i judged celebrities based solely on their taste in books (no-one is safe)

[@MiracleMadkins]

It’s ironic she told you to mind your own business on the books she publicly recommended to people. That family is so contradictory.

[@kikiwilson591]

Where is the interview 😭😭😭lol

[@x.jtd.x2808]

I wanna see it

[@lakshmisreesm]

Commenting here to see if anyone's linking the interview here 😭😭😭

[@lindslovely]

I think my comment with the link got deleted so here is what was said in the article And when she encountered a KZbin video of someone critiquing her literary taste, Kendall says she thought to herself, “This is actually none of your business. If you enjoy books, that makes me happy. But this is a personal experience for me, and I loved them.”

[@navymalfunction9710]

@@lindslovely lmfao what 🤣

[@books5113]

Judging people based on the books they read has become one of my top unhealthy hobbies lol

[@iheartravi]

literally same, if they like a book i consider a good book it's a huge green flag for me

[@oscarwang7227]

Probably better to judge them based on the books they recommend. But tbf I’ve read way too many bad books to be sane at this point

[@books5113]

@@oscarwang7227 You're right. I should've typed my comment like that 😅

[@Angie-tr6ei]

Hahahahahah!!!! Same!

[@foodsupply5071]

@@oscarwang7227 I wouldn’t even do that people take the things they want out of a book. One of my favorite books was read by a red pill dude and he loved it This honestly baffled me since that books protagonist just doesn’t fit the narrative. He even ends up letting women join his army acknowledging that societal standards in that regard are arbitrary People make their own stories

[@csmbvl13]

Fourth part idea: recommend a book for each actor based on what they said they liked!!

[@heatherrose2436]

THIS IS SUCH A GOOD IDEA!!

[@bridgetgee1659]

Ohh yes! Great idea!

[@manuzuccari]

Love this idea!

[@Mary-uj7rp]

Jack!!!!

[@lockerpaint2955]

Sorry, "The Road" and "A Little Life" were recommended by Phoebe Dynevor in an article titled "9 of the best books to read if you loved Netflix’s Bridgerton????" I'm imagining some poor soul trying to read a cute romance and accidentally stumbling upon two of the most traumatizing books possible.

[@brendanmeyer1613]

LOL she was pulling those books out of her ass 😭😭

[@annaa4543]

Yes, lol, the moment I saw these, I'm like oh so you're like traumatised traumatised

[@marielaberge8236]

to be fair most of the books recommended in the article aren't cute romances. I see mostly historical fiction, some dealing with difficult subjects, and also more contemporary stuff, but most aren't romances. I can only imagine the article was supposed to be book recs from stars of bridgerton, not book recs if you liked bridgerton, and someone very misguided decided to change the title.

[@niyatithapliyal180]

watching jack judge others on their taste in books is my absolute favourite thing to do lol

[@eralonuva]

I've read Emma and Pride and Prejudice (and about 2000 other books) and I prefer P&P. It's allllll about that moment that Lizzy realizes her mistake and feels embarrassed. I'll defend it forever.

[@Geethealien]

I never read p&p but i read emma and i didn’t like it tbh some quotes were good but overall i didn’t enjoy it

[@chippedfrost6776]

Emma stans are unfortunate minority. But Austen is still awesome regardless of what you like. And I must admit, P&P has the best opening line - that is forever etched in my mind, and which is still ironically relevant todY

[@LeticiaCarvalho06]

I read P&P a couple of years ago and after reading other books by Austen I thought for a while it was going to be my solid favorite but then I started reading Emma, and I think I like it better than P&P. I'm still not done with it and I might re-read P&P to be sure, but Jane Austen's sense of humor and wittiness in Emma is just SO good. All that being said P&P does have the most iconic opening line and that will be forever my favorite.

[@francisedward8713]

nooooooo emma forever. not me citing academics to support my point because it’s all just opinions BUTTT emma is widely regarded by academics to be her best work fight me 😂😂

[@birnapetursdottir2616]

P&P has been one of my favorite books since I first read it as a teen, still is. I don't like Emma that much tbh.

