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books i'd save if my house was burning down in a fire

Jack Edwards
2024 ж. 15 Мам.
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ok i really hope this doesn't jinx me because i'd really rather not lose my house in a fire BUT if i did -- these are the books i'd run in and save
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😭 what happened to your intro? it got copyrighted ://///
🤠 how old are you? 24!
📆 when is your birthday? 18th october 1998 (libra)
🎓 where did you go to university? i studied english at durham!
🔎 where do you live? new york city
💼 what is your job? research assistant in the publishing industry
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  • Can we please have an official tour of your library??? I don’t care if it’s 2 hours long. I will watch you talking about your books and telling us which ones stand out the most.

    @rubyanddelilahandnani@rubyanddelilahandnani10 ай бұрын

    • ✋️I'm in

      @fdajjayyb@fdajjayyb10 ай бұрын

    • was thinking the same thing literally we defo need a library tour! as the infamous librarian of KZhead

      @asianaku@asianaku10 ай бұрын

    • Exactly

      @gurnoorkalra2031@gurnoorkalra203110 ай бұрын

    • @@asianakuJack’s a librarian?

      @nottheworstsingerhere@nottheworstsingerhere10 ай бұрын

    • ikkk nikkkk i’m in i i😮 19:18 😮

      @mollysiddall7690@mollysiddall769010 ай бұрын

  • Can we please talk about how apparently everybody, wherever they are from, fell out of love with reading because of how literature is taught in school? Honestly, dear people teaching and/or heading schools and/or being responsible for the curriculum: Take note and do something about that!

    @wiebkeh.4394@wiebkeh.439410 ай бұрын

    • I don't think it has to do with the teaching method or teachers, rather simply with the fact that grades and obligations come with it.

      @morgianasartre6709@morgianasartre670910 ай бұрын

    • WE'RE TRYING 😂 I'm an English teacher and try to make it as enjoyable as possible however, with restricted budgets, unrealistic targets and kids who are from backgrounds that don't value reading, it makes it VERY hard 😅

      @journalwithdolly@journalwithdolly10 ай бұрын

    • i think it also has a lot to do with the expectations and pressures that are put onto kids from all sides, not just in their english/lit classes. there are so many obligations a high school student has to fulfill that reading falls to the sidelines very easily, just like any other activity that isn’t necessarily deemed “productive” because it brings joy to the person rather than facilitating some kind of career path. i think that’s why so many students (myself included) fell back in love with reading during the pandemic, when we had extra time for the first time in years.

      @evajean7568@evajean756810 ай бұрын

    • Thanks for your answers. However, they made me think that I should have made my point a bit clearer; apologies for that. What I meant with "how literature is taught in school" is, that it is being turned into an obligation and a nuisance. Where is the point in teenagers having to read classics, i.e. stuff mostly from 16th to 19th century? Does it have any relation to their lifes? No. Is it fun? No. Does it help them widen their linguistic repertoire for their everyday life? No. Does it provide points for discussions of today's main issues (race, gender, climate change)? No. I understand that you can't suit everybody's reading taste and also there will always be people who might just not be that much into reading and that's okay, but for generations, even students who were/are avid readers have been groaning about "stuff they had/have to read".

      @wiebkeh.4394@wiebkeh.439410 ай бұрын

    • @wiebkeh.4394 I work in a college for kids 15+ who didn't pass their GCSE and they're all Engineering students - we don't even DO classics like you said. Our exam board is more modern texts with nothing below 1850 - even then, it is incredibly difficult 😭 I even try and pick texts that are to do with engineering to try and engage them 🤣😅xx

      @journalwithdolly@journalwithdolly10 ай бұрын

  • YESSS JACK finally you have a real library!!! congratulations!!!!!

    @ryvns@ryvns10 ай бұрын

    • He’s come so far 🫶🏽 you love to see it

      @khalilahd.@khalilahd.10 ай бұрын

    • Hey guys I am here because I am looking for help for an exam which is coming up in a week which is based on a novel that we (the students) do not know. However, my university professor spilled some information on the novel, mainly that the novel or a certain chapter/scene of the novel is said to play in a house/appartment on 89/Lamberton (street), which seems to be a very specific type of information if you ask me. If anyone out there happens to have read a novel which included this address I would be thankful if you could leave a short reply under this comment, stating the title and author of the novel. Thanks a lot in advance and have a nice weekend 😊 and to those who are also in the midst of writing exams: Good luck 👍

      @tobsixi6702@tobsixi67029 ай бұрын

    • @@tobsixi6702 Well? What was it?

