I READ BOOKS WITH CLICKBAIT TITLES

Recently I've picked up books that have titles that feel like CLICKBAIT. In today's video I read the books, share my thoughts on them, & explore my thoughts on the titles.
VIDEO CHAPTERS:
0:00 INTRO
2:00 BOOK ONE
8:52 BOOK TWO
12:55 BOOK THREE
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[@gabriellabatel]

"How to Disappoint Jesse" I literally laughed out loud!

[@jessethereader]

Hahaha

[@gabriellabatel]

@@jessethereader You always make me laugh, ,and that makes my day!

[@imthetrollman9279]

Just finished 'The Picture Of Dorian Grey' and I think a cool alternate title would be 'Don't Make Wishes When You're Young And Stupid"

[@youraveragewarlock923]

Currently reading Crooked Kingdom. I'd probably rename it to: Everything that can go wrong, goes wrong

[@TheWordN3rd]

Ooof. Unlikable protagonists are so hard to get right.

[@user-tj3po6yn3n]

Jeanette McCurdy book is really good. I can recommend the audiobook

[@jessethereader]

Yesss! The audiobook is fantastic. Hits so much harder.

[@BrandontheBeldam2993]

'Everyone in this room will someday be dead' sounds like a book right up my alley. I understand the feeling of isolation and I find it fascinating reading it from other's perspectives and how they handle it. Will be picking that one up.

[@jacforswear18]

I really loved “Everyone in this Room…”! The main character is such a good portrayal of living with long-term anxiety and depression. It’s real, in the sense that things go poorly for her, it can be a bit annoying (which is my experience of my own anxiety and depression) but there are great moments and days in her life! And it’s all done while still being absurdly funny! It’s just a really great story about a normal person with some stuff going on, and how they live through it all.

[@ChemicalPenguinn]

Seriously though -- Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead was a very good book in my opinion. I think the title is fitting for the main character's internal monologue.

[@unabashedlyanne4527]

The last one made me think about how there’s a book called “Murder Your Employer” which you also probably can’t read in public😂

[@sarahmuller9482]

It's a good book!

[@user-tj3po6yn3n]

Nah more people have shitty bosses/ superviser More likely people would wanna read it too

[@chelsey8737]

I have a book called Daddy that I definitely won't read in public or at family events 😂

[@frannook]

That's such a great book!!!

[@Foxheartbooks]

This was a cool video concept! Good job matching your outfit to the book🙌🏻

[@AnimeMarvel2004]

Jesse: Can you CAW CAW somewhere else!! Me at 10pm in bed: 😂😭😂😭😂😭😂 I'm sorry that whole part of your video sent me off 😂😂

[@engysalah9607]

You probably won't read this but I rea;;y ;liked this video and I LOVED that you included manga as well! I began following book content to get out of my reading slump (like u suggested a couple of videos ago) and I'm loving your content! I'm happy to see more videos of yours again.

[@imaginepageant]

Ooooh, can't wait to hear what you think about Everyone in This Room Will Someday be Dead. One of my favorites of last year, and the author is from my hometown!

[@imaginepageant]

Finally got the chance to actually watch the video and YAY, I’m so glad you loved it! You should definitely read her other book, Oh Honey; the writing style is very similar, but it’s a looooot darker and needs even more TWs than Everybody in This Room. She also has a new book coming out next year, Interesting Facts About Space.

[@BrebearMckae]

I’d love to see another round of this!! Fun idea:)

[@NotBulletProof245]

Thousands Dead After One Extramarital Affair! (my clickbait title for the book I'm currently reading, The Iliad)

[@sanjanashahu]

I really like this reading-books-with-clickbait-titles-and-coming-up-with-alternative-titles. It was fun to watch ✌️💗

[@genevieveking5078]

Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone is a title I have seen around. But I haven't read it. I am thinking I may read it.