[@PinsPages]

0:48 instagram list 1:39 florance pugh 3:52 olivia wilde 6:42 lily collins 8:27 phoebe d 10:54 phone case/sponsorship 12:30 dakota johnson 13:48 jessica chastain 15:08 zoe kravitz 16:18 emma m 16:52 keira knightly 18:05 lupita nayongo 19:41 emma stone 20:22 elizabith olsion 21:24 cate blanchette 22:30 michaela coel 23:35 sophie turner

[@saitama9048]

Thank you my good sir

[@bluewilliams4911]

Okay no so Lupita definitely is out here reading books and not just randomly recommending things. Saga is so deeply good, and a *fantastic* comic. And honestly… I think she should be cast in it. I love Michaela Coel’s book recs! They’re v v genre and I can respect a good genre lover.

[@tattoowithlea]

Saga is truly one of the best comics to ever exist and should be thought of as classic comic literature. It's my favourite comic and easily holds up to full-length novels. The emotions I feel for the characters is unreal. Lupita as Gwendolyn would be so cool, though maybe in an animated series because I don't know if anyone could do this comic justice with a live action adaption. Also I'm a dog person but if Lying Cat would show up on my doorstep I'd immediately adopt her.

[@annushankar3032]

Saga is so fricken good!!

[@bluewilliams4911]

@@tattoowithlea TBQH I think they could do a pretty good job with it, but it’d have be a deal where people aren’t out here being scared of being goofy and doing prosthetics. Think more like the SyFy space bounty hunter shows of the late 2010s in prosthetic work. All practical and well done. But yeah!! She’d be so killer

[@BambiBumps]

saga is my favourite x

[@maryseptihet]

Lupita N’yongo is also from an INCREDIBLY privileged background where her family are heavily involved in politics, her father being a professor and the previous Governor of Kisumu County and her mother being the managing trustee of the Africa Cancer Foundation - it’s likely as well her being an AMAZING actress in my opinion, she is well educated and can afford to read and be literate in a family that values education - much like Chimimanda Ngozi Adichie, whose parents are also highly educated and one was even a professor. Edit: And also if she likes comics, manga, anime etc. which I think she does, good for her! Saga is damn good!

[@cortneywood3446]

“Every day this woman chooses violence and remains unbothered,” this is the description I wish was attributed to me.

[@Yep1850]

The audacity of Kendall Jenner telling you to mind your business good lord 😂 She should have minded her business and not infiltrated the modeling industry👀

[@daijarae8420]

LMAO

[@MeryKeit]

infiltrated 😂

[@amandamorac]

LOL

[@ChocolateMuffin308]

wow what a toxic community gatekeeping books, shaming people for reading books that make them happy, throwing insults Jack has really gathered the finest specimens here

[@jesssandhu9432]

What a toxic community this channel creates.. didn't know you all were like this

[@noahk8158]

Lupita has the recs I'm most excited for. I wasn't expecting her to recommend Saga since it's a long graphic novel but please everyone should read it.

[@shilorz]

The Perks of Being a Wallflower was, has been, and will be my favorite book forever. It's not just angsty teen but the fact that charlie is another young person dealing with the issues of his best friend shooting himself and his aunt assaulting him- it truly brings something new to the table everytime i read it and reading it when i was so young going through a lot of the same issues has kept it so near and dear to my heart. live laugh stephen chbosky he rewrote my brain chemistry

[@meryemturner9199]

I completely agree as a more younger person it hit me so perfectly and everything that was written was so relatable it was perfect

[@Rachel-lf1mp]

I’m nursing a hangover rn but something about Jack’s voice talking about books is so soothing

[@el_writes]

Women Who Run With The Wolves is a little hard to get through because it's long and written kind of like an essay, but it's completely worth it. This book is life changing and so inspiring to read as a woman - so happy to see Zoe recommending it!

