books i bought for upcoming booktube content

[@madalenapires21]

Born a Crime is even better as an audiobook. If you can, read it that way.

[@kierancaves4011]

so true, his voices are great

[@PokhrajRoy.]

0:44 Lightlark by Alex Aster 1:50 House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas 2:51 Anon Pls.: A Novel by Deuxmoi 4:02 Born A Crime by Trevor Noah 4:39 Finding Me by Viola Davis 5:12 Paris: The Memoir by Paris Hilton 6:22 Greek Lessons by Han Kang 6:40 Shy by Max Porter

[@RocketRoketto]

Thank you!

[@asterialumin_2030]

Thank you so much

[@iLastStar]

thank you for doing the essential work.

[@hollyc4624]

100% have to do the audiobook for Born a Crime. Trevor Noah adds so much to it by reading it himself. He also has a section discussing learning different languages and dialects and when you listen to him, he does these in the audiobook…so great!

[@eleutt6910]

Hi, where do I listen to the audiobook?

[@cindypancake6062]

​@@eleutt6910 I usually sign up with audible for a free audiobook and then cancel after that

[@eleutt6910]

@@cindypancake6062 thank you

[@WordsCanBeLikeXRays]

I love your content ideas. So fun and enjoyable. Reminds me how plot ideas are often what draw me in and make me pick up a book. But what truly connects me, what keeps me invested, what initiates my ponderings and contemplations are the characters. It's their arc, their path, their stories that I love so much. I come to your two channels because I am cheering for you. Content ideas are fun, but your authenticity is why I am loyal and adore watching you. You make me think, you make me laugh, and so much more. Thank you, Jack.

[@ohladysamantha]

Finding Me is an INCREDIBLE audiobook - highly recommend consuming it that way. She is an EGOT after all!

[@RocketRoketto]

I literally just finished Paris memoir today. I loved it and was so inspired by it. And I know you'll love it.

[@denisreid]

I am so jealous of these books! I am going to America with an empty suitcase but leaving with one full of books, thanks to your recommendations! Sending so much love❤

[@wtf.iswrongwithella]

Good luck. I hope you find some amazing reads ☺️✨

[@yoongforever]

Omg so excited to hear your thoughts on Crescent City and SJM writing!

[@aniketdas3192]

i also suggest you read the WILL SMITH MEMOIR co-written with Mark Manson (the subtle art of not giving a f). I read It before the oscar slap and I honestly really enjoyed it. Will has a really interesting story and journey in both his personal and professional life. Everything from his rough relationship with his father and how he thought of killing him after he became a star to all the way till his 50th birthday where he is bungee jumping into the grand canyon. Will and Mark complement each other really well and you can understand which parts of the book are written by whom which actually adds to the overall experience, I believe you will thoroughly enjoy this book and I CANNOT WAIT for you to review it.

[@cindypancake6062]

I liked that book as well but I thought it was a bit annoying that he keeps on saying how good he is

[@melodykim5865]

Talking about “cancelled books” is actually a very interesting video idea, definitely will watch that, but…. there’s a part of me that died a little bit inside cause of how much he’s said he’s not into fantasy and now he’s reading….. Crescent City….. and Lightlark?? Like, there are so many other great fantasy works, and these are the ones that made it to the channel??

[@nazhifatruly9694]

lightlark and sarah j maas are 2 things i never expected to see in your channel for some reason, and yet here we are

[@bumblemee5661]

ok honestly when i clicked on this video, i didn't expect jack to hold up lightlark and sjm. this was an interesting experience 😂

[@sophiazheng9967]

literally all my favorite booktubers are posting book hauls and I am so here for it!

[@AO2437.]

3/4 of my TBR is your stuff and 1/2 of what I’ve already read is thanks to you! Thank you for the hours of fun I’ve had and will have Jack

[@dyl4399]

I am really curious to see what Jack thinks of the Sarah J. Maas book because.. it's really messy

[@meganmcnaney9389]

very excite

[@hwatropy5677]

i love to watch ur videos for book recs when i already have 5 books i bought and didn't read 😭😭 its a vibe

[@user-qb1ht7fr3n]

So basically , books I’ll be buying because of jack’s booktube content 😅😂!!!

