@@BambuProductions speak for yourself but i don't buy books unless im sure i will enjoy them and if not i go to the library or find them free online.. some don't have the money to buy endless books nor the time to read them
@@meikusje ah im autistic so i don't understand jokes that are just exaggerating but thank you for explaining kindly, sometimes people are really rude when i don't understand things like this
all the books recommended in this video: 2:20 at grand central station I sat down and wept by elizabeth smart 3:57 the flower of buffoonery by osamu daza 5:00 days at the morisaki bookshop by satoshi yagisawa 6:40 the sailor who fell from grace with the sea by yukio mishima 8:21 desire by haruki murakami 9:38 hit parade of tears by izumi suzuki 11:24 ms ice sandwich by mieko kawakami 12:37 the pachinko parlour by elisa shua dusapin 13:50 solo dance by li kotomi 14:50 birth canal by dias novita wuri 15:30 ice palace by tarjei vesaas 16:53 samuel johnson: a life by david nokes 17:23 blue nights by joan didion 18:23 song of solomon and jazz by toni morrison 19:39 on writing by charles bukowski 20:37 letters to milena by franz kafka 23:59 half of a yellow sun by chimamanda ngozi adichie 25:19 ordinary human failings by megan nolan 26:58 goose by yiyun lee 27:00 best of friends by kamila shamsie 28:21 jillian by halle butler 30:32 lote by shola von reinhold 32:12 ponyboy by eliot duncan 32:54 open throat by henry hoke 33:38 toad by katherine dunn 34:49 fourth wing by rebecca yarros 36:24 pandora by susan stokes chapman 37:41 the penelopiad by margaret atwood 38:08 ithaca by catherine webb 38:51 true biz by sara novic 40:36 brutes by dizz tate 42:13 if an egyptian cannot speak english by noor maga 43:15 chain-gang all stars by nana kwame adjei-brenyah 44:24 birnam wood by eleanor catton 44:35 crush by richard silken 45:58 the high line scavenger hunt by lucas crawford 48:09 quietly hostile by samantha irby 48:33 lost in summerland by barrett swanson 48:58 perfume: the story of a murderer by patrick suskind 50:10 hysteria by jessica gross 51:53 threads that bind by kika hatzopoulou 52:40 blue-skinned gods by sj sindu 53:29 beast in the shadows by edogawa ranpo 54:19 haunted houses by lynne tillman 55:01 walking through clear water in a pool painted black by cookie mueller 56:09 funny weather by olivia laing 56:37 post-traumatic by chantal v johnson 57:29 the doloriad by missouri williams 58:25 easy riders, raging bulls by peter biskind 58:58 the book of frank by caconrad 59:40 reward system by jem calder
One video: "Guys! I've made it! Over 1000 books! I have my very own home library now! This was my dream and I made it!" The very next video: "So anyway, here are 50 more books..."
On the L'Oréal Kids shampoo topic, I don't know why the internet started saying it means no 'tears' as in breakage/tangles, it's definitely 'no tears' as in 'no crying'. The brand is French and it says 'pas de larmes' (no tears/crying) on the bottle! (Source: me, a French Canadian who grew up with bilingual shampoo bottles)
It was also specifically advertised as 'no tears' in my country (Netherlands). Like the commercial had a kid in the bathtub or something getting shampoo in their eye and then this teardrop shaped mascot (??) came swooping in and idk what he did but in the end the kid was not crying.
jack's face while reading the synopsis of "the perfume" is exactly me when I found out that we had to perform it as our final exam for my last year of drama class.
We had to read it as mandatory reading in school and the whole class reacted the same too 😅 (we also watched parts of the movie and looking at the faces of my classmates was more entertaining than the movie)
i love how he also says who translated some of these books! the translators barely get much recognition yet they also worked hard! as someone who used to do translating tasks for a German friend at school, i know how much work translating is so its just nice to see them also being mentioned 😁
Hi Jack! I'm only getting around to watching this video now, but as a literary translator (English is not my native tongue) I just wanted to say how deeply happy it makes me that you mention the translators of the different books. People often really underestimate how difficult translation can be and how much time and thought goes into it. I'm barely 10 minutes in and already wrote at least 3 books down that intrigue me.
I am norweigan, and in highschool we read the ice palace, and analysed it. it is a beautiful book, thank you for reminding me of it! lots of love from norway
I love Jack's book choices. Most successful booktubers talk about YA/ Fantasy/ romance almost exclusively, nothing wrong with that but it's great to see someone being so successful while talking about Japanese literature, booker prize winners, etc
that's funny because giving diverse and new to me recommendations is exactly why jack's one of my favorite book people, love his taste and the way he describes books
Yesss. Most booktubers and book tokers only read fantasy romance and YA books and I’m not really a fan of those genres so for Jack to recommend so many sophisticated, deep, and beautiful book is just amazing. He takes himself seriously (well…😂) and I’m all for his recs cuz you just know it’s gonna be good
Nah you're joking surely? He reads almost exclusively contemporary popular lit fic, it's the most commercialised book genre going and easily one of the biggest focuses of booktube and booktok. Like I don't have anything against that, but acting like not many people focus on it online is wild. They make up most of the displays in bookshops and you reckon the online presence is lacking? Delusion
@@alexjames7144 i also prefer contemporary lit and yet the algorithm only gives me YA and romance/fantasy ? so this might just be a case of youtube not differenciating well between genres in their suggestions rather than an actual issue with popularity and online presence
@@adityaraj6377i know this probably wasn’t meant in a cruel way, but please don’t ship real people together! It can ruin a lot of relationships and be especially annoying for the creator. We don’t know these people, even if we feel like we do. Their love life’s aren’t for us to comment on!:)
@@Unpotted Well may be finish reading what he hasn’t read first before buying even more books. Or try and read just un red books before purchasing even more.
fun fact, Edogawa Ranpo chose his pen name because he was a big fan of Edgar Allan Poe and Edogawa Ranpo is kinda like the japanese pronunciation of Poe's name, I always thought that was so cute, he was just a fanboy.
