i read youtube's most popular books - can booktube be trusted?
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i love booktube with my whole heart, so i decided to put my favourite booktubers to the test. i surveyed 101 youtubers' favourite books of 2021 videos, and read 5 of the most recommended books of the year. so, can we trust booktube?
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"while Lily Bloom was all hot and bothered by this man, I was just bothered" I SPAT OUT MY WATER
no u didn’t😐😐
@@thatb1h855 what you need a water stain for proof or something chile man
@@dibs98 yep
@@thatb1h855 too bad I don't owe you shit my dude
Stop being miserable 🙄
“And if that red is not Taylors version we’re not interested” straight facts this man’s speaking.
Amen
YESSS
LITERALLY
Taylor's version ruined everything. I love the original.
@@dextermorgan5962 nobody asked
“he is a walking talking red flag, and suddenly lily bloom is color blind. . .this man is a big red siren, he’s Clifford the big red dog and if that red is not taylor’s version, we’re not interested.” i’m living loving and laughing at these analogies
BWAHAHAHAHA
what you said about ryle is SO right! like so many people, colleen hoover included, said they fell in love with ryle WITH lily and were SHOCKED when he turned out to be literally a horrible person but from the first second we were introduced to ryle i was like oh no get away from this man like who takes a picture of a girl hes just met on the roof of a building and then proceeds to print it out and HANG IT UP ON HIS WALL!?????
I thought it was romantic 👀
after i read that part, i was like nah he needs gooo
Yea I've seen people fall in love with ryle...i kinda liked ryle at first but my attention was always on those letters and altas...so the thought of falling for him never crossed my mind...
nobody talks about how he literally likes to just fuck girls and not talk to them ever again????
Exactly, I fell in love with Ryle + Lily and I was so shocked but I still liked Ryle, I know what he did was terrible but I really liked how I imagined him and how he behaved when they first started hanging out and I overlooked the many red flags for some reason
Med student here to answer the scrubs question: yes, we do NOT wear them outside of the hospital, it's really unhygienic.
Thank God we got assurance from a med student- and as a girl i can guarantee that we also don't like boyz wearing unhygienic 'scrubs' unlike ms lily - that's a huge turn off for us-
THANK U that was disturbing my reading
I see nursing students where them outside all the time though 😅
I see customers in scrubs all the time during their lunch breaks. It grosses me out.
@@aimeea8404 doctors and nurses are on a tight schedule so they sometimes go the whole day in scrubs, including eating breaks. the scrubs for surgery which need to be immediately discarded and the regular scrubs are different.
i feel like no one is acknowledging the colleen HOOVER, jack has truly reached the dad level of puns
😂😂
That was the highlight of this video 🤣🤣🤣
That was when I knew it was going to be a good video.
Wait, what about no one acknowledging, “i have more chemistry with my cocoa pops.” I have no words for that gem.
Beyond Dad level of such a thing exists!
I think It End With Us is a good book but I absolute hate how NO ONE gave this book a trigger warning for domestic abuse and just advertised it as a romance
Fr tho
Maybe it's because it's a huge spoiler.
@@fidelian8392 Maybe but it's still a good idea to have content warnings for that. A vague warning won't really spoil anything.
They probably do this on purpose. The way it was marketed and the way the book starts, it feels like they want you to fall into the trap that this is just another romance book at first so the message of the book is more impactful at the end. Not saying I agree with that choice
Colleen Hoover writes a lot about abuse, trauma, and mental health. I find there is often triggering subject matter in her stories. If you are someone who has triggers you should avoid, there are websites that you can search that will list them all for each book. It Ends With Us is listed as having scenes of graphic domestic violence on the sites I am looking at. I think assuming romance books will be just sweet and happy is ignorant of the vastness of the genre. Just because something is listed as a Romance doesn't mean that it wont deal with intense subject matter.
"We go from Ron and Hermione to Katniss and Peeta real quick" "He is having a Zayn Malik moment, he's going solo" I'm living for these references
I lost it at (about red flags): “if it’s not red Taylor’s version, we’re not interested”
@@bestnarryever same! 😆
I had to play back the “hotel motel holiday inn” because I couldn’t believe he made that reference
Lol me and my brother read hunger games and divergent (First I read hunger games and He first read divergent then i read divergent and he read hunger games) We kept on telling each other how similar they were and we still are so now thats how we talk just like that.
"His only redeeming quality is that he wears scrubs." I love you😂😂
I was watching this while brushing my teeth and this whole sequence made me spit out my toothpaste 😂
@@redwineandagingerale 😂😂😂😂😂
NOT HIM CALLING ME OUT
Shoutout to Jack for going out of his way for that Hoover joke like wow we are so blessed to have him as a cultural phenomenon.
"a cultural phenomenon" is the best way I've ever heard Jack being described
I laughed more at the effort put in than the joke itself.
@PXL RYZ I'm a big bag of chips yipeeee
I forget that they call it Hoover in the UK so it went right over my head. I thought he meant she was trash at first lol
As someone who was in an ab*sive relationship and made it out, I thought I recognized the signs, but I was so mad at myself reading It Ends With Us and realizing that up until THAT part, I had seen no red flags on Ryle until people pointed it out later in reviews, then after a reread, I saw all of it from the beginning and just felt dumb for not seeing it at first.
