I'm so thrilled that you're starting a podcast man! I just wanted to check in and make sure that you won't let the fact that you're talking to the authors affect your honest opinion of their books. I really value your thoughts, and I hope you'll continue to be straightforward with your listeners. But well, I know you're a fair and thoughtful person, so I'm not worried. Keep up the great work!
Come here early to say I'd love to see a video of you reading / rating older books found in vintage book stores/charity shops etc. I found two over the weekend from the 20's that had modern story lines and they're fascinating. Also 'The Berry Pickers' - newer book I haven't seen anyone talk about that one and it's amazing.
Has everyone seen the Durham Palatinate (student newspaper) story about Jack’s 1st year uni accom getting a blue plaque 💀 hehehe good story on today’s date ;)
I saw Mother of Strangers somewhere a while ago and it immediately became one of my absolute favorite book covers. Been waiting for it to hit the shelves of my local store since!)
I highly highly recommend Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck from the longlist if you haven't read it already; it's about a destructive romance set against the backdrop of east/west Berlin, and how personal histories weave with national ones. Heartbreaking and brilliant, and Erpenbeck's prose is magnificent.
i'm from burnley which is the town next to pendle so i grew up knowing about the pendle witches, hardly see anyone on booktube talk about them so i'm really excited to hear your thoughts on poems inspired by them! i have a few other recommendations about the witches and the trials if you're interested, fiction and nonfiction 🥰 (the familiars by stacey halls is prob the most known - incorporates a lot of the history but it's not directly about them - amazing book though, defo worth reading!)
I read that Sappho translation at uni it’s really great, I mapped the fragments onto Willow and Tara’s relationship in Buffy it was crazy there were so many direct links to the fragments
I kinda hate that whole trope about the single living twin, maybe because I have a twin sister, but I notice it everywhereee, and so many times being a twin is the whole personality in so many books, can't even think about any good representation.
oh really? aside from harry potter i've only seen a lot in crime shows (thinking miss marple and inspector barnaby off the top of my head) and one set have a good relationship and use their similar looks for theft and the other set has a jealousy and identity thing where one does crime and the other feels bad for him never having any luck and goes to prison in his place. let's not talk about the ones in manga though that's a whole other can of worms
anne Carson is a very talented translator, writer, classicist etc. but (as she discusses herself) her translations are often quite different (she really draws on the concept of translation as reception!). My fav sappho translator is Josephine Balmer, who organises Sappho's collection by theme and is a lot more accessible to someone hoping to learn more about Sappho's poetry
I’ve been wanting to read that Sappho book for literally years. It’s probably the oldest item on my Amazon wishlist. I even saw it at Powell’s when I went on vacation. I need to finally read this book.
Have you ever read the Rosie Trilogy by Graeme Simsion? It's a light read but so funny and I think you will really enjoy it! Btw so excited for the podcast :)
jack i just wanted to ask, what do u do about yellowing books? your library looks soo pristine and i’ve had some books for only a year and their yellowed. plz help
So some pop stars about to release new books - Marina Diamandis and Paloma Faith. Marina will have a book of poetry. Can you please review them? Please 🙏🏼💛
I wonder, if the Silver Bone wins, will it be quite a similar pick thematically to the latest Booker winner the Prophet Song? I've not read either yet so would be interested in the comparison!