I love looking behind him and recognising books so quickly just by their spine design eg. 'All the Light We Cannot See', 'Girl, Woman & Other', 'Babel', 'Hunger Games', 'The Secret History', just love it
If you don't have enough shelf space after a book haul, you can buy more shelves, but wait...then you'll need to buy more books, then more shelves, and so on forever. What a glorious life!😊
49:36 seeing your face gradually fall as you’re reading Perfume’s description was absolutely HILARIOUS 57:37 THIS TOO 😭😭😭 took a wild turn right off the bat
One thing I plan to do next year is organising my books depending on how much those books impacted my life. That way I can have like a "soul library". Maybe by age aka books that impacted by teenage years, my uni life, my recent days, my dark moments, etc etc. I don't know if you would like the idea to do it too but it would make a very interesting video so we know how many are important to you and shaped you a bit. And the ones who went completely irrelevant through your life.
Lote is PHENOMENAL. It’s actually studied on the first year English literature course at Uni of Glasgow so I wrote my final essay on it earlier this year, comparing it with Giovanni’s Room. You will absolutely adore it.
2:02 By Grand Central station I sat down and wept by Elizabeth Smart 3:53 The flowers of buffoonery by Osamu Dazai 4:58 Days at the Morisaki bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa 6:38 The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea by Yukio Mishima 8:09 Desire by Haruki Murakami 9:40 Hit Parade of Tears by Izumi Suzuki 11:18 Ms Ice Sandwich by Mieko Kawakami 12:38 The Pachinko Parlour by Elisa Shua Dusapin 13:52 Solo Dance by Kotomi Li 14:42 Birth Canal by Dias Novita Wuri 15:26 The Ice Palace by Tarjei Vesaas 16:43 Samuel Johnson: A Life by David Nokes 17:19 Blue Nights by Joan DIdion 18:22 Song of Solomon and Jazz by Toni Morrison 19:38 On Writing by Charles Bukowski 20:35 Letters to Milena (by the way, it's mee-leh-na not myleena) by Franz Kafka 23:56 Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 25:15 Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan 26:56 The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li and Best of Friends by Kamila Shamsie 28:19 Jillian by Halle Butler 30:06 LOTE by Shola von Reinhold 31:48 Ponyboy by Eliot Duncan 32:53 Open Throat by Henry Hoke 33:33 Toad by Katherine Dunn 34:36 Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 36:22 Pandora by Susan Stokes-Chapman 37:31 Ithaca by Claire North and The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood 38:50 True biz by Sara Nović 40:35 Brutes by Dizz Tate 42:14 If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English by Noor Naga 43:14 Chain-Gang All-Star by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah 44:25 Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton 45:34 Crush by Richard Siken and The high line scavanger hunt by Lucas Crawford 48:10 Quietly Hostile: Essays by Samantha Irby 48:34 Lost in Summerland: Essays by Barrett Swanson 48:55 Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind 50:09 Hysteria by Jessica Gross 51:53 Threads That Bind by Kika Hatzopoulou 52:40 Blue-Skinned Gods by S.J. Sindu 53:29 Beast in the Shadows by Edogawa Rampo 54:20 Haunted Houses by Lynne Tillman 54:55 Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black by by Cookie Mueller 56:09 Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency by Olivia Liang 56:35 Post-Traumatic by Chantal V. Johnson 57:29 The Doloriad by Missouri Williams 58:23 Easy Riders, Raging Bulls by Peter Biskind 58:58 The Book of Frank by C.A. Conrad 59:40 Reward System: Stories by Jem Calder
Just when I tell myself that I'm ok...I don't need anymore books, I have enough to read...I watch you buy books and the TBR/TBP (to be purchased) list gets even longer. Thank you so much for feeding my addiction and turning me on to some great reads!!!
List of Books (Part Two): 34:38 Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 36:26 Pandora by Susan Stokes Chapman 37:36 Ithaca by Claire North 37:44 The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood 38:50 True Biz by Sara Novic 40:36 Brutes by Dizz Tate 42:13 If An Egyptian Cannot Speak English by Noor Naga 43:17 Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah 44:25 Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton 45:34 Crush by Richard Siken 45:58 The High Line Scavenger Hunt by Lucas Crawford 48:10 Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby 48:35 Lost in Summerland by Barrett Swanson 48:56 Perfume by Patrick Suskind 50:10 Hysteria by Jessica Gross 51:53 Threads That Bind by Kika Hatzopoulou 52:41 Blue Skinned Gods by SJ Sindu 53:31 Beast in the Shadows by Edogawa Ranpo 54:22 Haunted Houses by Lynne Tillman 55:00 Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black by Cookie Mueller 56:09 Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency by Olivia Laing 56:35 Post Traumatic by Chantal V. Johnson 57:29 The Doloriad by Missouri Williams 58:24 Easy Riders Raging Bulls by Peter Biskind 58:58 The Book of Frank by CAConrad 59:38 Reward System by Jem Calder
Wait, are you talking about Johnson & Johnson No More Tears Baby Shampoo? Maybe it’s different in the UK, but here in the US, I guarantee you it’s tears as in crying. J&J’s website says it’s formulated for ocular safety. (Dunno if you’ve ever bathed a small child, but they do get shampoo in their eyes a lot! 😂)
Another great book title is ‘Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me’ by Richard Farina the sixties folk singer who died tragically young. The book itself is a forgotten classic too
Pefume is an absolutely AMAZING read!! Thought it was strange at first, but was completely captivated by it. One of my favourite books ever! Hope you enjoy it ❤
Somehow I would be surprised, if someone with your reading taste really liked Fourth Wing... Looking forward to the review. As a fantasy fan I would recommend you very different books... Like anything from Peter S. Beagle. He writes the most beautiful short stories.
It's exciting to "meet" another Samuel Johnson devotee! I read The Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell a couple years ago. But my fixation began years and years ago when I came across this Samuel Johnson quote: "Abstinence is as easy to me, as temperance would be difficult." I have a strong all-or-nothing personality, and throughout my life when I've given up unhealthy things, the rebuke I hear most often is, "Everything in moderation." Which, yes, okay, that'd be better, BUT I am just not made for it. So when I read that quote for the first time, I was like, "OMG, FINALLY! Someone gets me!"