[@fanpiresam482]

its acually the perfect book to call clickbait imo

[@semogecarg]

I know it's such a low bar but I really appreciate seeing someone who is christian and really embraces and supports the LGBTQ+ community, it really warms my heart. thank you Jesse 💓💓

[@devonmunn5728]

Wait he's Christian? I guess it makes sense since he doesn't curse and I know religious people tend to prefer family friendly content

[@fabioladelgadoespinoza9555]

I need that sweater in my life. And the books, obviously.

[@BrandontheBeldam2993]

It looks so cozy!

[@VicandWes]

What a great way to spend a study break from grad school assignments 🥰

[@carahamelie]

Sex Cult Nun.... super click baity title... and it turned out to be click baity. I don't think it really fit the book fully... and was used just to sell the book. Don't get me wrong, I liked the book.... but they really went for it with that title.

[@hyacinthustheflower8456]

Hiii Jesse!! Been a long time since I watched your videos but you came up in my recommendations and I just couldn't resist! Lots of love

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Grady Hendrix has a great array of book titles.

[@jessethereader]

He does!! So many solid titles.

[@ath0101]

In love with the editing!

[@sarahloomis2034]

I’d love to see more of this theme! Maybe read a Chuck Tingle book (one of the non-explicit ones) - all the titles are click bait and the author is a sweetheart

[@skynoodle4623]

that bird is just a massive fan

[@amandap7733]

I would love to see you do this for Japanese Light Novels. Because a lot of light novels start out as webnovels that get picked up by a traditional publisher the titles are generally oddly specific one sentence summaries of the plot so people who initially were browsing the website would know what the story was without having to take much time out of scrolling for something to read. We're talking things like "I've been killing slimes for 300 years and maxed out my level" and "My daughter left the nest and returned an s-rank adventurer" it's sometimes more fun just reading light novel titles.

[@dianaisme]

I recently got a book and I got the less pretty cover but at a steal. I had to really convince myself it's okay 😂

[@marianamauricio]

this is such a cool video idea!!!

[@amberfrench7145]

I enjoyed the video. The book I am reading currently is In The Garden of Spite: The Black Widow of La Porte by Camilla Bruce, I'm not that far into it so I don't think I could rename it but from the synopsis I don't think it needs a new title. A book I think that has a click baity title is Drive Your Plow Over The Bones of the Dead don't remember the author off hand.

[@TheHotaru21]

you should read Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone. it's a funny murder mystery, and i think you will enjoy it.

[@jessethereader]

i'm intrigued!

[@milkteamarwa]

currently reading: - naming adult autism by james mcgrath and i would rename it (simon baron-cohen's crimes against society and why he must face jail for them) it's a discussion about how autism's view in society was made and who were the key people that influenced that but this guy? oh he's the worst and i hate him as much as the author does - turtles all the way down by john green, renamed to (spirals) just because i think the spiral painting mentioned in it is so impactful and it fits the struggles of the main character keep thinking of it as the spiral book - chi's sweet home by konami kanata, renaming to (yohey and chi discover the world) cause the kid is one of my favourite characters and i look forward to all his centered chapters as much as i do the cat's!

[@emmacanning496]

you should do a part two and read “How to Kill Men and Get Away With It”

[@meredith71607]

lmao the bird at your door 😭😭

[@mackenziemc]

Really liked this topic! You should do something like this again

[@lizbradley7489]

In another world with my smartphone is a very clickbait title i think my phone works in a another world and gets better reception then in my old world it's a very interesting light novel

[@Mauvelipstick]

I enjoyed seeing you film in your car, and the bird that was setting off your security camera! I will check out the first two books. I will get them from Apple Books...I wish I had gotten the pet care books "How To Kill Your Betta" and "How To Kill Your Goldfish" from Amazon when I had the chance. Presumably people were offended by the titles. Definitely not p-books I would read in public, lol!

[@lost.in.prose.]

Did not expect the bird's cameo in today's video😂

[@beauty_and_the_bookshelf]

I've read 4 volumes of I Think Our Son is Gay, I believe the 5th one comes out later this year or next - My favorite character in the series is the mom. I've been saying all along that I wish more people had her reactions to their children or others in general. She's amazing.