      @destituteanddecadent9106@destituteanddecadent91063 ай бұрын

  • Literal goosebumps! This feels like an intimate time capsule of Jack's: reminiscent of how much books can mean to you and shape you at different stages in your life and yet, its appeal is entirely universal because so many of us have an ancedotal list like that. ❤

    @arunimaphadke@arunimaphadke10 ай бұрын

    • Beautiful and accurate comment 👌🏻

      @whateverbabe@whateverbabe10 ай бұрын

    • Hey guys I am here because I am looking for help for an exam which is coming up in a week which is based on a novel that we (the students) do not know. However, my university professor spilled some information on the novel, mainly that the novel or a certain chapter/scene of the novel is said to play in a house/appartment on 89/Lamberton (street), which seems to be a very specific type of information if you ask me. If anyone out there happens to have read a novel which included this address I would be thankful if you could leave a short reply under this comment, stating the title and author of the novel. Thanks a lot in advance and have a nice weekend 😊 and to those who are also in the midst of writing exams: Good luck 👍

      @tobsixi6702@tobsixi67029 ай бұрын

  • 1:40 Animal Farm, George Orwell 2:09 1984, George Orwell 3:03 A Study in Scarlet, Arthur Conan Doyle 5:18 Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Dario Fo 6:52 The Book Thief, Markus Zusak 7:46 The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood 8:51 Brighton Rock, Graham Greene 11:31 A Single Man, Christopher Isherwood 13:20 Funny Boy, Shyam Selvadurai 15:20 The Uni-Verse, Jack Edwards 18:33 Beautiful World, Where Are You, Sally Rooney 20:29 A Moveable Feast, Ernest Hemingway 21:30 Young Mungo, Douglas Stuart 23:00 A Little Luck, Claudia Piñeiro 23:54 Una vita come tante (A little life), Hanya Yanagihara

    @crunchygrapes18@crunchygrapes1810 ай бұрын

    • thank you!!

      @virgia538@virgia53810 ай бұрын

    • I'm reading Animal Farm at the moment for literature class😊

      @Oatrance@Oatrance4 ай бұрын

  • Jack is telling his life story through books and I couldn’t love him more .

    @Eman-rb2hc@Eman-rb2hc10 ай бұрын

  • Damn, I saw the title and already knew my answer. Piranesi by Susanna Clarke, it’s literally never been dethroned from favourite book status since I first read it.

    @ayellowpapercrown6750@ayellowpapercrown675010 ай бұрын

    • Hey! Piranesi is in my TBR list for quite some time. Can you tell me little bit about it? Should I go ahead and buy it...?

      @jagratisaxena2335@jagratisaxena233510 ай бұрын

    • @@jagratisaxena2335 i think it’s really one of those books that you might love or hate depending on your personality! Basically, it’s about a man who explains his day to day life living in The House, which is a world composed of endless halls of status and the sea below. The MC considers himself an explorer and a scientist, and he meets regularly with the only other human in the world, The Other, to discuss their discoveries. Then some weird shit happens 👀 I feel like it’s very much a mood book as it’s very ethereal. The description of the setting makes it very special, and the story kind of goes in crescendo that means I personally could not put the book down. There are a lot of cultural references packed, and I find new ones every time I reread. I feel like someone who is more practical and down to earth than I am might not enjoy the book quite ad much. Lmk if you have specific Qs! I could talk about this book all day.

      @ayellowpapercrown6750@ayellowpapercrown675010 ай бұрын

    • @@ayellowpapercrown6750 I don't think the synopsis at the back of the book would have described the book like you did. I'm quite intrigued. I'd surely buy it soon. Thank you so much.😸

      @jagratisaxena2335@jagratisaxena233510 ай бұрын

  • Jack.... I'm legitimately crying. I can't stress enough how deserving you are of all of this. Congrats, seriously. You and your channel are responsible for me re-finding the love for books during the pandemic and I couldn't thank you enough for that. I was starting my third year of university in 2020 and everthing seamed so unimportant in face of the chaos in the world, reading litterally saved me. You still have an amazing life in front of you and I'm sure you're going to make the most out of it, but I just wanted to send you some love and say that even though we'll never meet you had a very important piece in my life trajectory for the past 3 years.