books mentioned :'D 1) by grand central station i sat down and wept (elizabeth smart) 2) the flowers of buffoonery (osamu dazai) (japanese) 3) days at the morasaki bookshop (satoshi yagisawa) (japanese) 4) the sailor who fell from grace with the sea (yukio mashima) (japanese) 5) desire (haruki murakami) (japanese) 6) hit parade of tears (izumi suzuki) (japanese) 7) ms ice sandwich (mieko kawakami) (japanese) 8) the pachinko parlour (elisa shua dusapin) (japanese) 9) solo dance (kotomi li) (japanese) 10) birth canal (dias novita wuri) (indonesian) 11) the ice palace (tajei vesaas) (norwegian) 12) samuel johnson a life (david nokes) 13) blue nights (joan didion) 14) jazz (toni morrison) 15) song of solomon (toni morrison) 16) on writing (charles bukowski) 17) letters to milena (franz kafka) 18) half of a yellow sun (chimamanda ngozi adichie) 19) ordinary human failings (megan nolan) 20) the book of goose (yiyun li) 21) best of friends (kamila shamsie) 22) jillian (halle butler) 23) lote (shola von reinhold) 24) ponyboy (eliot duncan) 25) open throat (henry hoke) 26) toad (katherine dunn) 27) fouth wing (rebecca yarros) 28) pandora (susan strokes chapman) 29) ithaca (claire north) 30) the penelopiad (margot atwood) 31) true biz (sara novic) 32) brutes (dizz tate) 33) if an egyptian cannot speak english (noor naga) 34) chain-gang all-stars (nana kawame adjei-brenyah) 35) birnam wood (eleanor catton) 36) crush (richard siken) 37) the high line scavenger hunt (lucas crawford) 38) quietly hostile (samantha irby) 39) lost in summer summerland (barrett swanson) 40) perfume (patrick süskind) 41) hysteria (jessica gross) 42) threads that bind (kika hatzopoulou) 43) blue skinned gods (sj sindu) 44) beast in the shadows (edogawa ranpo) 45) haunted houses (lynne tillman) 46) walking through clear water in a pool painted black (cookie mueller) 47) funny weather (olivia laing) 48) post-traumatic (chantal v. johnson) 49) the doloriad (missouri williams) 50) easy riders raging bulls (peter biskind) 51) the book of frank (ca conrad) 52) reward system (jem calder) fun fact(¿): theres an anime called bungou stray dogs, the main characters in the show are named after famous japanese authors including osamu dazai and edogawa ranpo. they all have special abilities (dazai's is called no longer human [and im pretty sure the others' abilities are all related to their works in some way]). other authors(/characters) include yukichi fukuzawa, akiko yosano, atsushi nakajima, doppo kunikida, jun'ichiro tanizaki, kenji miyazawa, kyoka izumi and katai tayama. :) (ignore any mistakes pls) also i swear im not jobless-
So glad to have found a book youtuber who reads to learn and not just to be entertained, this channel has helped me gain a greater passion for a hobby I’ve had for years.
Okay ik he might not see this but I HIGHLY recommend "turtles all the way down" by John Green. It's a turning of age story, with romance, and the main character deals with mental health problems and the way it is described is so well done. It's so good at the sad parts and good at the happy parts. Idc who sees this but this book was 5/5 for me and that doesn't happen a lot.
List of Books (Part One): 2:02 By Grand Central Station I Sat Down And Wept by Elizabeth Smart 3:53 The Flowers of Buffoonery by Osamu Dazai 4:58 Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa 6:40 The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea by Yukio Mishima 8:07 Desire by Haruki Murakami 9:39 Hit Parade of Tears by Izumi Suzuki 11:13 Ms. Ice Sandwich by Mieko Kawakami 12:39 The Pachinko Parlour by Elisa Shua Dusapin 13:53 Solo Dance by Li Kotomi 14:44 Birth Canal by Dias Novita Wuri 15:33 The Ice Palace by Tarjei Vesaas 16:45 Samuel Johnson: A Life by David Nokes 17:20 Blue Lights by Joan Didion 18:25 Song of Solomon and Jazz by Toni Morrisson 19:37 On Writing by Charles Bukowski 20:38 Letters to Milena by Franz Kafka 23:59 Half Of A Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 25:16 Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan 26:59 The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li and Best of Friends by Kamila Shamsie 28:19 Jillian by Halle Butler 30:07 Lote by Shola von reinhold 31:57 Ponyboy by Eliot Duncan 32:54 Open Throat by Henry Hoke 33:36 Toad by Katherine Dunn
Perfume was such a crazy read. I had conflicting thoughts and emotions from reading that novel that it thoroughly confused the hell out of me. And presently pondering my thoughts on the book, I think that was part of my enjoyment. Enjoying a work that creeped me out and disgusted me was such a strange feeling. Oh, and that ending. Holy fucking shit, that ending. I finished the book and thought, wtf did I just read?
@cath1238 I have never felt that way about a book before. It was so odd. After completing my read and then sitting on my couch for an hour marinating on what I just read, I decided to accept the strangeness and count myself lucky having experienced it.
Ohh, I would give everything to read „perfume“ for the first time again! Such an intriguing book with one of the best written endings I know. I read it in German so I don‘t know about the translation, but really hope it‘s good :)
A note to those unfamiliar with business tax law: At least in the U.S., Jack’s purchases of books would be considered a business expense (because he uses them to produce these videos [the “product” he uses to earn his income])which he could then deduct from his gross (pre-tax) income prior to calculating what taxes, if any, he owes. I have no experience w/U.K. business tax rules, but I’s be surprised it they weren’t at least somewhat similar. (But, if I’m wrong, please do let me know.)
I tend to prefer buying secondhand books. For one thing, they're usually cheaper. Plus, they sometimes come with unexpected bonuses. For example, a few weeks ago I ordered a used copy of Claire Keegan's "Small Things Like These" from an online company. The shipping actually cost me more than the book. Today, my package finally arrived in the mail, and when I opened my book, there it was on the front page: "This First Edition of 'Small Things Like These' has been signed for you by the author", followed by a swirling, "Claire K"; in green ink, of course.
It’s crazy how Jack is one of my favourite book creators and doesn’t enjoy fantasy, whereas I can very very VERY rarely give a book 5/5⭐️ if it’s not a fantasy
I like fantasy and romance. Either separate or combined. That being said, Fourth Wing is not good for so many reasons. I found the "romance" lacking (it was basically just sexual attraction) and the fantasy world building insufficient.