That is exactly how ab*se works. It's like you don't expect it, if you get what I mean? And when you realize it you're in a state of mind and then you go back and look for the signs.
oh thats interesting
I have been in one as well and I agree
Can you just put a few as examples? I think it would be fun to read ‘em
also this is random but wasn’t Ryle significantly older than Lily? he says he’s in his last year of residency for neurosurgery right? That would put him at like 32ish. Meanwhile she’s 23
the biggest thing i was confused on when reading It Ends With Us was how everyone loved Ryle, I annotated my book and immediately in the margins i have red flag written lmao
THANK YOU! I literally didn't like him from the get go. But I think what it is is that alot of girls are conditioned to side-eyed or brush off "minor" level of creepiness because in the media we're told to believe that behavior like that is normal because it's for the sake of love and the main character is handsome. Like it actually took me some time to realize how weird it was that Ryle got a portrait made of the picture he took of Lily only after meeting her once. We've been conditioned through many movies and media depictions that if a guy is handsome and has a tragic backstory then his actions can be excused because "he can change".
ykw i like ryle, yeah HE SHOULD NEVER HAVE RAISED HIS HANDS ON LILY. nad nothing can be reasoned with that. but the thing is he was not all bad. he had some really good qualities. how supportive he was of lily from the very beginning. how he turned down his promotion and didn't move out of boston. how he never wanted to be in a relationship, never wanted to get married. he did that all bcz he fell in love. meanwhile lily still loved atlas. lily was never 100% in with ryle. he had the magnet the books and she even kept the number than lied. just think about it.
Samee I was like he's toxic red flag written on first chapter
@@aqsa629 are you really blaming Lilly for his behaviour??
@@shookyyt9404 not for his behavior, but I don't think lily was entirely innocent. Lily is also a walking red flag for anyone who is not atlas, and so is atlas.
Jack has books on his shelf, books on the windowpane and books under the bed. He really is living every book lover's dream life. I am jealous.😂😅
we need to get him rich so he can get a house with a mega library so they can all be displayed beautifully
Books, upon books, UPON BOOKS!!!
oh it's that time of the day when I open my ever-increasing to be read list and add more stuff in it even thought I haven't yet read the books he recommended in the last video..but you know what, I DON'T CARE AND NEITHER SHOULD YOU! IT'S A GUILTY PLEASURE TO OPEN MY TBR WHEN JACK UPLOADS, it's just what it is-
we really living the same lives😭
Same!!
Stop calling me out in public like that
We are all on the same boat truly
fr 😭😭
I really wanted to read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo but the hype seemed so big, I never felt it could actually be that good. I’m now only 65 pages from finishing it and it’s absolutely incredible. I’m very sad that it’s probably going to be my favourite book I read this year and it’s only February.
Thanks for the positive review, because I've been thinking about reading it!!
I felt the same so I didn’t read it until last week BUT IT IS AMAZING
When I first heard about it, I didn't feel like reading it. But then I just kept hearing so many incredible positive reviews that I'm finally reading it. I'm half way, we'll see !
SUCH a fantastic book finished it in 2 days- couldn’t put it down
update, just finished it, cried my eyes out
I’m a librarian and I don’t know why I’ve never watched booktube videos before but now I’m fascinated by this medium of sharing books with people.
jack holy shit when you said ryle was awful from the beginning i screamed because THANK YOU. FINALLY. I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE WORLD THAT HATED HIM RIGHT FROM THE GET-GO PLEASEEE 😭😭😭
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Good morning! I suggest a wonderful book (Habits,wisdom & mindset of highly successful people) by Author sai prasad panda.
Trust me you were not the only one. Even though he's been presented as all handsome, and all successful, and all rich... But these are still not good enough reasons to root for his character 💁♀
@@canvassed_scribed you said it!!!
And to think there are people on the internet (mostly girls) who had rooted for Ryle and eXpEcTeD hiM tO cHaNgE Tell me you're traumatised without telling me you're traumatised 🤦🏻♀️
"and if that red is not Taylor's version we're not interested" I liked that one (oh and colleen hoover too even if I'm a bit ashamed to admit that I laughed)
"And while Lily was all hot and bothered, I was just bothered." "Change your clothes, you dirty pig."😂😂😂 Ohmygosh he nailed the description of Ryle.
The most bizarre thing about It Ends With Us was the middle name DORY 😂 … i was truly baffled Emerson Ellen was right in front of her
wow. you are right
When I read that I l literally put the book down my my lap and face palmed. Hoover has the most wattpad-esque writing style ever, and the characters names are so off the wall.
@@karissa.ashleyy_ i honestly thought about not finishing the book bc of horrible wattpad-style writing
ISTG i hated that kid’s name i can’t😭😭😭
IKR EMERSON DORY???? R U KIDDING?????
