I wish you would talk without that fluid in the background. Does anybody agree with me? I'm just looking for support so I can hear him talk without that anxiety producing repetitive little cartoon music. Thank you. I love his videos where he's not got that music going.
books mentioned ! 0:50 funny boy by shyam selvadurai 2:11 home fire by kamila shamsie 4:07 the prime of miss jean brodie by muriel spark 5:36 sula by toni morrison 8:02 homegoing by yaa gyasi 9:32 the handmaid's tale by margaret atwood 11:58 small things like these by claire keegan 13:20 open water by caleb azumah nelson
I had the cutest talk with a bookshop clerk from Daunt Books in London where I asked her where I can find "Small Things Like These" and she got SO excited because its her favourite book of all time and she loves when costumers ask for it and we had such a wholesome and nice chat. Definitely under the top 3 best things that happend during my stay in London! I will never forget the pure joy and excitement she radiated while talking about this book
i read the handmaid's tale in my first year of uni and it absolutely sEnt me into a spiral when i read the historical notes. the fact that the whole book is pieced together from a male's perspective, so it had the potential to not have happened in that order. so. many. layers. atwood is a genius.
funny boy is one of my all-time favorite books. I really appreciate u for including that masterpiece to this video. Also, as a Sri Lankan I feel so happy to hear that u like Sri Lankan literature as you mentioned in previous videos. thank you 😊
The first time I saw Jack recommend "open water" I thought"maybe not for me" .... I think Jack took that too personally bcz I've since lost count of the number of times he recommended it so am omw to get it now 👍
I actually read Small Things Like This, because you recommended it and I loved it! I already read The Handmade's Tale, so I'll definitely be reading all the other books hopefully before the year ends. Thank you so much for always bringing amazing books to my endless TBR list, lmao.
The thing about Small Things Like These, for me as an Irish person, is how it acknowledges the brutality the Catholic Church inflicted on us, but it also holds a mirror up to the Irish people themselves.***** slightly spoilery ***** The fact it ends with pretty much everyone he encountered sitting in mass was just a phenomenal gut punchy way of pointing out the hypocrisy of all these "good" Catholics. Its just a fantastic book, that does so much in so few pages. I was delighted to see your first review for it being so positive and that the heart of the story carries outside of the lived Irish experience.
Just watching Jack's videos with Goodreads open and keep adding to the TBR list; watching it becoming longer and longer and thinking about when you'll have time to read all of them (my big problem/dilemma). Just because Jack has a way of speaking about the books that make you want to read and read and read and never stop.
I had to read and study Sula for my American Literature class (first year of uni in France) and it’s one of my all-time favourite books. The very last words were so gorgeous i had to close the book and stare at the wall for a few minutes.
I’m currently reading the Handmaid‘s Tale, I started it last night and I cannot put it down. Easily one of the best books I’ve ever read and I haven’t even finished it yet.
I read Open Water on your recommendation and your description is exactly it. One of the best books I’ve ever read, both for the glimpse into understanding another person’s reality, but also the lyrical / poetic style of the book. Just a beautiful (and heartbreaking) read. ❤️
the descriptions of the inner worlds of the main characters in Sula & the dynamics of their relationship is something I’ve never experienced in a n y other book. You go back certain pages to read them again and grasp it, mind blowing
Ugh same! Picked up Small Things Like These and am waiting on Foster. So excited for both and the way Jack described the book honestly sounds exactly like my taste in books so
I just love that you are recommending books that are not that hyped. I read a few (the handmaid’s tale, homegoing) and I took some recommendations. Thank you for that ! 😊 I love your channel !
For me it is - The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy... It is written in such a beautiful manner. From children's perspective and portrayed the politics, casteism and patriarchy from their eyes. Like To kill a Mockingbird...
HOMEGOING!! So glad to see my favourite here. One of the first books that made me cry. And Handmaid's tale was a crutial part of getting my bachelor's degree, always will stay dear to me.
Jack, every book I have read that you recommended has been fantastic. I hope you keep making videos… forever! Thank you for the great recs. Ive never read this much in my life!!