Here's a list of all the books Jack mentioned in the video because I have nothing else to do: 2:02 By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept - Elizabeth Smart 3:53 The Flowers of Buffoonery - Osamu Dazai 4:55 Days at the Morisaki Bookshop - Satoshi Yagasawa 6:39 The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea - Yokio Mishima 8:05 Desire - Haruki Murakami 9:37 Hit Parade of Tears - Izumi Suzuki 11:12 Ms Ice Sandwich - Mieko Kawakami 12:37 The Pachinko Parlour - Elisa Shua Dusapin 13:51 Solo Dance - Li Kotomi 14:43 Birth Canal - Dias Novita Wuri 15:25 The Ice Palace - Tarjei Versaas 16:42 Samuel Johnson A Life - David Nokes 17:16 Blue Nights - Joan Didion 18:21 Song of Solomon - Toni Morrison & Jazz - Toni Morrison 19:37 On Writing - Charles Bukowski 20:35 Letters to Milena - Franz Kafka 23:58 Half of a Yellow Sun - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 25:15 Ordinary Human Failings - Megan Nolan 26:57 The Book of Goose - Yiyun Li & Best of Friends - Kamila Shamsie 28:18 Jillian - Halle Butler 30:06 Lote - Shola von Reinhold 31:56 Ponyboy - Eliot Duncan 32:54 Open Throat - Henry Hoke 33:33 Toad - Katherine Dunn 34:38 Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros 36:25 Pandora - Susan Stokes-Chapman 37:27 Ithaca - Claire North & The Penelopiad - Margaret Atwood 38:50 True Biz - Sara Novic 40:35 Brutes - Dizz Tate 42:12 If An Egyptian Cannot Speak English - Noor Naga Okay!! Halfway through! I'm taking a quick break and will then continue! If I misspell anything/ make any mistakes, let me know!!!
Song of Solomon is the single most wonderful book I think I have ever read. It is just so magical in an incredible way, every sentence has layers and layers of meaning, and the story of self discovery is unlike any other. Honestly, I think it's her best work. I also highly recommend reading her foreword because it informs the book so much.
Half of a yellow sun is amazing, her other novels are also fantastic especially purple hibiscus. For reading around the world for Australia try Wake in Fright it's brutal but amazing
I just love how prominent Asian authors are becoming in the European market. Last year there wasn`t all that much to around and today everything is full with East-Asian Authors. Absolutely love it! 🥰
I had a huge book collection and am an avid reader. I was in the process of moving and put my books in a storage unit a couple days later they all burned 😢. I’m in the process of rebuilding my library slowly yet surely lol. Love your channel!❤
"I need to go on a book buying ban" *proceeds to buy 50+ books*
He is all of us😂
@@BambuProductions speak for yourself but i don't buy books unless im sure i will enjoy them and if not i go to the library or find them free online.. some don't have the money to buy endless books nor the time to read them
@@romaeraeganwhen people say these things, they generally ARE speaking for themselves. It's a joke, not a statement of fact.
@@meikusje ah im autistic so i don't understand jokes that are just exaggerating but thank you for explaining kindly, sometimes people are really rude when i don't understand things like this
ridiculously relatable 💀
An hour of Jack talking about books?!
My prayers have been answered 🕯️
Honestly! I love these videos so I can find new books to read and add to my TBR list!
all the books recommended in this video:
2:20 at grand central station I sat down and wept by elizabeth smart
3:57 the flower of buffoonery by osamu daza
5:00 days at the morisaki bookshop by satoshi yagisawa
6:40 the sailor who fell from grace with the sea by yukio mishima
8:21 desire by haruki murakami
9:38 hit parade of tears by izumi suzuki
11:24 ms ice sandwich by mieko kawakami
12:37 the pachinko parlour by elisa shua dusapin
13:50 solo dance by li kotomi
14:50 birth canal by dias novita wuri
15:30 ice palace by tarjei vesaas
16:53 samuel johnson: a life by david nokes
17:23 blue nights by joan didion
18:23 song of solomon and jazz by toni morrison
19:39 on writing by charles bukowski
20:37 letters to milena by franz kafka
23:59 half of a yellow sun by chimamanda ngozi adichie
25:19 ordinary human failings by megan nolan
26:58 goose by yiyun lee
27:00 best of friends by kamila shamsie
28:21 jillian by halle butler
30:32 lote by shola von reinhold
32:12 ponyboy by eliot duncan
32:54 open throat by henry hoke
33:38 toad by katherine dunn
34:49 fourth wing by rebecca yarros
36:24 pandora by susan stokes chapman
37:41 the penelopiad by margaret atwood
38:08 ithaca by catherine webb
38:51 true biz by sara novic
40:36 brutes by dizz tate
42:13 if an egyptian cannot speak english by noor maga
43:15 chain-gang all stars by nana kwame adjei-brenyah
44:24 birnam wood by eleanor catton
44:35 crush by richard silken
45:58 the high line scavenger hunt by lucas crawford
48:09 quietly hostile by samantha irby
48:33 lost in summerland by barrett swanson
48:58 perfume: the story of a murderer by patrick suskind
50:10 hysteria by jessica gross
51:53 threads that bind by kika hatzopoulou
52:40 blue-skinned gods by sj sindu
53:29 beast in the shadows by edogawa ranpo
54:19 haunted houses by lynne tillman
55:01 walking through clear water in a pool painted black by cookie mueller
56:09 funny weather by olivia laing
56:37 post-traumatic by chantal v johnson
57:29 the doloriad by missouri williams
58:25 easy riders, raging bulls by peter biskind
58:58 the book of frank by caconrad
59:40 reward system by jem calder
THANK YOU i love u for this
thank you 💙 was looking for this lol 🎉
Omg thank yooouuu
Thank you so much. You're an angel.
wowww thank you😊
It’s exactly like Jack to buy 50 new books just to fill up his home library 😂
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This always happens when my bank card gets itchy!
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One video: "Guys! I've made it! Over 1000 books! I have my very own home library now! This was my dream and I made it!"
The very next video: "So anyway, here are 50 more books..."
@@liviagreenwood9286 😂 It’s an obsession.
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i love his hour long videos so much, it feels like catching up with a friend
On the L'Oréal Kids shampoo topic, I don't know why the internet started saying it means no 'tears' as in breakage/tangles, it's definitely 'no tears' as in 'no crying'. The brand is French and it says 'pas de larmes' (no tears/crying) on the bottle! (Source: me, a French Canadian who grew up with bilingual shampoo bottles)
It’s also like…in a tear drop? At least the brand I had. (Also hiii, I’m Canadian too lol)
😂 This is how I remember it too. It was specifically for kids who might open their eyes when having their hair washed. 😂
Yeah this really threw me off, I’ve never thought for a second that it was “tears” as in damage. When/where did that rumor get started?