Out of Context Jack Edwards: “Honestly, if you can stick a tube at the end of it, I’m there.”
you are really dedicated to leave a comment in each and every one of Jack's videos
😂😂
"His only redeeming quality is that he wears scrubs" came out of left field and cracked me up so hard. Also "surely people don't wear their scrubs everywhere" aha ha... ha... well.... about that.......
That whole spiel was sendinggggg meeeee 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 “he’s a red siren” “and suddenly lily bloom is color blind” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😭
'Change your clothes you dirty pig' it got me to laugh so hard, that my mother was giving me a look 'aRe YoU nUts?'
i read the book but i think i missed the part .can someone tell me the page
3:37 it ends with us 6:59 people we meet on vacation 9:49 the night circus 11:56 project hail mary 13:58 the anthropocene reviewed
Thank you !
You gorgeous human ♥️😭
Literally love you
Thank you
Thx army
I absolutely loved your thoughts about It Ends with Us! I heard such glowing reviews for it and felt odd that I wasn't enjoying the writing as much as others seemed to. Also loved how you mentioned Ryle is off-putting from the very beginning. The minute he was on his knees begging Lily to have sex with after she asked him leave, I just knew everything was all wrong.
Same, it was easy to read and fast paced (not boring), went pretty quickly but some cringe stuff like plus not really knowing him makes me not understand why she even likes him and how she starts to love him?
“If that Red is not (Taylor’s version) we don’t want it” I absolutely adore you Jack
Good morning! I suggest a wonderful book (Habits,wisdom & mindset of highly successful people) by Author sai prasad panda
Is it just me or was Jack especially hilarious on this video? Seriously, this is my comfort channel
I felt the same way - he was on a roll with his puns! 😆
agreed, i really enjoyed this video bc of the jokes he made throughout them 😭
No but you perfectly described ALL my thoughts on "It ends with us" so flawlessly. Personally I didn't see reason for all that hype, It kinda raised my expectations and I was frankly very let down
I liked it cause I related to her situation ( her parents )... it gave hope... felt like I wasn't alone.... alot of people like it for same reason...
stopped watching this video half-way through at the project hail mary review because of the 5/5 star rating, went and read it myself, and i literally cannot think about anything else. my boyfriend had to sit with me through all of it, me sending him texts about rocky and his friendship with ryland. omg. i'm OBSESSED, cannot wait for the movie.
is there gonna be a movie?? coz i am obsessed with this book
@@sadafansari1011 possibly!!! there’s word around that Ryan Gosling will be casted for the role of Ryland!!!
@@beepthesheep2131 The same author wrote The Martian, so it's a no brainer, Hollywood should be fighting over the rights to it
People bawling their eyes out for ‘It Ends with us ‘ And here Jack reviewing it in a totally different perspective 😅
I knew it jack wouldn't like it as other people did- i also didn't..i was hoping a lot more from that book..bt it was disappointing for me..damn- the plot was good..i understand what the writer wanted to tell us..bt i didn't like the narration at all..and there a lot of scenes which where totally irrelevant to the msg the writer was trying to convey- for me it is an overrated book
I've only read one Colleen book ugly love the writing on it was giving me wattpad so I was just waiting for someone to say something I'm so happy lol
@@a.nastasia.olivia i have decided not to read any of her works again- the last time i did- i regretted
I've heard a lot of my classmates obsessing over it and wasn't sure whether I'd really like it or not, I feel like based on Jack's review and some of the stuff here I might not. I'll try it anyway but I guess this helps me adjust my expectations a little, especially since it's not a book I'd really pick up on my own.
I wasn't a big fan of it either and it scares me to say that because the book is so defended 😅
“There’s plenty of flesh, but not much fleshing out.” This quote is weirdly deep and we love to see it
I felt like the title “People We Meet on Vacation” meant more like they got to meet the many faceted sides of each other on vacation. Each time they went on a trip, they learned more about one another and grew closer. Love this video sm Jack💚!!
uhhh i love that!
@@zoezebra771 omggg thanks hehe!!!
YES but also I felt like "People We Meet on Vacation" makes more sense when you've read Poppy's monologue in the last few pages. (SPOILERS) Because I understood it like she explains that she always wanted to travel to meet people that would accept her as who she is and she searched for that adrenaline rush and the intrigue, but in the end she notices she doesn't need to find new people on vacation for that anymore because Alex gives her all of that. So Alex IS the people on vacation she searched for. And I think that makes the title actually genius.
@@e.w.2712 I agree!!! Well said. It really is a genius title because it delves into many different areas of the book!!!
What age recommendation to you think you and me on vacation is/people you meet on vacation
I loved Project Hail Mary sooo much-- it was the first sci-fi book I've read and now I'm scared to read more cause I refuse to believe anything can top this aaa
If you loved Project Hail Mary, you're going to LOVE The Martian, also by Andy Weir- the movie is great too!!
@@sharinnisahadevan11 I love that movie!! Didn't know it was a book first, wow, I'll add it to be want to read, thanks :))
@@mariapires7135 The Martian really is amazing, I'd even say it's even better than PHM even though I loved that one too! Hope you like it!
Dune is possibly the greatest science fiction novel ever written, you should check that out.