[@emmal7510]

Either I suck at click bait, or my recent reads don't lend themselves to those kind of titles. Probably the former, best I could come up with was "See why other scientists hate Doctor Moreau's secrets to better health!" which is more dubious article than book title. (The Daughter of Doctor Moreau, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia)

[@scubacat22]

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson is the first one that came to mind.

[@annikaharms8379]

Based on what you didn't like about "How To Kill Your Family" you'd like "Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone" by Benjamin Stevenson. It's kind of Knives Out vibes.

[@EmiliaLou]

"CAW CAW somewhere else" - iconic

[@stephanieyoung9289]

This is an awesome video idea!

[@squidwardtentacles7144]

I'm so glad I'm not the only one that didn't like "How To Kill Your Family". The title and the cover are probably the only good parts of the book.

[@daniellewilliams1459]

Hey Jesse, I hope you are doing well ❤ and great video by the way 👍 also This Is How You Lose War is unfortunately not hitting with me but it’s okay my next book is going to be better ❤

[@oliverharris60]

Totally agree with you about HTKYF! I gave it 3 I think but it was wayyy to unrealistic and annoying for me!

[@nikipomu]

first of all: im really happy you read queer books, i used to watch you when i wasnt even aware of my own sexuality and now it feels nostalgic watching this video! second: oh i NEED to read the first book. ive never heard of it before (or maybe the title in my language is different?) but it looks sooo interesting and fun and i feel like i will relate to her as well

[@HiddenNuggetttv]

Your video quality it always so good 🥺 what camera and mic do you use?? ♡♡

[@ChemicalPenguinn]

I saw someone reading How To Kill Your Family in Pret a Manger once 💀💀

[@themightyquill560]

Titles are what first grab my attention in a bookstore/library, so this was a really fun video concept to me! I’m currently reading The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin, and a clickbait-y title for it might be “Falling in Love in Times of Climate Change”

[@lillypotter6722]

The invisible life of Addie Larue …… the girl who is unseen unheard

[@belovedbenton]

I'm reading Storm of Swords ❤ Not sure what sounds clickbaiting 😅 Maybe: FIGHT FOR THE THRONE!

[@mandiconnell3311]

Don’t mind me staring at that gorgeous copy of This Savage Song being you

[@tyghe_bright]

This is a fun theme. I Think Our Son is Gay sounds wonderful and I hope the parents who need to read it find it. Also, that shirt at the beginning is gorgeous and I am envious.

[@Stitched.violets]

Current lung reading “A Thousand Splendid Suns” and I would retitle it “Sadness in a Book”

[@PokhrajRoy.]

You have a fab shirt today! 👏🏽

[@jessethereader]

ty!

[@AndiBfishbowlwoman]

I was really expecting "...and you won't believe what" as the rest of your title. 😂

[@roserise8722]

I don't know if you already did that in a video, but could you compare the covers and titles of the same book in different languages? I am from Germany and was often surprised how completely different the look and even the title of a book I read was to the original (because I mostly read the german versions, but when I want to find out more about the author I usually get to know the original books)

[@kairitetra]

Slade House by David Mitchell could alternatively be titled "How to Stay Alive By Eating Souls"

[@kavya12kohli]

I read the third book due to the title. I even showed the cover to my brother and he looked skeptical to say the least 😂😂 The best thing about this book was the title and scandalizing people in public. I agree with everything you said. All along, I liked how creative she was being, going the extra edge. But then came the ending. How could you be so stupid to leave such things for people to read? I thought she was a genius with those plans. Definitely ego issue. A person wouldn't leave behind such a record otherwise. Plain stupidity

[@lizzy3332]

Honestly, I was super disappointed by “how to kill your family” it had the potential to be funny, but the ‘jokes’ just ended up coming across as super judgy and at times problematic

[@nerdofnaboo5872]

Covers mean everything 😂

[@kezziahvalentino2450]

ok but "They Both Die At The End" isn't clickbait tho

[@ezool18]

the only clickbaity one that i actually read (tho i dnf'd it oop) was How To Marry Keanu Reeves in 90 Days and the only reason i got it was bc botm gave it to me by mistake lmao

[@jessethereader]

AHH I got that one from botm too, but i never got around to it.