    @vitoriakreutzwerle@vitoriakreutzwerle10 ай бұрын

  • A month ago there was a fire in my building and I’m sad to report I did not save any books... the dread of multiple flights of stairs and panic driven adrenaline picked up my passport, phone and wallet. I now keep a good book next to my phone, just in case.

    @abeeRidge@abeeRidge10 ай бұрын

    • just recently recovered from a house fire myself (and managed to save a couple of books in the aftermath). hope you're doing okay

      @keebett5722@keebett572210 ай бұрын

    • I hope you and everyone and the building were OK ❤

      @moonya6754@moonya675410 ай бұрын

  • The coziness I felt from this video was like a giant warm hug. So proud of you Jack, there’s so much more to come for you, I’m sure

    @Judasperas@Judasperas10 ай бұрын

  • Books mentioned in the video are: -Animal Farm by George Orwell 1:28 -A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 3:08 -Accidental Death Of an Anarchist by Dario Fo 5:23 -The Book thief by Markus Zusak 7:14 -The handmaid's Tale by Atwood 7:51 -Brighten Rock by Graham Greene 9:25 -A Single Man by Isherwood 11:46 -Funny boy by Shyam Selvadurai 13:23 -The Uni-Verse by Jack Edwards 15:27 -Beautiful World,Where Are You by Sally Rooney 18:54 -A moveable feast by Hemingway 20:41 -Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart 21:40 -A Little Luck by Claudia Piñeiro 23:03 -A little Life by Hanya 23:57 THAT'S ALL~~

    @Inosuke_farted@Inosuke_farted10 ай бұрын

    • Hey! The author of "A Little Luck" is Claudia Piñeiro ;)

      @sere_mira@sere_mira10 ай бұрын

    • A Little Luck is by Claudia Piñeiro ☺❤ Thank you so much for making this list!

      @darykhairallah360@darykhairallah36010 ай бұрын

    • ​@@sere_mirathanks for correcting me🤗

      @Inosuke_farted@Inosuke_farted10 ай бұрын

    • Doing God's work

      @elzbethmrgn@elzbethmrgn10 ай бұрын

    • Thank you!

      @zeepicks@zeepicks10 ай бұрын

  • Jack being a theatre kid explains so much and I love it

    @madelinedalton7086@madelinedalton708610 ай бұрын

  • I read animal farm and I’m currently reading 1984 and wow wow wow George Orwell is incredible. I completely understand saving both in a fire 😅 also your smile as you explain each book and why it’s personally impactful for you was literally so wholesome to watch (especially the Head Boy and Book Thief stories). Loved this ❤

    @khalilahd.@khalilahd.10 ай бұрын

  • you should recommend books for each zodiac signs or MBTI if you can - that would be interesting

    @ColdXperience@ColdXperience10 ай бұрын

    • YESSSSS

      @janhaveejaware9138@janhaveejaware913810 ай бұрын

    • omg yes i would love that

      @sophspice-zl7mn@sophspice-zl7mn10 ай бұрын

    • yesssss

      @readwithgwy@readwithgwy10 ай бұрын

    • Oh my god this is brilliant! He needs to hire you as creative director 😂

      @khalilahd.@khalilahd.10 ай бұрын

    • YES YES YES!!

      @fae7y@fae7y10 ай бұрын

  • I am not exaggerating when I say that you are THE booktuber I look up to. Just like you, I am someone who has grown up reading ferociously, and seeing how much you love reading and your books and the charisma with which you deliver your videos is AMAZING. I am genuinely so happy that Booktube opened so many doors for you and you get to make a living out of what you absolutely adore. I will probably never be as good a booktuber as you are, but your videos always remind me why I love books the way I do and keep me going. And I am absolutely grateful for that.

    @akanks.hahaha@akanks.hahaha10 ай бұрын

  • What a really eloquent, intelligent and personable guy. He's inspiring, and I'm so pleased that his qualities are being recognised in what can often seem to be a world focused on superficial values.

