book mail #6 (open new books with me!!)

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  • Опубликовано: 20 окт 2024

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  • @Inevitable.Change
    @Inevitable.Change 2 года назад +376

    Just to add on as to why Pineapples symbolise wealth: Pineapples are a tropical fruit and represent access to the colonies where the warmer weather allowed for pineapples to be successfully harvested. Therefore, only those in higher class families could afford to buy pineapples or to garner pineapples from offshore plantations. Having pineapples in meals, as decorations and even on wallpaper (green wallpaper pineapple motifs were loaded with arsenic) was a manner of representing wealth, power and control over one's house and colonial investments. Quite a loaded history behind the popular fruit symbol. I'm not sure if its related but I also remember hearing that having a pineapple symbol carved into a door symbolised swingers and/or party culture.

    • @aa_batterybloomin1305
      @aa_batterybloomin1305 2 года назад +9

      It's an upside down pineapple that's the symbol of swingers... But yeah there's a lot of weird symbolism that goes into this spikey fruit!

    • @MarkelleRayneeSheree
      @MarkelleRayneeSheree 2 года назад +3

      I was told for so long that if you have pineapple decorations or like pineapples on your door or whatever it's just a symbol of being welcoming.

    • @lucyromanoff654
      @lucyromanoff654 2 года назад +1

      Wait, what do u mean they were loaded with arsenic? Like the wallpaper was poisonous?! (sorry if this is a stupid q)

    • @jasminegagnon-diaz2369
      @jasminegagnon-diaz2369 2 года назад +4

      @@lucyromanoff654 the arsenic created vibrant colour greens (like emerald) and eventually it was used in Other colours like yellow to made them more vibrant and have a variety of shades. However, doctors discovered it could kill. The ink would often flack off & the people in the home would inhale it if nearby. (Moisture, abrasion and heat caused the release of toxic Vapours) if I’m remembering correctly

    • @suzidavenport1882
      @suzidavenport1882 2 года назад +1

      @@MarkelleRayneeSheree This is also true! When merchants would return from their travels, they would put pineapples on the gates outside their homes to let friends & family know they were back in town and were ready to receive visitors.

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. 2 года назад +284

    After many days of Jack’s library, I’m happy to see a proper book haul and of course I’m taking copious notes.

    • @preetimehta4882
      @preetimehta4882 2 года назад +7

      @PokhrajRoy how are you even able to consume so much content your comments are pretty much in every channel i watch..

    • @ellebannana
      @ellebannana 2 года назад +3

      COPIOUS. I'm sitting here, Goodreads at the ready.
      Edit: Gonna be broke.

  • @aa_batterybloomin1305
    @aa_batterybloomin1305 2 года назад +217

    *Jack, unhauling half his tbr*
    *Also Jack, constantly receiving book mail*

    • @captain4318
      @captain4318 2 года назад +15

      Yeah... I'll never understand people that send books to these large channels. Go put them in an outside library box, donate them, sell them for all I care etc...

    • @myagaskin
      @myagaskin 2 года назад +20

      @@captain4318 it’s definitely for exposure but god all those books for free when i have to budget them every other month… jack is living my best life

  • @helenskaa
    @helenskaa 2 года назад +89

    i am more than jealous rn. the little clothbound classics are stunning oml

    • @opheliawinfrey9501
      @opheliawinfrey9501 2 года назад +2

      omg same 🤣any idea how much these clothbound classic minis cost?

