I Read 30 Books in 30 Days

Watch me slowly go crazy (trying to) read 30 books in 30 days
Average word count in books: www.huffpost.com/entry/book-l... (yes I know Huffpost isn't a source but it's the best I could find)
What I used for figuring out the word count in each book: www.readinglength.com/
List of books I read (in order read):
Perfume by Patrick Suskind
Heroes of Olympus | The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker
Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
Harry Potter and The Cursed Child by J. K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Heroes of Olympus | The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan
Permanent Record by Edward Snowden
The Time Machine by H. G. Wells
Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell
The Double by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Deep Work by Cal Newport
T'was The Night Shift Before Christmas by Adam Kay
Mythos by Stephen Fry
The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Red House Mystery by A. A. Milne
Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks
The Zahir by Paulo Coelho
The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin

[@daynagood5975]

I randomly stumbled upon this video and I'm so surprised you don't have more subscribers, great content

[@jack_scollay]

Thank you, that actually made my day!

[@Nia.s.Care.]

Ikr!

[@brittany-diana4774]

I wish I had the power to read this fast

[@WateryFire]

Brittany-Diana Like saying I wish I could eat fast food all the time.

[@emilyhare5452]

You put so much effort into the project, it deserves at least a like, if not a subscribe

[@jack_scollay]

Thank you so much Emily! 😀

[@narayan..7518]

I feel damn motivated, I'll for sure read 3 books this week

[@heyitsNIZAH]

Jack! This was a crazy project. thank you for doing this for all of us. I've been on a reading slump and this whole video just motivated me to at least pick up a book and finish!

[@jack_scollay]

I'm so gald to hear that!

[@clickymcclick7924]

lol "well if they're short books" *slams down a STEPHEN KING MONSTER book*

[@twicelands]

Why are you so underrated,, i don't understand. This is quality content

[@avsamali379]

Aight massive kudos, we need more KZbinr like you. Instant sub

[@7BillionReasons]

Great book recs and awesome challenge. I subbed. Also so happy you run AND read. It felt like I was one of the only people who did that.

[@Sandraprofbr]

Oh my God! I'm doing it in this month.

[@jack_scollay]

Good luck! Don't go too crazy

[@ashley194]

I just found your channel and really enjoyed it I hope u continue making videos ❤️

[@RawPowerliftingStrength]

Legendary stuff. And the books you read are long. Cant believe you did it. In my opinion even 10 books a months is alot in a year and the long run.

[@poovi4570]

Oh my god. I came across this video and I'm so glad for it. Can't really believe you don't have much subscribers. When I was watching the video I legit thought you were some popular booktuber! Keep the videos coming!!!!

[@Danny-ql2it]

Wow surprisingly great content ❤

[@rainbowchild8456]

You definitely need more recognition

[@naruumate87]

Dams good editing bro you are underrated asf

[@azizajar1733]

You got me motivated about this challenge I will start it today 🌸 Thank you I'm a new subscriber

[@jack_scollay]

Glad to hear! Let me know how you go

[@lattespice_andcoffee]

Great content, this popped up as a suggestion I might like! And good job, made me laugh! I do not see how you can read a book a day, nice premise but I can't retain information too fast.

[@GBisht111]

You have me subscribed to your channel. First channel I subscribed ever! I finished a similar project with my spiritual books. It is life changing . Absorbing so much is overwhelming. Great job done ! Namaste 🙏🏻

[@holaed4320]

Wow, I normally read 5 to 15 books a month, an I don't find time to do other stuff haha you did a god like effort, congrats!

[@jack_scollay]

Trust me I had no time for anything else 😂 ngl since uni going back I have gone to about 1-2 a month

[@ieatgremlins]

Props on reading so many classics.

[@meghanpfeiffer]

Woah, I thought you would have at least a few thousand subscribers. Can't wait for your channel to blow up and I can say I was within the first 50 subscribers. Also, I tried reading The Double as well, but I gave up pretty quick. Now, I'm reading Crime and Punishment instead and loving it.

[@jack_scollay]

Thank you so much! I don't blame you Dostoevsky can be a bit of a slog at times 😅

[@debby7407]

Reading Crime & Punishment right now as well! It was assigned as part of my English Lit. class and I'm really glad it was! Just bought "Anna Karenina" by Tolstoy to read next! ;D

[@LittleAngel5ooekcme]

This is so well made

[@user-kk2ps3li6k]

that is amazing, and the issue when you do editting😃 I encourage you very much

[@sofiacantuu]

WOW I’m subscribing for 2 reasons. 1- wtf I can believe you only have 630+ subscribers, you deserve more! And 2- I just like your person hahah

[@sofiacantuu]

613* my bad

[@zaynumar0]

Hello Mr Jack you are really interesting guy. Congratulations on starting the channel and posting good quality content. it's just extremely painful to me that I've wasted a lot of time during this lockdown when I could have read a lot of books. I have huge stacks of books just lying around me every single day but instead of opening them I just sit on my phone and scroll through Twitter Instagram KZbin all day long and it's really hurting my growth

[@econzee]

your channel is SO interesting. +1 c: you got me motivated

[@Nora_M.Byrne88]

This video inspired me to try the challenge 💪 thank you💚

[@jack_scollay]

I believe in you!

[@womananimalartist5676]

I LIKE THE HONESTY, LIKE YOU DIDNT PRETEND IT WAS LIFE CHNAGING OR WHATEVER YOU DID SMTHN AND THEN ADMITTED THAT MEH YKW NOT GOOD AAAAAAAA

[@supawan88]

Awesome ❤❤

[@jyotsnaamla466]

Hey, even I am trying to do this experiment (though the end goal is not to complete 62,000 words, but to simply read 30 different pieces of writings) and stumbling upon your video was a good surprise. Your content is quite interesting Jack. Hope your KZbin journey is rewarding and lucrative.

