i've (somehow) been nominated for CREATOR OF THE YEAR (!!!!) at the Blogosphere Awards ahhhhhh -- if you'd like to vote for me, the link is here: www.blogosphere.biz/awards/
That’s so exciting Jack! I voted for you because your videos are so comforting and educational. You’re my favourite booktuber and I really do hope you win!
With every year closer to my 30s I either have a new existential crisis, a new appreciation for my life, or a confusing combination of the 2. I’m a few weeks from 27 and it’s a confusing smoothie of emotions. Overall, life is 100% better than my early 20s without having any of the traditional markers of ‘success’ lol
bruh i thought i was alone in this omg 😭 (im 23, and i feel like ive been in the longest existential crisis while also finding something fascinating about living its back and forth lmao)
"I'm 23, but I'm turning 24 in October this year, which means I will be 25 next year" The profoundness of this math problem is the best thing I've heard today 🤣
books mentioned: 2:00 Cleopatra and Frankenstein - Coco Mellors 3:22 Less - Andrew Sean Greer 5:40 Open Water - Caleb Azumah Nelson 6:52 Luster - Raven Leilani 7:49 Writers & Lovers - Lily King 8:46 Yerba Buena - Nina Lacour 9:45 Beautiful World, Where Are You - Sally Rooney 11:45 The Picture Of Dorian Grey - Oscar Wilde 12:18 Assembly - Natasha Brown 13:10 Norwegian Wood - Haruki Murakami 14:15 The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath 15:03 Vile Bodies - Evelyn Waugh 15:51 The Razor's Edge - W. Somerset Maugham 16:56 One Last Stop - Casey McQuiston 18:06 Queenie - Candice Carty-Williams 19:10 The Vanishing Half - Brit Bennett 19:56 On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous - Ocean Voung 21:03 Boy Parts - Eliza Clark 22:21 Exciting Times - Naoise Dolan 23:23 Pure Colour - Sheila Heti
This is perfect timing for me too since I'm turning 20 in a month. The only one I've read from the list is The Picture of Dorian Gray and it's my favorite classic so.. I'm adding all the rest to my tbr!
19 here but already in hell lol. i started norwegian wood and it’s interesting to see the male gaze as he described. i can’t wait to read the rest. if anyone is reading this, i hope life treats you well 🤘🏼 be safe
Watching this at age 31 & I haven’t read a lot of these - I clearly have some catching up to do 🙃😅 If you’re in your 20s & feel like you’re somehow behind in life or failing to meet the goals society sets for you here is some unsolicited advice. Remember to check your goals are your own, & not just what society tells you your goals should be. & remember people accomplish amazing things at all ages - there’s no age limit on personal achievements. One motto that helped me in my 20s was: “you do enough, you have enough, you are enough” 🌟
my recommendation would be 'expectation' by Anna Hope. it's about three girls starting out as roomates and becoming friends later on. We following their story back and forth between two timelines and it's about the joy, the hearbreak, the struggles and the journey for these women to find themselves. Must-read for any girl in her 20s, personally, I saw parts of myself in many of these characters.
This was a brilliant video, and I’m so happy to have read so many of these books. (Plus I’m 27 so a few more years to read the others) but a recent read as someone in their late twenties that was really impactful was The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante (Book 2 of the Neapolitan Novels) as it depicts the characters in their late teens and early to mid twenties. The characters are deeply flawed and messy and just trying to figure it all out.
