i read tiktok's most popular books -- can booktok be trusted?? 📈📈📈 *no spoilers*

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today we're testing out the most frequently recommended books on booktok (aka the most WHOLESOME niche on tiktok). let's see if these books are more D'Amelio or D'AmeliNO...
my second channel:
📚 jack in the books: • i did a literature pub...
books mentioned:
📕 we were liars: amzn.to/34cD2gy
📙 they both die at the end: amzn.to/3fiiGJr
📒 the midnight library: amzn.to/3yGNxqL
📗 song of achilles: amzn.to/3uftax4
📘 red, white & royal blue: amzn.to/3vdNRuP
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fun projects:
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FAQs:
😭 what happened to your intro? it got copyrighted ://///
🤠 how old are you? i don’t know about you, but i’m feeling 22
📆 when is your birthday? 18th october 1998 (libra)
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🔎 where do you live? camden, london (uk)
💼 what is your job? research assistant in the publishing industry
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👾 what do you use to edit? final cut pro
📫 how do I contact you? jackedwards@sixteenth.co or social media!
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  • the joke about booktok is that they say "underrated books" and then mention popular books

    @letsfly911118@letsfly9111182 жыл бұрын
    • RIGHT LMFAO

      @alyssanybakken@alyssanybakken2 жыл бұрын
    • someone needs to tell them the definition of underrated.

      @lightlawliet3526@lightlawliet35262 жыл бұрын
    • Maybe they popularise them ?

      @saad5590@saad55902 жыл бұрын
    • @@saad5590 Not really. At least "We were liars" and "They both die at the end" have been hyped up for a long time on booktube before tiktok came into the scene.

      @biblionerd@biblionerd2 жыл бұрын
    • @@biblionerd sorry I wasn't aware of that

      @saad5590@saad55902 жыл бұрын
  • “If this is The SONG of Achilles, I wanna join the choir-“ Honestly, I’ve never related to anything more in life than this.

    @rosem9221@rosem92212 жыл бұрын
    • One of the best jokes I've ever heard except the punchline is real lmao

      @ellax8455@ellax84552 жыл бұрын
    • Yes! Perfectly said!

      @EpicReads@EpicReads2 жыл бұрын
    • Lol i actually just came Home from choir

      @katrinevoller3233@katrinevoller32332 жыл бұрын
    • same, when i die bury my ashes with this f book

      @majoranya@majoranya2 жыл бұрын
  • "We were liars" was supposed to be just a lemonade summer book. Did not expect to bawl my eyes out at the beach at 11 am.

    @domino6866@domino68662 жыл бұрын
    • That’s how I was with “they both die at the end!” I was legit on a resort in Mexico balling my eyes out at the pool 😭

      @randomuserig2663@randomuserig26632 жыл бұрын
    • @@randomuserig2663 It does hit you harder when you're having a good time...

      @domino6866@domino68662 жыл бұрын
    • @@domino6866 I agree😭

      @randomuserig2663@randomuserig26632 жыл бұрын
    • No fr nobody told me it was going to be sad and i just sat there crying LMFAOO

      @angelicaelmo1003@angelicaelmo10032 жыл бұрын
    • yooo i just finished it a few hours ago and i’m broken. like i feel the grief irl

      @jocelynhall1609@jocelynhall16092 жыл бұрын
  • The song of achilles is just a work of art. The writing is BEAUTIFUL. The characters are amazing. The ending is fantastic. It is my favorite stand-alone of all time. So amazing

    @kokazon6522@kokazon65222 жыл бұрын
    • it isnt a stand alone,. its a retelling of the Iliad and the same author also wrote Circe which is a retelling of the odyssey , Iliad and the odyssey are two books but they are pretty much one story

      @captainstabbin5374@captainstabbin53742 жыл бұрын
    • @@captainstabbin5374 I’ve read her other books too- what i mean is you dont have to read the other to understand this one. Circe is in the same universe but the characters dont really overlap, so both books are essentially stand-alones

      @kokazon6522@kokazon65222 жыл бұрын
    • I will recommend you to read young & beautiful by velvetoscar, it's truly a masterpiece

      @tanishka6366@tanishka63662 жыл бұрын
    • And me in the corner is just hating on this book, imo its vague, confusing and made me read less, and once a book makes me read less, I just give up on them bc its not worth it. So I did not get past the middle of the book, but I hated it

      @lifebelike5261@lifebelike52612 жыл бұрын
    • @@lifebelike5261 i didnt hate it, but i do agree with the whole it making you confused thing. I had to reread many parts of the book again to understand what it was saying. i didnt cry either

      @lucastea9533@lucastea95332 жыл бұрын
  • him : "if this is THE SONG of achillies, i wanna join the choir". me : *aggressively subscribes*

    @kaaylas4569@kaaylas45692 жыл бұрын
    • SAME AHAHHA

      @marialenatsgk4960@marialenatsgk49602 жыл бұрын
    • This comment is so cute. 🥺🥺

      @yinhannasjournal@yinhannasjournal2 жыл бұрын
    • Lmao

      @adamyaseen4954@adamyaseen49542 жыл бұрын
    • "If music be the food of love, then play on"

      @apipratheesh3163@apipratheesh31632 жыл бұрын
    • MOOD

      @mams2847@mams28472 жыл бұрын
  • 'THE ONLY PERSON MORE PRODUCTIVE THAN MATT HAIG IS TAYLOR SWIFT' ahh i died, i honestly had to pause the video and give it a thumbs up. impeccable.

    @arundhatimisra5892@arundhatimisra58922 жыл бұрын
    • it's true, taylor swift fans DO always say they "died" hahah 😂

      @harleyquiinnnn@harleyquiinnnn2 жыл бұрын
    • (i'm refering to what she said on the graham norton show)

      @harleyquiinnnn@harleyquiinnnn2 жыл бұрын
    • @@harleyquiinnnn " RIP I DIED DEAD"😂

      @ddd_28@ddd_282 жыл бұрын
    • True

      @IshaSharma11@IshaSharma112 жыл бұрын
    • @@ddd_28 "REST IN PEACE ME ✋🏼😔✨"

      @harleyquiinnnn@harleyquiinnnn2 жыл бұрын
  • I feel like the reason that They Both Die at the End focussed on Rufus and Mateo is to encourage readers of a similar age to live their lives to the fullest. It’s a “you might be healthy, but anything can happy so make the most of it”. I finished it and related heavily to Mateo (age, personality, introvert etc.) and it made me realise that I want to do more with my life

    @penguinstudios29@penguinstudios292 жыл бұрын
    • Same

      @blooddrink1077@blooddrink10772 жыл бұрын
    • it also has to do with audience, i bawled my eyes out and gave it 5 stars while my friend was disappointed and gave it 2, it has a lot to do with life experience, at least to me

      @kristiwalton5374@kristiwalton53742 жыл бұрын
    • Right, it really spoke to me and I really loved the message of it

      @mx.unfunny@mx.unfunny2 жыл бұрын
    • I related to Mateo too! It really hit home

      @zvoid_error000@zvoid_error0002 жыл бұрын
    • Agreed

      @user-tv8qo7mv8g@user-tv8qo7mv8g Жыл бұрын
  • “This book will rip your heart into tiny pieces and you will enjoy every damn second of it.” FACTS.

    @tiarosings7876@tiarosings78762 жыл бұрын
    • Frrr

      @yieshyeah@yieshyeah Жыл бұрын
  • you should make a video of you reading wattpad for 24 hours/ reading popular wattpad fanfics

    @gyu8859@gyu88592 жыл бұрын
    • omg yes please 😂

      @kohyenni147@kohyenni1472 жыл бұрын
    • OH GOD THAT WOULD BE HELL AHAHHA idk if ur a harry styles fan but a rly famous fanfic about him is called duplicity and well.... its a rollercoaster

      @zoyasaqib8994@zoyasaqib89942 жыл бұрын
    • Forget wattpad, ao3 its better!