Dark matter was my first and is pretty good as well
YESS!! Finally someone mentioned that it ends with us was somewhat cringy. I was dying to read that book and i finally got it and maybe it's because i read it with expectations, I thought it was overrated. It had a good and reasonable ending and l liked the book it also had a good message but I liked that jack reviewed it honestly. ( sorry for my broken english).
Your English is great
ikrrr it felt like reading wattpad
@@burgerpatty it really does feel like wattpad!! people seem to think its a masterpiece but i just don't see it
@@burgerpatty there’s tons of good wattpad books
@@burgerpatty suuuuper watt pad esque! i like the hallmarky feel of books like that sometimes and that’s all Colleen Hoover is to me at this point. I really enjoyed Verity though!!
Me pausing on the names and then fangirling 😋😋😋😋😋
I was thinking on how you'd react and I see ur comment here 😂
Holy crap, you're commenting on booktubers' videos now. You've completed your booktuber transition, you're officially a booktuber now lol 😄 happy for you!
omg hey 👋
I was looking for you and was so happy to find you❤
Was about to dm you on insta to see if you saw this LMAO
Project Hail Mary was awesome as an audiobook too! Hearing Rocky’s “voice” added so much to the story 😊
I completely agree. Loved Rocky
... *contemplating buying the audiobook now*
So happy to hear someone talk about project hail Mary, it was literally the first book I read this year and it's so so good. but also, the audiobook for the anthropocene reviewed KILLED me because it's John green himself reading it and it just feels so personal
"I swear she laces the pages of her books with crack" I mean accurate Miss Taylor Jenkins Reid has us absolutely obsessed
This is truth and I will be there
3:36 It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover 6:58 People We Meet On Vacation by Emily Henry 9:49 The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern 11:56 Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 13:58 The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
Thanks
Lolll totally spot on about "It Ends with Us!"
Thanks. People should put this up
Project Hail Mary was so good! Andy Weir is truly a talented writer, he can flawlessly mix science and humour and his characters are always iconic. I recommend reading Artemis and The Martian as well, they are similarly amazing novels! :D
I don’t think anyone realizes that It Ends With Us is a romanticized book about domestic violence. The intention of Colleen Hoover was to inform the readers about the gaslighting, emotional and physical abuse, etc., but *SPOILER* the ending was not it. The time Lily went to Atlas was not it. Lily, Atlas, and Ryle are all cringe-worthy. It was weird enough how the story only ever circled around Atlas and Ryle and their love for Lily, but the fact that the story ended with Ryle still being friends with Lily, and Atlas ending up together with Lily - what was that?? It gives the readers a a false sense of what really happens in domestic abuses. In real life, it’s not happy ending; you don’t end up with another man, yet again; and life is not perfect like that. The writing was good, I can say that, but the whole story and the whole plot was a red flag. When authors write stories about domestic violence, one can only hope that the victim don’t end up with a romantic relationship again - as if to say that you can only be saved/happy with a significant partner, and that you should be okay after experiencing that type of abuse because in the end, you’ll have a happy-ever-after. My two cents on it.
Yes, yes, yes! Completely and utterly agree with you. The book is a pure disservice to real victims of domestic abuse and sexual assault by reinforcing Ryle’s continued involvement with Lily and the baby. Ryle was a manipulative rapist, why give him a villain backstory WITH a redemption arch? The plot and details were honestly the laziest thing I’ve ever read, of course Ryle is a mega rich surgeon and Lily’s best friend also married to a multi-millionaire whom just happens to be Ryle’s sister. It’s so tone deaf to the real reality of women who go through rape and domestic abuse, and might have been written better as a horror. Honestly Ryle deserved so badly to go to jail and Lily should have cleaned him out for his money but instead he didn’t receive an OUNCE of punishment which was perhaps was the worst part of this badly written book. It literally gave the impression that if someone has a sob story they are simply allowed to walk away with no punishment, which completely justifies men being allowed to rape women and get away with it so long as their... remorseful?
@@disappearinghills The title of the book is It End With Us. But it doesn't end with them. Lily still gives her daughter to Ryle without supervision in the end. That's totally dangerous. 😭😭😭
I guess the author wrote about her own experience and what she witnessed between her parents as a kid. If you read her notes at the end she stated that the story was inspired by it. She mentioned her father wasn’t a bad person. He “just” messed it up with Colleen’s mother by being abusive. Then later her mother married an Atlas type. Her father was never abusive with his kids (Colleen and her sisters). I guess she wanted to point out that just because someone is abusive with their partner they can behave differently with their own kids. (Now that’s an other question what kind of example they show..?) Now I don’t know what statistics says and whether this is an exception or not. The book is very tunnel visioned. It’s a fact. I didn’t like it either. It just made me feel bad and I didn’t find it ok that Colleen didn’t mention anywhere that the book is about domestic abuse. There were a couple of things I liked about it but for me it’s a two star read
I agree in a sense but I guess you could say that maybe atlas and even ryle were both (literary) devices to show the contrasts of an abusive relationship - she had only ever known abusive relationships eg her parents - and the relationship she really wanted and deserved. Perhaps atlas allowed her to see the wrongness of Ryle and that she didn’t deserve the abuse she got. So by going to him in the end, she’s accepting this truth, and the love she actually deserves. And I guess it is describes as a love triangle novel (I don’t agree but it’s still Hoover’s intention) so it makes sense for her to choose. I still would’ve liked if it was like Waitress though, her choosing herself and her baby, leaving her abusive partner and rejecting the married man she loved whilst still having an appreciation for how he allowed her to see she deserved more than her own husband.
