exactly me 😂 i fantasize about reading so many books rather than actually reading them. someone said buying books and reading them are two completely different hobbies and i wholeheartedly agree 😂
@@youngthrillayes bc if i want to read a book i can do that on my phone too, the text doesnt change. but if i want to BUY i a book i need to research different editions, covers etc. and get the nicest one 😂😂
We need a book tag video! The one where you read a tag and select a book from your shelf accordingly. U have so many(personal library) that it would be so fun to watch you searching for one particular book from your 1000+ 😂😂. I mean, I don't wanna torture you into searching such a huge collection, but I kinda do. 😅😂
Every time I realise I picked up the same book as Jack I begin to feel so accomplished (even if I haven’t gotten around to reading it yet haha)!! My dad bought me Haunted Houses as a gift while we were in Brussels last year, this is the push to finally read it!
Love the fact that you started the video by saying “I need to stop buying more, this a cry for help” … but who are we kidding? That’s not going to happen Congrats on having 1000+ books! Pretty sure that makes you officially our RUclips resident librarian
A book cart is a great reminder to read those books. I use a stack my bedside table as well as a certain designated bookshelf for my top TBR and borrowed books. I always try to flag a borrowed book or DVD with a post-it with the name of the owner on it. When it comes to destashing books, this is my method. I do it in short spates. I select ten books at a time. And I pick one of these categories: 1. Books I read and hated and don't want to share 2. Books I liked but won't re-read, which I can give away to friends or trade in 3. Outdated reference books or text books or non-fiction 4. Books that left me feeling "meh" (trade in or donate these) 5. Duplicates - either give them away or trade/donate 6. Books I stopped reading and have no desire to complete - just let go! You can always re-buy later if you regret it
I really needed this today. I've been poorly for almost a week with what we thought was an ent infection, turns out it might be f-ing mono (don't ask me how, I'm the singlest pringle in the can and me and my family don't even share cutlery.) Anyway...I had to have my blood drawn which really exhausted me for some reason and because of its I didn't have any motivation to read. Thanks to you, I've found the motivation to read. Seriously, Jack, you have no idea how much you help all of us on a daily basis without meaning to. Thank you soooooooo much!
Hey Jack! Wanted to let you know about the Philadelphia Bookstore Map, which was just released! It was a grassroots effort to create a map that shows all the bookstores in Philly--could be a fun video idea whenever you're in the US again!
@hollyjensen4557 omg that's amazing lol There's a lot of great spots on there! Uncle Bobbie's is very highly respected and really cool. Same with Harriet's. Book Corner, Giovanni's Room, Wooden Shoe, and Bookhaven are great. They're all across the city so that's not convenient lol but going to at least one of these will be a good time. You should be able to pick up the map at any of them
fellow bulgarian hereeee jack i honestly think you are going to love time shelter bc i ended up loving all the books u have ever recommended and i think we have a very similar taste in literature. literally screamed when u mentioned the book and your possible trip to bulgaria, please update us if you are really planning on it
Hi Jack! This year I’ve been reading more and buying books than I ever have in my life. I had to buy a book shelf and now it’s full. I now have trouble organizing books I buy, but I love owning different editions and finding books from used bookstores. I have a desk that I put the books I’m reading or want to read soon. I like that you’e talking about the books you’re organizing and how you appreciate the covers. Saw your “Death of A Book Seller.” Have you read other fiction books that take place in a bookshop/library? I’ve read “The Lost for Words Bookshop” “How to Find Love in a Bookshop” and “Bloomsbury Girls.” It’s cool to read books with characters who also ❤ books. Good luck!
I just finished In Memoriam after your video from Hay, and it is one of the most incredible books I have EVER read. It’s Song of Achilles meets WW1 and I think that’s all you need to know to know it’s beyond a 5 star read!
Okay, I’m incredibly excited for Time Shelter and I urge you to read it. I don’t think you have read a book by a Bulgarian author, so hey, representation! I just read a few pages of it, and I really liked it. He’s a great storyteller, especially in Bulgarian. I don’t know whether the translation does him justice, but I guess it does, because well, he won the award. Anyways, I’m looking forward to a review.