      @manaislost6912@manaislost69122 жыл бұрын
    • Poor him 😭😂

      @chrissyelric7134@chrissyelric71342 жыл бұрын
    • it would be very repetative

      @iiholyavocadosii6160@iiholyavocadosii61602 жыл бұрын
  • I don’t read booktok books, I only read classics like ✨Jane Eyre Laid Bare✨

    @Chicken-lv7or@Chicken-lv7or2 жыл бұрын
    • Hahaha!

      @sarahrosen4985@sarahrosen49852 жыл бұрын
    • This is what they call a callback

      @abbiemarsden9889@abbiemarsden98892 жыл бұрын
    • When I tell you I CACKLED

      @laragalinari8132@laragalinari81322 жыл бұрын
    • Haha, I didn't even realise it was a saucy book until Jack explicitly said that it was, I just assumed it was going to be some book analysing Jane Eyre

      @robblesmusic@robblesmusic2 жыл бұрын
    • 💀

      @Ariadne4@Ariadne42 жыл бұрын
  • I did not expect to bawl my eyes out when I read 'The Song of Achilles'. It was really an experience

    @Abhi-wl5yt@Abhi-wl5yt Жыл бұрын
    • On the other hand I fully expected to and was consistently warned that I shouldn’t read it unless I had the emotional and mental space to cope with it and went into the book while I was already really low but it took me both higher and lower and by the end I was crying on and off for the next week while my brain recapped most of the book, about 5-6 months later and I’m still not fully over Song of Achilles

      @Chaos.HQ05@Chaos.HQ05 Жыл бұрын
    • omg I just bought that book and I think I should start reading now (since I love books and movies with sad endings haha)

      @lemeriese@lemeriese Жыл бұрын
    • I read it yesterday. It broke my heart into a million pieces. It's definitely the most beautiful book I've ever read

      @emmy3761@emmy3761 Жыл бұрын
    • OH BABE ME EITHER KNOWING THEIR FATE BUT MADLINE MILLER OH GOD SHE KNOWS WHAT SHES DOING

      @codytorrance8371@codytorrance8371 Жыл бұрын
    • I had never read any of her books, or heard of her, either, somehow. I saw my friend reading SoA and decided to borrow it from the library. I finished it at like 4 am and I was actually crying so heard. It's so amazingly beautiful, though

      @user-sj8sj8kd3z@user-sj8sj8kd3z9 ай бұрын
  • As someone who had fallen in love with Greek and Roman mythology through Rick Riordan when I was young, Song of Achilles was an absolute delight. We always read about the legend Achilles, but it was so much heart wrenching to read about the boy, and then the man Achilles. As for Patroclus, I have no words....I just love him so much aghhh

    @faizafatima8593@faizafatima85932 жыл бұрын
    • This books have much to do with greek mythology. And dong of achillis is garbage

      @ericazahn9689@ericazahn9689 Жыл бұрын
    • I read Song of Achilles after finishing PJO, HoO, ToA, MCTGOA, & KC and was starved for mythology books. Oh my god it was amazing. Bought it with my friend and it is one of my all time favorites.

      @DRAMATICJELLYBEAN@DRAMATICJELLYBEAN Жыл бұрын
    • Do you have any book recs on roman and greek mythology? Thank you :)

      @-anfall212@-anfall2127 ай бұрын
  • the likes on this video are all the people who haven't _said_ jack is the charli d'amelio of youtube, but have definitely thought it

    @okokbuthearmeout...@okokbuthearmeout...2 жыл бұрын
    • [likes comment]

      @jack_edwards@jack_edwards2 жыл бұрын
    • [doesn’t like comment] lol

      @random-zd1bs@random-zd1bs2 жыл бұрын
    • [likes comment still]

      @m.4853@m.48532 жыл бұрын
    • [thought of liking comment]

      @auri2773@auri27732 жыл бұрын
    • [misses the like button]

      @lylz3030@lylz30302 жыл бұрын
  • Alt. title “excited book person talks as fast as humanly possible at accelerating speed” Edit: I now realise I watched the video at 1.25 speed, and that he was actually talking at a normal speed, I’m sorry for my chaos

    @EJAG_art@EJAG_art2 жыл бұрын
    • He didn't talk that fast tho

      @dominiquepocopio777@dominiquepocopio7772 жыл бұрын
    • @@dominiquepocopio777 look at the edit of their comment

      @alyssafcs@alyssafcs2 жыл бұрын
    • The edit makes this comment even more hilarious

      @mooodlemip4779@mooodlemip47792 жыл бұрын
    • HAHAHA

      @delaney_reese@delaney_reese2 жыл бұрын
    • I watched this in 2x speed and no trouble following his words

      @lenseofleni@lenseofleni2 жыл бұрын
  • I've read a lot of books throughout the years and The Song of Achilles is the only book that has left an deep, lasting impact on my life. No book has ever touched me the way that one did. The entire story is so beautifully written and the characters are so enjoyable. It is definitely hard not to fall in love with it. The love that Achilles and Patroclus have for one another is what dreams are made of and is something that I hope to have one day (minus the sad ending)

    @chimakiso@chimakiso2 жыл бұрын
    • Well the ending wasn't sad actually. SPOILER: If they were alive, they would still be suffering through wars and battles. But dead they're together and in peace! It's the most perfect ending.

      @erikperhs_@erikperhs_2 жыл бұрын
    • @@erikperhs_ agree with you!!! But it still hurts 😭

      @readingrat8714@readingrat87142 жыл бұрын
    • Spoilers: I never expected Patroclus to die first and that By hector. I knew Achilles will kill hector knowing he will also die.. it was just so beautiful.

      @hannahbananaloll330@hannahbananaloll330 Жыл бұрын
    • @@erikperhs_ but its the way they died, in the end patroclus died cuz of achilles' growing greed and the way the author describes his grief is just- heartbreaking to say the least, and the way he holds his corpse as he cries day after day without eating anything and calls out his name nonstop.. he even drags hector's corpse around as to comfort his grief

      @ian3523@ian3523 Жыл бұрын
    • @@hannahbananaloll330 How do you guys call spoilers actions that occur in an epic 2800 years ago? Miller didn't come up with it 💀

      @zoeapostolidou3964@zoeapostolidou3964 Жыл бұрын
  • The Midnight Library has a special place in my heart. As someone who was going through something very similar, from ending things right down to what happened to Volts, it wasn't triggering as much as it was cathartic.

    @looptheloopy@looptheloopy2 жыл бұрын
    • Wow in my case was the contrary, i had to stop reading it because it was pretty triggering, but i guess it wasn't the right time to read it, maybe in the future

      @joana5978@joana59782 жыл бұрын
    • @@joana5978 same here

      @mbrunnen04@mbrunnen042 жыл бұрын
    • I had that same experience and it is genuinely one of my favorite books of all time.

      @lilyaileen@lilyaileen Жыл бұрын
    • I was thinking of reading but I was wondering if there is any romance or not . I don't really read romance books

      @milkaddiction513@milkaddiction5139 ай бұрын
    • @@milkaddiction513 theres close to no romance in the book tbh

      @user-cd2cc1dq7l@user-cd2cc1dq7l9 ай бұрын
  • The Song Of Achilles made me cry more than the Peter Johnson film adaptations. Sure, I was crying for two different reasons, but that is not the point.

    @idiotburner5616@idiotburner56162 жыл бұрын
    • Omg 😭😭😭

      @thescarediest@thescarediest2 жыл бұрын
    • ohmygods, I feel you

      @remu_moony@remu_moony2 жыл бұрын
    • Lmaooo

      @yori_ti@yori_ti2 жыл бұрын
    • you had me in the first half ngl BUT THIS LMAO

      @vivianklein731@vivianklein7312 жыл бұрын
    • Greek mythology and dps pic and name…sweetie I love you❣️

      @annathebanana2027@annathebanana20272 жыл бұрын
  • Adam Silvera is planning more content set in the universe of "They Both Die At The End", as well as developing a tv show! Red, white and royal blue is literally a comfort book, the author said "I don't give a shit about being realistic, here you get your new comfort characters"

    @sarapetizzi8537@sarapetizzi85372 жыл бұрын
    • I imagine Casey McQuiston being like "Here, a book where Donald Trump doesn't exist and the monarchy is completely eradicated of their beliefs. Also, no pandemic in 2020. Enjoy."