@@MirandaKHayes good question. I have never heard that interpretation before now.
It was also specifically advertised as 'no tears' in my country (Netherlands). Like the commercial had a kid in the bathtub or something getting shampoo in their eye and then this teardrop shaped mascot (??) came swooping in and idk what he did but in the end the kid was not crying.
jack's face while reading the synopsis of "the perfume" is exactly me when I found out that we had to perform it as our final exam for my last year of drama class.
That is the weirdest book I have ever read, but I enjoyed it a lot 😂
We had to read it as mandatory reading in school and the whole class reacted the same too 😅 (we also watched parts of the movie and looking at the faces of my classmates was more entertaining than the movie)
@@cath1238 oh, i agree that it's a great book, just not one that should be acted out by a bunch of teenagers 😅
@@sojajunge I totally agree with you, especially the ending!
the part you said you need to perform in drama class makes me curious abt that book lol and now i want to read it
Fun fact, Li Kotomi is actually from Taiwan and she was the first ever Taiwanese writer to have won a literary award for a novel written in Japanese!
solo dance was an amazing book too!
1:10 A wise person once said that reading books and buying books are 2 separate activities.
The only creator who's 1hr plus long video doesn't make me scared or overwhelmed.
Cup of tea, storygraph open, pause button primed. This will be longer than an hour but I’m here for it 😂
YES
Omg yes the storygraph open is so real ahahha
i love how he also says who translated some of these books! the translators barely get much recognition yet they also worked hard! as someone who used to do translating tasks for a German friend at school, i know how much work translating is so its just nice to see them also being mentioned 😁
Hi Jack! I'm only getting around to watching this video now, but as a literary translator (English is not my native tongue) I just wanted to say how deeply happy it makes me that you mention the translators of the different books. People often really underestimate how difficult translation can be and how much time and thought goes into it. I'm barely 10 minutes in and already wrote at least 3 books down that intrigue me.
I am norweigan, and in highschool we read the ice palace, and analysed it. it is a beautiful book, thank you for reminding me of it! lots of love from norway
I love that book! I bought for a coursera course, I think about relationships in fiction.
Jeg elsker norsk språk, det er veldig hyggelig (i have duolingo level Norwegian knowledge 😭)
@@lisak8492Du er flink! Det er bare å fortsette å øve ❤️🇳🇴
@@BirdFuglen jeg vil :) jeg ønsker bor i norge
I love Jack's book choices. Most successful booktubers talk about YA/ Fantasy/ romance almost exclusively, nothing wrong with that but it's great to see someone being so successful while talking about Japanese literature, booker prize winners, etc
that's funny because giving diverse and new to me recommendations is exactly why jack's one of my favorite book people, love his taste and the way he describes books
Yesss. Most booktubers and book tokers only read fantasy romance and YA books and I’m not really a fan of those genres so for Jack to recommend so many sophisticated, deep, and beautiful book is just amazing. He takes himself seriously (well…😂) and I’m all for his recs cuz you just know it’s gonna be good
Nah you're joking surely? He reads almost exclusively contemporary popular lit fic, it's the most commercialised book genre going and easily one of the biggest focuses of booktube and booktok.
Like I don't have anything against that, but acting like not many people focus on it online is wild. They make up most of the displays in bookshops and you reckon the online presence is lacking? Delusion
@@alexjames7144 i also prefer contemporary lit and yet the algorithm only gives me YA and romance/fantasy ? so this might just be a case of youtube not differenciating well between genres in their suggestions rather than an actual issue with popularity and online presence
@@alexjames7144who then would you recommend to watch for lit fics and other genres? because i almost exclusively see YA-focused booktubers.
JACK EDWARDS MENTIONING EMMIE AS A FAVORITE BOOKTUBER MAKES MY HEART SO WARM 🥺🥺🥺🥺 their book tastes are so interconnected and immaculate!!!
Was looking for this comment 🫶 Love them both
I wish them to date each other
@@adityaraj6377that's.. a weird thing to comment
@@adityaraj6377i know this probably wasn’t meant in a cruel way, but please don’t ship real people together! It can ruin a lot of relationships and be especially annoying for the creator. We don’t know these people, even if we feel like we do. Their love life’s aren’t for us to comment on!:)
Jack: owns an absurd number of books and talks about going on a book buying ban
Also Jack: So I bought 50 more books...
I’m glad I’m not the only one that saw this and immediately paused. Like sir you’ve 250 books to read still 😂
Yeah makes no sense, I’ve got 250 books I’ve never ever read so I went out & bought 50 more books 📚 ? 🤪
Omg I forgot about that!!!!!!!!!!😂😂😂
@@stuartwells4133
And why not?
😺✌️
@@Unpotted Well may be finish reading what he hasn’t read first before buying even more books. Or try and read just un red books before purchasing even more.
fun fact, Edogawa Ranpo chose his pen name because he was a big fan of Edgar Allan Poe and Edogawa Ranpo is kinda like the japanese pronunciation of Poe's name, I always thought that was so cute, he was just a fanboy.
I love looking behind him and recognising books so quickly just by their spine design eg. 'All the Light We Cannot See', 'Girl, Woman & Other', 'Babel', 'Hunger Games', 'The Secret History', just love it
If you don't have enough shelf space after a book haul, you can buy more shelves, but wait...then you'll need to buy more books, then more shelves, and so on forever. What a glorious life!😊
Im sure i remember him last video contemplating a book buying ban. Oh how 3 weeks can change a man.
49:36 seeing your face gradually fall as you’re reading Perfume’s description was absolutely HILARIOUS
57:37 THIS TOO 😭😭😭 took a wild turn right off the bat
I can't wait for Jack's debut novel
I love your diction, accent and ideas. It's a pleasure to watch you talking about books 💞
❤never a mistake in English ha ha
One thing I plan to do next year is organising my books depending on how much those books impacted my life.
That way I can have like a "soul library". Maybe by age aka books that impacted by teenage years, my uni life, my recent days, my dark moments, etc etc.
I don't know if you would like the idea to do it too but it would make a very interesting video so we know how many are important to you and shaped you a bit. And the ones who went completely irrelevant through your life.
That sounds like a beautiful idea
@@lavandercharmander2307 I think he didn't saw it tho
Lote is PHENOMENAL. It’s actually studied on the first year English literature course at Uni of Glasgow so I wrote my final essay on it earlier this year, comparing it with Giovanni’s Room. You will absolutely adore it.