Hi Jack ✨ I am from Bulgaria and have been watching your lovely videos for a while now. I am super excited to hear that you are planning on reading a Bulgarian book and visiting our country 💛 Hopefully you enjoy both and i can't wait to hear your thoughts and opinions after ✨💛
I had 300+ books at one point. Majority went to my nieces and nephews. Most from when I was a child. The younger generation can enjoy them now. I prefer to have the space for knitting and crochet books ❤
I always absolutely love your book selections! Some I know I’d never read (over my head lol) but I love seeing and hearing about them nonetheless. The same 5 books being touted over and over and over by other book tubers become nauseating very quickly. Thx for always being you! 🍁
I have an immediate TBR shelf too, but it is in no order. I mood read off it. It helps narrow down my choice for my next read. I occasionally add more books to it from my seemingly permanent TBR bookcase.
I bought Things We Say In The Dark in the cutest bookshop in Edinburgh and it SCARRED me for life in the BEST way possible!! Can’t wait for you to read it!!
i JUST reorganized my bookshelf last night! wow twins lmao i can't wait til you read the marriage portrait! it was one of my favorites this year!! i'm an art history girlie and was absolutely fed by that book. also your tbr trolley helped me organize my bookshelf (aka i stole your idea but just dedicated a shelf instead of an actual trolley)!
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante (and the other books in the Neapolitan Quartet) are so good! I hope you're able to get to them soon. Honestly some of my favourite books I've ever read!
I second Lote!!!! One of my favorites of the year. Such an interesting narrative voice and in dialogue (both directly and thematically) with Virginia Woolf’s Orlando. I hope you adore it
wait you’re coming to Bulgaria?? omg that’s so cool!! i hope you’ll have time to explore some of the natural beauties of my country bc it’s really worth it and i hope you like the cuisine!
I absolutely cannot believe you haven’t read Babel yet. I had many thoughts about that book, and still think about it months later. Is it my favourite book of all time? No. But it is thought provoking, and isn’t that basically the same thing.
Dude! I totally hear you when you say that you are a mood reader. I am also a mood reader, so there are times when I'll hold onto a book for years before reading it.
Love this! You're always my gauge of what's good in the industry right now hahaha honestly interested in what you think of "The Discomfort of Evening" when you get to it - I had to DNF bc I just couldn't... ☠
You should really read the discomfort of evening! It's from the Netherlands and Marieke Lucas Rijneveld is like booming here. I think it's exactly your taste if you like sad, dramatic stories that are really beautifully written :)
one of the books i’ve been really wanting to read but never gotten around to is book thief- now that you’ve included it in the list of books you’ll save from a burning fire i’ll read it soon! …probably. maybe not.
Fun idea for Tik Tok or RUclips. What are your book pet peeves? It could be about the context of books or the physical covers of books. I am just curious :D
Thanks for always recommending great books. I've lost count of how many times I paused this video to add books to my Goodreads TBR. Thanks, Jack! Now my wallet will be R.I.P.
I do also read at the Moment the first Book of the Deepgate Codex Series - Scar Night from Alan Campbell. Before that i was Stuck with the Books from Sergei Lukyanenko 😄
I would really like to hear your opinion on Time Shelter. I am bulgarian, the same as the author of the book and here in my country we take great pride of what he and the book have achieved, but I would really like to hear what a foreigner thinks 😊
You could make a video called “reading books by color” so for the review only reading orange books or green books. I would live to watch that. Much love from Austria🫶
Our tastes are so similar 😂 I’m reading The Virgin Suicides now (it’s just ok) next I plan on reading either Nightbitch, or The Wonder by Emma Donoghue (I loved Room by her)
Last time The Discomfort of Evening made it to the trolley, but I think it stayed unread. I’m soo curious what you will think of it! Maybe plan a trip to The Netherlands, and start reading Dutch authors? 😊
Nightbitch was for me one of those books i thought was just ok while reading, but its been a few months since and i still think about it all the time. On the other side, my life really would have just been exactly the same but with a few hours spared if I'd never read Really Good, Actually 😂
jack i NEED you to read the end of loneliness by benedict wells!! i read it in its original language (german) and its SUCH a good book and i think you’d really like it!