[@ezool18]

@@jessethereader it was a fun read from what i remember! i just put it down one day and eventually never got back to it lol

[@zelo4290]

I actually just started Babel, but so far it could also be named "You won't believe what this kid went through!". Also just started The priory of the orange tree, with my alternative title: "How to train your dragon"! 😂😅 Is it fun though to think about Clickbait titles? Yes. Have I renamed my favourites this way now? Absolutely

[@thatdamfangirl]

I am currently rereading The Lost Hero and here's a title I think would have been a good rename when it first came out, "Where the heck is Percy?" Obviously I know where he is because reread but I think it's funny

[@delainapacitto2990]

Never ever getting back together, change it to cheaters

[@KatieMaddalena]

Honestly I liked your alternate titles more than the originals lol

[@alexblack3932]

First! Can I get a hi??

[@antivancrowe6886]

I’m reading daughter of the moon goddess! Alternate title: The Celestial prince likes me and his mother is my sworn enemy?!

[@antivancrowe6886]

Going very anime with this one as it def reads like I’m watching an anime 😅

[@dorcsyful]

Completely agree about How to Kill Your Family. I was so excited to read it but ended up DNFing itat 40% because I just couldn't handle her constant whining about how horrible her life is.

[@juke986]

Okay! So I’m just about to start Yellowface. I don’t know anything about the plot, but I feel like that’s a clickbait title itself already! I did just finish Telegraph Avenue though! A clickbait title for that would be “A Racist Doctor said THIS to my WIFE - and I have a long lost son?!”

[@fanpiresam482]

Jesse: "How to Kill Your Family" me: oooh i Loved that book also me: oh he's going to hate it. 😅 personally I really cared about the character and rooted for her but then again I'm a Hannibal Lecter apologist. 💅 I just wish this book had an epilogue of certain characters meeting 👀🔪

[@tea6351]

0:47 in fact, the italian translation that changes the title sucks - "the last night of our life"??? like???? it literally means the same thing but makes it more ambiguous instead of straight up telling it?????? when the original title works exactly because it's so blunt????? I mean it's still accurate but it's not catchy at all

[@frannook]

How to kill your family has such a great title, it's such a disappointment that it's a disappointment 😪 I really need to read Everyone in this room will someday be dead soon!! Ps. Great video, as always Jesse! 🤗

[@barbarawilson9862]

Ow?!? You okay?

[@wiccy8786]

almost first ahaha

[@jaidesalt3239]

A clickbait title that I liked is Everyone in my family has killed someone by Benjamin Stevenson its crime fiction but has comedic elements. definitely one that catches your eye 😁

[@Taryn_G98]

8:55 My favorite clickbatey manga title (as someone who doesn't read manga) is "I Want to Eat Your Pancreas"

[@katarzynakaczmarczyk1208]

Don't be mad at the bird, he is propably just your fan

[@BookChats]

I think maybe the word you were searching for with the dad in "I Think Our Son is Gay" is heteronormative, maybe???

[@Ms.SpookyNerd]

Great vlog Jesse! I have "I'm glad my mom died" can't wait to read it sometime. 🪁💐🌈🥤📚🍉🏕️🍨🍧

[@Divyyyaaaa]

Only 30 comments? KZbin algorithm is annoying you, Jesse🥲. We'll continue to support anyways!❤

[@thatdamfangirl]

I am currently rereading The Lost Hero and here's a title I think would have been a good rename when it first came out, "Where the heck is Percy?" Obviously I know where he is because reread but I think it's funny