OMG
2:02 By Grand Central station I sat down and wept by Elizabeth Smart
3:53 The flowers of buffoonery by Osamu Dazai
4:58 Days at the Morisaki bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa
6:38 The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea by Yukio Mishima
8:09 Desire by Haruki Murakami
9:40 Hit Parade of Tears by Izumi Suzuki
11:18 Ms Ice Sandwich by Mieko Kawakami
12:38 The Pachinko Parlour by Elisa Shua Dusapin
13:52 Solo Dance by Kotomi Li
14:42 Birth Canal by Dias Novita Wuri
15:26 The Ice Palace by Tarjei Vesaas
16:43 Samuel Johnson: A Life by David Nokes
17:19 Blue Nights by Joan DIdion
18:22 Song of Solomon and Jazz by Toni Morrison
19:38 On Writing by Charles Bukowski
20:35 Letters to Milena (by the way, it's mee-leh-na not myleena) by Franz Kafka
23:56 Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
25:15 Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan
26:56 The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li and Best of Friends by Kamila Shamsie
28:19 Jillian by Halle Butler
30:06 LOTE by Shola von Reinhold
31:48 Ponyboy by Eliot Duncan
32:53 Open Throat by Henry Hoke
33:33 Toad by Katherine Dunn
34:36 Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
36:22 Pandora by Susan Stokes-Chapman
37:31 Ithaca by Claire North and The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood
38:50 True biz by Sara Nović
40:35 Brutes by Dizz Tate
42:14 If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English by Noor Naga
43:14 Chain-Gang All-Star by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
44:25 Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
45:34 Crush by Richard Siken and The high line scavanger hunt by Lucas Crawford
48:10 Quietly Hostile: Essays by Samantha Irby
48:34 Lost in Summerland: Essays by Barrett Swanson
48:55 Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind
50:09 Hysteria by Jessica Gross
51:53 Threads That Bind by Kika Hatzopoulou
52:40 Blue-Skinned Gods by S.J. Sindu
53:29 Beast in the Shadows by Edogawa Rampo
54:20 Haunted Houses by Lynne Tillman
54:55 Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black by by Cookie Mueller
56:09 Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency by Olivia Liang
56:35 Post-Traumatic by Chantal V. Johnson
57:29 The Doloriad by Missouri Williams
58:23 Easy Riders, Raging Bulls by Peter Biskind
58:58 The Book of Frank by C.A. Conrad
59:40 Reward System: Stories by Jem Calder
Just when I tell myself that I'm ok...I don't need anymore books, I have enough to read...I watch you buy books and the TBR/TBP (to be purchased) list gets even longer. Thank you so much for feeding my addiction and turning me on to some great reads!!!
List of Books (Part Two):
34:38 Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
36:26 Pandora by Susan Stokes Chapman
37:36 Ithaca by Claire North
37:44 The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood
38:50 True Biz by Sara Novic
40:36 Brutes by Dizz Tate
42:13 If An Egyptian Cannot Speak English by Noor Naga
43:17 Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
44:25 Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
45:34 Crush by Richard Siken
45:58 The High Line Scavenger Hunt by Lucas Crawford
48:10 Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby
48:35 Lost in Summerland by Barrett Swanson
48:56 Perfume by Patrick Suskind
50:10 Hysteria by Jessica Gross
51:53 Threads That Bind by Kika Hatzopoulou
52:41 Blue Skinned Gods by SJ Sindu
53:31 Beast in the Shadows by Edogawa Ranpo
54:22 Haunted Houses by Lynne Tillman
55:00 Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black by Cookie Mueller
56:09 Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency by Olivia Laing
56:35 Post Traumatic by Chantal V. Johnson
57:29 The Doloriad by Missouri Williams
58:24 Easy Riders Raging Bulls by Peter Biskind
58:58 The Book of Frank by CAConrad
59:38 Reward System by Jem Calder
I would love to see a spread sheet of all the books in your library with a little blurb and the rating you have given each book.
Wait, are you talking about Johnson & Johnson No More Tears Baby Shampoo? Maybe it’s different in the UK, but here in the US, I guarantee you it’s tears as in crying. J&J’s website says it’s formulated for ocular safety. (Dunno if you’ve ever bathed a small child, but they do get shampoo in their eyes a lot! 😂)
Haha thank you. I was hoping someone else was going to say something. There’s no way it’s tear like rip. Def means gentle on the eyes
Another great book title is ‘Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me’ by Richard Farina the sixties folk singer who died tragically young. The book itself is a forgotten classic too
Pefume is an absolutely AMAZING read!! Thought it was strange at first, but was completely captivated by it. One of my favourite books ever! Hope you enjoy it ❤
here me out : there is no better feeling in this life than reading a book before jack edwards
Somehow I would be surprised, if someone with your reading taste really liked Fourth Wing... Looking forward to the review. As a fantasy fan I would recommend you very different books... Like anything from Peter S. Beagle. He writes the most beautiful short stories.
also looking forward to it because i 've seen at least 2 reviewers that didn't like it, so Jack's view is interesting
"These will be the reads for the rest of the year" sure 😂 this is it for buying books this year 🛍️📚📚📚💅🏼😉
Half of a Yellow Sun is one of my favourite books of the last few years. I’m so excited for you to read it Jack!
‼️Jack‼️
Hozier just announced his favorite books
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
make a video about them
❤❤❤
i watched that too 🤓
Jack, you look so happy and in your element around your books! It makes me happy watching this video! 😊
It's exciting to "meet" another Samuel Johnson devotee! I read The Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell a couple years ago. But my fixation began years and years ago when I came across this Samuel Johnson quote: "Abstinence is as easy to me, as temperance would be difficult." I have a strong all-or-nothing personality, and throughout my life when I've given up unhealthy things, the rebuke I hear most often is, "Everything in moderation." Which, yes, okay, that'd be better, BUT I am just not made for it. So when I read that quote for the first time, I was like, "OMG, FINALLY! Someone gets me!"