Jack you really need to watch the series - I would preface that it is different, but the show really captures the sinister nature of Gilead. The design in particular is so striking, and whilst I would warn you that it is a very difficult watch, I highly recommend it. They also continue the story past the end of the novel, but they made sure to keep Attwood’s use of only including things that actually happen / have happened in the world.
I love your channel so much. I'm unable to read every single thing that you recommend but i really do enjoy just watching you talk about your favourite works. Thanks for creating this lovely space!
As a Sri Lankan, seeing Funny Boy on this list fills me with joy. I was VERY late to this book and I read it while in Sri Lanka last year, during the economic crisis and I agree, it's perfect.
He’s a stunningly talented book preacher who doesn’t need more than two minutes to cut to the heart of a book and tell you all you need to know. I wholeheartedly agree to his list. I’d only like to ask to add Agota Kristof‘s trilogy. Thank you. Amen.
For anyone who likes 'the Prime of Miss Jean Brodie' I really recommend 'the Only Problem' (also by Muriel Spark) it has the same charming aspect of mixing a quirky plot with a religious critique and i love that book so much
I prefer Glasgow to Edinburgh, but I still love The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. I read it (and discovered the 1969 film starring Maggie Smith) at a time when so much of it hit home for me. I'm happy to know of someone else who appreciates this little gem too.
I love the funny boy shoutout! When I read it a couple of years ago I loved it, and also thought you would like it and when I checked your goodreads learned you had already read it and rightfully rated it five stars
Forever grateful to you for introducing Small Things Like These to me, it has become a favourite that I hold dear in my heart now 💚 Waiting for her next release 😊
hi jack. I have a video suggestion. please do ‘every book featured in Ted Lasso’. Either Ted or Beard is always reading something different. would love to watch your review of them. thx! 😊
Wait! Offred’s name isn’t revealed directly but i think it’s there in the book right? I feel like i need to reread that even though i did read it earlier this year.. also you need to watch the show it’s so good especially the actress who portrays Offred she’s so talented.
I haven’t read any of these yet but recently purchased Open Water after hearing SO many great things and I cannot wait to read it - your summary of it was amazing Jack!
I always gotta have my TBR pulled up when watching a Jack Edwards video. Can’t wait to get to Funny Boy and Jean Brodie! I didn’t love Handmaids Tale as much as some but I do appreciate it. Thanks for the recommends!
Thank you as always. Last year i heard you first talk about open water on a video in the morning, bought the book at lunch and read it by the end of the day. Just a beautiful book. I loved how it addresses this modern idea of the generational trauma preventing you from expressing your true self. Heartbreaking
My local library just got a lot of new books, including Small Things Like These at the historical section at my local library, so I am convinced to try it now. But I second The Handmaid's Tale, my favorite part of the book is when she cups the sun beam in her hand. It is just so raw.
Read 1 already (Jean Brodie) and interpreted the book differently to you as finding happiness in growing old and the prime of our age is not in our 20s but throughout our entire life if we made it that way - I enjoyed reading it but didn't get the extra layers of meaning so I didn't fully appreciate it (Not an English student tho...), was considering to read 4 of those books and already bought one of them, now to buy the other three books! :)
Homegoing is fantastic - all those narratives so masterfully woven together. If you truly want to understand the concept of generational trauma, this book conveys it so brilliantly.
Also yes if the issues in this book are important and touching to you, you have to watch the show. Its such an amazing artwork in itself and the author is involved in the process. Not watching the show is a bit of an insult if you really like this book so much :O
I loooved Homegoing and recommend it to everyone! I'll have to grab some of these--I haven't seen most of them in the U.S. I haven't read Handmaid's Tale for the same reason I haven't watched it.... I'm afraid it'll just make me angry. But knowing you love it, I'll have to reconsider. Some books in this same vein that I think you might like are: Fifty Words for Rain, Beneathe the Wide Silk Sky, Memphis, Maame, The Great Believers, Mad Honey, Tastes Like War (memoir), and Nightcrawling.