    @SH-eb9hg@SH-eb9hg10 ай бұрын

  • I challenge you to read cookbooks for a week

    @HFC786@HFC78610 ай бұрын

    • i read one cookbook cover to cover for a challenge and can confirm only unhinged people would like it. you read the same wording over and over and you get glimpses of the quiet desperation of the poor author 😂😂

      @wordstowordlessthings@wordstowordlessthings10 ай бұрын

    • One time a colleague of my dad ordered a cookbook from one of those websites that send you books each month. It was called "the silver spoon" and he thought it was a fantasy

      @ireneisameme@ireneisameme10 ай бұрын

    • And try some recipes to decide which book is better!

      @distheone9120@distheone912010 ай бұрын

  • God there are so many books I'd want to grab but to try and pick only a handful: A River Runs Through it by Norman Maclean, Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan, A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway, Forever Interrupted by Taylor Jenkins Reid, East of Eden by John Steinbeck, The Solace of Open Spaces by Greta Ehrlich, Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion.

    @lilliandeak@lilliandeak10 ай бұрын

    • You have fantastic taste ❤️🙌

      @brandondonaldson760@brandondonaldson76010 ай бұрын

  • i teared up a number of times watching this. i'm simultaneously so proud and jealous of how things are going for jack. what a wonderful journey!

    @colinfirths@colinfirths10 ай бұрын

  • I just graduated with my English Teaching degree and I relate so much to falling into a reading slump during university. It was hard to find joy in something when it was tied to grades and deep analysis. Since graduating, I have been reading insatiably! And actually enjoying it again!

    @giveemmadog22@giveemmadog2210 ай бұрын

    • Studying for an English Teaching degree right now lol Any advice on the English or teaching part?

      @Sean-lf6zi@Sean-lf6zi10 ай бұрын

  • Being a teenager and having trouble in one's personal life and throwing oneself into schoolwork is such a relatable feel.

    @thehangrypoet@thehangrypoet10 ай бұрын

  • I loved this video SO much! I loved getting to hear about how different books have intimately impacted your life. I think that’s such a powerful message to share! Thank you for your vulnerability and for sharing this with us! Please do a part 2!

    @jennamorgan5551@jennamorgan555110 ай бұрын

  • jack, you always slay. keep that in mind

    @adrianaitt3672@adrianaitt367210 ай бұрын

  • This video melted my heart, because i felt every word you said about reading, and how books changed your life. You made me realize how much I love books too. thank you so much for sharing your incredible expiriences with us.💜

    @gioaelin9840@gioaelin984010 ай бұрын

  • This may be my favorite video of yours yet it made me emotional. Books really have so much power they can make you feel connected to the people and the world around you, they can echo through generations and they can provide a safe space to fall into whenever you need it. Also the power of having found your passion in life and getting to pursue it, I hope it stays that way for you, you deserve it. And I hope that everyone who reads this will also one day be able to have that feeling of wonder and contentment that stems from realizing your passion. Have a good one

    @larasmoon@larasmoon10 ай бұрын

  • Top of my list would be ‘War and Peace’ as well as ‘Anna Karenina’ by Tolstoi (the books that got me into classic literature), ‘A Little Life’ by Yanagihara (the book that got me back into reading), and ‘The End of Everything’ by Katie Mack (the book that got me back into physics and helped me discover my passion).

    @elieruck@elieruck10 ай бұрын

  • just been binging on your videos all week and wanted to let you know that this video has singlehandedly rekindled my passion for reading. after almost five years of not being able to read like i used to, im gonna start again. i've made a list of books and most of them are recommendations from your channel and im so excited to begin. thank you for sharing your journey theough literature and those precious moments with us, i appreciate this so so much.

    @shruthivenkat1392@shruthivenkat139210 ай бұрын

  • Jack must be protected at all costs. These videos bring me so much joy 🥺❤

    @kaeh7332@kaeh733210 ай бұрын

  • For me it's: • The Island Of Missing Trees - Elif Şafak • The Girl Who Drank The Moon - Kelly Regan Barnhill • All Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle • Wings Of Fire (the series) - Tui T.Shiterland • A Clock Of Stars - Francesca Gibbons • The Priory Of The Orange Tree - Samantha Shannon • And Then There Was None - Agatha Christie • Just One Look - Harlan Coben • Mark Cheverton's Minecraft series • Nancy Osa's Minecraft series • Coraline - Neil Gaiman

    @PdPiper-wn2nb@PdPiper-wn2nb10 ай бұрын

  • you are an angel

    @danielacortes98@danielacortes9810 ай бұрын

  • This was actually really moving. I'm in my third year of college and I'm a double major so i feel like I'm not quite good enough in either field-- there's always someone better at analyzing literature, but then you read something just magical and the reason why you're doing this comes back to you. Most recently it was reading "The Dew Breaker" by Edwidge Danticat, that novel reminded me what literature could do.