jack have you ever read any books in translation from israeli authors?? two recommendations are amos oz and meir shalev, I think you might enjoy both of them very much. amos oz's 'a tale of love and darkness' (an autobiography) is a long and difficult read but worth it for a heartwrenching 1st hand account of the 1967 war as a jewish child living in jerusalem in this period. it's incredibly incredibly powerful and I really really recommend it. meir shalev reminds me somehow of chimimanda ngozi adichie in his ability to capture the essence of a culture or a country, especially of growing up there as a child/in your formative years, and to convey it on paper, while relaying the passage of time and the process of maturing and learning as you become older and older and as you expand your understanding of your surroundings beyond the little details of daily life - I recommend 'four meals' or 'a pigeon and a boy'. I really hope you find the time to have a look at these writers whom I think are both super super significant and a valuable read!
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the four horsemen of books : buying them, organizing them, listing the books you want to buy, looking at jack’s books 😭
I love how reading them isn't there😅
@@cocoapuff77 hahahaha it's because it's not one i do that regularly unfortunately it truly isn't my priority😭
exactly me 😂 i fantasize about reading so many books rather than actually reading them.
someone said buying books and reading them are two completely different hobbies and i wholeheartedly agree 😂
@@youngthrillayes bc if i want to read a book i can do that on my phone too, the text doesnt change. but if i want to BUY i a book i need to research different editions, covers etc. and get the nicest one 😂😂
We need a book tag video! The one where you read a tag and select a book from your shelf accordingly. U have so many(personal library) that it would be so fun to watch you searching for one particular book from your 1000+ 😂😂. I mean, I don't wanna torture you into searching such a huge collection, but I kinda do. 😅😂
hoping to have them organised into a proper bookshelf wall by the end of the year and then i will 10000% be doing this!
I'd love to see a good old "Reading greek mythology retellings in Greece" video from you, Jack!
i'd love to! fictionalfates just posted a great one too!
Omg I'd LOVE TO (a sucker for greek mytology)
We need a bookshelf tour. All of your books. A huge library ❤️
Every time I realise I picked up the same book as Jack I begin to feel so accomplished (even if I haven’t gotten around to reading it yet haha)!! My dad bought me Haunted Houses as a gift while we were in Brussels last year, this is the push to finally read it!
The way people have closet for dresses and shoes, Jack will definitely create a big book closet and I want a tour already🫠
'As I was filling up the book trolley, two more books just got delivered' - relatable content 💀📚
Love the fact that you started the video by saying “I need to stop buying more, this a cry for help” … but who are we kidding? That’s not going to happen
Congrats on having 1000+ books! Pretty sure that makes you officially our RUclips resident librarian
Right! Every reader I know has said the same (myself included) but....👀 Yeah 😂
A book cart is a great reminder to read those books. I use a stack my bedside table as well as a certain designated bookshelf for my top TBR and borrowed books. I always try to flag a borrowed book or DVD with a post-it with the name of the owner on it.
When it comes to destashing books, this is my method. I do it in short spates. I select ten books at a time. And I pick one of these categories:
1. Books I read and hated and don't want to share
2. Books I liked but won't re-read, which I can give away to friends or trade in
3. Outdated reference books or text books or non-fiction
4. Books that left me feeling "meh" (trade in or donate these)
5. Duplicates - either give them away or trade/donate
6. Books I stopped reading and have no desire to complete - just let go! You can always re-buy later if you regret it
I really needed this today. I've been poorly for almost a week with what we thought was an ent infection, turns out it might be f-ing mono (don't ask me how, I'm the singlest pringle in the can and me and my family don't even share cutlery.) Anyway...I had to have my blood drawn which really exhausted me for some reason and because of its I didn't have any motivation to read. Thanks to you, I've found the motivation to read. Seriously, Jack, you have no idea how much you help all of us on a daily basis without meaning to. Thank you soooooooo much!
omg i got mono last year too -- i'm sending you sooooo much love and a speedy recovery!!!!!