Once I finish my uni exams I will be reading this list! Also anyone else hear Poppy Moore’s voice saying “looks like we have ourselves a SULA; a sweaty upper lip alert!” The whole time Jack was talking about Sula? 😅
I read Home Fire as part of my classics degree (because of the connection to Antigone) and it was absolutely fascinating to look at through that lens! i completely agree, phenomenal.
I'm so glad you mentioned 'Funny Boy' in this video, I have been recommending this to people ever since I read it as part of my syllabus during my Bachelors. It opened up the world of queer literature for me, and god, I am so grateful for that.
I loved the idea of Open Water but I could not do with the second person narrative. I understand the artistic choice and I thought there were beautiful passages (I usually like lyrical writing like this!) and powerful themes explored but the "you want to hold her", "your eyes meet" kinds of passages felt like a Y/N fanfiction or "imagine" story to me... lol sorry I know that's blasphemous to say about that book, but that was my immediate association and I just couldn't shake it
Hey Jack! If you have the chance, you should read "Small Joys" by Elvin James Mensah. It's truly one of the best books I've read this year, and an exciting new voice in British literature. ❤❤❤
For me it's Hunger Games and The Infernal Devices. I know people made entire video essays about why some things are problematic, etc. BUT I honestly don't care. To me these books are perfect and I don't care what anyone else thinks.
I'm a film-before-book reader, because if you read the book first you will almost always be disappointed in the film. But if you watch the film first you already know that you will like the story, and the book will always have more to give. So, after watching a few seasons of The Handmaid's Tale I picked up the book, and *holy fluffing shish balls it's SOOOO GOOOD!!!*
@@raemackinnon i disagree i have read the book for school and it contains such racist sexist islamophobic depictions of Islam and misinformation about terrorism
There was a movie made of the Handmaid’s Tale (1990) by an award-winning director. I didn’t have the time to invest in a tv series, but the movie was very good. Since you love the book, Jack, I suggest you see the film. Volker Schlondorf, award-winning director, and a star-studded cast with screenplay by playwright Harold Pinter.
Read Scorpio love by S. Tamanaha. It's about two people under the astrology sign Scorpio and the woman is a lawyer and the man is a Hollywood actor and they fall in love after he almost gets shot. It's a perfect love story and it takes place in Hawaii. My favorite book of all time a must read! :)
Jack is one of the only two booktubers I trust for book recommendations (the other one is Emma from *emmie*). So you bet I'll buy these and read them. Jack's taste in books is absolutely delightful.
When I was forced to read The Handmaid's Tale in English class in school I genuinely hated it because it seemed both disgusting and bland at the same time...and then I picked it up again for a paper I wrote on Hélène Cixous' theory of the écriture féminine for my Comparative Literature degree and realised that I had hated the book not because of the book itself but bc of the utter inability of my English teacher to grasp its meaning and share/explain it in a meaningful way. Because my god is that book relevant, especially today. Long story short, the book (and Hélène Cixous' theory of "feminine writing") ended up fascinating me sm that I wrote my bachelor's thesis about both The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments. In conclusion: nowadays I would never even consider disagreeing on the fact that everyone should read The Handmaid's Tale at least once in their life because it is so. damn. important.
jack is a literal comfort youtuber listening to him talk about books is the best thing ever
I don’t even watch his videos for book recs anymore I just watch him to hear him talk now😭
omg i thought i'm the only one hahahahahah
So true 😅
I love to put on his videos while cooking or cleaning, they are just so soothing and serene 😌♥️
I wish you would talk without that fluid in the background. Does anybody agree with me? I'm just looking for support so I can hear him talk without that anxiety producing repetitive little cartoon music. Thank you. I love his videos where he's not got that music going.
books mentioned !
0:50 funny boy by shyam selvadurai
2:11 home fire by kamila shamsie
4:07 the prime of miss jean brodie by muriel spark
5:36 sula by toni morrison
8:02 homegoing by yaa gyasi
9:32 the handmaid's tale by margaret atwood
11:58 small things like these by claire keegan
13:20 open water by caleb azumah nelson
Thank you!!
thank you!!!
thankyou love 💕
You're amazing
Thank ❤
I had the cutest talk with a bookshop clerk from Daunt Books in London where I asked her where I can find "Small Things Like These" and she got SO excited because its her favourite book of all time and she loves when costumers ask for it and we had such a wholesome and nice chat. Definitely under the top 3 best things that happend during my stay in London! I will never forget the pure joy and excitement she radiated while talking about this book
That's so cute!