I recently found out I didn't pass my final year of high school, which made me feel defeated. Luckily I've had some time to think and most importantly: time to read. I've really been getting into books again and your channel is just the best! I feel like our tastes match quite well, so I'm excited to read more of your recommendations :)
i'm sorry. do you get to take an equivalency exam? or repeat the last year? DONT buy into the defeat-mindset. we all move at different paces & take different routes... good luck
@@jmsl910 thank you so much, your comment means a lot to me. luckily I can take 2 subjects coming school year instead of 8. However, I will need to go to a different school. I never said goodbye to my high school (teachers, peers) because I couldn't attend graduation. anyway, enough about me and thanks again, I hope you are well :)
finished Writers and Lovers a few months ago a few days before my 20th birthday, SOOO glad it's included here. Absolutely amazing book, can't wait to find the others mentioned!!
the worst existential crisis I had was when I had turned 26 and couldn't use the student discounts everywhere anymore. I just know 30 will never be as bad as that
All the recs were amazing! I literally added everything to my TBR because you made them all sound so great 🥺 I also loved the little pep talk(ish) at the end, we're grateful to be sharing the same timeline with you, Jack!✨👑
I am so thankful to have found this channel, I am mostly a Neal Stephenson-Carl Sagan person, and Jack made me read Loveless, The Stranger, Hamnet.....highly appreciate that
Oh my god yes, Eleanor, for me was the saving grace especially. Cause I did feel annoyed by the other characters at some point or the other, but I absolutely loved the Eleanor sections, I was consciously looking forward to them.
congrats on your nomination! i voted for you ♥️ also, would love a video about nonfiction books to read in your twenties and books that shaped you as a teen!
I was so baffled in deciding which book to read next, thank god Jack uploaded. Moreover, this would a perfect timing to read these books as I'm approaching my 22nd birthday in 3 weeks. Also, congratulations on the nomination Jack!!!!! We'll be rooting for you, and hopefully you'll win🤞🏼❤️
Jack I would be so grateful if you read larry fanfics and react them💙💚 For example: 1 young and beautiful (this one is goooood it's so beautiful written and the plot twist is just chef's kiss) 2 unbelievers 3 tired tired sea 4 escapade
Ok I’ve been waiting for your review on lovers & writers for months now. As soon as I finished the book I needed to compare our opinions, I watched like every video of yours hoping it was in there. So this is big for me!
just turned 23 and ive been in an existential crisis mode for like 3 years lmfao😭 but i do wanna say ur videos (and 2 other booktubers: dakota warren and emmie) helped me really get thru it surprisingly. Didn’t think ppl talking about books would help me remain mentally sane but here we are lmao. But y’all have helped so much so thank u💛
I'm 34 and just bought my first house and I'm about to get married. I'm so happy it all happened when it did because I finally feel ready for all this which I definitely did not in my 20s!
"Grow like your monstera" 🤣That analogy really works, especially if you have ever seen how fast a monstera grows. I brought one home a month ago and it's doubled in size....
Back to binging some Jack! As someone who still giggles at the number 69, I can’t believe I’m reaching my 20s in almost half a year. Im in the midst of a existential crisis but also uni is far better than high school so it’s confusing lol. Once I finish all the books that I bought (totally not cause I was inspired by Jack), I can’t wait to dive into a few of these books❤
Watching this as a 35 yo... Though I feel like I somehow missed the "formative" elements of my 20s and I've been catching up. Life is messy, and not at all linear as the expectations often suggest.
As a certified old fart let me tell you that 23 is a rough year for everyone. Your impressive university student identity is gone but your new young adult identity hasn’t quite shown up yet so all you can see are the things you haven’t achieved yet. It’ll pass. You’ll get your feet under you before you know it.
hated hated hated Norwegian Wood, thumbs down to that but will read One Last Stop next and maybe some other recs from this video, needed this ty mr. edwards
Talking about the pandemic always makes me anxious not because the covid itself but the waste of time and all the opportunities I feel I lost this last 2 years. When I think the things I could have done or the things I should have done makes me feel like all the time I wasted sleeping or getting drunk by myself was just a void of self-pity about not having what I thought I deserved instead of doing something else with all the time I had. Even though I had to work half time and keep online clases there was tons of times I wasted.