    @clareashcraft3411@clareashcraft341110 ай бұрын

  • Maybe I'm just hormonal but this video made me cry happy tears. It's so nice to see the enthusiasm and appreciation you have for these books and experiences. I'm sure there will be many more to come x

    @kjohnsto1@kjohnsto110 ай бұрын

  • The way in which you describe your feelings, your emotions is so deeply touching. You can talk genuinely about a book that helped you in your life and I can't help but to get chocked up. I got teary eyed a few times while listening to you talk - it's really captivating.

    @tabeas1593@tabeas159310 ай бұрын

  • I got teary eyed when you realized what these books led you to experience later on in life ❤

    @Maryz0lSunny@Maryz0lSunny10 ай бұрын

  • I hadn't seen your videos in a while and feels amazing to see how far your passion and hard work have gotten you!! Big congrats!! Love your channel, you've influenced lots of my readings

    @aminamenehem8307@aminamenehem830710 ай бұрын

  • First of all, congrats on having a true library! Secondly, this might be my new favourite video from you. I loved seeing the books important to you and getting to know why they meant so much. It felt like getting a story about your life, and I loved that as well. You deserve the good things that come to you ❤ By the way, you looked AMAZING in these Valentino outfits!

    @sercemwksiazkach3446@sercemwksiazkach344610 ай бұрын

  • I’ve been watching your videos for a really long time now and yet, this video feels so intimate and vulnerable. Thank you for sharing these precious memories and milestones with us!

    @jennymurcia5150@jennymurcia515010 ай бұрын

  • It was hard not to tear up alongside Jack when he talked about his favourite books and precious moments. I definitely had a similar experience about falling in and out of love with reading. Happy to know I'm not alone ❤

    @viktoria7349@viktoria734910 ай бұрын

  • jack's videos are the calmness i need when everything is so overwhelming around me

    @prerza@prerza10 ай бұрын

  • thank you so much for sharing bits of life through the books you recommend, with us. this video made me think about how my love for reading began and how books have shaped and saved my life. i have gotten so many wonderful recommendations from your channel that have become my favourite books, so thank you for everything that you do 💞

    @shinjinibigharia5173@shinjinibigharia517310 ай бұрын

  • I'm at a point in my life where i'm kind of lost, not really happy where i'm right now. But seeing your videos and hearing you talk about literature really takes me back to when and why i chose to study a literature degree too and became a lit teacher. Thank you so much, all you do really resonates in my heart 💖

    @camiliraolivares@camiliraolivares10 ай бұрын

  • I can't put my feelings into words. The way you share your love and passion for books is so beautiful it actually brought tears to my eyes. You're one of the first booktubers I discovered and because of you I've gotten into reading. Sending so much love 💗

    @rabiasiddiqui7687@rabiasiddiqui768710 ай бұрын

  • This has made me think of the really formative works I read, & the main one was Jane Eyre. It was the first classical novel I studied at school, &, although it seemed a slog at the time, I was later very glad of the process, which helped me enjoy so much more classical literature, & see how groundbreaking some of those works were, in their day. Having said all that, I don't have a special edition. My childhood paperbacks (mainly Puffins), with their garish 1970s covers, would be first into the 'save them' bag!

    @fikanera838@fikanera83810 ай бұрын

    • I would also save Jane Eyre, partially because of how much I love it and how much it meant to me, and partially because the copy I have is a special edition my grandmother gave me. She had it for many years and when I told her I wanted to read it and asked if I coukd borrow it, she instead wrote and inscription in it to me and gave it to me. It's one of the few things I have from her. It means so much to me.

      @MarkelleRayneeSheree@MarkelleRayneeSheree10 ай бұрын

  • Love this video. We can all cry together. Your enthusiasm for your books is contagious. Thanks for sharing and reminiscing about your life and how a particular book has special meaning in relation to a specific episode in your life. You definitely need to write another book. And get Brighton Rock into play. Personally, I am having great difficulty in making up my mind of what books I would save in case of a fire. It's a pity that I can not bring the whole bookshelf with me.