[@namjoonforpresident1203]

fr tho 😂

[@ninja_boy]

Looking forward to both of these videos! Uncarley has done some great reviews of celebrity memoirs, including the Paris Hilton one (which she said was good), and some really bad ones. It'll be interesting to see what you think of them.

[@jecelynatkins4549]

I wonder if Jack will ever read fantasy. Specifically Jade City, Jade War, Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee.

[@johng7926]

Finding Me is an amazing read! She has an incredible story to share.

[@kavya12kohli]

0:05 Nah, you look great as usual. Also, I saw u reading Paris Hilton's book on Goodreads and really enjoy it? Wonder what video that's gonna show up in.

[@AikiraBeats]

I’ve never read Sara J Maas she’s been an interesting author who’s either in controversy or just getting out of one. Between her and Colleen Hoover have been the two that I stay away from.

[@ObscureBookAdventures]

Love the cover of lightlark.

[@emily-tt9vt]

We read "Born a Crime" in english class in germany just a few years ago, and I loved it it was seriously so good! Humorous, but also serious and educational, it was great

[@laurenschenck5355]

House of earth and blood sounds amazing and such a gorgeous cover ❤

[@maite_olivares]

ahhhh new jack vid :) best way to finish the weekend

[@RocketRoketto]

Born a crime was so good especially as an audiobook. I definitely learned a lot

[@emmakardokus20]

"this is potentially causing a huge detriment to the publishing industry.... let me buy it." messy.

[@hay_bail1]

I haven’t read any other SJM books before either and House of Blood and Earth was my first read. I liked it more than I expected too! Not as much smut as I thought it would have, which I kinda liked. Cool word and interesting enough plot.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Jack really curated a nice roster of celebrities to read about.

[@henryorhank]

Born a crime was great, just read it in a day, it’s super funny but definitely moving too

[@marica9553]

I recommended you Trevor's memoir under the Jennette Mccurdy vid, so in my mind you listened to me. In this way, I can feel a little better in one of the worst days of my life❤

[@Elsa-it5zo]

I'm so happy you're reading A House of Earth and Blood!! It was my favourite read of 2022! Also did not like acotar at all, I think it was a bit too YA for me

[@YoRiiih]

I really wasn’t into memoirs but then I read felicia day’s memoir and Lauren Graham’s too and became hooked on hearing memoirs as audiobooks. So i think i’ll give Paris and Finding me a go soon as well.

[@miracudrag]

I'm not sure you've done this before... but could you talk about how you live and travel with physical books?? I rent a room, and move around. I always end up giving them to charity:((

[@HMarie.99]

Will you add Colton Haynes’ memoir to celebrity memoir video? Since you already own it and I’m so curious to hear your thoughts on it (I thought it was great btw).

[@prabda]

take a shot everytime jack says “intrigued”😂

[@stardust_and_stories2424]

so excited for your opinions!!

[@marijakuncic]

Born a crime is phenomenal! Looking forward to future videos! :)

[@katiekat1126]

Can’t wait to see your Sarah j maas book review.

[@felib2221]

My absolute favourite memoir and best book I’ve read this year was a bit of a coincidental read but I’m so glad I gave it a go: it’s called ‚Somebody’s Daughter‘ by Ashley C. Ford (and a nice bonus is the stunning cover)

[@selinamarie2able]

Paris memoir is so good

[@monkeygod1981]

Ooh i just finished reading 'Shy' and he is the type of character I miss spending time with. Enjoy

[@isabellaoliveira4945]

seth rogen’s memoir is the best i’ve ever read, i recommend it to everyone in the market for celebrity memoirs

[@ezragisore7340]

I literally cheered when you held up Born A Crime

[@rashichoudhary2006]

When you stop watching Jack for new content from Jack🎉🎉

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Sorry you’ve had a rough couple of days and I hope you feel better.

