @ionacampbell2591
    @ionacampbell2591 Před 3 měsíci

    Always interesting to see how other people visualise books / characters and covers - would be interesting to do a ‘actual cover vs cover as I envisage it’ type thing!

  • @m.i7211
    @m.i7211 Před měsícem

    The penguin books version of The Secret Life of Bees has a gorgeous cover! It's a painting of a jar of honey on a windowsill, with a solitary bee flying by it. It’s so much better than the one you had lol.

  • @bladepanthera
    @bladepanthera Před 3 měsíci +2

    Talking about One Day and bad random endings... I can deal with the shocking incident, but I reaaaallllyy don't like what happens after that (not the flashback chapters, the essentially epilogue ones). I notice this part was excluded from the TV series and my friend said it isn't in the film either. It really annoyed me and made me immensely dislike the male lead. Urgh. Tried not to give any spoilers here, hopefully if you know you know 😂

  • @laurajudd5657
    @laurajudd5657 Před 3 měsíci

    My secret life of bees cover is beautiful. You gotta get the Canadian version! It’s a heartwarming book