    @user-wm2fv3sp3x@user-wm2fv3sp3x2 ай бұрын

  • Attacking me as I popped the Handmaid Tale book this morning on the hostels shelf when I’m interrailing to save space 😳 but really Jack such a wonderful life you had and doing all these really interesting stuff that you love! Go you!

    @josiegjackson@josiegjackson10 ай бұрын

  • Easily my new favourite video of Jack's

    @mima8180@mima818010 ай бұрын

  • So many special moments shared in this video! What amazing accomplishments, Jack! So happy for you and excited to see what you do next. Also so excited to read your novel when it’s out 😊

    @spellsofwylde1462@spellsofwylde146210 ай бұрын

  • One of my new favourite videos of Jack. I loved hearing more about his life story, so lovely!🥰

    @Caatje-op3jy@Caatje-op3jy10 ай бұрын

  • This quickly became one of my favorite videos of yours!! Thank you so much for sharing little bits of your life through your favorite books. The end got me so emotional🥰🥰

    @leabrodeur@leabrodeur10 ай бұрын

  • im going to uni this year and i cant wait to feel this intensely about my studies like you do, now that i can finally do exactly what i want. videos like these are always so inspiring

    @dimmiek@dimmiek10 ай бұрын

  • Honestly I'm new to the channel and fell out of my love for reading a while ago, so seeing you - a relative stranger - so enamoured with your books and humbly inviting us to share in your stories is so moving. I feel inspired to read again, which is a feeling I haven't felt in years - thank you :)

    @madelinemcginnis3517@madelinemcginnis351710 ай бұрын

    • True. Jack inspired me to read outside the genres I normally exclusively read.

      @nytrayfl2@nytrayfl23 ай бұрын

  • Thanks for this beautiful video! I also loved how you explained your “imposter-y” feelings, when surrounded by people who were equally as good, if not better than you at something that was part of “who you were”. Very relatable 😊

    @georgiedixon2663@georgiedixon266310 ай бұрын

  • Thank you for making me feel calm and at peace in a really hard situation I’m going through. Sending you good energy✨✨✨ you deserve it

    @sarabsd.@sarabsd.3 ай бұрын

  • Congrats on your library! 🎉

    @theapenning8944@theapenning894410 ай бұрын

  • I am obsessed with The Book Thief- it was the first book I ever re-read!! This made me remember at school when I did a project writing about the use of colour in the Book Thief- I loved it!! Thank you so much for your videos, love them so much!

    @jenniferthomas2273@jenniferthomas227310 ай бұрын

  • the way you talked about books and reading is so inspiring!!!! i hope i get out of my reading slump soon and get back to this level of love for it :')

    @seaweedkelp_@seaweedkelp_10 ай бұрын

  • my copy of the secret history definitely. Im in secondary school now and all through out primary school up to year 7 i was such an avid reader and i adored it but during the pandemic i really fell out of it for about a year or 2 up until i read the secret history and it really brang me back into reading because i just thought everything about it was wonderful and it made me love literature once again and i've consistently read since and now plan on doing english lit for A levels. I love this video Jack and love your channel!

    @eli1593@eli159310 ай бұрын

  • congrats on officially reaching library level! oh I loved this, I love to see those books that were so important for certain moments of our lives. I still have a lot of books at my family's house and I cannot wait to get them to my house and put together my little shelf with my own special life companion books 🥰

    @renatapaiva4805@renatapaiva480510 ай бұрын

  • ugh I'm in tears too. Books do change lives! I was totally depressed back in 2021/2022 and started reading really distracted me, and to find characters with the same problem, same emotions as mine being eloquently delivered in words that summed up me feelings... I feel like I'm finally being listened. And thanks to you too, Jack for introducing me to some great books, I watch your videos faithfully since last year and I hope it's not creepy to say that you're my friend during that dark time.

    @OtakBolong@OtakBolong10 ай бұрын

  • This intro reminded me of an article I read a few years ago talking about how as we move to digital books and libraries, we lose that collection or library of books that people collect over their lifetime that can tell you alot about that person and their life.