Im reading the prophet song at the moment and from what ive seen on the info about silver bone, it seems like the only real similarities would be the whole not being able to trust neighbours and invasive leadership perhaps. The blurb on goodreads sounds more like the context of trusting neighbours is the set up but the a crime mystery to follow with an unusual context setting. Prophet song is quite gentle in my opinion and a bit more about a family managing through an awful situation and sort of intentionally flat to convey the going through motions, loss of joy and carefree feelings and a growing feeling of powerlessness and sort of distancing yourself from life and how we can be outraged and angry and shocked, but also hold that at arms length and sort of desensitise to it - is my perception 2/3rd in at least. I havent read silver bone but i would be surprised if theres many similarities between the lack of trust in community and and imposing leaders. I could be wrong of course! But usually crime mysteries paint wuite a vibrant image and punchy pace, and really draws you in wanting to reveal the answers to the mystery. Which for me is a very very different feeling than i get while reading prophet song. There i feel lile its almost holding itself at arms length and obviously could easily turn the contexr or plot into something dramatic that draws you in and feels pacey. Whereas we sort of have the story but in a slightly detached way. It feels like depression and hopelessness have sort of a growing veil over the plot where im up to if that makes any sense. Itd be easy to make it a book where youre drawn in and feel the drama and tragedies and turns, but it feels like theyve intentionally given you the story but distanced from the full ride and either you arent fully let in the characters minds or theyre hollow shells themselves. Its a very interesting book that feels really deliberate with its choices but with that i was a little surprised it isnt quite the page turner i expected, but intentionally to make it interesting and capture some things almost in the lack of words and whats not there. This could just be completely me of course! I think its one of those books the longer you sit with it the more it burrows into your mind and your consider more sides of it and what you feel of it or how it might feel to experience more accurately, despite sometimes lack of detail. Im stuck awake at 4am so bare with me if this sounds like nonsense! I didnt want to spoil anything but also quite hard to express what i think about it, but just have a feeling silver bone couldnt feel like this book id have thought 🤔 So far ive found prophet song very different from what i expected the reading experience to be. Its also one i find difficult to separate my reading experience from the book itself. So its difficult to know how much my mood and setting while reading has skewed my interpretation. If im not to skewed in my experience i can see why it was a booker prize pick as it feels quite unique and very deliberate and clever with its literary devices. If you read prophet song or both soon and fancy telling me if im talking nonsence of the 4am ramblings, please do 😂
I’ve never heard Fredrik Backman referred to as one of the most important and crucial Swedish writers 😅 I know he’s seen a lot of international success but he’s not one I would think of.
There's a ebook called The Hidden Truths of Wealth, it talks about how using some secret tehniques you can attract a lot of money, it's not some bullshit, it's the real deal. Great video btw
Instead of sharing books you haul/ want to read, why not have read them and give book reviews, like what you were doing in the past. You are sliding. The former is not proof that you have read them. It’s like making a video with zero legitimate content. I could have easily gone to Goodreads or a book store to read the books’ blurb. Pls save yourself while you can, the high life is making you distracted. What drew me to your 2 channels were interesting book reviews and content. Now that’s gone. 🥲
“I’m a fool and it’s April” I want this written on a T-shirt 🫥
r/shirtsthatgohard
A PODCAST? How did I let this one slip?!
love the emoji
A podcast?!?!! This is too exciting. I love your way with words, your humor and your knowledge. You making a podcast is the most perfect thing.
i love that you encourage this parasocial relationship with us. thank you, jack, my best friend who i know very well!
So excited for the podcast!! I already know I’ll be listening to it 24/7 lol
I'm so thrilled that you're starting a podcast man! I just wanted to check in and make sure that you won't let the fact that you're talking to the authors affect your honest opinion of their books. I really value your thoughts, and I hope you'll continue to be straightforward with your listeners. But well, I know you're a fair and thoughtful person, so I'm not worried.
Keep up the great work!
Come here early to say I'd love to see a video of you reading / rating older books found in vintage book stores/charity shops etc. I found two over the weekend from the 20's that had modern story lines and they're fascinating. Also 'The Berry Pickers' - newer book I haven't seen anyone talk about that one and it's amazing.
I just saw Angela @ Angela’s bookcase talk about Berry pickers :)
Has everyone seen the Durham Palatinate (student newspaper) story about Jack’s 1st year uni accom getting a blue plaque 💀 hehehe good story on today’s date ;)
I just saw it before watching this video and I fully believed it lol
omg i already treat all your vids like podcasts so YAY i can listen to your voice even more💗
I saw Mother of Strangers somewhere a while ago and it immediately became one of my absolute favorite book covers. Been waiting for it to hit the shelves of my local store since!)