[@jadestanley88]

Sarah J. Maas books are my guilty pleasure, so interested to hear Jack’s thoughts!

[@suzymfleur]

why am I getting the sense that ur giving fantasy a try!

[@loooo2120]

Why did you contribute to buying the ai generated cover 😭

[@klarapopilkova5791]

Tough question but also, I don’t like how people are making it Sarah’s fault, because even the publishing house didn’t know. It was the artist themselves who gave it to them like this

[@PokhrajRoy.]

4:27 Before reading the book, you should watch Trevor in conservation with his (now late) grandmother at their South Africa home.

[@colby840]

I loved Finding Me!

[@nathanielluscombe5277]

Fractal Noise by Christopher Paolini also had an AI cover and got cancelled for it. It’s short and it was fascinating

[@laurenschenck5355]

Fantastic book list Jack hope you enjoy them 😊

[@zainababdulsalam584]

please do read the books you talked about in your friendship books video

[@banhbae]

jack, when you do read lightlark (and it doesn’t put you in a horrific reading slump), it’d be interesting if you could do some research into the backlash against alex aster *after* you read it! it’s a lot to unpack, neither side really being justified (false marketing vs. bandwagoning)

[@emmal7510]

Holds up two massively bestselling books: "I'm reading books that have been cancelled." I think the word you're looking for is controversial.

[@francinecorry633]

I almost never do audibles, but Trevor Noah's Born a Crime is really good on audible.

[@steph7109]

Would not recommend commencing SJM with the Crescent City series.. Regardless, keen to know your thoughts!

[@RaniaInWonderland]

I really love your channels but I think if you think of reading as a job you'll get burnt out fast. Enjoy it and read whatever you want. All the love and support either way ❤️

[@fatimazafar6787]

Finally lightlark😂 I wanna hear his reviews about it

[@cynthiamiller3236]

You will LOVE Born a Crime!

[@timmyturner8724]

Would like to see what he has to say about ACOTAR but those books are too long for Jack lol

[@meganmcnaney9389]

That is a Sara J Maas book I tried to start three times and couldn't get it going. I am going to try again at some point only because she has written two of my favorite series :B Trevor Noah's book is excellent.

[@allyc3310]

Could you talk about House in the Cerulean Sea in your cancelled books video? I heard the premise is quite problematic...

[@laurenschenck5355]

SO EXCITED! 😊

[@cmondya4919]

Nice !

[@r_loretta2588]

If you don't cry reading Crescent City, Jack.... The last 200 pages....

[@derlis_whatever7033]

First frame and im not thinking you look rough im thinking: Oh no that book at the top 💀

[@duffgirl13]

Did the cancelled book video come out? I can't find it

[@ivy-ys8or]

not sjm jack 😣😣

[@TheKickasskatie]

What was the lightlark scandal?

[@jeanineshallop8597]

What was the kindle book he is taking abour

[@patriciaverity9273]

Please read and review James Whiteside Center Center. It’s a really interesting take on memoir

[@tanyaembly7630]

I just started House Of Earth And Blood.

[@laurendimke967]

"alex aster is so talented" 😂😂😂😂

[@sabahshaikh9540]

I think all of these are gonna come up in a video titled "books that are doing rounds on bookstagram"

[@albasapri3265]

Wait Lightlark sounds really good? Why was it cancelled 😮

[@katelynmiller8384]

That’s what I was thinking! The concept actually sounds great!

[@julielngls8029]

@@katelynmiller8384 The concept is really cool but the story isn't really that good to be honest (at least in my opinion).

[@inarationalvein]

People have some issues with Alex Aster's behavior in promoting this book. Reads with Rachel has a video on her from about 9 months ago that explains some of it.