    @marieseaman7855@marieseaman785510 ай бұрын

  • Such a precious video, thank your for taking us with you on your journey! Stocked to see an updated list in five or ten years 💕

    @lilalitaa@lilalitaa10 ай бұрын

  • this makes me nostalgia as well jack. i went from reading wattpad to reading a little life. that book broke my heart 😭

    @augustsbestie@augustsbestie9 ай бұрын

  • What a fantastic video, your passion for books is infectious. Thank you. I'd have to save Middlemarch because it dominated my A'level so long ago. I've also just read Black Butterflies which I loved

    @garyiles3482@garyiles348210 ай бұрын

  • The first video i watched from you was you talking about youtuber books, and idk why but that video, specifically you talking about books in general, is one of the reasons why i axtually started reading again and loving literatue again.

    @mogu.mogu543@mogu.mogu54310 ай бұрын

  • Great video, love the library! I would love to see a video where you make seasonal book recommendations- top five for summer, autumn, etc. Books are always great, but reading some books during certain times of the year (eg Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in October) is even better. Would be keen to hear your recommendations on this front! Thanks for all that you do!

    @lauranicole2385@lauranicole238510 ай бұрын

  • Thank you for sharing this video with us. I loved hearing about your connections to these books.

    @Silviduhh@Silviduhh10 ай бұрын

  • What a wonderful video! Your life in books and the experiences that are related. Beautifully said 💛

    @murraymusic741@murraymusic74110 ай бұрын

  • i thought this would be just another video of jack talking about his fave books again but i was so wrong. i really enjoyed listening to your life story through this stack of books. this was such a cool idea for a video. i'm going to check on my own bookshelf and reminisce on the memories i've made with my books too.

    @lazedaisies@lazedaisies10 ай бұрын

  • I adore how you experience books. I have always loved reading and you reminded me the places we can travel to different world, different minds through literature. ur passion and excitement about literature has resparked that joy for me. Thank u

    @kp50065@kp5006510 ай бұрын

  • Why am I so emotional? Congrats on all of your accomplishments! Loved this video so much ❤

    @emerie44@emerie4410 ай бұрын

  • This is such a lovely idea and it was really interesting to hear your stories! Also I feel the need to thank you for introducing me to A Single Man and Normal People, which became favorites of mine too because if your videos❤ If my house was burning down I’d definitely save my copies of The Hobbit (because it was the first book my dad ever bought for me and wrote a dedication in, and the book that made me into a reader as a kid), The Lord of The Rings series (again, passed down by my dad and it’s super vintage, so you can’t buy it anymore), Human Acts (it’s my favorite book and I don’t want to loose all the annotations I wrote into it) and The Picture or Dorian Gray (the book that made me fall in love with classics and kept me from dropping my English degree).

    @HMarie.99@HMarie.9910 ай бұрын

  • We’re unbelievably proud of you Jack!! I’m so happy to have followed you for the last couple of years :)

    @maite_olivares@maite_olivares10 ай бұрын

  • I’m a simple person: I get a Jack Edwards notification, I click Btw so happy to say that I read The god of small things thanks to your recomendation and now that is my #1 book that I would save from a fire

    @anairyplace@anairyplace10 ай бұрын

  • Never lose your humbleness - it's one of the reasons we love you.

    @tinycotswoldcottage@tinycotswoldcottage10 ай бұрын

  • Promise me you will never change. No matter how successful and famous you become that you will always be that guy who loves books. I hope that no matter what you achieve, and I know you’re going to achieve a lot, that you never lose your wonder and awe over reading . I’m old enough to be your mum but I am so proud of what you’ve accomplished this far and I am a huge fan. You’re charismatic and charming and every video you make is a gem. Thank you for sharing your love of books with us. ❤

    @Terry2227@Terry222710 ай бұрын

  • i hate that i know EXACTLY what jack is referring to with 'jorjor well' instead of george orwell because i've been instinctively typing the former instead of his actual name for YEARS 😭

    @frogsfoot@frogsfoot10 ай бұрын

  • Yes, “what a lovely life” and a wonderful video - love the sweet and personal reflections.