I am so excited for the podcast!! I'm so pleased for you, Jack! You deserve everything that's coming your way
added all of these to my tbr as per usual when you post a video
I'll have to check out the international booker prize for more recs because everything you said sounds like gold ✨
I highly highly recommend Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck from the longlist if you haven't read it already; it's about a destructive romance set against the backdrop of east/west Berlin, and how personal histories weave with national ones. Heartbreaking and brilliant, and Erpenbeck's prose is magnificent.
if this podcast is an April fools joke... well done. But also how dare you
i'm from burnley which is the town next to pendle so i grew up knowing about the pendle witches, hardly see anyone on booktube talk about them so i'm really excited to hear your thoughts on poems inspired by them! i have a few other recommendations about the witches and the trials if you're interested, fiction and nonfiction 🥰 (the familiars by stacey halls is prob the most known - incorporates a lot of the history but it's not directly about them - amazing book though, defo worth reading!)
I read that Sappho translation at uni it’s really great, I mapped the fragments onto Willow and Tara’s relationship in Buffy it was crazy there were so many direct links to the fragments
Good luck with the preparation of the podcast! You'll do amazing! 🩷🎀💅
I’m dutch and definitely paused and ordered the book in my own language when seeing this in your video. So excited!
Oh no! Sun full shining on the book spines!! 😮
That cover for Mother of Strangers is stunning 💚
The details sound sooo good 😍
Also, can’t wait for your podcast!!
My photo feed is clogged with book screenshots from all your videos, now my phone thinks you are my best friend
I kinda hate that whole trope about the single living twin, maybe because I have a twin sister, but I notice it everywhereee, and so many times being a twin is the whole personality in so many books, can't even think about any good representation.
oh really? aside from harry potter i've only seen a lot in crime shows (thinking miss marple and inspector barnaby off the top of my head) and one set have a good relationship and use their similar looks for theft and the other set has a jealousy and identity thing where one does crime and the other feels bad for him never having any luck and goes to prison in his place. let's not talk about the ones in manga though that's a whole other can of worms
Excited for the pod congrats!
anne Carson is a very talented translator, writer, classicist etc. but (as she discusses herself) her translations are often quite different (she really draws on the concept of translation as reception!). My fav sappho translator is Josephine Balmer, who organises Sappho's collection by theme and is a lot more accessible to someone hoping to learn more about Sappho's poetry
I’ve been wanting to read that Sappho book for literally years. It’s probably the oldest item on my Amazon wishlist. I even saw it at Powell’s when I went on vacation. I need to finally read this book.
Jack, you owe me a milkshake. I laughed out loud at the April Fool’s joke and spat out mouthful of milkshake.
I have "If Not, Winter" coming by Friday and I can't wait to read it!
Just an impromptu book recommendation: The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (a collection of short stories)
The icon Jack posts again❤ yay (: I’m sending you all love!
Have you ever read the Rosie Trilogy by Graeme Simsion? It's a light read but so funny and I think you will really enjoy it! Btw so excited for the podcast :)
Omg Jack the podcast is so exciting I can’t wait!! Congratulations🥳
You need to read Greta and Valdin by Rebecca K Reilly, it's about Russian Maori twins living in Auckland, New Zealand and its so ridiculously good
Wish you all the best with ur reading this month Jack ❤😊❤
jack i just wanted to ask, what do u do about yellowing books? your library looks soo pristine and i’ve had some books for only a year and their yellowed. plz help
Ia Genberg = "eee-ah yehnbehrj" ;) (approximately)
i need to read that details book omg it sound so good
The job panic at 2:01 is so real hahaha
"AM I allowed to talk about the podcast?" Is somehow so incredibly funny of a realization to me, and the way you just go on with it took me OUT
i love you jack
As a Ukrainian i was glad to see a Ukrainian author on ur list 💌
The Details and What Id Rather Not Think About were super disappointing 😔 I haven’t had much luck with this year's long list.
If you want half devastating half funny you HAVE to read a heart that works
May I ask you what is this book about? (Main plot without spoiling) cuz it sounds good
Happy April Fool’s day Jack ❤😊❤
I thought Sappho was a Greek goddess omg 😭😭 I’ve been educated today
Where is the background music?
So some pop stars about to release new books - Marina Diamandis and Paloma Faith. Marina will have a book of poetry. Can you please review them? Please 🙏🏼💛
When will you read Isabel Allende? pleasee
I wonder, if the Silver Bone wins, will it be quite a similar pick thematically to the latest Booker winner the Prophet Song? I've not read either yet so would be interested in the comparison!