I honestly never thought about it like that, you made a very good point.
liking ryle is almost as big a red flag as ryle himself- but i would 100% recommend ‘verity’ by colleen hoover! i just finished it and it’s INCREDIBLE.
Yessssss!!!!
Ryle... Bla!
yes! It's my favourite book I've read of hers
I just finished Verity too! Oh my God that last chapter ruined me.
Team letter or autobiography???
So far haven’t had a failed booktube/booktok recommendations!! Hoping to keep that streak! 😂
The book is based on Collen's parents' relationship! One of the scenes of the book is veridic, it's all in the author's notes! :)
well that explains a lot
"Fifi and the flowertots out here seeing all those red flags as love hearts " " Lily was so hot and bothered by this man . I was just bothered." I was cracking up so much ☠
I really, really loved The Anthropocene Reviewed. I'm not a booktuber but if I were one, it would be my top recommendation too. Like, maybe I'm biased, but I LOVE John Green's writing. Like, not a fan of the plot of his books but HIS WRITING. I really think that his writing is really, really overlooked just because his books are extremely famous, especially in pop culture. And The Anthropocene Reviewed is the best way to get a gist of his writing. His eloquent thoughts, and his skill to communicate those thoughts in the most profound way is just a joy to witness. Even if someone doesn't want to read his works, they can head over to his YouYube channel Vlogbrothers. He talks about things in that same wonderfully profound way in his videos. I really liked your insight on the book, Jack!
agree with everything you said. this book and his writing have been such a gift.
the podcast the book is based on is so so good too! it has the brilliance of his writing but with all the charm of him reading them with his own intonation and little asides!
@@arthurjones1991 yeah I follow his podcast!!! And when I was reading the books I could literally hear his soft voice narrating the words(because some essays were his podcast episodes)
It was my #1 favorite book in 2021. But I’ve also physically read it and listened to the audio book and I think the audio blows it away. Just hearing John’s voice read these words takes everything to the next level.
@@katecollins2471 definitely. The book was so good because it’s so John Green, but the podcasts were even more amazing they were John Green in writing AND narration. Loved em all.
Agreed with It Ends With Us isn't just love triangle and romance. It deals with so much more real life issues. The negative impact on the victim of abuse and the children who grew up witnessing abuse. I was proud of Lily's decision at the end.
I bought "Project Hail Mary" just because Jack gave this book a 5 🌟 and... Holy shit!!!! It was so so so good 😍🤩.. it was so interesting that I finished this 476 pages book in 8 days and 6 hours... As a reader who was in a reading slump for years because of studies, this book was a life changer for me.. I overcame my phone addiction phase and became a book addicted person.. it's much healthier tho 😉
"But like this man is awful from the get go, in that scene, in every scene afterwards. He is a walking, talking red flag. And suddenly, Lily Bloom is colourblind. Suddenly, 'Fifi and the Flowers' over here are seeing all those red flags as little red love hearts. You know what they say, you can't see a red flag when it's waving in your direction, but seriously, come on. This man is a big red siren, he's Clifford the big red dog. And if that red is not Taylor's Version, we're not interested." jack edwards, jack edwards>>>
Erin Morgenstern's "The Starless Sea" was my top read of 2021.. underground libraries, secret societies dedicated to protecting secret books, lots of folklore and fairytale intertwined with urban fantasy and romance.
oh! i hadn't made the connection with her also being the author of The Starless Sea, but i'd love to read more of her work!!!
how did you like starless sea? like im genuinely curious. it was the most painful book for me to get through. the story felt so weird and out of place and now im scared to read the author's other books
@@sol12314 Wtf do you mean how did you likes starless sea? Because he/she have taste lmao.
@@canwegetmuchhigher729 dood i asked a genuine question cuz i was curious what aspects of the book stood out to them, no need to attack me
@@canwegetmuchhigher729 there's no need to be rude? people have *different* tastes. deriding people who dislike a piece of media that is otherwise popular or beloved or, at the very least, is to *you* extremely good and deserves praise, is so uncritical and lacks any kind of nuance. "how did you like [insert story here]?" is a perfectly normal question to ask. the person who asked the question is clearly open to listen to what the other person has to say that may be different to their own opinion, in contrast to you.
Can we get a part 2 with the other 6 books? I'd love to hear your thoughts on Addie Larue
Yes i want this too
yess i was so excited to see if he'd read that, i honestly think he might like it
i have another booktok video coming out soon where i'm reading a lot of these books, which is why i didn't read them for this one! so reviews will be coming soon :)
@@jack_edwards ooh I’m excited for that then!