    @joangavrilik3009@joangavrilik300910 ай бұрын

  • Don’t worry I’m crying for you 😭 I am honestly so happy that you got to go the the Valentino show! When I heard about it, I instantly thought of you, and Im so glad you actually got to experience it. I hope to go to an event like this in the future, that would be so amazing. No book compares

    @alisezone1800@alisezone180010 ай бұрын

  • what a lovely video! so though out and personal. You and Me at the End of the World by Brianna Bourne is magical because the situation is so unlikely but she creates a world where you feel the emptiness of an empty city but also the ability for one other person to make that space feel whole and lovely

    @matthewlow-cuberbro@matthewlow-cuberbro10 ай бұрын

  • I just love hearing anyone get emotional about books, I feel it in my soul.

    @jessattheworddegree5244@jessattheworddegree524410 ай бұрын

  • Your videos have helped me reconnect with reading!! High school made reading uninteresting for me, but now I am enjoying it once again!!!!! THANK YOU

    @ramyashah6304@ramyashah630410 ай бұрын

  • This made me very emotional. Thank you for sharing!

    @kierstenspanos1301@kierstenspanos130110 ай бұрын

  • This was the most heart warming video I've seen in a while. Jack, your love for literature is so palpable and I appreciate you for sharing that side of you.

    @naketahgallant8146@naketahgallant814610 ай бұрын

  • what a beautiful video, jack! thank you so much for sharing all of this with us!

    @ednewyork1@ednewyork110 ай бұрын

  • this is so beautiful Jack, learning what these books mean to you and your life journey is so cool! ❤

    @florencia9267@florencia926710 ай бұрын

  • This is such a special video ❤ thanks for sharing it with us.

    @lorithomasscott349@lorithomasscott34910 ай бұрын

  • I watch this video every time I'm in a reading slump, just hearing Jack talk about books with so much passion, is enough!

    @AlinaG.-nu1yl@AlinaG.-nu1yl8 ай бұрын

  • I could listen to you talk about books all day

    @amelietoft7015@amelietoft701510 ай бұрын

  • This video is why Jack will always be my favorite youtuber - this heartfelt, raw, honest, humble introspection of his journey in life, thus far...Please request you to make more vlogs like you did back in uni or sometimes in paris

    @Arshiaification@Arshiaification10 ай бұрын

  • I love this video! It’s so amazing hearing how reading has changed other people’s lives and how books impact us.

    @tesswillnell@tesswillnell4 ай бұрын

  • I love that you included TBR books. Full circle.

    @suzanneward5131@suzanneward513110 ай бұрын

  • It’s the same thing with me for the book thief. It made me fall in love with writing and literature. That book is truly a masterpiece!

    @maryammm7146@maryammm714610 ай бұрын

  • this is how booktubers should talk about their favorite books!!! you're right when you said that what makes books really really special is what it represents to us. and i cant imagine how many books would do that to me in a lifetime.

    @vlmtnec3071@vlmtnec307110 ай бұрын

  • library tour jack!

    @KOOLPLUG@KOOLPLUG10 ай бұрын

  • Jack, this video is SO precious! Thank you, as always, for sharing your heart and LOVE of reading with us! ❤

    @erinkleslie@erinkleslie10 ай бұрын

  • This is one of my favorite videos of yours. Love getting to know you so well!

    @ExploringthWorld@ExploringthWorld10 ай бұрын

  • Congrats on the library Jack! I have two ways of playing this game, first books I would save if the work would be lost forever everywhere after the fire or second books I would save if I would just lose my copy (I am from a country where getting books is very difficult so there are books I am not sure I would get again) Great video as always!

    @Andrea-rj7lp@Andrea-rj7lp10 ай бұрын

  • Jack, you really inspire me and I hope that one day i can achieve my life goal and write my own novel. I could relate to many of the anecdotes that came with many of the books you talked about in this video. I am studying to become an English teacher in Germany and I chose English as one of my main subjects because of the same love for literature that you radiate when you talk about books. Now that my time in university is coming to an end.. I have to admit that sometimes I seem to forget the reasons why I started studying English and Biology as my main subjects..You talking so passionately about literature and what language and books can do is what helps me to survive my final state exams. I don't think you will read this comment but to you and all the other people that follow their passion and (hopefully) never lose the love for the thing you do, a big big thanks♥️♥️

    @deniiichan@deniiichan4 ай бұрын

  • Your honesty @ 24:50, so refreshing. Thank you.

    @danko8g679@danko8g6799 ай бұрын

  • I want to be as passionate about something in my life as jack is about books. its so sweet

    @elsaluvsnutella@elsaluvsnutella9 ай бұрын
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