      @josetieneoro@josetieneoro2 жыл бұрын
    • @@josetieneoro AND I LOVE HER FOR THAT LORDT

      @emilycooper1602@emilycooper16022 жыл бұрын
    • Red, white and royal blue is literally my go to book when I‘m feeling down. It has helped me through so many tough times over the last year, that I‘m very thankful Casey McQuiston just shot all matters of realism out the window

      @maitej.1353@maitej.13532 жыл бұрын
    • Yes 😂😂

      @_.debjanii._2648@_.debjanii._26482 жыл бұрын
    • Exactly

      @IshaSharma11@IshaSharma112 жыл бұрын
  • The Song of Achilles was hella good. I read the part when Patroclus talked about his memories of Achilles to Thetis, and it made me realise how important Achilles was to Patroclus and vice versa. How one man would tear down the entire world for the other, and how the other loved him so till the point he would "reject" himself and rather be made of his memories of Achilles.

    @aleksi1151@aleksi11512 жыл бұрын
  • Dude, The Song of Achilles made me cry like a baby. Honestly, when I finished it I was bawling my eyes out so hard that my fiancée had to comfort me lmao 💀

    @ellie7200@ellie72002 жыл бұрын
  • I’m a simple girl, I see Song of Achilles, I start sobbing and *then* I click

    @gc-qh7rr@gc-qh7rr2 жыл бұрын
    • 😂

      @yinhannasjournal@yinhannasjournal2 жыл бұрын
    • Mood

      @adeleaslan8182@adeleaslan81822 жыл бұрын
    • Me

      @oliviasmith2972@oliviasmith29722 жыл бұрын
    • Same but for “they both die at the end” haha. I wanna read song of Achilles too

      @puddleduck1405@puddleduck14052 жыл бұрын
    • SAMEE

      @melaniecarpio4216@melaniecarpio42162 жыл бұрын
  • Red, white and royal blue was written to be the “perfect idealistic world” so I guess it delivers on that front.

    @heatherlydia4728@heatherlydia47282 жыл бұрын
    • It’s the best book I’ve ever read no 🧢

      @juju-be4279@juju-be42792 жыл бұрын
    • For me as a half Mexican Texan I relate to the book a lot and I care and love texas a lot so this book gave me so much hope. The escapism was needed for me.

      @Claudiassilverguitar@Claudiassilverguitar2 жыл бұрын
    • i read it in lockdown when i was going through a bit of a crap time and i found it really helpful because of the idealism in it. it was one of those books where i could tell nothing was really going to go wrong and i absolutely fell in love with all the characters and it helped to uplift me so i think for the vibes of the book, the idealistic setting suits it but that’s just my opinion :)

      @ozzy9180@ozzy91802 жыл бұрын
    • lmao a bit repetitive tho but yep it’s a great read

      @happyuniverse5721@happyuniverse57212 жыл бұрын
    • I read it instead of revising for my maths GCSE in the library in the 6 hours before my exam🗿 not worth it

      @korazona3731@korazona37312 жыл бұрын
  • timestamp; Intro - 0:00 We were liars - 2:26 They both die at the end - 3:52 The Midnight Library - 6:12 The song of Achilles - 8:00 Red, White & Royal Blue - 9:29

    @christinesvault9440@christinesvault94402 жыл бұрын
    • THANK YOU!

      @takemetomarz@takemetomarz2 жыл бұрын
    • thank you!!

      @nicolefermor@nicolefermor Жыл бұрын
    • Thank you

      @theperksofbeingabookworm906@theperksofbeingabookworm906 Жыл бұрын
    • YOU THE BEST BABY😩

      @melosaint@melosaint Жыл бұрын
    • ily

      @user-bc9zp6ei9h@user-bc9zp6ei9h Жыл бұрын
  • i clicked on just to hear your review of the song of achilles, because that book was perfect in every way possible. its the retelling of, dare i say, the most famous greek story of all time and it doesn't spoil anything for you. if anything, knowing the ending just adds to the beauty of the book because it just makes the foreshadowing that much more effective and heartbreaking. every time i read "what has hector ever done to me?" i wanted to rip my hair out and drag my own body behind a chariot around troy three times.

    @kav4587@kav45872 жыл бұрын
    • Even I've clicked for the same reason i read this book last year and also feel the same when Patro die i remembered that line of Achilles “what has hactor ever done to me?”

      @sagarrathore6353@sagarrathore6353 Жыл бұрын
  • The uncomfortable jokes and puns... this is why we watch Jack Go ahead give us everything ✨

    @wildestreads3574@wildestreads35742 жыл бұрын
    • The fact that he is able to come up with do many puns and jokes ON THE SPOT blows my mind!!!!!

      @kanakbakhru188@kanakbakhru1882 жыл бұрын
    • @@kanakbakhru188 reading and İ mean lots of intellect reading does the work 😂😂

      @VasimYildirim-xr6jh@VasimYildirim-xr6jh2 жыл бұрын
  • As a queer person of colour I will never be able to ignore the cruelty the world throws my way, but that’s why “Red, White and Royal Blue” worked so well for me as a book. It’s pure escapism. It’s great for if you just want to take a break for a while, because pondering, and experiencing a lot of the shit that happens in the world is something I do/live through on a daily basis. I don’t always want to read about bad outcomes and the crushing reality of the world we live in. So if you’re like me and you just need a break from time to time I suggest you check it out. I don’t allow myself to hope too much, but sometimes you need to be reminded that there are some things to be hopeful for. Edit: thanks for the likes🥰 wow

    @freddy5648@freddy56482 жыл бұрын
    • the author wrote in the acknowledgments that it was why they wrote the book that way - to give people hope, comfort and escapism during the trump administration

      @dorian6970@dorian69702 жыл бұрын
    • @@dorian6970 yeah it really delivered on the intended purpose :)

      @freddy5648@freddy56482 жыл бұрын
    • Good review. I, as many other people, (but straight) also continously experience the horror and shit in the world. We just can't seem to escape it. As much as people want to think that white and straight means you are privileged the more they are mistaken. The world is a horrible place and we are all just trying to get through it together.

      @TheSilverwing999@TheSilverwing9992 жыл бұрын
    • @@TheSilverwing999 I appreciate the compliment, however I feel like you’re unintentionally undermining the inherent oppression queer and poc people phase. Obviously white, straight people can also have a shit time, but they’re not oppressed. You have privileges, it doesn’t mean you’re life is perfect, but it’s still going to be easier for a white and straight person to live in this world.

      @freddy5648@freddy56482 жыл бұрын
    • @@TheSilverwing999 this is why understanding intersectionality is important. Yes, straight and ethnic majority people have difficult times, especially if they are of the lower class, but it's not because of their sexuality and race/ethnicity. Poor minorities have to deal with being poor AND minority. Queer people and POC are more likely to be impoverished as well.

      @nnyn211@nnyn2112 жыл бұрын
  • I’m one of the people who loves The Midnight Library. I agree the ending is predictable and cliche but I love following Nora’s journey to finding her life purpose! It’s also one of my fave tropes ever.

    @xxIheartskittlezxx@xxIheartskittlezxx Жыл бұрын
  • I read They Both Die at the End at a manic pace. I thought the story was told perfectly. Just the right amount of drama that didn’t seem too far fetched for most of the book. With these characters not being exactly as exiting as “My husband just left on an all day flight and I never got to say goodbye” actually made, in my humble opinion, the story far more intimate and heartwarming (or crushing, you pick).

    @pipermckoon8637@pipermckoon86372 жыл бұрын
    • Definitely crushing, I cried for a solid 20 minutes after reading it. But it was so good 😭. I also paused this video when he was doing his review of it because it reminded me that I had the book but hadn’t read it yet so I actually JUST got finished reading it.

      @angelicmercenary@angelicmercenary2 жыл бұрын
  • the whole "knowing when you'll die" thing is supposed to be in the background of they both die at the end, because it's not a story exploring that concept. it's two boys falling in love knowing that they will both die at the end. it's an AIDs metaphor. a lot of people seem to miss that

    @ashjohnson451@ashjohnson4512 жыл бұрын
    • That’s really interesting!

