i read every book Matty Healy (The 1975) recommended and they're unhinged as expected

[@jack_edwards]

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[@lilianagrillo193]

I would be so interested to see Jack do a video on Hozier, especially with his new EP coming out soon, because that man is a lyrical genius, and you can just tell he's well-read.

[@lilianagrillo193]

His next album is also based on Dante's Inferno

[@jj-wf2mw]

OMG was literally going to comment this!!

[@estesafriendofmine8277]

this was the first thing I thought of when Jack mentioned slouching towards bethlehem

[@azizazulia981]

OMG YESSS I WAS THINKING ABOUT THIS AS WELL

[@adelechl]

YESS

[@helena8999]

Would love to see you cover Hozier on another celebrity book club! He seems really into a lot of classical and Irish literature and I think it would be your taste

[@dreamingofthemoon]

The king of books has been FEEDING us lately

[@pinkpostit6615]

I agree. I love how Jack has been uploading more often lately

[@raikkonenss]

matty healy is so unhinged in such a strange way

[@Toon4mi]

yeah- considering he’s a racist, i would say so.

[@utharaunnikrishnan2562]

Yea he is soo racist

[@AsandaMahlangu]

In a bad way

[@oki__]

@@utharaunnikrishnan2562 girl no

[@utharaunnikrishnan2562]

@@oki__ yea he is.. if u have listened to that podcast of his.. he has said bad bad stuff on there

[@jj-wf2mw]

Would love to see you read some books/poetry that has inspired Hozier, seeing as his lyricism is also so layered and steeped in so many literary references!

[@jj-wf2mw]

Also watching this vid i realized that a line from his song Jackie & Wilson (‘she blows out of nowhere, a roman candle of the wild’) may have been inspired by On the Road which is so interesting

[@M1ntt806]

Can I just take a moment to say that these kind of videos where you go deeply into the culutural and the contemporary significane of books in an in-depth manner are my favorite parts of the channel and I hope we keep getting more and more of them. Thank you for blessing us all with you literary presence Jack xD

[@natbatrat-d7e]

i wouldn't be surprised if matty posted about this video on his insta stories. y'all better make this blow up till it reaches him.

[@AsandaMahlangu]

Idk if jack should be posted by a racist😭😭

[@natbatrat-d7e]

@@AsandaMahlangu that’s a really serious allegation to throw around. why do you think he’s a racist?

[@AsandaMahlangu]

@@natbatrat-d7e he recently did an interview where he mocked Hawaiians as well as Inuit people and their accents. I think he made some nasty comments about Japanese people as well

[@natbatrat-d7e]

@@AsandaMahlangu that podcast is the bane of my existence… according to the hosts it was all a skit poking fun of people who actually think that way but they ended up sounding actually bigoted. i found his behavior very odd considering all the social work the band has been doing consistently for over five years. but like, i think calling him bigoted is a bit much when we look at the history of everything he’s said and done, he’s just an edgelord asshole who makes amazing music lol

[@AsandaMahlangu]

@@natbatrat-d7e I think if that’s the case then it would have been nice for them to also say that right at the beginning or before the skit because a lot of people were really offended by that and i understand why. He makes really good music but definitely seems like as asshole haha

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Petition to change the name of the Series from ‘Celebrity Book Club’ to ‘Celebrity Reading Room’ because Jack does a great job of line reading some celebrities.

[@sruthysk3962]

Damn I see you everywhere... From TISS to this now

[@sruthysk3962]

Damn I see you everywhere... From TISS to this now

[@PokhrajRoy.]

@@sruthysk3962 So Happy to see you too!

[@RebeccaRRai]

Jack is the reason my tbr keeps towering exponentially but I love it

[@aliciamennen8286]

THIS was the most satisfying thorough video THANKYOU sooo much for including the enriching context within each book and also how Matty uses them as references. I think matty has also recommended the short story "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" if you ever make a list for a part 2

[@RocketRoketto]

For those of us with zero attention span 1:13-slouching towards bethlehem by joan didion 4:14 ON THE ROAD-Jack Kerouac 8:56- Queer by William S. Borroughs 13:16- Society of the spectacle by Guy Dubord 16:29- A season in hell by arthur rimbaud you're welcome

[@haskna]

thank you 😭

[@kojagoribhattacharya7720]

I search for this comment in every jack edwards video

[@RocketRoketto]

@@kojagoribhattacharya7720 I search for it in every video especially book ones cause the random ramblings and jabbering especially about something non related get to be the most.

[@RocketRoketto]

@@haskna you're welcome 😊

[@buddhinij7874]

thank you so much

[@Julia-sj4od]

jack literally BEGGING for a mitski celebrity book club, she has mentioned her favourite books many times 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@Gerulcia]

I m from Poland and had no idea who Matty Healy was untill he went on a date with Amelia Dimoldenberg and that led me to discover his work. To be honest I still not excatly understand the phenomenon of 1975, but he seems to be a fascinating person, a bit unhinged and mannered, but still interesting in interviews. He and Amelia inspired me to download tinder for the very first time in my life and it's definitely a quite fun adventure. I think that Matty's reading list might be a quite interesting journey that I am going to throw myself into as well. Thank you Matty, Jack and Amelia for making my life more exciting.

[@marijkeybera5224]

This was great! So hyped for Pedro Pascal! I would ADORE for you to do a video on Emilia Clarke as she’s a big reader and I love her.