"I love reading books about books." This phrase made me subscribe and turn ON all the notifications ❤
books mentioned :'D
1) by grand central station i sat down and wept (elizabeth smart)
2) the flowers of buffoonery (osamu dazai) (japanese)
3) days at the morasaki bookshop (satoshi yagisawa) (japanese)
4) the sailor who fell from grace with the sea (yukio mashima) (japanese)
5) desire (haruki murakami) (japanese)
6) hit parade of tears (izumi suzuki) (japanese)
7) ms ice sandwich (mieko kawakami) (japanese)
8) the pachinko parlour (elisa shua dusapin) (japanese)
9) solo dance (kotomi li) (japanese)
10) birth canal (dias novita wuri) (indonesian)
11) the ice palace (tajei vesaas) (norwegian)
12) samuel johnson a life (david nokes)
13) blue nights (joan didion)
14) jazz (toni morrison)
15) song of solomon (toni morrison)
16) on writing (charles bukowski)
17) letters to milena (franz kafka)
18) half of a yellow sun (chimamanda ngozi adichie)
19) ordinary human failings (megan nolan)
20) the book of goose (yiyun li)
21) best of friends (kamila shamsie)
22) jillian (halle butler)
23) lote (shola von reinhold)
24) ponyboy (eliot duncan)
25) open throat (henry hoke)
26) toad (katherine dunn)
27) fouth wing (rebecca yarros)
28) pandora (susan strokes chapman)
29) ithaca (claire north)
30) the penelopiad (margot atwood)
31) true biz (sara novic)
32) brutes (dizz tate)
33) if an egyptian cannot speak english (noor naga)
34) chain-gang all-stars (nana kawame adjei-brenyah)
35) birnam wood (eleanor catton)
36) crush (richard siken)
37) the high line scavenger hunt (lucas crawford)
38) quietly hostile (samantha irby)
39) lost in summer summerland (barrett swanson)
40) perfume (patrick süskind)
41) hysteria (jessica gross)
42) threads that bind (kika hatzopoulou)
43) blue skinned gods (sj sindu)
44) beast in the shadows (edogawa ranpo)
45) haunted houses (lynne tillman)
46) walking through clear water in a pool painted black (cookie mueller)
47) funny weather (olivia laing)
48) post-traumatic (chantal v. johnson)
49) the doloriad (missouri williams)
50) easy riders raging bulls (peter biskind)
51) the book of frank (ca conrad)
52) reward system (jem calder)
fun fact(¿): theres an anime called bungou stray dogs, the main characters in the show are named after famous japanese authors including osamu dazai and edogawa ranpo. they all have special abilities (dazai's is called no longer human [and im pretty sure the others' abilities are all related to their works in some way]). other authors(/characters) include yukichi fukuzawa, akiko yosano, atsushi nakajima, doppo kunikida, jun'ichiro tanizaki, kenji miyazawa, kyoka izumi and katai tayama.
:)
(ignore any mistakes pls)
also i swear im not jobless-
THANK YOU
Thank you for the recap!
Thanks !!!
Thank you 🤍
YES! love bungo stray dogs
I can genuinely say I’ve been waiting anxiously for the next instalment because I LOVE THIS SERIES :)
why do I want to read all of these books immediately!? Jack has the best taste in books 😌
So glad to have found a book youtuber who reads to learn and not just to be entertained, this channel has helped me gain a greater passion for a hobby I’ve had for years.
The fact that this is an hour makes me extremely happy
This just made my bank holiday weekend 100% better😅 Love u Jack❤️❤️
Okay ik he might not see this but I HIGHLY recommend "turtles all the way down" by John Green. It's a turning of age story, with romance, and the main character deals with mental health problems and the way it is described is so well done. It's so good at the sad parts and good at the happy parts. Idc who sees this but this book was 5/5 for me and that doesn't happen a lot.
List of Books (Part One):
2:02 By Grand Central Station I Sat Down And Wept by Elizabeth Smart
3:53 The Flowers of Buffoonery by Osamu Dazai
4:58 Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa
6:40 The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea by Yukio Mishima
8:07 Desire by Haruki Murakami
9:39 Hit Parade of Tears by Izumi Suzuki
11:13 Ms. Ice Sandwich by Mieko Kawakami
12:39 The Pachinko Parlour by Elisa Shua Dusapin
13:53 Solo Dance by Li Kotomi
14:44 Birth Canal by Dias Novita Wuri
15:33 The Ice Palace by Tarjei Vesaas
16:45 Samuel Johnson: A Life by David Nokes
17:20 Blue Lights by Joan Didion
18:25 Song of Solomon and Jazz by Toni Morrisson
19:37 On Writing by Charles Bukowski
20:38 Letters to Milena by Franz Kafka
23:59 Half Of A Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
25:16 Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan
26:59 The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li
and Best of Friends by Kamila Shamsie
28:19 Jillian by Halle Butler
30:07 Lote by Shola von reinhold
31:57 Ponyboy by Eliot Duncan
32:54 Open Throat by Henry Hoke
33:36 Toad by Katherine Dunn
omg!! an hour video from jack! talking about books! such a lovely video!
Perfume was such a crazy read. I had conflicting thoughts and emotions from reading that novel that it thoroughly confused the hell out of me. And presently pondering my thoughts on the book, I think that was part of my enjoyment. Enjoying a work that creeped me out and disgusted me was such a strange feeling. Oh, and that ending. Holy fucking shit, that ending. I finished the book and thought, wtf did I just read?
You put into words exactly what I felt reading that book!
@cath1238 I have never felt that way about a book before. It was so odd. After completing my read and then sitting on my couch for an hour marinating on what I just read, I decided to accept the strangeness and count myself lucky having experienced it.
Can you give me a spoiler?
I love the disclaimer at the beginning 🥰
OH MY GOD 😭 He mentioned my other favorite all-time booktuber, Emmy!!! Literally sobbing with joy 🤣🙈🩷
Jack Edwards recalling Emmie just made my day!! I love both of these channels ❤❣
Watching this while on break on my Job in a bookshop is feeling so meta
Ohh, I would give everything to read „perfume“ for the first time again! Such an intriguing book with one of the best written endings I know.
I read it in German so I don‘t know about the translation, but really hope it‘s good :)
A note to those unfamiliar with business tax law: At least in the U.S., Jack’s purchases of books would be considered a business expense (because he uses them to produce these videos [the “product” he uses to earn his income])which he could then deduct from his gross (pre-tax) income prior to calculating what taxes, if any, he owes.
I have no experience w/U.K. business tax rules, but I’s be surprised it they weren’t at least somewhat similar. (But, if I’m wrong, please do let me know.)
it's a pleasure to watch you talking about books
"disclaimer: this is not normal" i love you jack 😂
My book club read True Biz last year and we all really enjoyed it. A great view into the deaf community. Enjoy!
ooh the new background music is so soothing 😌 perfect for a 1hr book content!