  • @lapvona
    @lapvona 2 года назад +132

    books in order:
    pineapple street by jenny jackson
    hotbed by joanna scutts
    she and her cat: stories' by makoto shinkai, naruki nagakawa and ginny tapley takemori (Translator)
    opening doors by reggie nelson
    hester by laurie lico albanese
    carrie soto is back by taylor jenkins reid
    the book form of emptiness by ruth ozeki
    timecode of a face by ruth ozeki
    the lottery by shirely jackson
    lady susan by jane austen
    cosmicomics by italo calvino
    hell screen by ryūnosuke akutagawa
    metamorphosis by franz kafka
    the ballad of the sad cafe by carson mccullers
    lolly willowes by sylvia townsend warner
    passing by nella larsen
    the prophet by kahlil gibran
    the queen of spades by alexander pushkin
    the masque of the red death by edgar allen poe
    of ghosts and goblins by lafcadio hearn

    • @jaelabi19
      @jaelabi19 2 года назад +4

      thank you for this list!
      i have one edit - i think the 'she and her cat' is actually 'She and Her Cat: Stories' by Makoto Shinkai, Naruki Nagakawa, and Ginny Tapley Takemori (Translator) since the one you have is to the manga.

    • @lapvona
      @lapvona 2 года назад +2

      @@jaelabi19 oh thanks i’ll edit the rn !!

    • @sophiaedmunds3744
      @sophiaedmunds3744 2 года назад +1

      i love you

    • @nurzafirahjamaludin9589
      @nurzafirahjamaludin9589 2 года назад +1

      you're awesome 😎

    • @kirgunn6268
      @kirgunn6268 2 года назад +1

      Thanks for this!

  • @slowsnailing
    @slowsnailing 2 года назад +8

    Honestly don't look at me but every time jack talks it kind of restores my faith in humanity. Like i watch these when i need something comforting. Thanks for existing??

  • @LittleMissLalalaura
    @LittleMissLalalaura 2 года назад +53

    As a former Durham castle tour guide I am so proud of you for remembering the pineapple banisters 😌

  • @aarabhiblackdale7724
    @aarabhiblackdale7724 2 года назад +128

    Jack going off about pineapples for 1 minute straight was not what I was expecting but I'm here for it

  • @sophiaisabelle01
    @sophiaisabelle01 2 года назад +88

    Hi Jack. I jsut wanted to say that you're very kindhearted and very generous when it comes to offering literature-related content for all of us to enjoy. I hope you continue to become more successful than you already are. God bless and best of luck.

    • @books5113
      @books5113 2 года назад +1

      This is such a kind comment

  • @espzzz
    @espzzz 2 года назад +5

    new yorker here!! pineapple st is a really nice/rich street in brooklyn near the brooklyn bridge. the next block over is called orange st, the next block after is called cranberry st. so maybe it’s not only talking about their lives on pineapple st but about this particular area in brooklyn that is synonymous with the wealthy

  • @sarahnoll9018
    @sarahnoll9018 2 года назад +16

    My one critique is this video is that I felt deprived of a satisfying lined-up spine shot of the clothbound classics. Everything else superb.

  • @ariannaottaviani4033
    @ariannaottaviani4033 2 года назад +7

    I loved She and her cat, it's sweet and nostalgic at the same time ✨

  • @me1123581321
    @me1123581321 2 года назад +3

    SHE AND HER CAT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES!! Excellent haul!

    • @kioumim
      @kioumim 2 года назад

      He gave it 2 🌟 rating 💔

  • @kristalstygler7009
    @kristalstygler7009 2 года назад +16

    It is always interesting to me how the publishers choose the cover art. Often, I prefer the cover of the book from another country.

  • @gee111.
    @gee111. 2 года назад +3

    books that matter sub box sounds so cool!! thank you for letting us know about it 💕

  • @wyloecksketchbook
    @wyloecksketchbook 2 года назад +6

    Anyone else watches this purely for the 'oouuhh's and 'aaahhh's that Jack always does when opening boxes...? I absolutely love that! 😃

  • @marion5641
    @marion5641 2 года назад +1

    Loved this video ! Usually I don't really like book hauls, but yours are always so nice to watch !