Is Addie larue a queer book?
i clicked on this video exclusively to hear your take on project hail mary (my favourite book by my favourite author) and I was NOT disappointed!! i was absolutely OBSESSED with the way he built the character of ryland grace over the story and the way the flashbacks were utilised to add depth and then completely change the foundation of the character in a way that actually improves their depth??? stunning. not to mention the absolutely INSANE plot and the cool characters that we get to know as well as grace. I'm a microbiology nut so having that element be really central to the story was just chefs kiss
Most of the Anthropocene Reviewed was written 2018-2019, as podcast episodes, with a few episodes that came out and were written during the pandemic. The podcast was the original place of the writings. He added a few instances of the pandemic into the stories. But it’s not a pandemic book, nor is it a historical moment in history.
Thank you! I was going to make this comment 😅
Thank you for correcting the genre! TAR is my 5 star read of the year so far. Highly recommend it.
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Yeah that characterization of TAR really confused me because almost no mention was made of the main conceit of the book, which is pondering the outsized effect of humans on the world in the short time we’ve had in Earth, rather than “social issues” (which are important, but this isn’t a social justice book or anything). Anyway, thanks for adding this crucial context!!
Collen Hoover has many page turners. I just finished Verity and the plot twist in that one was astounding.
I know right i want jack to read verity
just finished her new one, reminders of him. wasn’t as twisty but was so emotional
Oh my god I hated that book, the most out of any book I've ever read! I did finish it in hopes that the ending would make it worth reading, but it didn't do it for me. In fact the ending made me want to burn the book! I'm always baffled that so many people say it was a great book since I have such a strong opinion that's completely opposite hahaha. You aren't wrong for your opinion and shouldn't feel bad about liking it by any means, no hate to you guys or the author, it's just so strange to me. Just for fun, if you guys were to try to convince me I'm wrong for hating it, what would be your top 2 or 3 reasons that you personally loved it?
loved this. 🖤🖤🖤
I follow you Jesse, thank you for your videos💜
My two fav booktuber supporting each other 🥳🥳🥳 Love you Jessie 🥰
Oh hi!👋🙂
@@taranomsaberi6286 tome rn and eeeeeeeedssddsddsddddsssgggohlloo ✋o ✋✋eelellllelee
I just finished "It Ends With Us" a few weeks ago, and yeah I didn't see any of the signs until the dinner moment where it first actually happened when she was cooking (if you've read it, you know). I read it all at superspeed after that bc I just was in total shock. Looking back I saw all the signs AFTER knowing (like you said, right from the get-go on the rooftop) but I still can't believe there were no trigger warnings, nothing! I was just, still left in shock. I didn't think they'd (Lily and Ryle) last forever, esp after she starts reading abt Atlas, but yeah I just didn't see *that* coming 😳😳💔 Great video 👍
The Night Circus is the book that absolutely hooked me back into reading after a slump. The descriptions are so vivid that you can just lose yourself in the world. I actually really liked that the competition never got to the point of a full blown battle because it really helped to demonstrate the struggle of loving someone you're not supposed to and how sometimes there isn't really a winner. I'm going to give a look to your other suggestions though because you really have good taste in your books ☺
KZhead? Maybe not. You? Absolutely 😂💜 you literally never miss! I’ve read so many amazing books because of you!
I absolutely adored "The Anthropocene Reviewed" ^_^ Reading this book felt like chatting with your intelligent & funny friend about all kinds of diverse topics, complete with many personal anecdotes and random facts. Enjoyed this book much, much better than any of his previous works of fiction. This book was a pleasant surprise. I've watched Vlog brothers (John's KZhead channel with his brother) for years and I felt like his personality really shined in this book. Yes, some parts of the book touched upon the initial stages of the pandemic; but I think there's so much more in this book than that. John's writing style is beautiful and many of the essays brought a sense of hope & wonder of the world to me. I highly recommend this book 👍
This book is getting me into a reading routine again at the moment. I haven't been able to concentrate on a physical book without grabbing my phone every two minutes for months now, but these last few days every evening I've managed to sit down in a comfy chair in front of my parent's fireplace and read 1-3 essays of The Anthropocene Reviewed without distraction (no music, no phone, no podcast, no TV). I hope I can keep that routine up and transfer it to other books eventually. I also love the podcast.
I loved this book too! His podcast of the same name is excellent if you wanna check it out
Would highly recommend his podcast. It’s soooo good
This is EXACTLY how I feel! and yes there’s so much depth to this book than his previous works of fiction. The Anthropocene Reviewed is definitely a book I will cherish. And the format was written so well that it felt like I could hear John speaking through the pages. I give your review on the Anthropocene Reviewed 5 stars
Agreed! Its connection to the early days of COVID feels pretty incidental to me, perhaps because I'd been listening to the podcast since it started.
Personally I feel like the Anthropocene Reviewed should be LISTENED to rather than read. It makes it more meditative imo. It’s great to listen to while taking a walk.