Yes! Thank you. Love Daunt Books, best bookshop ever!
Aww! I just finished this book :)
@@AO2437. I will definitely go to Daunt Books next time I am in London!!
@Pia Uhlenberg omgg great book!! As a professional, what is your favorite Berlin bookstore?:)
I just love how passionately you talk about books
should I trust a stranger on the internet without questioning anything? no, but I still put all 8 books in my cart right away
definitely trust homegoing!! i read for a class my freshman year of college and it was insanely good for a school book.
in jack we trust
As long as you realize that literally none of these books are technically the greatest of all time.
i read the handmaid's tale in my first year of uni and it absolutely sEnt me into a spiral when i read the historical notes. the fact that the whole book is pieced together from a male's perspective, so it had the potential to not have happened in that order. so. many. layers. atwood is a genius.
funny boy is one of my all-time favorite books. I really appreciate u for including that masterpiece to this video. Also, as a Sri Lankan I feel so happy to hear that u like Sri Lankan literature as you mentioned in previous videos. thank you 😊
And for this reason, they all go on my wishlist! As usual! Every jack video lengthens my wishlist!
Haha same!
The first time I saw Jack recommend "open water" I thought"maybe not for me"
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I think Jack took that too personally bcz I've since lost count of the number of times he recommended it so am omw to get it now 👍
you should it’s soo good
same!
I read "The Handmaid's Tale" this year and I can say that it's now one of my favorite books ever. oh my god.
I actually read Small Things Like This, because you recommended it and I loved it! I already read The Handmade's Tale, so I'll definitely be reading all the other books hopefully before the year ends. Thank you so much for always bringing amazing books to my endless TBR list, lmao.
The thing about Small Things Like These, for me as an Irish person, is how it acknowledges the brutality the Catholic Church inflicted on us, but it also holds a mirror up to the Irish people themselves.***** slightly spoilery ***** The fact it ends with pretty much everyone he encountered sitting in mass was just a phenomenal gut punchy way of pointing out the hypocrisy of all these "good" Catholics.
Its just a fantastic book, that does so much in so few pages. I was delighted to see your first review for it being so positive and that the heart of the story carries outside of the lived Irish experience.
I really love how you speak so passionately about books. You also have a great voice and such a clear pronunciation 😊
Just watching Jack's videos with Goodreads open and keep adding to the TBR list; watching it becoming longer and longer and thinking about when you'll have time to read all of them (my big problem/dilemma). Just because Jack has a way of speaking about the books that make you want to read and read and read and never stop.
I had to read and study Sula for my American Literature class (first year of uni in France) and it’s one of my all-time favourite books. The very last words were so gorgeous i had to close the book and stare at the wall for a few minutes.
I’m currently reading the Handmaid‘s Tale, I started it last night and I cannot put it down. Easily one of the best books I’ve ever read and I haven’t even finished it yet.
Get ready for the testaments!
I read Open Water on your recommendation and your description is exactly it. One of the best books I’ve ever read, both for the glimpse into understanding another person’s reality, but also the lyrical / poetic style of the book. Just a beautiful (and heartbreaking) read. ❤️
the descriptions of the inner worlds of the main characters in Sula & the dynamics of their relationship is something I’ve never experienced in a n y other book. You go back certain pages to read them again and grasp it, mind blowing
So happy Homegoing is on here. I am constantly recommending that book to people. It is staggeringly beautiful.
I liked Yaa Gyasis Homegoing but absolutly loved her Transcendent Kingdom. It was so moving and brilliant.
The way I related to Transcendent Kingdom 🤌
@@snamorsixteenoh wow. You did? Are you okay? 😭
It’s flipped for me. Homegoing is my favorite book and I really liked TK. Either way she’s an incredible author.