  • @AnGG1809
    @AnGG1809 2 года назад +2

    The first two books sound SO up my street! Definitely added to the top of my tbr😍

  • @avni8277
    @avni8277 2 года назад +10

    After the cameo in Malibu Rising, I'm so excited to find out Carrie Soto's own full story🎉

  • @chocolateoreo6489
    @chocolateoreo6489 2 года назад +5

    Jack is no doubt one of my favorite book tubers (:

  • @shaunlunga2214
    @shaunlunga2214 2 года назад +1

    It's me saying ooo at the same time you said "ooo" when your read the book title "Hot Bed" 😂😂 I like it too. Sound right up my alley

  • @WitBeondMeasure
    @WitBeondMeasure 2 года назад +1

    Pineapple street is a real place in Brooklyn Heights, where the book is set (and where the author lives). It's an incredibly wealthy neighborhood, with some of the most beautiful brownstones in the city, architecture that is symbolic of wealth in New York - on the tree lined streets of Brooklyn's wealthiest neighborhoods, and tucked away in corners of the Upper East Side (where Gossip Girl is set and where Bloomberg owns several houses). I grew up in Brooklyn and went to school nearby - there is a cafe on the corner of Pineapple street and Henry that is incredibly nostalgic for me. I'm really excited for this book.

  • @dorky_editor8261
    @dorky_editor8261 2 года назад +2

    I get so so so excited when jack posts. It makes my day ☺️

  • @hannahpalmisano5695
    @hannahpalmisano5695 2 года назад +2

    Ahhhh, I can't wait to read Carrie Soto is back. As soon as you pulled out the tennis ticket I was like "It's happening!!!!"

  • @snooooopy
    @snooooopy 2 года назад +3

    Got very excited when you mentioned Calvino's Cosmicomics. It's one of my favorite books and I hope you will give it a go and enjoy it as much as I did and hopefully do a brief review of it. I would love to hear your thoughts on it someday!!
    I enjoy watching your book hauls (and videos in general), your excitement is really contagious. :)

  • @sohinidutta97
    @sohinidutta97 2 года назад +14

    HI Jack! I am coming here with a book recommendation that I don't know if you have read. It's called "Witch light" by Susan Fletcher. It also goes by "Corrag". I borrowed it from my local British council library here is India and it was simply stunning. I have never read a book that is THAT picturesque since then. I wanted to own a copy so i looked high and low for a copy I can afford but apparently it's so underrated, it's not even available in inida.
    But since it is by a British author, you might have more luck.It is basically about an alleged witch called Corrag who escapes her village after her mother is captured on the allegations of witchcraft as well. She runs off to the Scottish highlands where she is still pursued by authorities. She survives in nature and finally tries to assimilate into a highlandic (is that correct?) time when tragedy strikes. It's absolutely stunning and heartbreaking and I think is exactly the kind of book you would love. I think it needs WAY more love than it gets.
    Hope you see this and hope you enjoy!
    Love from India!

    • @sohinidutta97
      @sohinidutta97 2 года назад +3

      Just to add to how insanely I have been affected by this book. It has been 8 years since I last read it. I have wanted to read it again since then but couldn't because couldn't buy a copy. And I am still trying to recommend this lol.

  • @ReadingNymph
    @ReadingNymph 2 года назад

    Great video as always! The little penguin clothbounds are so lovely

  • @LivelyLinnea
    @LivelyLinnea 2 года назад

    omg i'm so jealous of those clothbound classics they're so beautiful i look at them at the bookstore everytime but resist the urge.

  • @ILoveJahangeer
    @ILoveJahangeer 2 года назад +1

    This is making me want to go on a bit of a book haul now! Great video as always!

  • @finaya
    @finaya 2 года назад +1

    Ahhh I’m so jealous of those clothbound books haha

  • @pippybeaven7092
    @pippybeaven7092 2 года назад +2

    lmaoooo jack posting a video being like help i have too many books gotta throw some out and then the next day posting a book haul
    slay

  • @KeryKatto
    @KeryKatto 2 года назад +2

    The penguin classics always try to get me

  • @maxrothe
    @maxrothe 2 года назад +2

    jack, you’re on of my favorite book creators. i would love a video of other options that someone could read instead of ‘carrie soto’ since that book is very hurtful to marginalized communities

  • @ccg9623
    @ccg9623 2 года назад

    You've finally got those penguin cloth bounds! OMG!!!! 🥲🥳

  • @ludovicacostanzajanata893
    @ludovicacostanzajanata893 2 года назад +2

    Calvino is a big yes. Personally, I haven't read the cosmicomics yet, but I hope you enjoy that book as much as I enjoyed his other works.