@@jack_in_the_books thank yooouuu!
I’ve been waiting for this specific video from you for so long😭 my favourite genre is watching people reorganise stacks of books
Hey Jack! Wanted to let you know about the Philadelphia Bookstore Map, which was just released! It was a grassroots effort to create a map that shows all the bookstores in Philly--could be a fun video idea whenever you're in the US again!
I did not know this existed and I can already say my parents won’t be happy when I go into Philly this weekend to follow a map 😂
@hollyjensen4557 omg that's amazing lol
There's a lot of great spots on there! Uncle Bobbie's is very highly respected and really cool. Same with Harriet's. Book Corner, Giovanni's Room, Wooden Shoe, and Bookhaven are great. They're all across the city so that's not convenient lol but going to at least one of these will be a good time. You should be able to pick up the map at any of them
fellow bulgarian hereeee jack i honestly think you are going to love time shelter bc i ended up loving all the books u have ever recommended and i think we have a very similar taste in literature. literally screamed when u mentioned the book and your possible trip to bulgaria, please update us if you are really planning on it
Ейй още един Българин, поздрави
I have accepted the situation of my books overflowing in my room. Thank goodness for E-Books.
Hi Jack! This year I’ve been reading more and buying books than I ever have in my life. I had to buy a book shelf and now it’s full. I now have trouble organizing books I buy, but I love owning different editions and finding books from used bookstores. I have a desk that I put the books I’m reading or want to read soon. I like that you’e talking about the books you’re organizing and how you appreciate the covers. Saw your “Death of A Book Seller.” Have you read other fiction books that take place in a bookshop/library? I’ve read “The Lost for Words Bookshop” “How to Find Love in a Bookshop” and “Bloomsbury Girls.” It’s cool to read books with characters who also ❤ books. Good luck!
I just finished In Memoriam after your video from Hay, and it is one of the most incredible books I have EVER read. It’s Song of Achilles meets WW1 and I think that’s all you need to know to know it’s beyond a 5 star read!
Okay, I’m incredibly excited for Time Shelter and I urge you to read it. I don’t think you have read a book by a Bulgarian author, so hey, representation! I just read a few pages of it, and I really liked it. He’s a great storyteller, especially in Bulgarian. I don’t know whether the translation does him justice, but I guess it does, because well, he won the award. Anyways, I’m looking forward to a review.
Hi Jack ✨ I am from Bulgaria and have been watching your lovely videos for a while now. I am super excited to hear that you are planning on reading a Bulgarian book and visiting our country 💛 Hopefully you enjoy both and i can't wait to hear your thoughts and opinions after ✨💛
Any recommendations?
I had 300+ books at one point. Majority went to my nieces and nephews. Most from when I was a child. The younger generation can enjoy them now. I prefer to have the space for knitting and crochet books ❤
Take “Timeshelter” with you in Bulgaria and definately tell if you are coming - there are amazing bookstores in Sofia ❤
I always absolutely love your book selections! Some I know I’d never read (over my head lol) but I love seeing and hearing about them nonetheless. The same 5 books being touted over and over and over by other book tubers become nauseating very quickly. Thx for always being you! 🍁
“Everything is under control….”
I felt that. Literally my week.
You should add shelves under that bar where the books are stacked! I think that would look *chefs kiss*
When Jack said "Its going really well.Thanku for asking." I just burst into laughing.😂
Honestly love videos like this. Its midnoght here and I want to sleep but book organization videosssss
the incredibile loghtness of being is on my bookshelf tbr as well. a friend read it and it sounds so beutiful
The book wall is totally giving major Steph Bohrer vibes!😍
you are going to LOVE my brilliant friend oh my god it took me a few tries but it’s so immersive when you finally get into it
I have an immediate TBR shelf too, but it is in no order. I mood read off it. It helps narrow down my choice for my next read. I occasionally add more books to it from my seemingly permanent TBR bookcase.