I can't wait to read these books! I already read Homegoing and I loved it especially the unique way the story was told throughout the generations.
Both of Claire Keegan's books are this for me, you're so right, they're so subtle yet somehow so deeply impactful.
I recently love Small things like these and I'm really looking forward to reading Foster!
Ugh same! Picked up Small Things Like These and am waiting on Foster. So excited for both and the way Jack described the book honestly sounds exactly like my taste in books so
Foster is beautiful, too. Subtle and emotional
I just love that you are recommending books that are not that hyped. I read a few (the handmaid’s tale, homegoing) and I took some recommendations. Thank you for that ! 😊 I love your channel !
YOU NEED TO WATCH THE HANDMAID'S TALE!! The acting, the ambiance and all the little details of the book projected perfectly in the show
Hi Jack just wanted to thank you for being one of the main reasons I got back into reading after many years! your uploads give me serotonin 😊
The love and passion this man has for the books he reads and loves is just so beyond me !! it brings so so so much comfort
For me it is - The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy... It is written in such a beautiful manner. From children's perspective and portrayed the politics, casteism and patriarchy from their eyes. Like To kill a Mockingbird...
Lovely to see Kamila Shamsie included as well. She is such a fresh and incredible voice of Pakistani literature.
HOMEGOING!! So glad to see my favourite here. One of the first books that made me cry. And Handmaid's tale was a crutial part of getting my bachelor's degree, always will stay dear to me.
Jack, please do a video on your favourite lyrical or beautifully written books.
YES
Jack, every book I have read that you recommended has been fantastic. I hope you keep making videos… forever! Thank you for the great recs. Ive never read this much in my life!!
Open water is a book i have been wanting to read for SO long, now i want to read it even more!
Love the vidéo, thank you
Jack you really need to watch the series - I would preface that it is different, but the show really captures the sinister nature of Gilead. The design in particular is so striking, and whilst I would warn you that it is a very difficult watch, I highly recommend it. They also continue the story past the end of the novel, but they made sure to keep Attwood’s use of only including things that actually happen / have happened in the world.
I love your channel so much. I'm unable to read every single thing that you recommend but i really do enjoy just watching you talk about your favourite works. Thanks for creating this lovely space!
As a Sri Lankan, seeing Funny Boy on this list fills me with joy. I was VERY late to this book and I read it while in Sri Lanka last year, during the economic crisis and I agree, it's perfect.
He’s a stunningly talented book preacher who doesn’t need more than two minutes to cut to the heart of a book and tell you all you need to know. I wholeheartedly agree to his list. I’d only like to ask to add Agota Kristof‘s trilogy. Thank you. Amen.
I love getting book recommendations from you because they are always books that I would not choose myself, but that I end up loving anyways.
I read Small Things recently and it was so well-written! I loved it!
For anyone who likes 'the Prime of Miss Jean Brodie' I really recommend 'the Only Problem' (also by Muriel Spark) it has the same charming aspect of mixing a quirky plot with a religious critique and i love that book so much
I prefer Glasgow to Edinburgh, but I still love The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. I read it (and discovered the 1969 film starring Maggie Smith) at a time when so much of it hit home for me. I'm happy to know of someone else who appreciates this little gem too.
I love the funny boy shoutout! When I read it a couple of years ago I loved it, and also thought you would like it and when I checked your goodreads learned you had already read it and rightfully rated it five stars
Forever grateful to you for introducing Small Things Like These to me, it has become a favourite that I hold dear in my heart now 💚 Waiting for her next release 😊
sula is absolutely amazing . i got a copy of it gifted to me in 7th grade and i didnt appreciate it back then , but now?? its my absolute fav
hi jack. I have a video suggestion. please do ‘every book featured in Ted Lasso’. Either Ted or Beard is always reading something different. would love to watch your review of them. thx! 😊
I've only read Homegoing and I agree with you. It's one of my all time favourites. Thanks for the other book recommendations
The way you articulate yourself is so inspiring!
Wait! Offred’s name isn’t revealed directly but i think it’s there in the book right? I feel like i need to reread that even though i did read it earlier this year.. also you need to watch the show it’s so good especially the actress who portrays Offred she’s so talented.