  • @juliesrail6886
    @juliesrail6886 2 года назад +1

    Quick book recommendation Jack, She’s Up to No Good by Sara Goodman Confino. It’s the story of a Jewish American family through multiple generations and split perspective. It’s about overcoming ethnic barriers, generational wisdom, family trauma, and community.
    I listened to it and fell in love. I think it and it’s cover are right up your alley!

  • @copipucha
    @copipucha 2 года назад +1

    I feel pretty anxious today but for some reason your video made feel somewhat better! So thank you! :)

  • @phoebie3489
    @phoebie3489 2 года назад

    i always watch your videos after studying, and sometimes before or even during studying. you always are something to wait for towards the day! and im a new sub as well, so best believe i'll binge watch everything. 😭 luv ya jack!

  • @loainidal
    @loainidal 2 года назад +3

    These videos are like sitting with your chatty book friend

  • @sarahtwirls8945
    @sarahtwirls8945 2 года назад +1

    If you like she and her cats I think you might like the travelling cat chronicles! It has a similar plot and its heartbreakingly beautiful

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. 2 года назад +1

    ‘Passing’ by Nella Larsen is iconic. Everyone should read it.

  • @Book_Tendo
    @Book_Tendo 2 года назад +1

    Following your “look how many unread books I have” video with this was a bold choice 😂

  • @joemakhoul9832
    @joemakhoul9832 2 года назад

    your voice is so soothing, i put on your videos as a background while studying

    • @Mark-rc4wz
      @Mark-rc4wz 2 года назад

      Do you review new books online? I'll read it to you ,...
      ruclips.net/video/daXpcBYKQV0/видео.html

  • @lily6897
    @lily6897 2 года назад +2

    Just to note that the author of the girl and her cat is actually makoto shinkai, who is also a japanese animator who made Your Name(a.k.a Kimi no nawa) and Weathering With You, two very popular animes.

  • @tallactordude
    @tallactordude 2 года назад

    When I was in graduate school I was in a production of Edward Albee‘s adaptation of “Ballad of the Sad Cafe” that I really loved being a part of. It is a fascinating story, and the original novella is haunting.

  • @nikitataneja9241
    @nikitataneja9241 2 года назад +1

    Loving this second channel September 🙌

  • @joegermany471
    @joegermany471 2 года назад +3

    Hey Jack!
    Am gonna just innocently add a book to you immense tbr that I think you will adore! It is “Broken Wings” by Khalil Gibran! Hope you have the time to read it and immerse yourself in Gibran’s superb writing!!

  • @sl0420
    @sl0420 2 года назад +1

    Pls do read Ballad of the Sad Cafe - that's a gem and one of my faves!! Looking forward to your review!! 💙

  • @harrietj5866
    @harrietj5866 2 года назад

    Those penguin classics 👀❤️

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. 2 года назад

    Jack was gifted with some nice books. Lucky.

  • @SantReads
    @SantReads 2 года назад +6

    What happened to the "these are the books I'm prioritising" video? But it's Kay. This is good too.