Thank you for listing all of your new books. I very much appreciate 💯💯💯❤️
15:36 We need a collab between you and Emmie immediately 😍😍😍
omg i’m so happy you bought beast in the shadows! it’s one of my fav books ever !
the 1hr special is hugely appreciated
I could listen to Jack talk about books for hours and hours
I tend to prefer buying secondhand books. For one thing, they're usually cheaper. Plus, they sometimes come with unexpected bonuses. For example, a few weeks ago I ordered a used copy of Claire Keegan's "Small Things Like These" from an online company. The shipping actually cost me more than the book. Today, my package finally arrived in the mail, and when I opened my book, there it was on the front page: "This First Edition of 'Small Things Like These' has been signed for you by the author", followed by a swirling, "Claire K"; in green ink, of course.
It’s crazy how Jack is one of my favourite book creators and doesn’t enjoy fantasy, whereas I can very very VERY rarely give a book 5/5⭐️ if it’s not a fantasy
i could literally listen to you talk about paint drying because you speak so passionately about everything!
True Biz is on my TBR as well. As a teacher of the Deaf and hard of hearing and an ASL interpreter, I feel like it will be something I really enjoy.
We definitely deserve an entire hour of Jack Edwards after being silent on us for a week.❤
Oh, Half lf a Yellow Sun - I remember reading it, loving it and cherishing it still today. Excited about this haul
Mad respect for that haul, and I'm low-key jealous of all the adventures you've got lined up. Keep being the book boss we all need! 📖🙌😄
my favorite title ever is If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller. it’s by Italo Calvino
So glad to hear someone else that would die on the hill that friendship is one of the greatest forms of love.
This background looks amazing!
I like fantasy and romance. Either separate or combined. That being said, Fourth Wing is not good for so many reasons. I found the "romance" lacking (it was basically just sexual attraction) and the fantasy world building insufficient.
I’m so happy you love Toni Morrison Jack! I took a whole class on her in my last semester of college!
¨you deserve an award for staying here¨ YES But your voice is just ugh....so lovely
You are so relatable that I feel like my life would be better if I had a friend like you
*Sees that Jack uploaded
*Opens Goodreads to put everything on my tbr
*happy me
I fr become so happy when i see the book background
Here's a list of all the books Jack mentioned in the video because I have nothing else to do:
2:02 By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept - Elizabeth Smart
3:53 The Flowers of Buffoonery - Osamu Dazai
4:55 Days at the Morisaki Bookshop - Satoshi Yagasawa
6:39 The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea - Yokio Mishima
8:05 Desire - Haruki Murakami
9:37 Hit Parade of Tears - Izumi Suzuki
11:12 Ms Ice Sandwich - Mieko Kawakami
12:37 The Pachinko Parlour - Elisa Shua Dusapin
13:51 Solo Dance - Li Kotomi
14:43 Birth Canal - Dias Novita Wuri
15:25 The Ice Palace - Tarjei Versaas
16:42 Samuel Johnson A Life - David Nokes
17:16 Blue Nights - Joan Didion
18:21 Song of Solomon - Toni Morrison & Jazz - Toni Morrison
19:37 On Writing - Charles Bukowski
20:35 Letters to Milena - Franz Kafka
23:58 Half of a Yellow Sun - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
25:15 Ordinary Human Failings - Megan Nolan
26:57 The Book of Goose - Yiyun Li & Best of Friends - Kamila Shamsie
28:18 Jillian - Halle Butler
30:06 Lote - Shola von Reinhold
31:56 Ponyboy - Eliot Duncan
32:54 Open Throat - Henry Hoke
33:33 Toad - Katherine Dunn
34:38 Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros
36:25 Pandora - Susan Stokes-Chapman
37:27 Ithaca - Claire North & The Penelopiad - Margaret Atwood
38:50 True Biz - Sara Novic
40:35 Brutes - Dizz Tate
42:12 If An Egyptian Cannot Speak English - Noor Naga
Okay!! Halfway through! I'm taking a quick break and will then continue!
If I misspell anything/ make any mistakes, let me know!!!
I just finished mine I didn't even see your comment. I wasted all this time! XD Anyway thank you
@@EuSka1789 Actually I feel more like I wasted my time haha- you're already finished, I'm not even done yet so thank you
Hope every day is better than the last for you, sending lots of love and support! 🩷😊🧸
I'm norwegian but read Vesaas in english literally because the english one was do beautiful (a crime in norway) and it was soooo good. Enjoy!!
Song of Solomon is the single most wonderful book I think I have ever read. It is just so magical in an incredible way, every sentence has layers and layers of meaning, and the story of self discovery is unlike any other. Honestly, I think it's her best work. I also highly recommend reading her foreword because it informs the book so much.
Half of a yellow sun is amazing, her other novels are also fantastic especially purple hibiscus.
For reading around the world for Australia try Wake in Fright it's brutal but amazing
always love the emphasis you put on translated books & giving translators credit!!!
We appreciate your effort and hard work. Keep working hard.
I’m so glad you’ll read half of a yellow sun, perfume, ice palace and birth canal! Loved all four of them
I just love how prominent Asian authors are becoming in the European market. Last year there wasn`t all that much to around and today everything is full with East-Asian Authors. Absolutely love it! 🥰
Omg an hour long video!!!! Yay! I just woke up and made a cup of coffee. I can’t wait to watch
I had a huge book collection and am an avid reader. I was in the process of moving and put my books in a storage unit a couple days later they all burned 😢. I’m in the process of rebuilding my library slowly yet surely lol. Love your channel!❤
I love your videos not because I'm going to read any of the books, but because of your enthusiasm for books!
Buying books is just great. Unless you're poor and Brazilian. Books here in Brazil cost a fortune. But at least I can watch you guys buying them 😅
Fun fact: Paradise rot by Jenny Hval is called "Perlebryggeriet" in norwegian, which directly translates to "the pearl brewery"
ahhh an hour with Jack talking and showing books?This made my saturday sooo much better. I´m so happy
lol I’m watching this on a Saturday 7months later interesting
"I really do think that friendship is the great love of your life." I FELT that! Also, thanks... my wishlist is growing infinitively lol
Don’t mind me, but like-your sweater/jumper is so cute! I’m in love with it :)
omg those UK editions of Toni Morrison's books are gorgeous!!