      @anikkaferrer2245@anikkaferrer22452 жыл бұрын
    • I really enjoyed this book but now that you've said that it's an aids metaphor that makes so much more sense.

      @jenblack98@jenblack982 жыл бұрын
    • holy shit

      @user-vy9tn5ix4s@user-vy9tn5ix4s2 жыл бұрын
    • That's so clever

      @sara_daria2@sara_daria22 жыл бұрын
    • Is that a personal idea for the metaphor? I watched a video of Adam Silvera and his inspiration for the book and he said he doesn‘t like the unknown. He doesn‘t want to live with knowing when one will die but getting a heads up would help him. And he would use a Death day to resolve any problem he would have and wishes people would live their live as adventoursly as Rufus and Mateo did. Maybe I’m missing something but I think the fact that Both die at the end is in the absolut foreground of the story

      @MrDrUnknown@MrDrUnknown2 жыл бұрын
  • Jack’s the only one I would trust on a book recommendation

    @manueloviedo1306@manueloviedo13062 жыл бұрын
    • Same tho

      @semantidebnath@semantidebnath2 жыл бұрын
    • sameee

      @selinamadeten5048@selinamadeten50482 жыл бұрын
    • Same :)

      @xfluffysoftsatanx5963@xfluffysoftsatanx59632 жыл бұрын
    • Oh my, agree, he’s so accurate

      @alejandraespinoza3710@alejandraespinoza37102 жыл бұрын
    • Yessss

      @priyaprasad9159@priyaprasad91592 жыл бұрын
  • i read we were liars while sitting on the stairs of my grandmothers house. by the end of it, i had tears and snot running down my face and my grandmother was patting me on the shoulder and i was on the phone with my mom telling her “that’s not how it was supposed to go.” a book hasn’t messed me up like that since all the bright places.

    @cameronblack7822@cameronblack7822 Жыл бұрын
  • "The only more productive person than Matt Haig is Taylor Swift" i mean you're not wrong she released 4 albums in 1,5 years and secretly filmed a motion picture 😭

    @idk-dz@idk-dz2 жыл бұрын
  • I think "They both die at the end" hit a lot harder for people around the same age as the protagonists, when I read it I was COMPLETELY destroyed by the book cause I could see so much of myself in Mateo and I still not over it. Btw im pretty sure Adam Silvera said that he was going to write more books in that universe and I'm just SUPER exited for it

    @thalitamenezes8742@thalitamenezes87422 жыл бұрын
    • I love the universe - even the Instagram accounts mentioned in the book are real and have the photos described!

      @user-dc2dz8ie1i@user-dc2dz8ie1i2 жыл бұрын
    • yes 😭😭😭 I agree with a lot of the points Jake said but the book still one of my favorites uyhuyhjhb IT’S JUST GODDAM PERFECT

      @ceciliaatie4249@ceciliaatie42492 жыл бұрын
    • @@user-dc2dz8ie1i I just loved so much read the book while seeing Rufus Instagram, it was an amazing experience

      @thalitamenezes8742@thalitamenezes87422 жыл бұрын
    • I do see its appeal and why people would like it but it just did not do it for me (I read it last year when I was 14), I enjoyed about the last 50 pages tho. Maybe it's because I read Ari and Dante before that, and that's such a wonderful, heart-touching love story that it was hard to top that anyway

      @tanya.24@tanya.242 жыл бұрын
    • no cause i agree sooo much, they both die at the end destroyed me, but is my comfort book. i absolutely loved it!! when I finished it the first time, I was at the beach and I had to hide my face due to my sobbing lmao

      @adrijana13@adrijana132 жыл бұрын
  • i started laughing nervously when you said the last chapters of the song of achilles were gonna make us cry because i literally sobbed for the last 3 chapters and all night long lmao, my eyelids were so swollen i almost skipped school

    @morinette8162@morinette81622 жыл бұрын
    • ikr we all know how Achilles and Patroclus end but didn't expect to get this fxxked up honestly

      @MediocreAtBesd@MediocreAtBesd2 жыл бұрын
    • I cried for two days every time I thought that damned book

      @andreanash9957@andreanash99572 жыл бұрын
    • Sameee which is why I’m getting a tattoo inspired by it 😂 Gotta stay heartbroken forever

      @a.nastasia.olivia@a.nastasia.olivia2 жыл бұрын
    • It was a great read and did make me tear up but unfortunately I think the fact that I was expecting/knew the ending definitely lessened the pain/crying which is unfortunate cuz I have sobbed for books before and I wanted this to be one but it just wasn’t.

      @Sophia-ic6im@Sophia-ic6im2 жыл бұрын
    • Sameeeeeeeeeeeee, I was furiously crying

      @maureenisabella4422@maureenisabella44222 жыл бұрын
  • Love how everyone is in love with song of Achilles .

    @arpitalalwani6520@arpitalalwani65202 жыл бұрын
  • The Midnight Library really spoke to me. I love how digestible the writing is, and it is one of my all time favorites! Totally understand that it may come across of oversimplified. Red, White, and Royal Blue is one that I completely loved while reading and with some hindsight lost some of it's shine because of that over-the-top idealism. But it was such a magnificent escape read in the moment! I somehow don't have Song of Achilles on my to read list but after this video it is there now! Awesome video, Jack. Love your stuff!

    @N59410@N594102 жыл бұрын
  • "Im less wap and more nap." - Jack Edwards ,23 May 2021

    @ngtchd@ngtchd2 жыл бұрын
    • But tbh relatable

      @cookiescookies2023@cookiescookies20232 жыл бұрын
    • Right

      @AikiraBeats@AikiraBeats2 жыл бұрын
    • Waitthis was posted today 0.0

      @closetmoth1915@closetmoth19152 жыл бұрын
    • This is real poetry

      @sophiecannavale4832@sophiecannavale48322 жыл бұрын
    • I felt that-

      @yinhannasjournal@yinhannasjournal2 жыл бұрын
  • * me trying to take a print of the book cover * Jack's hands:➡️↘️⬇️↙️⬅️↖️↕️

    @ametistazz@ametistazz2 жыл бұрын
    • the names are in the description!

      @lOlA-hl4pz@lOlA-hl4pz2 жыл бұрын
    • Omg I love Emily The Strange

      @nandinidiwan7829@nandinidiwan78292 жыл бұрын
    • @@nandinidiwan7829 uwu☺☺ great taste

      @ametistazz@ametistazz2 жыл бұрын
  • The Midnight Library made me value my life more❤️ As someone who suffered from depression and has been experiencing anxiety attacks. I was pretty open about the ideas because I'm already in the healing stage, and I do agree that it may be triggering for others! Anyways, great book.

    @ellem.9296@ellem.9296 Жыл бұрын
  • Whenever I have the chance, whenever it comes up, I take the time out of my day to say that Madeline Miller is a wonderful, talented, brilliant artist.

    @kiskadee321@kiskadee3212 жыл бұрын
    • But also take the time to say that she's also severely entitled and acts as though her work is equal or even better than that of ancient Greek authors whose work she claims to be "fixing" (by adding misogyny and lots of assault and r*pe as a plot device all the while demonizing all female characters but for the ones that suit her). It's alright to love her literary skills, it's not so okay to turn a blind eye to all her problematic aspects and her severe appropriation.

      @zoeapostolidou3964@zoeapostolidou39642 жыл бұрын
  • While I recognize that Red White and Royal Blue is pure escapism, it was one of the best representations of bisexual discovery I've ever seen, to the point that I cried. I found myself laughing when Alex realized he had a type of guy all along or thought "how did I ever think I was straight" because I feel those same emotions all the time!

    @nerdgirl7363@nerdgirl73632 жыл бұрын
    • Plus to be fair it’s literally a romance! That’s kind of the exact point. They have to end with a happy ever after 😩 I think it delivers exactly what it set out to as well

      @theglowup9623@theglowup96232 жыл бұрын
    • Ikrrrr i was laughing and screaming while reading this book bcs dude same its nice light read tbh

      @casuallyfay@casuallyfay2 жыл бұрын
    • What does "escapism" mean?