[@ComfyPrincess8]

And it's such a popular book I was shocked Jack never heard about it before

[@el_writes]

@@ComfyPrincess8 True, I feel like it's not as popular here in the UK as it is in the US and other places though, and I've mostly only heard women speak about it

[@raeanne4330]

Would you say the language is accessible? It looks interesting but i get intimidated when prose is tough and the book is long 😢

[@el_writes]

@@raeanne4330 I’m not sure whether you mean accessible in terms of reading as someone who’s English is their second language or just in general, but I’d say it’s somewhat accessible with a few difficult words. I’m a native English speaker so it’s hard to know how easy it would be to read if I wasn’t, but even I struggled with certain words. I think this is mainly because this is a psychology book that uses some unknown vocabulary and Latin and Spanish words (that would be new to most people, myself included) But once you know the meaning of the words (which the writer gives), it’s not so bad. It’s definitely a long book that takes a lot of digesting so I’d say, don’t expect to read it quickly. Just take your time and read a passage at a time when you’re brain is up for it. This is how I’ve approached it so far, I’m not quite finished but it’s brilliant and worth the effort in my opinion. Hope that helps!

[@sup.2318]

@@raeanne4330 It explains the psychoanalytical meaning behind popular folklore stories. The stories themselves are simple, but the explanations get more broad. It's not a theoretical book, it explains things based on psychology but anybody can understand them.

[@chelsey8737]

I think this confirms we need a Lupita Nyog'o book rec reading vlog

[@finnjustvibing6120]

German „fun“ fact about „The Reader“: The theme of the book is actually the conflict of german generations in the years following World War 2. The younger generations, embodied by the reader, had to deal with the fact that their loved ones (parents, older siblings or in this case an older love interest) were involved in and responsible for war crimes and the Holocaust. That‘s the reason why the book is often discussed in german schools. (It is still weird tho lmao)

[@maetamonxg7718]

Really interesting!

[@Glutiam]

In Russia we just don’t really reflect on our past (or present…or future..), so this book was literally enlightening for me. Although when I think about this “love story” now, it seems weird, yeah. On the other hand, I think it was kinda the author’s intention to portray this relationship as traumatic as it could be, considering how the life of the main character developed further

[@lovefromshirley]

Everyone had a Perks of Being a Wallflower phase OR a John Green phase OR a Rainbow Rowell phase, if not all three.

[@bansarivora7448]

me who had all three in the same year 😶

[@lovefromshirley]

@@bansarivora7448 you okay? Must've been a very difficult time for you

[@zoainaiip]

You didn’t have to call me out like that, I also had a Percy Jackson phase.

[@bansarivora7448]

@@lovefromshirley it was definitely… something

[@riddhishrivastava1093]

@@zoainaiip i had a percy jackson phase... im still trapped. help.

[@dreenyan]

I am IN LOVE with Lupita and everything she does! The other day, I went to the Montréal planetarium (I live in a town not too far) and was so pleasantly shocked to find out that the Milky Way documentary I was going to watch was narrated by her! Seriously, is there *ANYTHING* she cannot do???

[@PokhrajRoy.]

The title of this video is the philosophy of this channel and I have been fortunate enough to witness it. Also, this episode feels like the Christmas Special of the Celebrity Book Club.

[@katherinefernandez8358]

Could not agree more with this whole comment!

[@sagorikabose8495]

Bro... How do i find you literally everywhere

[@PokhrajRoy.]

@@sagorikabose8495 Blame the algorithm lol Jk

[@cluuuuuurrrrrr]

A little late, but I read the Secret Garden when I was growing up, and it’s true, it was so magical! It really embodies that childhood wonder and curiosity

[@nightgirlmelody6987]

I had to read The Reader (or rather, Der Vorleser) for German A Level and the memory of my teacher (who was also the meanest scariest teacher I ever had the displeasure of having teach me) reading the sexually explicit scenes out loud still haunts me.

[@aprilhale10]

Jesus Christ that sounds horrendous!

[@annalehneis7609]

Had a really similar experience with this book except that my German teacher was somehow obsessed with me 🤢 (looking back he did some really inappropriate things) and always made me read the sex scenes aloud in class. Never anyoneone else and never any other scenes for me. Just the sex scenes

[@c.m.8972]

I read the book as well in German class, and I really liked it. Having to read the sex scenes out loud sounds traumatising however ☹️

[@juliahormayer7255]

It’s one of my favourite books of all time !! (read it by choice when I wasn’t in school anymore though xD)

[@DieAlteistwiederda]

I'm German and we just read it in class and a lot of people acted very immature about it. Our teacher was actually not creepy about it.