    • @jack_edwards
      @jack_edwards 2 года назад +3

      It’s coming! But then I received all these books and had to wait to prioritise until I’d opened them 😂😂

  • @lapvona
    @lapvona 2 года назад +3

    we are being blessed by the jack edwards god

  • @aarabhiblackdale7724
    @aarabhiblackdale7724 2 года назад +2

    I wish I had your humour istg

  • @laurenschenck5355
    @laurenschenck5355 2 года назад

    Such great books you for Jack! 😀😀😀

  • @hanadoyle8984
    @hanadoyle8984 2 года назад +1

    when i say i screamed when he unboxed those BEAUTIFUL cloth bound books , i think i had a heart attack

  • @kamryndold2279
    @kamryndold2279 2 года назад

    i want those cloth bound classics so bad😭😭

  • @gabbyhumphreyshumphreads5420
    @gabbyhumphreyshumphreads5420 2 года назад

    BOOKS THAT MATTER - YES!!

  • @AmberWoodMusicx
    @AmberWoodMusicx 2 года назад +4

    So I finished Heaven by Mieko Kawakami yesterday and I need to sit down for a while I think

  • @letiziacefalu2700
    @letiziacefalu2700 2 года назад +1

    Since you got a Italo Calvino book...how about a video about Italian literature?
    Love, from Italy🇮🇹😆

  • @chamaipornroongsaprangsee6106
    @chamaipornroongsaprangsee6106 2 года назад

    Love love love the Phrophet by Kahlil Gibran ❤❤❤

  • @Fiona_Co
    @Fiona_Co 2 года назад

    At this point I think I watch Jack in the Books more than the main channel 😅💕

  • @IfersInklings
    @IfersInklings 2 года назад

    I am so looking forward to Carrie Soto is Back. I love TJR!

  • @mellowmidori
    @mellowmidori 2 года назад +1

    OOOOHHH YEAH BOOK MAIL 📦💪

  • @lorithomasscott349
    @lorithomasscott349 2 года назад

    Jack if you haven’t read Tale for the Time Being it’s absolutely *phenomenal*. Easily the best Ruth Ozeki and I think you’ll enjoy the concept very much. Feels very deeply Japanese and also American

  • @Bongobert
    @Bongobert 2 года назад

    Jack‘s last video: goodbye books!
    Jack‘s recent video: look i have new books :D

  • @lucygraham6865
    @lucygraham6865 2 года назад

    Pineapple street is actually a real street in Brooklyn, and it’s next to orange street (which might be why there’s an orange on the cover? not sure), and cranberry street!

  • @afshalatif5496
    @afshalatif5496 2 года назад

    Heyyyyy!!!!! The notification of your video makes my day! Love all the way from India!

  • @rudainareaz8762
    @rudainareaz8762 2 года назад

    i just finished carrie soto!! so excited to see your review, i loved it SO much!

    • @Mark-rc4wz
      @Mark-rc4wz 2 года назад

      Do you review new books online? I'll read it to you ,...
      ruclips.net/video/daXpcBYKQV0/видео.html

  • @giovannadallachiara4489
    @giovannadallachiara4489 2 года назад

    imagine sending him your book and he roasts your cover. i would change the cover in a heartbeat

  • @moonthe0ry
    @moonthe0ry 2 года назад +1

    Check out She and Her Cat manga by the same author and the illustrator of the popular series Blue Period!

  • @maryslittlebookshelf
    @maryslittlebookshelf 2 года назад

    OH MY GOD please please please read Pushkin, he is so brilliant, his words just flow right off the page into your mind and his writing is the most smooth and beautiful you can ever read (in the original, I mean, but I'm sure penguin has top-notch translators). personally I prefer Captain's Daughter, but Queen of Spades is also *chef's kiss*

  • @bekytg9393
    @bekytg9393 2 года назад

    Oooo I want to read Hester.

  • @maetamonxg7718
    @maetamonxg7718 2 года назад

    I just saw your story about the cat book, and I'm a bit apprehensive?, but Makoto Shinkai is one of my favourite directors so I will definitely be reading it at some point

  • @aarabhiblackdale7724
    @aarabhiblackdale7724 2 года назад +1

    Also if you found she and her cats nice, I thinkyou will really like the travelling cat chronicles(unless you've alr read it)

  • @luizabertolini5556
    @luizabertolini5556 2 года назад

    Jack 2 days ago: let's unhaul everything!
    Jack today: here's another bunch of books to add to my TBR!!