[@jack_scollay]

Very brave of you! Good luck with it :)

[@philoparadoxia]

You are awesome ❤❤

[@Hillary429]

Have you checked out Circe or Song of Achilles? Circe was the first time I was really able to connect multiple Greek myths/gods/goddesses into a larger connected narrative. Would highly recommend.

[@brainwithatwist]

How are you not famous, you are so inspiring and great content btw

[@Hillary429]

Curious to hear more of your thoughts on Perfume by Suskind, I loved the way he described and wrote about scent, it really brought the settings alive in my experience. I also think of Perfume as a sort of twisted sister of Jitterbug Perfume if anyone needs a recommendation.

[@pacogang7810]

You should make a video about your favorite books where you go more in depth about them :D

[@jack_scollay]

Yeah I cut out so many rants so that it's not an hour long 😂 Good idea, might make up one of my 10 odd favourites from last year!

[@pacogang7810]

@@jack_scollayI'd watch the shit out of that, please do itt!!!!

[@sararichards518]

Great video! I think I read fairly quickly but not 30 in 30! My brain would turn to mush. Kudos.

[@kimiagoodarzi4643]

My friend suggested your channel because she thinks I'm a fast reader. Now, I think I'm really slow! Great job Jack!

[@DaniellaLozada]

i love this

[@mangaotakuteen6983]

I’m from Australia too

[@AoifeCRyan]

I could feel your fatigue through this video and I did not envy you 😅

[@avni8277]

I've seen someone reading Paulo Coelho on KZbin for the first time thank you🥺

[@jeramybreese291]

dude this morning i just finished the lost hereos!

[@Courtney-ey3yb]

v cool!! I’d love to see you read more books by women too though lol

[@ivgentis]

I can only read one book in about a week and don't understand how do people read a book in a day, but since I buy my books I'm glad I can't 😅. Anyway, very good video! I subscribed.

[@jjhu04]

This is poggers

[@shawnrichter6422]

👏

[@getalifecyd]

This video inspires me to read more in 2021

[@cosmicflare_]

Lol i like how the books in the Stormlight Archive are each around 1 mil words which would be equivalent to 15 books. O_o

[@miggyfumera8934]

Day 14: a mood

[@jordansmith8547]

Thank you for doing this so I don’t have to, but I might anyway. Hehehe.

[@valentinagodoyt7626]

Me gusta demasiado este video, di like y me suscribí, pero creo que a todos nos gustaría que nos contaras como haces para leer tanto en tan poco tiempo, ¿Qué técnica de lectura usas?, Un fuerte abrazo y saludos desde Colombia.

[@jack_scollay]

I might make a video in the future about that but I'm honestly a pretty slow reader so it was more so just dedicating time to reading, plus an audiobook here and there

[@akashkumarv026]

You should Also Read " Bhagwat Gita As it is, By AC bhaktivedanta Srila Prabhupada"

[@user-gm1ph3qp1x]

серьезно чел?? я просто в шоке от размера твоей мотивации))мне бы такую чтобы прочитать список литературы на лето))ахах особенно порадовала лолита) мне казалось что вы практически не читаете русскую классическую литературу)

[@jack_scollay]

Thank you so much, love Nabokov. Been trying to read the Idiot by Dostoevsky but my god it's a slog😂

[@fabriciososavelazquez965]

Does it worth it? I mean reading so fast is cool. But, did u remember something about even?

[@curtisswarhawk539]

8:01 You just shifted your hand grip and nothing happened, LOL

[@crazedxi2098]

I’m planning on getting a lot of books for Christmas, and this is certainly what I’m going to avoid.

[@CamelliaAngelicaDonald]

Hi

[@thaisoliveiragoncalves5580]

Você fala igualzinho o meu amigo Gabriel

[@David.Fit21]

did reading all these book make you read faster

[@Liv-zx2dp]

HOW did you get audible on a Nokia?

[@Seeing174]

Why did he choose such long books? Like all of them...

[@koria9168]

My understanding is that one book = 64,000 words, so if a book had more than 64,000 words, it ='d more than one book which made the challenge more palatable (although not something I could ever do!)

[@alfaromeo1819]

I read Thousands of books but in only 30 days maybe a few....

[@Balade_with_Dreamholic]

Enkuan des yalih

[@Hillary429]

I would think doing this with more lighthearted fiction (YA, romance, short stories) would be much more enjoyable and manageable.. you bit off so many classics and heavy slow-paced novels

[@miggyfumera8934]

WDYM THE LOST HERO ISN'T AS GREAT AS PERCY JACKSON?

[@jack_scollay]

Lost Hero was cool but I think it's the roman mythology that's throwing me off 😂

[@miggyfumera8934]

@@jack_scollay oooohh I get it. It gets better tho but idk🤷‍♀️

[@RM-uy3yp]

I respect this experiment, but the fatigue and stress to finish it isn't appealing.

[@rivalz229]

u look cute hehe

[@joe2249]

What's the point of reading if you don't take the time to comprehend? This is a colossal waste of time.

[@WateryFire]

Joe Literally staring at the wall would be less of a waste of time. At least there’s be some thought involved.

[@abi_rose]

for a dollar name a woman

[@danholomy5852]

What’s the point of crunching this hard? That’s not what books are for...

[@AdoptedDaughterofJesus]

Jesus is God

[@keremokyay6725]

I really dont think so mate

[@keremokyay6725]

superficial comments and integrated small changes to life apparently based on books be honest mate