[@WhaleMilk]

The Road is a phenomenal book! Cormac McCarthy plays with color like no other author I've read, and while books like The Orchard Keeper and Blood Meridian are obsessive with red and orange, The Road is black, grey, and white and does so good at painting a bleak apocalyptic atmosphere without actually disclosing what caused the apocalypse. It's just a boy and his father, a road, and all the shades of grey you could imagine.

[@zohalarbabzada9654]

Loved The Road. Can't get into his other books but The Road is so well crafted

[@ColombianThunder]

@@zohalarbabzada9654 All The Pretty Horses is a masterpiece of prose imo.

[@amypendola5435]

One of my favourite books.

[@johnwilkins11]

Blood Meridian is one of the greatest books of all time in my eyes. The Road is up there too though.

[@griffinm9]

Have a strong feeling he’s not going to like The Road. Hopefully it doesn’t turn him off McCarthy, All The Pretty Horses and The Crossing are brilliant!

[@sc-wq2tu]

Lupita is so well-spoken ❤ I could read/listen to her words for hours

[@val-qw3bl]

To be honest, I hated Dune while reading it but loved it towards the end. I ended up appreciating the book as a whole once I was done reading it. I know it isn’t for everyone, and it is a challenging read. The world you’re reading into is something completely new but I would recommend it.

[@gracerothwell625]

Oh my goodness!! Completely understand. I do recommend reading the second because it rounds off Paul’s character perfectly!!

[@bianevaristo]

I loved “The Master and Margarita”. I completly agree with Blanchette’s review: it’s funny, capturing, wholesome and sexy!

[@hanadoyle8984]

Jack thinking that the murderer (Annie) in Misery is called Misery Chastain and not the character Paul created is very funny to me

[@jack_edwards]

oh yeah oops hahahah

[@willows6114]

I was just thinking the same thing Lmao

[@Aro_dynamic46]

I’m gong to thrive off the fact that Florence Pugh likes the Secret Garden for the next week cause that shit was my favourite book for like three years when I was a kid

[@JoGirl]

I hope Nothing to See Here still ends up on your TBR! Kevin Wilson writes the strangest, loveliest stories about family and connection. Also, it's an excellent audiobook, they found the perfect voice actor for the gig!

[@last_flower.]

Funny how you say reading Master and Margarita is like saying "i am smarter than you", while in Russia if you say this is your favourite book, that would be an immediate indicator you haven't been reading much since you graduated from school

[@seigfread]

no but judging people based on the books they read is actually hilarious bc i also judge myself based on the books i pick up - no one is safe 🤣

[@keerthanag7849]

The Road absolutely traumatized me when I read it in high school. Now, I tell people it’s one of my favorite books and I highly recommend it!! So many conspiracy theories surrounding the plot it’s so fun and so dark 🖤🖤🖤

[@BaileeWalsh]

Something that bothers me, though, with celebrity book "recommendations" and "taste" is when people see them with a book and say it's a recommendation. But unless they say something about the book we don't really know what they thought, if they liked it, if they recommend it, if it aligns with their typical taste/interests, etc. Even just posting a pic of a book somewhere doesn't mean someone is reading it or has read it (yet). Not all "celebrity recommendations" in this vein on booktube and instagram are this way but it's something I've noticed often. I like that these include quotes for the most part. WAIT! Cate Blanchett in an adaptation directed by Pedro Almodovar?!?! I don't even know what it is but it's going to be great I already know!

[@gabrielaharries8149]

Saga is literally how she explained it! One of the best graphic novels in the last few years

[@papaya388]

I'm reading M-Train by Patti Smith right now and it's so good!! Jack usually says something along the lines of "no story, just vibes" - the book are this slow bits with IMMACULATE writing around it ✨

[@ivyeorii]

Aghh I love this book!!! Never thought I’d enjoy someone writing about sipping their coffee in their regular café so much but DAMN!!!

[@starlight-4324]

M-Train is in my top five favourites!