      @cherrybomb476@cherrybomb4762 жыл бұрын
    • @@cherrybomb476 you avoid reality, or escape from it by all means.

      @houdaeddahbi@houdaeddahbi2 жыл бұрын
    • The author said that they deliberately devoted an entire chapter to Alex' bi discovery bc it was so important to them

      @Artemis1901@Artemis19012 жыл бұрын
  • "If you ever see him fighting with a grisly bear, help the bear" Yes, will be using this as a description of Achilles from now on.

    @yourstruly4664@yourstruly46642 жыл бұрын
    • this and 'are you a top or a bottom' 'I'm a threat'

      @nadia-wp4mj@nadia-wp4mj2 жыл бұрын
    • this reminds me of the chuck norris jokes 😂😂

      @mayra7252@mayra72522 жыл бұрын
  • I was so underwhelmed with We Were Liars... cause i PREDICTED THE TWIST in the first 100 pages 🥺 On the other hand, The Song of Achilles is stellar! Despite being knowledgeable about the story of Achilles, still I was hoooked and heartbroken. It still haunts me until this day.

    @kopiko1950@kopiko19502 жыл бұрын
    • YES SAME... the song of achiles DESTROYED me and I'm not entirely over it.. but woah it was beautiful

      @sabrinaz9023@sabrinaz90232 жыл бұрын
    • I DID TOO! The page right before the twist, I guessed it and i was so disappointed

      @bmason7092@bmason70922 жыл бұрын
    • we were liars is soooo baddd. The main character is so pretentious and out of touch, only good character was Gat

      @CC-mq7ei@CC-mq7ei2 жыл бұрын
    • same! i’m surprised so many were so amazed with the plot twist because i felt like there were some clues scattered throughout and it wasn’t that shocking of a twist either

      @mellamopoopie@mellamopoopie2 жыл бұрын
    • SAMW i figured the twist out and thought that oh surely that isnt it AND IT WAS but still loved it sm!!

      @rhythmkhurana6305@rhythmkhurana63052 жыл бұрын
  • Thankful for the Song of Achilles highlight. I've been meaning to get to it since reading Circe in 2020. Read Circe if you haven't btw, it's amazing.

    @melodye14@melodye142 жыл бұрын
  • you're definitely the charli d'amelio of booktube.

    @ronja.85@ronja.852 жыл бұрын
    • Is that a compliment or insult?

      @wonderlust1308@wonderlust13082 жыл бұрын
    • @@wonderlust1308 compliment because he's the most popular booktuber

      @ronja.85@ronja.852 жыл бұрын
    • @@ronja.85 Oh so you meant just by popularity, okay lol. Because with popularity aside I was like: um... chile... lol

      @wonderlust1308@wonderlust13082 жыл бұрын
    • he’s actually got talent unlike that annoying tik tok chick

      @nickoffury@nickoffury2 жыл бұрын
  • I read "The Midnight Library" and it actually made me appreciate life so much more

    @moonyreads1784@moonyreads17842 жыл бұрын
    • Me too, I understand it was predictable but for me it was in an extremely comforting way. Kind of just reminded me to stop trying to find a reason to live and instead just wait it out because you never know what good might be coming :)

      @jade728@jade7282 жыл бұрын
    • I'm halfway through. I like the concept but the writing is too simplistic for my liking. Still pretty good so far though :)

      @SM-qv2om@SM-qv2om2 жыл бұрын
    • It's a beautiful way to illustrate a kind of spiritual belief that the life you experience now is the best option because of the specific challenges, lessons, and rewards it offers - particularly for folks who have maybe never thought about that before.

      @sunlightempress@sunlightempress2 жыл бұрын
    • I think it's boring asf but everyone is entiteled for their own opinion

      @laurelhell0_1@laurelhell0_12 жыл бұрын
    • Bought it spontaneously bc I thought the cover looked nice. Im not trough it wasn’t disappointed yet

      @Hannah-zv5wr@Hannah-zv5wr2 жыл бұрын
  • I read The Song of Achilles a few years ago and absolutely loved it! I would also highly recommend reading Madeline Miller's other greek mythology themed book, Circe. Her writing style is so beautiful it completely absorbs me into the story.

    @_emly_@_emly_2 жыл бұрын
  • I have absolutely no knowledge on mythology but I’m in love with The song of Achilles, it’s heartbreaking, soul crushing and amazing

    @jxngkxxk8071@jxngkxxk80712 жыл бұрын
  • I''m glad The Song of Achilles is getting a sort of second wind thru tiktok, although praise for it never really dies down lol! It's the book that lives up to and even exceeds hype.

    @chelseal8448@chelseal84482 жыл бұрын
    • I have absolutely no background information on greek mythology, do you think i would enjoy it?

      @ri3869@ri38692 жыл бұрын
    • @@ri3869 hey Jack just says is this vid that you’ll enjoy it whether you know Mythology or not because it tells you the stories in the books. Hope that helped :)

      @unimoon3862@unimoon38622 жыл бұрын
    • @@ri3869 Idk what you like to read, so that’s hard to answer-BUT the writing style is very quick and the story is interesting. So (based entirely on my own biases) I think you may enjoy it!

      @AmandaIrons@AmandaIrons2 жыл бұрын
  • My review of the song of Achilles consisted of me describing how I bawled for 40 minutes straight. I then recommended it to every person I know.

    @liesah9240@liesah92402 жыл бұрын
    • Only 40?!

      @pranjalpatil3360@pranjalpatil33602 жыл бұрын
    • just 40?? it's been a couple of weeks and I'm still crying /j

      @swan3640@swan36402 жыл бұрын
    • same tho

      @sylvre5067@sylvre50672 жыл бұрын
    • 40 minutes? gurl, that book ✨T R A U M A T I Z E D✨ me 😍

      @selkim7426@selkim74262 жыл бұрын
  • It’s been 6 years since I read we were liars and I still haven’t recovered from the ending. Such an incredible book

    @sashacda1419@sashacda14192 жыл бұрын
    • Bro I just finished a few hours ago and wtf bro I got hit with the twist after thought it was just a fun summer book waiting for a mediocre plot twist and IM HEARTBROKEN

      @ruetuesdayxx4409@ruetuesdayxx44092 жыл бұрын
  • “I’m pretty sure they invented the chef’s kiss 😙👌 just to describe this book.” *breaks finger from pressing the subscribe button too aggressively*

    @cottoncandygrapes7789@cottoncandygrapes77892 жыл бұрын
  • The Song of Achilles BROKE me. Even though you already know what will happen and you're ready for it, it still doesn't erase the hurt you feel. Reading it made me feel like I was there and that the characters were all real people and very rarely do books make me feel that way lol. I can really feel Patroclus' emotions and that's what makes it hurt the most. 😩

    @imogeninelysium@imogeninelysium2 жыл бұрын
    • I was literally the same like I knew my greek mythology somewhat, but enjoyed the story so much! It was actually few lines here and there that made me physically hit the wall cuz I knew our boi Achilles /will/ die. And then as the pages narrowed and lessened it started to hit me like oh f*ck oh f*ck we're in Troy oh no no oh no-

      @swan3640@swan36402 жыл бұрын
    • Madeline Miller is INCREDIBLE, i’m reading Circe currently (bc i’m too scared to read song of achilles haha) and the way she is able to make you feel such intense emotions even if you know the myths, just *chefs kiss*

      @katemartin113@katemartin1132 жыл бұрын
    • @@katemartin113 Circes is really good too!

      @sara-jj6sm@sara-jj6sm2 жыл бұрын
    • The way she describes emotions, voices and scenery is chef's kiss. I could feel Patroclus' anxiety, love, sadness, and every nuanced emotion that I can't describe myself.