I haven’t read any of these yet but recently purchased Open Water after hearing SO many great things and I cannot wait to read it - your summary of it was amazing Jack!
agreed on sula and on homegoing. Homegoing is also so haunting. truly a book that has stayed with me.
My recent/current reads are “What My Bones Know” by Stephanie Foo and “ Everything in Its Place” by Oliver Sacks. Both so good.
the lack of sally rooney scares me from jack tbh
he does love her books lol, I do like some myself, but I also wouldn’t call them perfect
i read homegoing in my 10th grade english class and it introduced me to a new genre of books and made me love reading again😊
I really really loved the Handmaid's Tale. I also loved your thoughts on it too.
Small Things Like These !!! Probably the best book i've read so far. So moving, true and human.
I’m currently reading The Divine Comedy at the moment, it’s stunning and insightful
I always gotta have my TBR pulled up when watching a Jack Edwards video. Can’t wait to get to Funny Boy and Jean Brodie! I didn’t love Handmaids Tale as much as some but I do appreciate it. Thanks for the recommends!
i love you sm for having the handmaids tale on here
Thank you as always. Last year i heard you first talk about open water on a video in the morning, bought the book at lunch and read it by the end of the day. Just a beautiful book. I loved how it addresses this modern idea of the generational trauma preventing you from expressing your true self. Heartbreaking
My local library just got a lot of new books, including Small Things Like These at the historical section at my local library, so I am convinced to try it now. But I second The Handmaid's Tale, my favorite part of the book is when she cups the sun beam in her hand. It is just so raw.
Love the hand maid‘a tale so dark mysterious and I was never into the show and I agree with you ❤
Great video! Random fact, my auntie played the part of a school kid in the movie adaptation of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie!
I have had The Handmaid's Tale on my physical bookshelf for almost a year. Just waiting for the right moment. I guess this is it. :)
The amount of screenshots i take from your videos
dw youre very photogenic
Adding all of these to my reading list because jack just never misses
i love how diverse the books that jack reads.
Jack have you read the outsiders? It’s my favourite book and after your review of sula i think you might like it with the setting building and all!
Read 1 already (Jean Brodie) and interpreted the book differently to you as finding happiness in growing old and the prime of our age is not in our 20s but throughout our entire life if we made it that way - I enjoyed reading it but didn't get the extra layers of meaning so I didn't fully appreciate it (Not an English student tho...), was considering to read 4 of those books and already bought one of them, now to buy the other three books! :)
I agree with homegoing! It blew me away
Homegoing is fantastic - all those narratives so masterfully woven together. If you truly want to understand the concept of generational trauma, this book conveys it so brilliantly.
he looks so in love with them 🥺😂
Also yes if the issues in this book are important and touching to you, you have to watch the show. Its such an amazing artwork in itself and the author is involved in the process. Not watching the show is a bit of an insult if you really like this book so much :O
I loooved Homegoing and recommend it to everyone! I'll have to grab some of these--I haven't seen most of them in the U.S.
I haven't read Handmaid's Tale for the same reason I haven't watched it.... I'm afraid it'll just make me angry. But knowing you love it, I'll have to reconsider.
Some books in this same vein that I think you might like are: Fifty Words for Rain, Beneathe the Wide Silk Sky, Memphis, Maame, The Great Believers, Mad Honey, Tastes Like War (memoir), and Nightcrawling.
Once I finish my uni exams I will be reading this list! Also anyone else hear Poppy Moore’s voice saying “looks like we have ourselves a SULA; a sweaty upper lip alert!” The whole time Jack was talking about Sula? 😅
I just finished reading Sula and I really enjoyed it, but it is a wild ride to say the least!
I read Home Fire as part of my classics degree (because of the connection to Antigone) and it was absolutely fascinating to look at through that lens! i completely agree, phenomenal.
I'm so glad you mentioned 'Funny Boy' in this video, I have been recommending this to people ever since I read it as part of my syllabus during my Bachelors. It opened up the world of queer literature for me, and god, I am so grateful for that.