[@claire_317]

The way I've never heard of Patti Smith before but she's on everyone's lists😭

[@4ssh0l32]

She's a singer, if you like art, rock music, the 60's and New York you should read just kids, it's just beautiful (sorry, English isn't my first lenguage)

[@ana-mh3sl]

she’s more of an artist and less in the mainstream of art and music, which is probably why you’ve never heard of her. also she just recently trended on tiktok because of her book “just kids” (which is phenomenal btw). pretty sure these celebs only found out about her recently as well lmao

[@claire_317]

@@4ssh0l32 thank you, I'll definitely look it up!

[@claire_317]

@@ana-mh3sl that makes sense - sometimes tiktok actually uncovers good things😅 I'll definitely look up that book now and have a look at some of her others

[@BeautifullyTragicxx]

Manuel for Cleaning Women is an excellent collection of short stories! So excited for it to be on your tbr. The dialogue in those stories … unreal. My favorite story is probably “Tiger bites”

[@papaya388]

Yesss love that book 😍

[@rachanadora2949]

Love the flow of content Jack !! You're thriving ✨️

[@Becks-and-books]

Nothing To See Here was one of the first books I read in 2022, and I gave it like 4 stars but it's STUCK with me. Some books are super forgettable but it's the opposite of forgettable. Hope you read it one day bc it set me down the path of weird books in 2022 and LOVING IT

[@Rachel-sv9pq]

Right before I watched this video I logged on to my library site and that ebook had finally come available from my waitlist... but I have several others checked out so I threw it back in the pool. Now I'm like noooooo I want to read it now!

[@maypasifiki9360]

I bought the Secret Garden last week because I remember loving the book as a kid. I'm so excited that it featured in this video 😍

[@sophiealka3431]

It's actually SO GOOD. Really wholesome and with a great message

[@Nadine944]

In Poland, we read Master and Margarita in high school and it's one of my favourite books ever

[@RoxyWinx786]

same here in croatia with for example crime and punishment. it's mandatory reading in high school when you're around 16 and it's usually the only mandatory book most students actually enjoy. it's so funny to me that it's some sort of status symbol in the us/the uk.

[@c.m.8972]

I'm from Germany, and also love the book

[@mwu365]

i wouldn't necessarily agree with what Jack says in this video, it's definitely a classic and doesn't really elicit that kind of reaction from most people

[@Bluehoshiflower]

Same in Hungary

[@scorseve]

lol Post-Soviet countries and our "I'm better than you" literature courses in school

[@aulbayne]

Yesss! Absolutely love the celebrity book club series, so already know this video is going to be awesome! Thank you for all this content! He’s really spoiling us! :D

[@theambitiouslawstudent4828]

I did my English literature A-level coursework on The Road and I will tell you now, once you start the book, you read it all to the end as its just so captivating! Plus nerding out about it in a coursework essay was just a phenomenal experience and McCarthy does show his best work in this novel. Its a 10/10 read and I highly recommend!!!

[@thehappyrecluse]

Keira Knightly recommending Pride & Prejudice is no surprise since she played Elizabeth in the 2005 movie

[@draugno7]

Yass, The secret garden was so dreamy! Read it as a kid because my grandma recommended it and fell in love. I don't know what my impression on it would be right now, probably very good

[@dees3179]

Reading it again as an adult it does translate well as long as you respect when it was written and when it was set and class structure. Certainly the awkwardness of Mary is well done.

[@dees3179]

If you want anything on similar semi magical feel may I recommend, Moondial, Charlotte Sometimes, and Toms Midnight Garden. All very set in their time, about loss, loneliness, growing up - occasionally creepy occasionally sweet.

[@draugno7]

@@dees3179 thanks!

[@foxandscout]

@@dees3179 well who knew (not me) that the Cure song -the title anyhow- Charlotte Sometimes-was a 1969 British children’s book? My only excuse is that in 1969 I was already 15 with reading tastes a few years above my grade; and I’m an American. So I can see how the book slipped by without my knowledge. And the Cure song was released long before one could do research on the internet.

[@draugno7]

@@dees3179 maybe I'll read it again sometime, that's what I did with Series of unfortunate events

[@hahahehehoho9024]

I'm overwhelmed and blessed by the amount of content you're putting out. Thank you so much!