      @gaygarbage2762@gaygarbage27622 жыл бұрын
  • Gods song of achillies was so painfull, i decided to read it during my exam week as a “stress reliever” worst and best mistake of my life

    @carnalrythm@carnalrythm2 жыл бұрын
    • @@nura319 straight up gave me depression, im still not over it smh and i cry everytime my friends play achillies calm down (they dont read SOA)

      @carnalrythm@carnalrythm2 жыл бұрын
    • Dude thanks for letting us know. I was literally just about to read it and i have 2 weeks left to my final exam...I guess I will go back to studying :”)

      @alaaaaa11234@alaaaaa112342 жыл бұрын
    • @@alaaaaa11234 ive saved a life!!!! also when you read keep a box of tissue close especially in the last 3 chapters

      @carnalrythm@carnalrythm2 жыл бұрын
    • STRESS RELIEVER? Rip 🪦

      @simargautam8670@simargautam86702 жыл бұрын
    • i feel like i’m the only one who didn’t cry on this and now i’m concerned for myself

      @susieidk9434@susieidk94342 жыл бұрын
  • I’d recommend everyone to read Circe after The Song Of Achilles, another masterpiece by Madeline (there is mentions of Trojan War and Achilles and Patroclus)

    @yuuji8898@yuuji88982 жыл бұрын
    • No

      @ericazahn9689@ericazahn9689 Жыл бұрын
    • I want to but I’m scared it’ll change any image I currently have of Patroclus and Archilles in my head, or it won’t live up to the beauty of song of archilles? I could do with your advise 😂

      @thomasbramwell8752@thomasbramwell8752 Жыл бұрын
    • @@thomasbramwell8752 they’re mentioned in one paragraph and then never again dw

      @bruh-ok5ks@bruh-ok5ks Жыл бұрын
    • @@thomasbramwell8752 Yo sameeeeeeee! I mean I'm not concerned abt circe since it's also by the same author but I refrain from digging too much into fanarts since yeah they can change the image as you said XD

      @totallynobody1135@totallynobody1135 Жыл бұрын
    • Is a good lecture but not at the level of the song of achiness, the final was... I don't feel nothing, sincerily.

      @luceroguillen7189@luceroguillen7189Ай бұрын
  • achilles said, "bring him back to me!" and my fragile little heart tingled in bliss. then as the story continues i was all "what the h-" with tears in my cheeks till the last page PS. Circe was great too. I just finished reading it. The story mentioned Trojan war, Achilles and Patroclus, and that's the closure I needed lol

    @fruitcake953@fruitcake9532 жыл бұрын
    • 🚨SPOLIER ALERT 🚨 I did not cry at patroclus' death, I was hurt ofc and started crying from the next page to the end. It's amazing really how ppl break down even knowing the story before picking up the book

      @nuzeee_k@nuzeee_k2 жыл бұрын
    • Hey! I'm reading the e-book of Song of achilles these days and I feel like I'm missing some pages..so can u tell me the page count of the printed book please!

      @zenara4841@zenara48412 жыл бұрын
    • @@zenara4841 284 pages, I read it in ebook too by the way

      @fruitcake953@fruitcake9532 жыл бұрын
    • @@fruitcake953 oh okay! Thankss

      @zenara4841@zenara48412 жыл бұрын
    • I had read the Illiad way back when I was in highschool but The song of Achilles just DESTROYED me anyway. Like, I knew how it ended, but it still killed me!

      @sofiabonino6287@sofiabonino62872 жыл бұрын
  • ✨Timestamps✨ 2:29 We Were Liars 3:53 They Both Die At The End 6:13 The Midnight Library 8:00 The Song of Achilles 9:29 Red, White & Royal Blue

    @dh6414@dh64142 жыл бұрын
    • Thank you sm 😫💗💗

      @kurtaskies7893@kurtaskies78932 жыл бұрын
    • thank u 💓

      @lalalallalalaala@lalalallalalaala2 жыл бұрын
    • Ooo thx

      @madhurachowdhury6703@madhurachowdhury67032 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks! ❤️❤️

      @maemae527@maemae5272 жыл бұрын
  • "I could recognize him by touch alone, by smell; I would know him blind, by the way his breaths came and his feet struck the earth. I would know him in death, at the end of the world." I know half this book by memory. The Song of Achilles is my favorite stand alone book, and it's probably one of my mom's and my brother's top 10. Knowing the Illead and how it ends, will never prepare you for that moment, because "What has Hector ever done to me?" Hurts like a goddamn btch.

    @jimjimcherie@jimjimcherie2 жыл бұрын
    • Oh god yes! That line. It got me everytime

      @vaishnevishinde2173@vaishnevishinde21732 жыл бұрын
    • “What has hector ever done to me?” AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HELP MY HEART

      @mjwest4968@mjwest49682 жыл бұрын
    • You didn’t have to make me cry. This quote gets me every time.

      @ainhoaaron3960@ainhoaaron39602 жыл бұрын
    • @@mjwest4968 my absolute favorite line.

      @jimjimcherie@jimjimcherie2 жыл бұрын
    • @@ainhoaaron3960 im not sorry, if I had to suffer then so do you

      @jimjimcherie@jimjimcherie2 жыл бұрын
  • You literally put my passion for song of Achilles into words, thank you so very much

    @bellamarauder6320@bellamarauder63202 жыл бұрын
  • I think They Both Die at the End worked because of the simplicity of it, like, realistically as an 19 year old, if I got told it was my last day alive I wouldn't do much beside crying and probably lying in bed listening to music. But I also think they could've done like mini stories on people who got the call, so we can see a variety of experiences.

    @luciaseiquer2048@luciaseiquer20482 жыл бұрын
  • “They both die at the end” sounds like a nightmare device for people with anxiety, myself included. Love the video, hate the fact I now know that concept exists 😂

    @EJAG_art@EJAG_art2 жыл бұрын
    • it’s sooo good tho! you should read it

      @maanyadewan1497@maanyadewan14972 жыл бұрын
    • @@maanyadewan1497 I literally read that in one go even tho it's being 2-3 years since I have read something. It was a good book tho

      @aanya5577@aanya55772 жыл бұрын
    • @@aanya5577 omg same! i read it last year (in one go as well!) after a couple years of not reading anything and it truly got me back into reading :) I loved that book

      @maanyadewan1497@maanyadewan14972 жыл бұрын
    • yeah I'd prolly die right after getting the call not being able to breath

      @shsh-mc3sx@shsh-mc3sx2 жыл бұрын
    • @@maanyadewan1497 Me too! Even tho I kind of felt like it was boring in between but it got interesting near the end :)

      @aanya5577@aanya55772 жыл бұрын
  • If you liked Song Of Achilles, you will LOVE Circe by the same author. Another book which will rip your heart out and you'll say " thank you" :)

    @bessdavies6440@bessdavies64402 жыл бұрын
    • I haven't read Achilles yet BUT CIRCE OMG!!! I still sob after years

      @jasminam2814@jasminam28142 жыл бұрын
    • I loved Circe but hated Song of Achilles 😩😩😩

      @isaactan5320@isaactan53202 жыл бұрын
    • @@isaactan5320 I didn't like it when I first read it, but I cried like crazy when I gave it a second chance

      @hoangthitoanh5308@hoangthitoanh53082 жыл бұрын
    • I loved both Circe and The Song of Achilles, they’re both my favourite books 👌

      @jessieedrich1883@jessieedrich18832 жыл бұрын
    • Circe actually wasn’t really my cup of tea. There is no particular reason why, I think I simply read it at a wrong time. And due to the song of Achilles my expectations where very high so it was easy to be disapointed.

      @mayallyourbaconburn7133@mayallyourbaconburn71332 жыл бұрын
  • Only came here cause of The Song of Achilles. That is what a masterpiece looks like. 💜

    @Fucheeme@Fucheeme2 жыл бұрын
  • the song of achilles had me bawling my eyes like a huge baby then i spent 30 minutes after just staring at the wall. i understand that it messed up the iliad and that patroclus was very out of character, but it still touched me in the way no other book has

    @alexandrajustinejarvis7820@alexandrajustinejarvis78202 жыл бұрын
  • If I was in the world of “They both die at the end” I’d be prank calling all my enemies just saying “You’re going to die today” and hanging up

    @jasmine3757@jasmine37572 жыл бұрын
    • i’m pretty sure it was mentioned in the book that the call had a special ringtone

      @kathatesthis1422@kathatesthis14222 жыл бұрын
    • Pls- 💀

      @yinhannasjournal@yinhannasjournal2 жыл бұрын
    • @@kathatesthis1422 and that prank calling people like that can get you into some serious trouble

      @nikvlai9730@nikvlai97302 жыл бұрын
  • I know Red White and Royal Blue was really idealistic, but honestly, I was living for it! I just loved the main characters so much and I wanted them to be happy together, and it didn't mind me that everything worked out too perfect to be true, I was just so pleased to see my babies have their happy ever after!