i just read The Grace Year and i feel like so many people would LOVE this book as it discusses women’s place in the world. im jealous of every person that gets to read this for the first time
Hey, I’ve got a lot of my book recommendations from you and I love that! Maybe you have done but can you do a video about all your favorite Murakami books. Thank you so much 🤍
I remember reading Less for pride month. It was such a refreshing read because most of the books I've read revolved around people in their youth. I also liked the way it was written as though people are trying to figure out who is the narrator. There were also many ways romantic love was shown and defined. Less’ journey to discovering himself was so nice. However, I remember feeling as though Arthur Less walked 100 steps forward and walked back for about 99 steps because ofthe last chapter. Also, some people found the writing of places too detailed. But I thought it was a good read.
hii, i'm a brazilian follower 🇧🇷❤. I loved your channel because Channel talks about books are: 🥰🥰🥰 I wanted to watch a video of you talking about brazilian books s2
Reading the Qur'an is getting me back on track. I love books, and found that the Qur'an is the only book that pushes one to think deeply and is guidance. The heart just finds peace in the words of Allah, The Creator. ♡
I've been meaning to buy more books lately so I really hope you make a fictional books to read in your teens video:) I really liked this video (like all of your other videos) so keep up the great work my guy!
As someone who's 21 bless u I'm so scared lol, hopefully these books will help me live and breathe and thrive! :) YeS THE AUDACITY DURING OUR 20'S HELL NO
I know you will never ever recommend it on your channel, but the book that I "helped me" the most in my teens was 'The Catcher In The Rye' Captures the feeling of being lost and confused extremely well and even if you don’t identify with Holden (as you shouldn’t) his outlook on life is fascinating.
You picked some fabulous books. Sally Rooney, Oscar Wilde, Murakami, Sylvia Plath, Evelyn Waugh, Maugham, Ocean Vuong, Eliza Clark especially. If you have this much great taste in your twenties, then I can tell you (as someone in their early fifties) your future reading life will be amazing and your ‘Less’ will be better than in that book. 😉
Jack have you read. The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy? ✨It would be absolutely PERFECT for you right now - it was written In the 1950s and follows a rather chaotic young woman who moves to Paris in the 1920s cos she’s desperate to do her own thing - it’s literally laugh out loud hilarious and the Sunday Times review on the back sounds like it was made for this exact video: “As delightful and delicate an examination of how is it to be twenty, in love and in Paris as I’ve ever read”
This was a great video, but learning that you were only a year older than me and born in the same month was a bit of a trip. There are plenty of books here that I am interested in and already have on my tbr.
Hi Jack!! Firstly, I love your content. Your book recommendations are always so inspiring, colorful, and remarkable. That being said, I was wondering if you could make a video exclusively honoring black literature and writers all over the world. I know that you mention the exquisite books written by black authors in your videos, but it would be neat if you dedicated a video with another black content creator/RUclipsr(s) to speak with you about it. As someone who’s always trying to understand the struggles of black people throughout history, and pick up more recommendations of black literature and voices that the US educational system has tried to drown out, I’d love to see your discussion on this topic. Not sure if you’ve done a version of this on your channel, but wanted to make a suggestion anyways :). Sending love from the US!
i've (somehow) been nominated for CREATOR OF THE YEAR (!!!!) at the Blogosphere Awards ahhhhhh -- if you'd like to vote for me, the link is here: www.blogosphere.biz/awards/
That’s so exciting Jack! I voted for you because your videos are so comforting and educational. You’re my favourite booktuber and I really do hope you win!
You're all the way at the last category! Good luck Jack, I hope you win!
You have my vote - really hope you win 😊 Your videos comfort me on bad days ☺️
I am! Voting for you! 😀
I voted!! Hope you win
With every year closer to my 30s I either have a new existential crisis, a new appreciation for my life, or a confusing combination of the 2. I’m a few weeks from 27 and it’s a confusing smoothie of emotions. Overall, life is 100% better than my early 20s without having any of the traditional markers of ‘success’ lol
I agree so much to this! And I'm 27.
bruh i thought i was alone in this omg 😭 (im 23, and i feel like ive been in the longest existential crisis while also finding something fascinating about living its back and forth lmao)
Agree sooo much! I just turned 29 so the conflicting emotions have reached new heights 🙃
Related to this hard.