[@Veridissima]

Lupita Nyong’o recommending Saga made me so happy!!! That series is absolutely my favorite book ever and her description of it is so beautiful and perfect!!!!

[@tobiass3540]

The Reader is such a great book. Never saw the movie andonly read the original German version, so no clue, how good the translation is. But that book literally made me cry in public

[@opaviv]

Can't wait to hear what you have to say about Breakfast of Champions. One of my favorite weird, funny, absurd, and extremely well written books. A super fun read.

[@emmaberger3748]

The secret garden was so magical to me as a kid. Amazing. 11/10

[@vulneris11]

A manual for cleaning women is an amazing collection of short stories. Hope you read it Jack. It will not disappoint. Berlin is truly a hidden gem and can’t wait to see the film adaptation

[@peppermintmum3177]

these book recommendations make me think of what i'd recommend (not that i'd ever be in such a situation but yk a girl can dream) and it has made me realize that i'd probably recommend something like the hunger games or the thursday's murder club - you know, nothing with intellectual value just something fun. i guess my interview wouldn't be published - not deep enough

[@user-es7ui5mc1m]

honestly i think most of these celebs choose very specific recommendations or only mention specific books publicly. That's not to say I don't think they've actually read them or that they don't actually like these books but I do think a lot of them have probably also read and liked "less intellectual" books that they just don't recommend publicly to curate a certain image

[@peppermintmum3177]

@@user-es7ui5mc1m yes, of course, but i don't even have an "intellectual" book that i've actually read and enjoyed. so either i'd lie or be boring and idk what's worse haha

[@aurora_skies_]

Lupita Nyong'o recommending Saga makes me SO happy. One of my favourite comics ever! Loveee lying cat

[@anam2639]

Lmao I love this idea. Judging people based on book recs… it’s so fun!?

[@anamoralsb]

"that phase" in your teenage years really hits hard. It wasn't Perks of being a wallflower for me. My obsession was All the bright places and Looking for Alaska. Teens yearn for the angst. Prime age to introduce russian lit

[@m.k.3271]

Considering that The Master and Margarita was an assigned reading for every high schooler of my generation, seeing it referred as a sign of Cate Blanchett wanting to be seen as very intellectual is amusing :) Also, The Manual for Cleaning Women is an excellent book.

[@katehaberl9324]

I read Into that Darkness as part of a Holocaust history class I took at uni. The author interviewed Franz Stangl (the head of Treblinka) extensively, and the book is a look at his psyche and how he rationalized his actions. It is a difficult read, but an incredible one that I would recommend. The parts about his wife are particularly poignant to me and the ending is well-done.

I was looking for a comment about this book. I finished it recently, recommended by a historian friend and I was quite disappointed how it didn’t even get a bit of a spotlight.

[@trinifernandez8870]

I'll be honest, Lilly collins list is giving "I used to read in high school, nowadays I read one book every 5 years, but I still tell people I read because it became an integral part of my personality during my forming years"

[@idkyou4733]

You should do Claudia Jessie (Eloise Bridgerton)! I feel like she has had some unique book recommendations and I also just love her. She also not a Nepo baby and grew up pretty poor. Such an interesting and inspiring human

[@lexa7646]

Random, but I love your outfit. It works both as a grandpa fit and as a slightly-sophisticated-but-cool-modern-European-young-man fit.

[@belen5898]

I picked up The Road by McCarthy on a flea market and had absolutely no expectations for it. I ended up really liking it although there was not that much happening in the story and could never explain why it was such a nice read

[@cez_is_typing]

Currently studying it for my english lit A level and it is so good! Its definitely a slow read and I think you have to be a certain type of person to enjoy it but it is written so so so gorgeously, you can picture all of the scenery so perfectly

[@orladdin]

I highly recommend a new podcast called If Books Could Kill. One of the two hosts is Michael Hobbes, of You're Wrong About and Maintenance Phase fame. They deconstruct best selling books, interrogate their claims and observe the influence they've had on society and our beliefs. I hope you don't like Malcolm Gladwell too much because he doesn't stand up oop. It's a fascinating listen!

[@francesaprilrheavillanueva765]

YEEESS THE SAGA SERIES! This is the first time a celebrity recommended it. Thanks Lupita!