  • @laurenschenck5355
    @laurenschenck5355 2 года назад

    I want to read Pineapple street sounds amazing 😍

  • @lgm14
    @lgm14 2 года назад +1

    amazing! are you in touch with any kind of initiative for redistributing books e.g. books beyond bars or doorstep library?

  • @cmondya4919
    @cmondya4919 Год назад +1

    Really nice !! ^^

  • @kiboselo
    @kiboselo 2 года назад

    Omgg, Halil Cibran's (a famous Turkish Author) books are translated into various langs🥹🥳🥳🇹🇷

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. 2 года назад +1

    Quote of the Day: “I might s**t myself. I’m so excited!”

  • @hatties5276
    @hatties5276 2 года назад

    jackkkkk!!!!! please read a tale for a time being by ruth ozeki its one of my favourite books of all time, so good and a lot better than the book of form and emptiness

  • @sarahnoll9018
    @sarahnoll9018 2 года назад +4

    Does anyone know if Jack has read The Vegetarian? I feel like he'd love it. Very unsettling and "kafkaesque", translated from Korean

    • @jack_edwards
      @jack_edwards 2 года назад +8

      I have and I loved it !!

    • @morbidleaf
      @morbidleaf 2 года назад

      Currently reading this book and unsettling is the best way to describe it lol. It is so fascinating though

  • @jenniec7715
    @jenniec7715 Год назад

    Hi Jack! You may enjoy " Tale for the Time Being" by Ruth Ozeki.

  • @ellieclayton1953
    @ellieclayton1953 2 года назад +1

    You should absolutely read The Shadow of the Wind, if you haven't already.

  • @keishalamigo215
    @keishalamigo215 2 года назад

    Jack unhauling his books to make room for more

  • @ritrishamondal659
    @ritrishamondal659 2 года назад +1

    I'm taking notes 🤓

  • @siphesihlekhumalo8719
    @siphesihlekhumalo8719 2 года назад +4

    jack: (rips paper) She and her Cats
    Me: Taylor swift👀

  • @emmaberger3748
    @emmaberger3748 2 года назад

    Honestly opening doors sounds like something you actually give to your troublemaking kid that no one wants to read voluntarily

  • @laurenschenck5355
    @laurenschenck5355 2 года назад

    YAY SO EXCITED! 😀💘

  • @noursabrine4352
    @noursabrine4352 2 года назад

    Of course an unhaul only results in the acquisition of more books

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. 2 года назад

    Out of Context Jack Edwards: “That should’ve been satisfying.”

  • @mariaduda5747
    @mariaduda5747 2 года назад

    i'm pretty sure i've read she and her cat but as a manga

  • @ArtByDesign80
    @ArtByDesign80 2 года назад

    1:35 🍍Pineapples are a symbol of welcoming and hospitality, but they can also be a secret symbol for swingers. 👩🏻‍🤝‍👨🏾+👩🏼‍🤝‍👨🏻=👩🏼‍🤝‍👨🏾+👫🏻

  • @imane9294
    @imane9294 2 года назад +2

    I feel bad i didnt have my phone and now im here 26 minutes late

  • @Teashoe
    @Teashoe 2 года назад

    Jack! Pls list the books!!!! Thanks 😭

  • @rachelholden998
    @rachelholden998 2 года назад

    If She & Her Cat intruiges you may I suggest The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa & translated by Philip Gabriel

  • @iamangieh
    @iamangieh 2 года назад

    thank you

  • @jenniferkate7167
    @jenniferkate7167 2 года назад

    side note a $50 note in australia is called a pineapple, but that's bc of its yellow colour

  • @thelaurels13
    @thelaurels13 2 года назад

    I’m just sitting here admiring Jack’s tan. 🍊

  • @PorterCollins612
    @PorterCollins612 2 года назад

    Jack,
    Please read “Take the long way home” by Susan Gordon Lydon-life changing!