This is so reassuring! From a current 24 year old!!
"I'm 23, but I'm turning 24 in October this year, which means I will be 25 next year" The profoundness of this math problem is the best thing I've heard today 🤣
books mentioned:
2:00 Cleopatra and Frankenstein - Coco Mellors
3:22 Less - Andrew Sean Greer
5:40 Open Water - Caleb Azumah Nelson
6:52 Luster - Raven Leilani
7:49 Writers & Lovers - Lily King
8:46 Yerba Buena - Nina Lacour
9:45 Beautiful World, Where Are You - Sally Rooney
11:45 The Picture Of Dorian Grey - Oscar Wilde
12:18 Assembly - Natasha Brown
13:10 Norwegian Wood - Haruki Murakami
14:15 The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
15:03 Vile Bodies - Evelyn Waugh
15:51 The Razor's Edge - W. Somerset Maugham
16:56 One Last Stop - Casey McQuiston
18:06 Queenie - Candice Carty-Williams
19:10 The Vanishing Half - Brit Bennett
19:56 On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous - Ocean Voung
21:03 Boy Parts - Eliza Clark
22:21 Exciting Times - Naoise Dolan
23:23 Pure Colour - Sheila Heti
Thank you 🙏🏼
You are doing god's work thank you
Thanks so much!!
You’re a life saver!! Thank you💕🫶🏽
that's so sweet of you, thanks🌻
As someone who just turned 20 this is perfect! Don’t mind me adding all to my tbr
Haha after following Jack here my tbr is 200+ enough for next yr and maybe the next too
This is perfect timing for me too since I'm turning 20 in a month. The only one I've read from the list is The Picture of Dorian Gray and it's my favorite classic so.. I'm adding all the rest to my tbr!
@@blending_in I just started the picture of Dorian Gray tonight! Literally after watching this video
19 here but already in hell lol. i started norwegian wood and it’s interesting to see the male gaze as he described. i can’t wait to read the rest. if anyone is reading this, i hope life treats you well 🤘🏼 be safe
I'm gonna be 20 next year but I'll add them anyway now!
Watching this at age 31 & I haven’t read a lot of these - I clearly have some catching up to do 🙃😅
If you’re in your 20s & feel like you’re somehow behind in life or failing to meet the goals society sets for you here is some unsolicited advice. Remember to check your goals are your own, & not just what society tells you your goals should be. & remember people accomplish amazing things at all ages - there’s no age limit on personal achievements.
One motto that helped me in my 20s was: “you do enough, you have enough, you are enough” 🌟
that is so good! Im taking that advice even though im not even 20 yet.
YES. Love this. around age 27 I started just telling myself every day "I did my best" and it got me through some really crazy existential spinning.
Thank you x
They're mostly recent so don't beat yourself up! Im waking my way through these books also!
Today has been a rough one but getting the notification for this immediately made me feel a little better, thank you!
Watching your videos always make me realise how much I love books, it's kinda reassuring that yeah the feeling's still there
my recommendation would be 'expectation' by Anna Hope. it's about three girls starting out as roomates and becoming friends later on. We following their story back and forth between two timelines and it's about the joy, the hearbreak, the struggles and the journey for these women to find themselves. Must-read for any girl in her 20s, personally, I saw parts of myself in many of these characters.
This was a brilliant video, and I’m so happy to have read so many of these books. (Plus I’m 27 so a few more years to read the others) but a recent read as someone in their late twenties that was really impactful was The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante (Book 2 of the Neapolitan Novels) as it depicts the characters in their late teens and early to mid twenties. The characters are deeply flawed and messy and just trying to figure it all out.