[@luikanami]

I bought two of the books from the Kendall Jenner video because you recommended them so enthusiastically, and i didn't regret it. Your review wasn't negative, it was mixed and objective. How spoiled and surrounded by toadies are those absurdly rich people to feel disrespected by such a nuanced video?

[@MSigs]

On a roll with the content lately! Glad to see NY inspiring you so much.

[@shesawtheedits]

saw my wife lizzie olsen on the thumbnail and immediately clicked!! -- jessica chastain recommending a book that is basically a non-fiction the seven husbands of evelyn hugo is so iconic considering she's the fancast of celia for like everyone!!

[@benreadsgood]

Can’t believe you have basically outsourced cataloguing the recommendations to an Instagrammer. Kind of iconic tbh.

[@annamaclellan4884]

Please give Saga a try! That book is one of the most formative things I've ever read and it would be great to see you review some graphic novels.

[@TH-pb4ux]

Foreign book recommendations for you: Anne-Sophie Brasme: Breathe Peter Pohl: Johnny, my friend Stefan Zweig: The Royal Game (also known as: A Chess Story) Friedrich Dürrenmatt: The Physicists (theatre play ... I know, we usually hate to read those but this one is actually hilarious) Friedrich Dürrenmatt: The Visit (theatre play ... I know, we usually hate to read those but this one is actually hilarious) Bernhard Schlink: The Reader

[@krumelmonster3504]

You must be gernan right ?

[@trixisum]

Dürrenmatt ist great - especially "Die Physiker" but also "Romulus der Große"

[@ybg9724]

Yes!!!! Breakfast of Champions is one of the funniest, wittiest novels I've ever read. Vonnegut is an incredible writer!

[@krism6994]

you need to read the perks of being a wallflower it is my favorite book it's a great story about self acceptance and finding identity in others but also plain heartbreaking

[@sophiefirman8433]

The Road is my favourite book of all time and I’ll always highly recommend it to anybody I meet

[@Simmi_]

andrew garfield is probably going to be the one with the best recommendations, I can feel it

[@v1oletlantern]

Saga is so so good! It is a series that I have fallen face first to for the first time in a long time. I'm about to start the third book in the before the coffee gets cold series and looking forward to the next part of Saga.

[@marianr8617]

Manual for Cleaning Women is breathtaking - and heartbreaking. I live in the area where many are set - and somethings have not changed, tragically

[@natalies8498]

I'm sad Jack skipped over Coel's rec for Exhalation by Ted Chiang. It's a GORGEOUS short story collection, and I don't know what exactly but his writing style draws me straight in.

[@LemoniestLemony]

I really liked The Power, I liked how it discussed that women are not immune to the temptations power brings.

[@juliagarciaaa]

You are the only one I trust with books at this point tbh 🤚😩

[@thebettertee]

i wish i could trust him but every book he’s recommended that i’ve tried bar 1 (which is my favourite book now) i’ve either absolutely hated or found boring

[@thesevibrantnights]

@@thebettertee what's the one that you loved, if I may ask?

[@thebettertee]

@@thesevibrantnights malibu rising by taylor jenkins reid :)

[@KristianaCembre]

@@thebettertee same. I don’t trust his recs at this point, but he’s still interesting to watch.

[@officialblimp]

omg love Lupita’s taste, I screamed when I saw the Great Gatsby

[@Bookinista08]

Jack, Between the World and Me is truly so GOOD!! You won't regret reading it!

[@sthxdnn1]

Lupita dropping a graphic novel and nobody noticed ; love it.

[@Loafhi]

Woah, I feel like not enough consideration was put into Michaela Cole’s Three Body Problem pick, this is the book that I have gotten maybe 10 people to read, from bio students that work in my lab to musicians to even my parents with resounding success. My copy is beat to all hell from the many eyes landing upon it, passed from friend to foe, and no matter the background the consensus is Three Body Problem is just different. The thrills will sustain you and keep you page turning and yet it is covering scientific topics that I have never seen explored before, especially when exploring the various dimensions…you thought it only went up to 4D? Wrap your head around the 11th dimension and call me back luv. Also the VR in this book has Zuckerberg crying, but that is all I can say on this topic without spoiling, and truly you have no idea what I’m really referring to…this is No ready player one shite. I have grown up in a culture where alien movies and stories are very frequent to a point where…is aliens as a trope even scary anymore? No. But this book revitalized my fear of an invasion, and for that I am forever grateful….and forever anxious. If you want to get into science fiction and want to be entertained…please give this one a shot. I feel like it’s already growing into being a classic within the science fiction space. And I believe it was the first Chinese book to win the Hugo award!