Im reading the prophet song at the moment and from what ive seen on the info about silver bone, it seems like the only real similarities would be the whole not being able to trust neighbours and invasive leadership perhaps. The blurb on goodreads sounds more like the context of trusting neighbours is the set up but the a crime mystery to follow with an unusual context setting. Prophet song is quite gentle in my opinion and a bit more about a family managing through an awful situation and sort of intentionally flat to convey the going through motions, loss of joy and carefree feelings and a growing feeling of powerlessness and sort of distancing yourself from life and how we can be outraged and angry and shocked, but also hold that at arms length and sort of desensitise to it - is my perception 2/3rd in at least.
I havent read silver bone but i would be surprised if theres many similarities between the lack of trust in community and and imposing leaders.
I could be wrong of course! But usually crime mysteries paint wuite a vibrant image and punchy pace, and really draws you in wanting to reveal the answers to the mystery. Which for me is a very very different feeling than i get while reading prophet song. There i feel lile its almost holding itself at arms length and obviously could easily turn the contexr or plot into something dramatic that draws you in and feels pacey. Whereas we sort of have the story but in a slightly detached way. It feels like depression and hopelessness have sort of a growing veil over the plot where im up to if that makes any sense. Itd be easy to make it a book where youre drawn in and feel the drama and tragedies and turns, but it feels like theyve intentionally given you the story but distanced from the full ride and either you arent fully let in the characters minds or theyre hollow shells themselves.
Its a very interesting book that feels really deliberate with its choices but with that i was a little surprised it isnt quite the page turner i expected, but intentionally to make it interesting and capture some things almost in the lack of words and whats not there.
This could just be completely me of course! I think its one of those books the longer you sit with it the more it burrows into your mind and your consider more sides of it and what you feel of it or how it might feel to experience more accurately, despite sometimes lack of detail.
Im stuck awake at 4am so bare with me if this sounds like nonsense! I didnt want to spoil anything but also quite hard to express what i think about it, but just have a feeling silver bone couldnt feel like this book id have thought 🤔
So far ive found prophet song very different from what i expected the reading experience to be. Its also one i find difficult to separate my reading experience from the book itself. So its difficult to know how much my mood and setting while reading has skewed my interpretation. If im not to skewed in my experience i can see why it was a booker prize pick as it feels quite unique and very deliberate and clever with its literary devices.
If you read prophet song or both soon and fancy telling me if im talking nonsence of the 4am ramblings, please do 😂
Yo bro
Most of those books were my March reads
I’ve never heard Fredrik Backman referred to as one of the most important and crucial Swedish writers 😅 I know he’s seen a lot of international success but he’s not one I would think of.
Imagine if it was a video featuring just Charles Dickens and the Jenner Sisters?
I'm so looking forward to the podcast! 😃
Now that April is behind us, what was your favorite of these books?
A PODCAST?!?! I-
Jack i need you to post the video again and say your iconi "B-BYYYEE"
i wanna be exited for the podcast but it's april 1st what if its a prank-
Wow i feel so early…
if jack doesn’t like the book i dont like the book
you should be an audible narrator
I would love to know if the podcast is true or not
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Want to or will?
I had a NSFW dream with Jack and I am beyond embarrassed 👀, maybe I shouldn’t be watching his videos before bed?
There's a ebook called The Hidden Truths of Wealth, it talks about how using some secret tehniques you can attract a lot of money, it's not some bullshit, it's the real deal. Great video btw
Sir i beg you it’s Kyiv not Kiev
sorry how do you pronounce that… like keev???
The details is not good
I liked it 🤷♀️
Instead of sharing books you haul/ want to read, why not have read them and give book reviews, like what you were doing in the past. You are sliding. The former is not proof that you have read them. It’s like making a video with zero legitimate content. I could have easily gone to Goodreads or a book store to read the books’ blurb. Pls save yourself while you can, the high life is making you distracted. What drew me to your 2 channels were interesting book reviews and content. Now that’s gone. 🥲