I recently found out I didn't pass my final year of high school, which made me feel defeated. Luckily I've had some time to think and most importantly: time to read. I've really been getting into books again and your channel is just the best! I feel like our tastes match quite well, so I'm excited to read more of your recommendations :)
i'm sorry. do you get to take an equivalency exam? or repeat the last year? DONT buy into the defeat-mindset. we all move at different paces & take different routes...
good luck
@@jmsl910 thank you so much, your comment means a lot to me. luckily I can take 2 subjects coming school year instead of 8. However, I will need to go to a different school. I never said goodbye to my high school (teachers, peers) because I couldn't attend graduation. anyway, enough about me and thanks again, I hope you are well :)
Hang in there! Life is about the journey, not the destination
the way you describe sally rooney and are able to captivate EVERYTHING SO PERFECTLY. love your recs!
this is my fav video. idk why but it brings me so much comfort for some reason
you're absolutely insane for posting this on my 20th birthday!!!
finished Writers and Lovers a few months ago a few days before my 20th birthday, SOOO glad it's included here. Absolutely amazing book, can't wait to find the others mentioned!!
i loved it!!!!! please do a non fiction books recs please ❤️
the worst existential crisis I had was when I had turned 26 and couldn't use the student discounts everywhere anymore. I just know 30 will never be as bad as that
I'm exactly at this point right now, omg! Its so hard!!
@@lsta8088 I'm so sorry for you - please know it gets better :)
This video made me feel so safe and warm inside. I really needed this write now. Thank you Jack
i'm not even 20 yet but i want to read all of these books right now
All the recs were amazing! I literally added everything to my TBR because you made them all sound so great 🥺 I also loved the little pep talk(ish) at the end, we're grateful to be sharing the same timeline with you, Jack!✨👑
I am so thankful to have found this channel, I am mostly a Neal Stephenson-Carl Sagan person, and Jack made me read Loveless, The Stranger, Hamnet.....highly appreciate that
He has created an amazing community 😊
yes the non fiction version of this would be amazing
Oh my god yes, Eleanor, for me was the saving grace especially. Cause I did feel annoyed by the other characters at some point or the other, but I absolutely loved the Eleanor sections, I was consciously looking forward to them.
Should do a video on Flynn's library in tron, I remember him having some really deep philosophy books on hes shelf 👌
im genuinely confused about the love norweigen wood gets
I was born in february 2000, so I had about a month of enjoying being 20 before the world went to shit
i would love to see a video about fictinal books to read as a teenager, i'm looking for some novels that will help me go through secondary school :)
Jack's category is the last one on the 'Blogsphere Awards' btw :)
I love the way Jack thinks we're all sorted in our 30s.. No, Jack we're still struggling 🤣
Don't think there's ever a time when we get 'sorted'.
congrats on your nomination! i voted for you ♥️ also, would love a video about nonfiction books to read in your twenties and books that shaped you as a teen!
I am so using this list as birthday gift alternatives for my friends’s birthdays
vile bodies is one of my absolute favourite books. such a fun read!!
i basically feel like you cured and validated my depression in 26 minutes, ty
I was so baffled in deciding which book to read next, thank god Jack uploaded. Moreover, this would a perfect timing to read these books as I'm approaching my 22nd birthday in 3 weeks. Also, congratulations on the nomination Jack!!!!! We'll be rooting for you, and hopefully you'll win🤞🏼❤️
Jack I would be so grateful if you read larry fanfics and react them💙💚
For example:
1 young and beautiful (this one is goooood it's so beautiful written and the plot twist is just chef's kiss)
2 unbelievers
3 tired tired sea
4 escapade
Jack, you’re the best ❤️ Just the words I needed to hear at the end!
watching this as someone who is turning 20 in a few months feels like a pep talk
Ok I’ve been waiting for your review on lovers & writers for months now. As soon as I finished the book I needed to compare our opinions, I watched like every video of yours hoping it was in there. So this is big for me!
Your pep talk was exactly what i needed to hear
The twenties were a wild time. Now I'm navigating the thirties and tbh I feel just as lost, just in differrent ways.
just turned 23 and ive been in an existential crisis mode for like 3 years lmfao😭 but i do wanna say ur videos (and 2 other booktubers: dakota warren and emmie) helped me really get thru it surprisingly. Didn’t think ppl talking about books would help me remain mentally sane but here we are lmao. But y’all have helped so much so thank u💛
23 is baby!! you will realize how young you are later!