[@audrey7673]

I've been on the fence and you convinced me. Thanks. Do you stand by what you said about it being a good book for getting into scifi?

[@SponsoredByAnxiety]

The secret garden is still my favorite book because it’s what got me into reading! When I found out I had been reading an abridged and Americanized version I was so upset I went out that day, bought the real one, and read it in one sitting. It is even more my favorite.

[@elsbethhh]

The Olivia Wilde Harry yacht pics Olivia was reading Sorrow and Bliss so that’s a win

[@ashleyfaulkner2367]

10/10 highly recommend Big Little Lies! The twists and unexpected turns in that book make it worthwhile and it’s a relatively quick read!

[@kellyb23-cm]

You always upload just as I'm searching for a video to watch while I'm eating dinner haha love it

[@jojocool1932]

17:24 soo “to each their own“ is sadly yet another frase that the Nazis misused by writing it above a concentration camp, which is why most Germans don‘t say it anymore (rather just similar frasing like “everyone how they like it“ etc) so I just found it a bit jarring to hear it in a context that also concerns Nazi times, although I realize it is completely normal to use in the english speaking realm (and any other language/country that isn‘t Germany). Just wanted to put that info out there

[@Andreina_fdz]

Jack you have to read Big Little Lies!!! There’s also a show based on it in case you want to watch it after (really good as well)

[@ardorrasina6862]

Women Who Run With the Wolves is one of my favorite books of all time, highly recommend!

[@mckenziehenningsen]

i found that instagram account the other day and it's kind of ruined my life (in the best way ofc)!!!! now I know which books to read to make phoebe bridgers and matty healy think I'm cool and mysterious which is basically the only reason anyone reads anyway

[@emmajeema]

Michaela Coel recommending Kurt Vonnegut is just 😍😍

[@bookish4415]

I need Taylor Swift to release a list of books she read and her opinion on them 😭😭

[@zorilli]

he did a video similar. rating all of the books she has referenced in her folklore record. it was awesome:)

[@camilleb28]

Jacks comments about Olivia are ✨iconic✨ thank you Jack, you tell us how it is

[@erincraig6169]

Please read The Road and Nothing to See Here immediately. Both books are so amazing!!

[@chippedfrost6776]

I am an Emma Stan too, so I love that Jack always says the same. I actually don't know any one else who says Emma is their favorite Austen

[@justwonder1404]

When Jack said 'Olivia Wild' I laughed out loud

[@Wetzeem]

I feel like i have been looking for this channel for years. I’m constantly looking for recommendations. Good ones.

[@Crowfield85]

Jack, can you pretty please also glance at the favorite books of Sebastian Stan? I can't be the only one who found the mix absolutely wild.

[@AmandaKrutsick]

Kurt Vonnegut doesn't have a public gravesite or a gravestone. He was supposed to be buried in Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis but he's not in his family plot. He's believed to have been buried privately and quoted as saying "Crown Hill got my sister Allie. It didn't get Jane. It won't get my big brother Bernie. It won't get me." His father who he shares a name with is buried there and I think people often mistake that grave as his. Still a beautiful quote!

[@Kadencepaves]

Jack needs to read some of Maisie Peters recs cause they’re incredible

[@LizaAndCo]

That's interesting how differently people in Russia and abroad approach Bulgakov's masterpiece. "The Master and Margarita" is one of the most popular and beloved books in Russia. Children read this book at school here and it's not considered to be high-brow or intellectual. Bulgakov's genius is non-negotiable but it seems that there are plenty of his books being overlooked abroad. I.g., The White Guard and Heart of a Dog. If you liked his writing, you might be interested in them as well :)