So proud of you Jack for Doing this! ❤
As soon as you whipped that trolley out we all knew it would be chaos ft. gravity 😂
I bought Things We Say In The Dark in the cutest bookshop in Edinburgh and it SCARRED me for life in the BEST way possible!! Can’t wait for you to read it!!
i JUST reorganized my bookshelf last night! wow twins lmao i can't wait til you read the marriage portrait! it was one of my favorites this year!! i'm an art history girlie and was absolutely fed by that book. also your tbr trolley helped me organize my bookshelf (aka i stole your idea but just dedicated a shelf instead of an actual trolley)!
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante (and the other books in the Neapolitan Quartet) are so good! I hope you're able to get to them soon. Honestly some of my favourite books I've ever read!
I second Lote!!!! One of my favorites of the year. Such an interesting narrative voice and in dialogue (both directly and thematically) with Virginia Woolf’s Orlando. I hope you adore it
"The Marriage Portrait" is amazing! Would love to hear your thoughts on this one.
Thanks for the amazing vibes! 🤍🎙️
THE resident librarian of RUclips❤(he does have 1000+ books now so he does have a library)
I read Chouette a few months ago - fascinating! It seems like a book you’ll like 😊
Some people have a full wardrobe and nothing to wear, I have a full bookcase, book trolley, and book floor, and I have nothing to read.
wait you’re coming to Bulgaria?? omg that’s so cool!! i hope you’ll have time to explore some of the natural beauties of my country bc it’s really worth it and i hope you like the cuisine!
you definitely have to finish they're going to love you, the ending was so good 🥺
Would you consider doing a video ranking or like introducing your favorite greek mythological retelling?
I feel like the old Jack is coming back!
I can't wait for you to upload a bookshelf tourrrrr
You have a beautiful book collection Jack love it 😊
I enjoyed The Marriage Portrait. Definitely want to read Wandering Souls, Death of a Book Seller and The Great Believers ☺
that is thousands of dollars in books right there, goddamn
after having a metal breakdown because my physical tbr is NOT getting any smaller this video makes me feel much better tbh
The library is so beautiful Jack love it 😍
The Library is expanding I see
I absolutely cannot believe you haven’t read Babel yet. I had many thoughts about that book, and still think about it months later. Is it my favourite book of all time? No. But it is thought provoking, and isn’t that basically the same thing.
He said he'd read that column! So I'm waiting for his review..!
Dude! I totally hear you when you say that you are a mood reader. I am also a mood reader, so there are times when I'll hold onto a book for years before reading it.
Big Swiss was incredible
Seeing Jack struggle with his TBR trolley everytime is way more entertaining than it should be...
I'm feeling quite good at the moment - my library is nearly 3300 books, but down to 7 on the tbr shelf.
Love this! You're always my gauge of what's good in the industry right now hahaha honestly interested in what you think of "The Discomfort of Evening" when you get to it - I had to DNF bc I just couldn't... ☠
I like the idea of a tbr trolley
Second channel video of finishing all the books i've already started for a week pleasw!!!
i really hope you have fun in my home country Bulgaria if you decide to come! hope you enjoy Time Shelter as well! ❤
We're being fed well!!!
You should really read the discomfort of evening! It's from the Netherlands and Marieke Lucas Rijneveld is like booming here. I think it's exactly your taste if you like sad, dramatic stories that are really beautifully written :)
I really enjoyed They're Going To Love You and haven't heard anyone speak about it! Excited to get your thoughts
one of the books i’ve been really wanting to read but never gotten around to is book thief- now that you’ve included it in the list of books you’ll save from a burning fire i’ll read it soon! …probably. maybe not.
Jack is doing what I desperately need to 😭
Yey! Read more Norwegian books! My favourite author is Erlend Loe, he writes really funny books!
this inspired me to reorganize my book collection.
also i’ve noticed the UK gets such prettier book covers for a lot of books. 😭
Fun idea for Tik Tok or RUclips. What are your book pet peeves? It could be about the context of books or the physical covers of books. I am just curious :D
Thanks for always recommending great books. I've lost count of how many times I paused this video to add books to my Goodreads TBR. Thanks, Jack! Now my wallet will be R.I.P.