    @Valeria-rc3ki@Valeria-rc3ki2 жыл бұрын
    • The author said they wrote it to be that way too especially considering it was during the time trump was in power i believe they said they just wanted to deliver that escapism which I thought it did really well. Plus it’s a romance that’s sort of the gig, it has to deliver a happy ever after

      @theglowup9623@theglowup96232 жыл бұрын
    • Agreed! If you want a realistic view of the political landscape, watch the news. I loved being able to just live in Alex and Henry’s reality for a few hundred pages.

      @annachen6562@annachen65622 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you for recommending Song of Achilles! It was incredible and I devoured it!

    @yesanncan@yesanncan2 жыл бұрын
  • "the only person more productive than matt haig, is taylor swift" I'm totally here for swiftie jack

    @annieherondale5707@annieherondale57072 жыл бұрын
  • I finished the song of Achilles a night ago and when I tell you no book has ever destroyed me this way, I'm not kidding. You'd think it would hurt less knowing your greek mythology, but nope. Nooope. I may never recover.

    @meowie2495@meowie24952 жыл бұрын
    • Right?! After I finished reading it, I laid in bed for at least 30 minutes contemplating life 😭😂💀

      @neptune5632@neptune56322 жыл бұрын
    • @@neptune5632 right?? thank god i read it at night and could literally sob myself to sleep cause i could NOT have functioned after finishing it

      @Emma-of2jk@Emma-of2jk2 жыл бұрын
    • I haven't read that one, but it's been recommended to me a lot because of A Little Life, which I love, so you may want to pick that up next!

      @joyfacedown@joyfacedown2 жыл бұрын
    • @@Emma-of2jk same! i stayed up till i think about 2 am and we all know how the early mornings are the best time to have midlife crisis’ 😃✋

      @neptune5632@neptune56322 жыл бұрын
    • @@joyfacedown A Little Life? i’ve never heard of it! i’ll have to check it out!

      @neptune5632@neptune56322 жыл бұрын
  • i’ve bought 4 of these books you mentioned, but so far i’ve only read song of achilles 💀 can confirm it’s a really good book though omg

    @gabriellam5166@gabriellam51662 жыл бұрын
  • Jack has such a great influence on the reading community that every book he recommends and loves becomes 'THE MOST READ' book for the week!

    @aditisaxena9737@aditisaxena97372 жыл бұрын
  • "call me Peter pan, because i was 'captin hocked' " - Jack Edward's precious words on how to compliment a good book✨

    @Mariam.4445@Mariam.44452 жыл бұрын
    • Right like this is my quote for the year

      @AikiraBeats@AikiraBeats2 жыл бұрын
    • The coolest part was getting to your comment and reading it in perfect time to him saying it in the video.

      @sarahrosen4985@sarahrosen49852 жыл бұрын
    • @@sarahrosen4985 that happens alot when i read Jack's comments too!!! 😂😂😂😂

      @Mariam.4445@Mariam.44452 жыл бұрын
    • @@AikiraBeats I agree I agree I agree

      @Mariam.4445@Mariam.44452 жыл бұрын
  • When he raved about "The Song of Achilles" for the third time in a video, I knew I had to put it in my book cart 📖

    @srushtib5321@srushtib53212 жыл бұрын
    • YOU SHOULD, IT'S SO SO SO GOOD

      @_.debjanii._2648@_.debjanii._26482 жыл бұрын
    • I SWEAR YOU WON’T REGRET IT 😭

      @paulinav.zetinav.3091@paulinav.zetinav.30912 жыл бұрын
    • It's amazing. I agree with him, I sobbed like a baby. I went into it knowing the mythology intimately, and knowing EXACTLY what was going to happen, and I still sobbed.

      @safaiaryu12@safaiaryu122 жыл бұрын
    • its literally the best book i've ever read

      @Allunaggio@Allunaggio2 жыл бұрын
  • On RW&RB, the book was supposed to be a form of escapism for Casey McQuiston, a dive into what the world could possibly be. It was never meant to depict the struggles of discriminated groups but instead a book made for those groups. For people perfectly aware of the trauma one experiences via discrimination but gives them a fictional scenario of a blissful and explosively joyful ending.

    @DustyStarrs@DustyStarrs2 жыл бұрын
  • Jack’s reviews always make me so excited to read:))

    @eireneemdadian2648@eireneemdadian26482 жыл бұрын
  • As a Greek I was kinda nervous to read the song of Achilles cuz I thought it'd be as if I was in school learning about mythology all over again BUT NO IT'S SO GOOD.

    @antoniak6475@antoniak64752 жыл бұрын
    • It’s soooooooo good I can’t even-

      @user-nl4fp4iv8y@user-nl4fp4iv8y2 жыл бұрын
    • @@user-nl4fp4iv8y I know right masterpiece 🤧

      @antoniak6475@antoniak64752 жыл бұрын
    • idk why but “as a greek” is absolutely sending me

      @faiali2895@faiali28952 жыл бұрын
    • Ohh hello, as a fellow Greek it is indeed hella good!

      @dafnigalani2889@dafnigalani28892 жыл бұрын
    • So cool that in greek you learn about greek mythology, very interesting history topic omg

      @helingunes5798@helingunes57982 жыл бұрын
  • “This book will rip your heart into tiny pieces and you will enjoy every damn second of it” This is the most accurate description of song of Achilles I’ve ever heard. But I think it’s worth mentioning that you will probably not recover from the experience. With that being said, even if you’ve read the Iliad a million times, go read this book. The agony is worth it

    @august1837@august18372 жыл бұрын
    • i spend 23 out of the 24 hours in a day thinking about this book and the other hour crying about it. i don’t think i’ll ever recover

      @shmyla5093@shmyla50932 жыл бұрын
    • Honestly this is one of those books you never truly get over

      @lisag.215@lisag.2152 жыл бұрын
  • Just God knows how much I love The Song of Aquiles. The writing, the style, the story line and, overall, the genuine love between Aquiles and Patroclus ❤ Yes, it is INDEED worth reading!

    @paulagabriela8399@paulagabriela8399 Жыл бұрын
  • I love how the only book I haven't read on this list is the one you recommend that everyone should read! lol! Granted the Song of Achilles is on my TBR so hopefully that will change soon. Also, a side note for myself, I am really impressed at how many of these books I've already read, that usually doesn't happen. Loved hearing your thoughts on the books! Thanks for sharing! And congrats on reaching and surpassing your big milestone!

    @TatyanaVogt@TatyanaVogt2 жыл бұрын
  • I finished The Song of Achilles on a long train ride and cried like a baby, even with all the people all around me. It absolutely did not matter that I knew how the story would end, it's just that kind of book

    @eliasa4549@eliasa45492 жыл бұрын
    • What a coincidence, I read it in a long train ride too! After completing the book I went up to an upper berth and cried silently for hours...And you know the worst part, it was a two day ride and I read 'A thousand splendid suns' on the night. Talk about depressing! 💀

      @shamayitachatterjee1604@shamayitachatterjee16042 жыл бұрын
    • @@shamayitachatterjee1604 oh god😂

      @mahalekshmi484@mahalekshmi4842 жыл бұрын
  • * sees Red, White and Royal Blue * I'm not ready to hear any opinions on my ultimate comfort book. I'm scared

    @juibelly2318@juibelly23182 жыл бұрын
  • The books that underwhelmed him were my favourite and the books he loved were underwhelming for me and I find that hilarious. Thanks for reviewing them!

    @helena.sleepwalker@helena.sleepwalker2 жыл бұрын
  • i was reading song of achilles and reading up on the mythology at the same time and still sobbing my way through it knowing how it would end. Who ever said knowing the ending ruins the book has never read song of achilles.