Thanks for diving in deep and elaborating what the books are all about. Honestly, I don't really read books. But you've inspired me to get interested in them, and I guess that's a step XD I'm still on the "getting interested" phase, I sure hope I get to the "reading actual books" phase soon! Thank you, and I like how you mix in your ideas and honest opinions on the books as well. And being not fluent in English, I think I'm passively learning more by watching your videos and my vocabulary keeps on growing! THANK YOU THANK YOU MAY YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL YEAR!
JACK! noooo the anthropocene reviewed was sooooo good! i think it's meant to be digested slowly and contemplatively rather than read really quickly like his novels. i found it a beautiful reflection on what humans have done in modern times, and while i agree that the fear of the early pandemic is laced within it, i didn't find it a central facet. just my two cents though!
100% agreed! Especially considering quite a few of the essay were adapted from podcast episodes from before the pandemic!
@@user-es7ui5mc1m I felt similarly about his take on trick mirror -- maybe too much emphasis on the first essay. all the love though jack!!
The audiobook has me weeping in my car. It helped me in such a dark time. I had lost faith in humans.
"Can we really trust booktubers?" like i didn't only pick up a Colleen Hoover book because I saw Jack rate it 4 stars on goodreads
omg sameee i instantly read the book after i saw that rating 🤣🤣
Omg i was so excited that jack picked up it ends with us I love Colleen's books so much
It's so great to hear you, Jack! Your enthusiasm and way of discussing books matches mine. It would so cool to talk to you in real life. Keep reading and stay goofy, you bring people joy!
I was so nervous for the review of PHM but I’m so glad it got 5 stars cos I absolutely adored it!! Would 10000% recommend The Martian which is also by Weir, I’ve read it 3 times and it never gets old, it has the same kind of humour and accessible science that makes it a super fun read!
Your reaction to Project Hail Mary is similar to how I felt reading The Martian (which is by the same author). So much funnier and more accessible than I expected! I'm excited to get to PHM, i like Andy Weir's style.
It’s so good, and it’s going to be a film with Ryan Goslin as the main character too!
The Martian made me switch my major to aerospace engineering lol
‘You and Me on Vacation’ is a unanimously loved book. Glad to hear that.
Watching you review The Night Circus makes me so happy :'-) I read it when I was 15 and fell in love with it and now I'm 22 and still hold it so close to my heart, it's so magical and stunning
Been waiting for this. Thank you
the anthropocene reviewed also has another aspect to it, that makes it more appealing to me. It shows how the mind of a person living with anxiety works. If you can empathise with such things, it hits differently. I think John Green touches your soul by opening up his broken one. It makes it personal and intimate.
Jesus Christ is Lord. I’m serious, the Bible is truth. If you genuinely open your heart to Jesus Christ and do the inner work and personal reading something amazing happens. The key is in forgiveness. Start with your parents. That’s an important key that shows a lot of faith and love to God. They’ve loved you. So it should be easiest. Genuinely mean forgiveness inside your heart. Afterwards, breaking down before Jesus Christ and asking for forgiveness for yourself takes on an entirely new form. To be forgiven we must forgive. Until you take the first step on faith God stays at arm’s length. Jesus Christ teaches that in Mathew. Please, just see what it’s all about for yourself by personally reading these three books of the Bible. Genesis, Mathew, and one you chose yourself. Please, see what I mean for yourself. Just be genuine. It’s not hard. Please
12:44 “He’s having a Zayn Malik moment, he’s gone solo” omg- JACK You are hearting directioners, but making us laugh
I share your thoughts on it ends with us!! I truly couldn't see any reviews that talked about how Ryle was a walking red flag from minute one. Even though the ending and the message behind it were good I just hated the whole "love story" of the beginning so so much
thank you so much for including subtitles in your videos, and your channel brings me and so many other people so much happiness ❤
I wanted to give Coleen hoover a try since her books are so hyped but then i saw a dialogue from one of her books it was so cringy reminded me of fanfics
same lmao
EXACTLY
you have not read good fanfics then 😭
Well, she originally wrote fanfic on wattpad😂 I think one of her books was a wattpad story originally then she took it down for publishing
Her books are exactly that. Hyped. For me they sucks. She is my least favorite author.
Andy Weir is the reason I read science fiction. I never read scifi until “The Martian”, and now I’ll read anything Weir writes.
Same here! I always look forward to new book releases of his and end up preordering
Same. I love his work so much!
Same
I love his writing too. Learned about him when I discovered the small story 'The Egg' and then got surprised when I learned The Martian had a book and was written by him! I'm now almost done reading it
Thank you for including me in the survey 😭 so honored to be listed amongst so many amazing creators
I’m so glad you enjoyed Project Hail Mary!! It was my #1 favorite of the year and I loved hearing your thoughts on it! 🥰🥺 also thanks so much for mentioning my channel at the beginning, I super appreciate it and this was a super fun video to watch! 🙌
Yearly wrap ups are literally all I watch, they are so addicting
I stopped watching booktube videos 4 years ago when my tastes started to deviate from the general booktube consensus. But late last year I discovered you and I’ve been addicted to your videos since! You also helped me get over my years long book slump 😂
Yeah me too, I had a hard time finding a yter who read old stuff as well as the modern stuff and since I think both are just as important to read, I kinda dropped off the booktube train. Might get back to it tho, since I enjoy him sm haha
@@zzyzxzzyzx Try emmie she reads both classics and modern
@@jfarmerswatermelon6061 dude tysm, I'll check her out! All recs are v appreciated, if you have other favorites 🙏
@@jfarmerswatermelon6061 yes, I totally agree! So much booktube just seems to be ya and romance. Both emmie and her friend CarolynMarieReads are brilliant. Caroline reads mostly classics
@@zzyzxzzyzx Noelle Gallagher and uncarley might also work for you 😊
The dedication you put into collecting data is commendable my dude! Thanks for the amazing dedication and concepts.