Yay I turn 20 later this year! Perfect timing I would say! Thank you Jack!
For a possible video idea, you should use songs as book recommendations.
I'm 34 and just bought my first house and I'm about to get married. I'm so happy it all happened when it did because I finally feel ready for all this which I definitely did not in my 20s!
Open Water sounds like a gem of a book! Done. It’s added to my tbr.
"Grow like your monstera" 🤣That analogy really works, especially if you have ever seen how fast a monstera grows. I brought one home a month ago and it's doubled in size....
i recently got into reading again and i can confidently say that the vanishing half is one of my favorite books, couldn’t put it down !!
I’m 17 but I will still read these RIGHT NOW because Jack said so.
And it’s a big YES for the book recommendation video for teens as well :)
Back to binging some Jack!
As someone who still giggles at the number 69, I can’t believe I’m reaching my 20s in almost half a year.
Im in the midst of a existential crisis but also uni is far better than high school so it’s confusing lol. Once I finish all the books that I bought (totally not cause I was inspired by Jack), I can’t wait to dive into a few of these books❤
Watching this as a 35 yo...
Though I feel like I somehow missed the "formative" elements of my 20s and I've been catching up. Life is messy, and not at all linear as the expectations often suggest.
Incredible video! Thank you so much for this! Love love love ❤️
Half these books were already on my TBR, so I'm happy to the endorsement of my next book purchase.
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous is one of my favorite books I’ve read this year… I think the way you described it couldn’t be more accurate
*me planning on reading Cleo and Frank next month as a 19 yr old* take that you grown adult! Imma do what I want 🤠
As a certified old fart let me tell you that 23 is a rough year for everyone. Your impressive university student identity is gone but your new young adult identity hasn’t quite shown up yet so all you can see are the things you haven’t achieved yet. It’ll pass. You’ll get your feet under you before you know it.
These comments are honestly so supportive and comfortable. :)
hated hated hated Norwegian Wood, thumbs down to that but will read One Last Stop next and maybe some other recs from this video, needed this ty mr. edwards
I'm a 17 year old that is yet to start my 20s but am watching this anyway for good book recommendations
You would love Still life by Sarah Winman! Such a beautiful book set in Italy about the beauty of simple things in life and friendship!
If you want more twenties-esque spiral books, you should read Acts of Service by Lillian Fishman!
I'm in my early 30s and the themes of the books in this video still feels SO relatable. love the recommendations jack!
Talking about the pandemic always makes me anxious not because the covid itself but the waste of time and all the opportunities I feel I lost this last 2 years. When I think the things I could have done or the things I should have done makes me feel like all the time I wasted sleeping or getting drunk by myself was just a void of self-pity about not having what I thought I deserved instead of doing something else with all the time I had. Even though I had to work half time and keep online clases there was tons of times I wasted.
i just read The Grace Year and i feel like so many people would LOVE this book as it discusses women’s place in the world. im jealous of every person that gets to read this for the first time
Pls do books to read in your teens!!
Hey, I’ve got a lot of my book recommendations from you and I love that! Maybe you have done but can you do a video about all your favorite Murakami books. Thank you so much 🤍
I remember reading Less for pride month. It was such a refreshing read because most of the books I've read revolved around people in their youth. I also liked the way it was written as though people are trying to figure out who is the narrator. There were also many ways romantic love was shown and defined. Less’ journey to discovering himself was so nice. However, I remember feeling as though Arthur Less walked 100 steps forward and walked back for about 99 steps because ofthe last chapter. Also, some people found the writing of places too detailed. But I thought it was a good read.
“Struggling human” is a description I really just vibe with
Great, I need them all now 🎉 I just turned 29 Im going have to speed read them haha
ABSOLUTELY in love with Sally Rooney's every work!!! (i am a teen though:))
hii, i'm a brazilian follower 🇧🇷❤. I loved your channel because Channel talks about books are: 🥰🥰🥰
I wanted to watch a video of you talking about brazilian books s2
Would love to get short story book recs, added a ton to my tbr. Vanishing half and anything Ocean Vuong will be read so soon!!!