I do also read at the Moment the first Book of the Deepgate Codex Series - Scar Night from Alan Campbell. Before that i was Stuck with the Books from Sergei Lukyanenko 😄
In Memoriam is so bloody amazing 😭
I would really like to hear your opinion on Time Shelter. I am bulgarian, the same as the author of the book and here in my country we take great pride of what he and the book have achieved, but I would really like to hear what a foreigner thinks 😊
omgggg jack !! im currently in the middle of shifting as well and have taken all my books out of my shelf hehe :')~!
love this video
jack as an old man who eventually opened a book cafe where people get to read from his collection with a cute lil silly coffee
I love your Love island random mentions in your videos 😂
We need a video on here where you finish your half way books
gatekeeping meiko kawakami's books from urself is so real bc theyre one of a kind fr
i really cannot wait to see your reaction to life ceremony!! its such an insanely whack book!
The book wall and book stacks on the ground is too relatable rn. I'm redoing a room, though, so it'll be dealt with/fixed soon!!
I HAVE THAT SAME BIKE!! I love it!
You could make a video called “reading books by color” so for the review only reading orange books or green books. I would live to watch that.
Much love from Austria🫶
Our tastes are so similar 😂 I’m reading The Virgin Suicides now (it’s just ok) next I plan on reading either Nightbitch, or The Wonder by Emma Donoghue (I loved Room by her)
The video we have all been waiting for😭😭😭❤️📚
"Typo in my head" - sums up my life, yeah 😂
Last time The Discomfort of Evening made it to the trolley, but I think it stayed unread. I’m soo curious what you will think of it! Maybe plan a trip to The Netherlands, and start reading Dutch authors? 😊
the unbearable lightness of being is one of my all time favorites. hope youre gonna like it.
Too many good new recommendations here when my TBR was just becoming reasonable
Nightbitch was for me one of those books i thought was just ok while reading, but its been a few months since and i still think about it all the time. On the other side, my life really would have just been exactly the same but with a few hours spared if I'd never read Really Good, Actually 😂
jack i NEED you to read the end of loneliness by benedict wells!! i read it in its original language (german) and its SUCH a good book and i think you’d really like it!
YOU ARE COMING TO BULGARIAAA???? would you consider doing a meet-up or something?
YES PLEASE JACK CONSIDER THIS, i would literally die out of happiness
Gonna watch this video tmrw (as I reorganize my bookshelves). Leaving a like and comment for now for the algorithm.
Please do a reading vlog of in memoriam!!!! Love your videos!
11:27 Please read “Dominicana” I am Dominican and read that book because I saw it on one of your TBR videos
jack have you ever read any books in translation from israeli authors?? two recommendations are amos oz and meir shalev, I think you might enjoy both of them very much. amos oz's 'a tale of love and darkness' (an autobiography) is a long and difficult read but worth it for a heartwrenching 1st hand account of the 1967 war as a jewish child living in jerusalem in this period. it's incredibly incredibly powerful and I really really recommend it. meir shalev reminds me somehow of chimimanda ngozi adichie in his ability to capture the essence of a culture or a country, especially of growing up there as a child/in your formative years, and to convey it on paper, while relaying the passage of time and the process of maturing and learning as you become older and older and as you expand your understanding of your surroundings beyond the little details of daily life - I recommend 'four meals' or 'a pigeon and a boy'. I really hope you find the time to have a look at these writers whom I think are both super super significant and a valuable read!
Jack: "This video is kindly brought to you by-"
Me: "Squarespace"
Jack: "Surfshark"
Me: "What?!"
When Jack does a “Set Up My Book Library with Me”, I think he’ll break booktok and booktube! MANIFESTING!!!!!
This makes me want a book trolley....
I too was reading they’re going to love you and slipped into a reading slump bc I was distracted
pleaseee read the invisible life of addie larue, it’s my favorite book ever 💗
This was a fun video. Organising us a facet of hoarding and I’m in. 😂