[@sweetForgiveness]

Its a really long story but the girl made a tiktok pitching the story and it became viral and then alegedly got a publishing contract through the hype around the tiktok. Turned out she was already signed to a publisher and the tiktok was the idea of the publisher to promote her book. So instead of a "Dream come true"-story it was a marketing scheme. And i heard that the story pitched in the viral tiktok is not really the main story of the book so a lot of people were also dissapointed about the story.

[@MagdaU_]

The concept counds good, but the book itself is a mess

[@andreeaa_fr2199]

however recommended jack to read acotar or crescent city INSTEAD of starting with throne of glass I just wanna say how dare you

[@ainiali783]

Content idea: AI or chatgpt choose my next read!

[@vii280]

first

[@quandrea]

Jack I love you!

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Quote of the Day: “I just bought them because I wanted to read them.”

[@hollyjenkinson8448]

You should also read I'm glad my mum died for your celebrity memoir video.. if u haven't already

[@derlis_whatever7033]

I saw someone uploaded a 7 hour long review of lightlark so i guess its awful

[@casanovascatalina508]

❤❤❤

[@noahuisman8848]

Why would anyone review bomb a book, with negative reviews about a book they haven't even read???? edit: i'm just wondering if i missed something, is the author horrible or something?

[@itsjaymone]

A lot of us are writing off Paris' book because she's racist.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Maxim 1 of SJM: The books are thicker than (insert celebrity with Thicc thighs) Maxim 2 of SJM: Don’t forget Maxim 1 and bless your soul.

[@laurenschenck5355]

Light lark can’t wait to read it so beautiful and fantasy love that ❤

[@drummerchikk101]

I just finished Trevor’s memoir. It was incredible. Hope you love it too!

[@maismais1]

i find it tone deaf that you’re aware of the discourse on AI-generated art and how the publishing industry has treated real artists yet you still bought a book with an AI-generated book cover

[@masoumealizadeh1]

Hello from Iran 🇮🇷

[@Kala018]

DUDE NOOOO. Don't read that s your first Sarah J Maas! it'll put you off of her immediately! You have to start with Throne of Glass!!!!

[@MaxximusP]

Ngl, very disappointed in the SJM purchase, knowing that it has a AI generated cover. So like, contributing to the problem? Icky. It really makes me feel better that I decided to never read SJM. Also, there are a BUNCH of reasons people dislike Alex Aster, rest assured she was not a victim. Idk man, this video is incredibly disappointing

[@prahasiniselvakumar7110]

I think if you just use your ears, and listen maybe, I believe he said one of his upcoming videos is him reading books with discourse online and this being his side job and all. ISN'T IT HIS JOB to enter books unbiased and give his honest opinion? on the book and the writing itself? he hasn't even read these yet. Chill. we can't all share the same opinions

[@ivy-ys8or]

SJM also used breonna taylor’s death to promote her book and has a history of other racist behaviour

[@MaxximusP]

@@ivy-ys8or yep she sure did! that is a big part of why I initially decided not to read them

[@MaxximusP]

@@prahasiniselvakumar7110 I did listen. My point still stands.

[@adamnreader4599]

​@@prahasiniselvakumar7110 it wasn't the book which is controversial then, is it? it's a problem on the publishers/marketing side of the book. he literally could've purchased the alternative cover which was by an actual artist. he literally contributed to a valid problem just for content that has nothing to do with the book in itself.

[@laurenmc949]

Dont just buy them, read them. Too much of the purchasing of books on this channel now rather than the reading.

[@marisalake7839]

His main channel is for reviews!

[@prahasiniselvakumar7110]

ummmm shut up, it's not your money, why are you crying?

[@laurenmc949]

I've looked on his main channel. Yes, there's the odd review, like once a month of one book, but nothing compared to the amount of haul videos...

[@jennifergreen6510]

​@@laurenmc949 He does tons of review videos. Usually, he reviews multiple books in a video.

[@laurenmc949]

I've watched his videos, and it's not what I call tons of reviews. I was making an observation that his haul books and videos monumentally outweight his actual reading of books