    @sydneyschmutz3972@sydneyschmutz39722 жыл бұрын
  • "To celebrate the fact that we just hit 500k" Mans already on 563k

    @melanieventer3511@melanieventer35112 жыл бұрын
    • 564k now 😂

      @GwenM98@GwenM982 жыл бұрын
    • I was thinking the same as well!

      @aryshazaman5526@aryshazaman55262 жыл бұрын
    • now 565k

      @anahitashojaei1453@anahitashojaei14532 жыл бұрын
    • 566k now 🥰

      @varnikamanral2184@varnikamanral21842 жыл бұрын
    • @@varnikamanral2184 how is this going up so fast? He deserves it though honesty

      @melanieventer3511@melanieventer35112 жыл бұрын
  • Idea: reading books that are banned in certain areas

    @soph2464@soph24642 жыл бұрын
    • Wait certain books are banned in certain areas! Never knew….

      @lmn0005@lmn00052 жыл бұрын
    • Oooh yess

      @takemetomarz@takemetomarz2 жыл бұрын
    • Lots of books are banned in china

      @ashleyyy8036@ashleyyy80362 жыл бұрын
    • Hey I think he did a poll about what topic he should do next and this one won in a landslide

      @sadnessofwildgoats@sadnessofwildgoats Жыл бұрын
    • Yes i hear the 48 laws of power is banned in certian countries

      @calina4544@calina4544 Жыл бұрын
  • Im so glad to see that your channel is growing as you are so sweet and understandable in your videos

    @julianagreyling125@julianagreyling1252 жыл бұрын
  • YOU ARE LITERALLY MY FAVOUTRITE PERSON THIS VIDEO WAS EVERYTHING I DIDN'T KNOW I NEEDED!

    @margaretmashita6873@margaretmashita68732 жыл бұрын
  • Read the silence of the girls too. It's a retelling of the events of the Illiad from Briseis's perspective. Totally kills the image of Achilles the Song of Achilles creates but is worth it.

    @toomanyclothes5518@toomanyclothes55182 жыл бұрын
    • Adding it to my TBR right now

      @_.debjanii._2648@_.debjanii._26482 жыл бұрын
    • i absolutely love that book! I ended up not enjoying the Song of Achilles as much as everyone because i read silence of the girls before. Tainted my point of view and ended up not liking what they did with Briseis (even though i'm all for cutting out sexual abuse from a story)

      @fannfannmsb@fannfannmsb2 жыл бұрын
    • Yes! It’s so so good!

      @emilym7517@emilym75172 жыл бұрын
    • I’m 14 and thinking about reading this book, but I heard it has some adult subjects. Should I read it?

      @devotion803@devotion8032 жыл бұрын
    • @@devotion803 Probably not 😅

      @toomanyclothes5518@toomanyclothes55182 жыл бұрын
  • Okay, it took me a WHILE to get over Song of Achilles but here we go again *plays Achilles come down*

    @AzeemaC@AzeemaC2 жыл бұрын
    • omg not achilles come down😭😭

      @juliamarie1018@juliamarie10182 жыл бұрын
    • Achilles come down was on repeat for WEEKS after i finished it last year

      @chiaaara@chiaaara2 жыл бұрын
    • I read the book while playing Achilles Come Down on repeat AND IT BROKE ME😭. Because after that 'thing' happen i imagine Patroclus singing it to suicidal/sacrificial Achilles

      @angellaslat2547@angellaslat25472 жыл бұрын
    • It BROKE me, it's so beautiful

      @Emma-jq3lf@Emma-jq3lf2 жыл бұрын
    • NO PLEASE

      @bunnies9335@bunnies93352 жыл бұрын
  • song of achilles was BEAUTIFUL absolutely breathtaking, kingdom of the wicked was also really good, a touch of darkness was a bit eeh cuz its a bit to clichee and the writing (especially in the beginning) wasn't it but it got better and overall it's worth to read

    @diana-qf1vp@diana-qf1vp2 жыл бұрын
  • Midnight Library is definitely one of my favourite books Definitely recommend it to everyone who loves great story with a deeper meaning. Absolutely loved it !❤️

    @hanah.9300@hanah.93002 жыл бұрын
  • We were liars was honestly pretty good stylistically and symbolically! The author did a really good job at expressing PTSD and dissociative amnesia associated with a major traumatic event! I thought it was brilliant!

    @emilystevens5739@emilystevens57392 жыл бұрын
    • I thought the same!!!

      @hannahharris8474@hannahharris84742 жыл бұрын
  • Song of Achilles made me cry so hard, and as one who studies a bit of ancient greek, and therefore knew what happened, it still pulled on my emotions! Also a definite 6* from me

    @flimsywizard5577@flimsywizard55772 жыл бұрын
    • Splendid

      @bookoffholicbookwart5945@bookoffholicbookwart59452 жыл бұрын
  • I can’t even explain to you the validation I feel when jack likes a book that I loved.

    @tristin3489@tristin34892 жыл бұрын
  • I needed your reviews to get into them, THANK U

    @eshavk@eshavk Жыл бұрын
  • Omg I completely agree with 'They both die at the end" such a good concept, kinda underwhelming execution. I feel like a book with a title like that should make you cry and I did not cry, and don't get me wrong, I'm usually a crier.

    @annabelkok3662@annabelkok36622 жыл бұрын
    • I totally agree but i really cried a LOT at the end… maybe I‘m too emotional for this haha

      @NinaP1008@NinaP10082 жыл бұрын
    • That book's title should be "They both die at the end. And i died too."

      @seoeunlee2090@seoeunlee20902 жыл бұрын
    • i think it could’ve been so good if there was any tension between the characters before they got together. there was not. was disappointed. still cried.

      @norawithanh@norawithanh2 жыл бұрын
    • EXACTLY ME

      @ArtyGeek@ArtyGeek2 жыл бұрын
    • I did actually shed a tear and im not a cryer when reading

      @jemappellemerci@jemappellemerci2 жыл бұрын
  • ‘People always refer to me as the Charli D’Amelio of KZhead’ I’m dead 💀🤣

    @hamzamandviwalla8057@hamzamandviwalla80572 жыл бұрын
    • Who is Charli D’Amelio?

      @thevillainousqueenofhearts4976@thevillainousqueenofhearts49762 жыл бұрын
    • @@thevillainousqueenofhearts4976 Jack Edwards of tiktok

      @intinesuntdoipinguini4825@intinesuntdoipinguini48252 жыл бұрын
    • @@thevillainousqueenofhearts4976 you are the one who survived

      @1111ish@1111ish2 жыл бұрын
    • @@1111ish perhaps 🤔

      @thevillainousqueenofhearts4976@thevillainousqueenofhearts49762 жыл бұрын
    • @@intinesuntdoipinguini4825 take all my money you absolute legend

      @r.7530@r.75302 жыл бұрын
  • I've only read the Midnight Library and I understand that it's not for everyone (because not everyone can relate to these feelings) and it might be triggering to someone who has stronger versions of those feelings, but honestly it helped me so much. I was going through a rough patch while reading the books and I CRIED while reading it (I never do that by the way). It just highlights that you impact your own life and the lives of people around you in so many little ways, and the things you regret might not be worth regretting after all. It taught me that no matter what choice I make, I will still be a worthy person who deserves love. I thought the book was beautiful.

    @kalyanikumawat5457@kalyanikumawat54572 жыл бұрын
  • Red white royal blue is really good. I loved it cause the conversation between Alex and Henry were hilarious 😂😂😂

    @atiyarahman3089@atiyarahman3089 Жыл бұрын
  • i honestly love rw&rb because of that exact reason. it’s my comfort book, whenever i feel sad or have a bad week or day i just pick it up and re read it to make myself feel better, it’s very idealistic and for that it’s just my escape from the outside world

    @irenectln@irenectln2 жыл бұрын
    • exactly! it's also really interesting because the author addresses that in the afterward (at least in my copy) and says she wrote it after the 2016 presidential election when she was trying to create a fictional world to escape in where there was a female president and a queer kid and so much love

      @eyyyyymacerena6748@eyyyyymacerena67482 жыл бұрын
    • age rating?

      @steviemartini101@steviemartini101 Жыл бұрын
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