Writing that “demands to be heard”. We hear you Dakota. We do.
Having literally just turned 20, thanks
Reading the Qur'an is getting me back on track. I love books, and found that the Qur'an is the only book that pushes one to think deeply and is guidance. The heart just finds peace in the words of Allah, The Creator. ♡
I would love a video about nonfiction books to read in our 20s :)
Finished the first book recently📚 was so fun to meet Coco Mellors at an event at Daunt Books in Oxford☺️
I've been meaning to buy more books lately so I really hope you make a fictional books to read in your teens video:) I really liked this video (like all of your other videos) so keep up the great work my guy!
one for teens plz!!!
to share with my cousins
there is going to be my 24th b-day in december and gosh the line about X-factor just broke me down
Jack is not sparing any punches. The Wordplay is just immaculate lol
Omg Norwegian Wood was so good! Even years after I kept wanting to buy it again bc I forgot I had even read it!
Please do a 30’s book rec ! 👻
As someone who's 21 bless u I'm so scared lol, hopefully these books will help me live and breathe and thrive! :)
YeS THE AUDACITY DURING OUR 20'S HELL NO
I know you will never ever recommend it on your channel, but the book that I "helped me" the most in my teens was 'The Catcher In The Rye' Captures the feeling of being lost and confused extremely well and even if you don’t identify with Holden (as you shouldn’t) his outlook on life is fascinating.
8:40 HELPPPPPPP 💀💀💀
You picked some fabulous books. Sally Rooney, Oscar Wilde, Murakami, Sylvia Plath, Evelyn Waugh, Maugham, Ocean Vuong, Eliza Clark especially. If you have this much great taste in your twenties, then I can tell you (as someone in their early fifties) your future reading life will be amazing and your ‘Less’ will be better than in that book. 😉
i recommend war and peace. seriously S O reflective & encompasses so much about life in many different ways.
Jack have you read. The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy? ✨It would be absolutely PERFECT for you right now - it was written In the 1950s and follows a rather chaotic young woman who moves to Paris in the 1920s cos she’s desperate to do her own thing - it’s literally laugh out loud hilarious and the Sunday Times review on the back sounds like it was made for this exact video: “As delightful and delicate an examination of how is it to be twenty, in love and in Paris as I’ve ever read”
YES MORE NONFICTION BOOKS TO READ IN YOUR 20s! I've read several but I'm always looking for more.
If it makes you feel any better, I'm turning 25 this year and you definitely have your life together more than I do 😅
Being in late 20s i can say jack is saying all this to himself reassuring himself after that relative comment on him😉😉😉
This was a great video, but learning that you were only a year older than me and born in the same month was a bit of a trip. There are plenty of books here that I am interested in and already have on my tbr.
Please, you need to do fictional books related with disability, physical disability to be specific
Be fun to put a list down for each decade. 30’s, 40’s 50’s and on😍
None of this is serious is very very good as a young woman online!!!
Day 1 of suggesting to Jack to have a video about "Thriller/suspense books recommendations"
thank you for sharing
Hi Jack!! Firstly, I love your content. Your book recommendations are always so inspiring, colorful, and remarkable.
That being said, I was wondering if you could make a video exclusively honoring black literature and writers all over the world. I know that you mention the exquisite books written by black authors in your videos, but it would be neat if you dedicated a video with another black content creator/RUclipsr(s) to speak with you about it. As someone who’s always trying to understand the struggles of black people throughout history, and pick up more recommendations of black literature and voices that the US educational system has tried to drown out, I’d love to see your discussion on this topic. Not sure if you’ve done a version of this on your channel, but wanted to make a suggestion anyways :).
Sending love from the US!
Just turned 18 (welcome to adult life !) And i love your selection . I will definietly read the ones i never read!