I loved Home Fire. It’s such a powerful modern reimagining of Antigone.
I have been meaning to read the handmaids tale, but the tv series was actually excellent. Would recommend 👍🏼
I disagree with almost all of your opinions but I LOVE hearing your passion when you talk about books. You inspire me to read!
I loved the idea of Open Water but I could not do with the second person narrative. I understand the artistic choice and I thought there were beautiful passages (I usually like lyrical writing like this!) and powerful themes explored but the "you want to hold her", "your eyes meet" kinds of passages felt like a Y/N fanfiction or "imagine" story to me... lol sorry I know that's blasphemous to say about that book, but that was my immediate association and I just couldn't shake it
I agree. This is probably the only book from Jack's recommendation that I couldn't finish
It means the world that you are reading a book about muslims.
Jack gets it tbh, any Homegoing slander will not be tolerated😌. Discovering Yaa Gyasi was one of the best things that happened to me in 2021
Hey Jack! If you have the chance, you should read "Small Joys" by Elvin James Mensah. It's truly one of the best books I've read this year, and an exciting new voice in British literature. ❤❤❤
the handmaid's tale is one of my all-time favourites 👍
For me it's Hunger Games and The Infernal Devices. I know people made entire video essays about why some things are problematic, etc. BUT I honestly don't care. To me these books are perfect and I don't care what anyone else thinks.
Jack can literally teach about a book like professors do and tell what he likes what it means etc. and I would love to watch it
I have read 2 - Homegoing and The Handmaid's Tale. Both brilliant. I want to try Sula, Open Water and Small Things Like These.
I haven't read "Jean Brodie", but I did see the movie a long time ago with a very young Maggie Smith! I loved it.
I'm a film-before-book reader, because if you read the book first you will almost always be disappointed in the film. But if you watch the film first you already know that you will like the story, and the book will always have more to give. So, after watching a few seasons of The Handmaid's Tale I picked up the book, and *holy fluffing shish balls it's SOOOO GOOOD!!!*
I read Homegoing last summer and it was so good omg
home fire being on the thumbnail is such a 🚩 i’m prepared to die on this hill
The hill meaning you agree or disagree?
@@raemackinnon i disagree i have read the book for school and it contains such racist sexist islamophobic depictions of Islam and misinformation about terrorism
I had heard of two of these books before this video, so thank you very much for the recommendations 🙏🏼 I TRUST YOU
There was a movie made of the Handmaid’s Tale (1990) by an award-winning director. I didn’t have the time to invest in a tv series, but the movie was very good.
Since you love the book, Jack, I suggest you see the film. Volker Schlondorf, award-winning director, and a star-studded cast with screenplay by playwright Harold Pinter.
I've also read the Handmaids Tale at least five times. And I read Sula for a college English course.
Read Scorpio love by S. Tamanaha. It's about two people under the astrology sign Scorpio and the woman is a lawyer and the man is a Hollywood actor and they fall in love after he almost gets shot. It's a perfect love story and it takes place in Hawaii. My favorite book of all time a must read! :)
Jack is one of the only two booktubers I trust for book recommendations (the other one is Emma from *emmie*). So you bet I'll buy these and read them. Jack's taste in books is absolutely delightful.
Small Things Like These just might be one of the best books I have ever read
I was taught creative writing by Shyam Selvadurai at York University 20 years ago, great writer! :)
When I was forced to read The Handmaid's Tale in English class in school I genuinely hated it because it seemed both disgusting and bland at the same time...and then I picked it up again for a paper I wrote on Hélène Cixous' theory of the écriture féminine for my Comparative Literature degree and realised that I had hated the book not because of the book itself but bc of the utter inability of my English teacher to grasp its meaning and share/explain it in a meaningful way. Because my god is that book relevant, especially today. Long story short, the book (and Hélène Cixous' theory of "feminine writing") ended up fascinating me sm that I wrote my bachelor's thesis about both The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments. In conclusion: nowadays I would never even consider disagreeing on the fact that everyone should read The Handmaid's Tale at least once in their life because it is so. damn. important.
What is this lovely soft background music in your videos😭