As a South African young woman watching this, I have to say. . . This was the most beautifully descriptive video, I love the covers and Jack's refreshing accent .... It was exquisite!!
Hearing Jack say "You dirty pig" made me laugh so hard. I'm going to start using that phrase more often.
I stopped the video at 5:43 just to say I appreciate the Taylor's version joke. This is the kind of respectful, good jokes I want to hear about women in pop 😊
I had the same reaction to the “hotel motel holiday inn”
honestly love your reviews! witty and informational
Adored Project Hail Mary. I laughed, I ugly cried, I couldn’t put it down. I think it’s one of my favorite books of all time. Good job reviewing it without spoilers of any kind. Pretty tough to do.
I'm so happy that you loved Project Hail Mary! I was honestly quite surprised when I didn't see the book in your "160 books I read in 2021" vid since it was one of the most talked about books of 2021. But I'm so glad that you read and liked it!! The audiobook (read by Ray Porter) is also a gem. It has become one of my fav sci-fi books of all time (even though I don't read sci-fi much) 🚀😀
Take a shot every time Jack aimlessly flicks through the pages of the book he is discussing 😂🤣
This is actually a tolerable amount of flicking. You should see Ali Abdaal's videos, that guys flicks as if his life depends on it 🤣
@@snow6149 once I noticed it, I couldn’t not notice it 😂
Thank you for this It Ends With Us review! I always thought I was the only person who‘s bothered by the veery obvious, a little cringey writing and red flags as well as her characters‘ names lol (but in full disclosure, it‘s not only Ryle, but most of her characters have last names as first names, like why?) I love many of her other books, but I never got the hype surrounding this particular one
I’ve actually started guessing Jack’s future titles based on his goodreads and this may be easy but I’m so chuffed I got this one
i do NOT think youtube can be trusted lol..... there's usually a lot of overhyping. But you're also bound to find some gems within all the hyped books. I'm super iffy on reading colleen hoover... I know a lot of her work is like super super popular but that like also throws me off haha. Also I L O V E Andy Weir, such a talented scifi writer.
Ikr!!! I saw It ends with us in the cover and i had to know his thoughts. The amount of people that romanticise that book is alarming!
@@vaishnavee6975 It seems that a lot of people view suuuper triggering books as 'must reads' without considering the consequences of the stories haha
I've read two of her books (including this one), and neither worked for me at all. I actually think I hated them. Wish I could enjoy them as much as others do!
Same, I can't help but give the side eye to the super popular books. Colleen hoovers covers are what turn me off bc they look so YA novel which is a genre I have never enjoyed, and I kinda give her a wide berth haha
@@bibilbophile I always feel kind of left out when I don't fall in love with a really hyped-up book!
i'm obsessed with people we meet on vacation i didn't even realize it was a "booktuber" book until i finished it and saw that it was EVERYWHERE
I feel so much better after hearing your review about it ends with us. I agree 1000% This makes me trust your judgement on other books more, definitely subscribing and trying the books you suggest going forward
You have a great variety of sweaters/jumpers, and your reviews are simultaneously concise, eloquent, and entertaining. Thanks for posting!
I was literally waiting for an entire week for part 2 of Cain's Jawbook to decide whether to gift it to a friend or no :(
i read 'it ends with us' in january & was suuuper underwhelmed. as you mentioned, the lack of subtlety was insane at times. the dialogue also had me questioning if colleen has ever spoken to a human before ?????? like i would've run away from all of these people IMMEDIATELY
When I saw Colleen Hoover I clicked sooo fast!!! Glad you enjoyed “it ends with us” and actually articulated perfectly what she was trying to accomplish with it! That authors note at the end brought me to tears! So hyped for the movie!!!
Booktube is honestly so addicting ! Especially your videos Jack they are amazing! Keep it up!
You're such a genius for posting this today, RIGHT after I discovered your channel, and also a single day after I finished reading It Ends With Us.
I'm so glad he liked Project Hail Mary! I totally adored it and I'm also not a Sci-Fi reader. I did see some reviews of the book of people that do read mostly Sci-Fi and they didn't love it. And I was a bit shocked by that but we can't all love the same things. I do want to read People we meet on vacation now, it sounds like a fun one!
the book stack on top of the book shelf is so relatable - my storage can't keep up with my book intake
Your review on it ends with us is everything and more. You’re hilarious!