[@KamilaMurat-p7b]

I'd be absolutely happy if you do video about Alex Turner's book recommendations,cause his taste seems to me really intriguing

[@shriyag7433]

Hozier’s book recs would probably be really good and he’s releasing an EP on the 17th and an album by the end of summer.

[@Hosookland]

If you loved reading Rimbaud, I highly recommend you to read Baudelaire’s work as Rimbaud was hugely inspired by him ! “Les Fleurs du Mal” is his most well-known work and you will find some of the most stunning poetry you’ll ever read in your life

[@skitebird]

Matty Healy's taste in books is nearly identical to Richey Edwards', which is interesting to me because both have written some of the most profound lyrics I've ever heard in my life. I've always seen a twinge of Edwards in Healy, so it was cool to connect those dots through literature.

[@emmam74]

I read your comment and had no idea who Richey Edwards was and now my life is forever changed lmao, I absolutely love his lyrics and just the band itself❤️

[@skitebird]

@@emmam74 OMG that makes me so happy!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@emmam74]

@Tina 🤍 it was such a random thing and I'm so glad I saw your comment now!:)) ❤️❤️

[@luisaaa5481]

Love, love, love that you‘re not only reading the books and tell us what you think about them but you also research the links between the book and the artist and give us these really interesting facts. Very much appreciated! :)

[@Aphaire_art31]

Look I'm not saying Jack is some kind of voodo doer but matty healy is so relevant now😭 with pop culture news of dating TS

[@clarapatata2692]

Matty is literally one of the faces of pop culture wdym??🥲 They're actually big but so is the world so i understand if there's still some people who are not aware of them haha

[@Aphaire_art31]

@@clarapatata2692 no I knew him I even listen to 1975 everyday before everything, its just the hot tea and aligning of the timings😭

[@clarapatata2692]

@@Aphaire_art31 fair haha he's trending but for not a good reason I wishh him good time tho

[@cheycoote3173]

finding out you're also a The 1975 fan explains how i somehow agree with almost all your book opinions

[@GloballyGorgeous715]

But he did a nazi salute! I don’t understand the Mathew Healy fandom…

[@punyajain4068]

@@GloballyGorgeous715 that wasn't the nazi salute. look up the difference between them.

[@alansong775]

@@GloballyGorgeous715 It was during a song that calls out Kanye. It was quite tone deaf, but I think the context matters.

[@Caramelletje]

​@@alansong775 of course context matters but it's still messed up. Not to mention that isn't his only problem. This dude is highly problematic and yes they make great music but as a person he is insane in the worst way

[@shelbystepp8462]

Exactly

[@mitushimahodaya3033]

Books read by Milo Ventimiglia Or all the books read by a character he played jess mariano

[@sarasam297]

jack being a huge 1975 fan is so real

[@jana_nel2000]

“John’s obsessed with fat ass and he’s ten years old” Ah the poetry from Matty Healy’s lyrics lol

[@9thgalaxy778]

I love The 1975 (seeing them live for the first time next month!) but sometimes feel like their lyrics can be overly flashy. This video really highlighted some of the fascinating context and has honestly increased my appreciation of my favourite band. Thanks for bringing to my attention all these things. Also love the well placed puns!!

[@KadriKadakas]

an absolute slay of a video hear me out... hozier book recs.... that man's lyrics are tiny pieces of art

[@htraveller21]

Jack covering Matty Healy is everything I could’ve wanted 🙏🏻

[@mrsCohan]

On the Road always reminds me of that one scene in Gilmore Girls where Paris and Jess are talking about books. Paris: "I have one word for Jack Kerouac: Edit"

[@hanjnk]

I love how you intertwined things in this with their song titles 😂 also big fan of theirs!!

[@BoundandRead]

On the Road by Jack Kerouac is literally my favorite novel, read it multiple times and still have something new to learn ❤

[@BoundandRead]

Ps if you love this novel, read The Original Scroll. So good

[@tragical-history-tour]

I really like Jack Kerouac too, it’s so cool to see how the text sort of “changes” every time I read it. Each new read you find something new that wasn’t there. My fave is Dharma Bums, I like it more than on the road honestly. I prefer his later work compared to his earlier ones, I like how introspective he is in his narrative, looking back to a certain time of his life. Something I find really interesting :D

[@fra86]

Agreed one of my favorite books💗💗

[@tomevans9681]

On the Road is what got me excited about reading as a young person and is my all time favorite book.

[@shparkle9650]

those puns were next level, my favourite celebrity book club video by far

[@coe.3181]

I'm seeing The 1975 live next week and this video is just perfect. Love the way you talk about the books and all the references to The 1975 songs across the video.

[@Rebeccal450]

On the Road also inspired a musical called The Mad Ones! In the song The Mad Ones, it quotes the exact same quote as the one in the video. The song also derives lyrics from that quote: "Will you die out or burn, burn, burn?... We're mad to go Mad to drive Mad to be alive We're chasing stars A thousand suns The mad... mad ones"

[@jennac.3173]

Does anyone else enjoy the little "Bye Bye" at the end of Jack's videos as much as I do? They feel kinda nostalgic to me and just calm me down, so I never miss them when watching a video 🙈

[@books5113]

Same

[@conneegorman9241]

I feel the same😊

[@PokhrajRoy.]

5:04 I love how Jack explains lyrics. I want a reboot of ‘Music and Lyrics’ where either Jack plays himself or there’s an actor who plays him decoding English lyrics as literature.

[@swirlingsun]

u should look at the pop song professors channel!

[@circeismyspirit]

That transition into the ad👀 smooth

[@annaphallactic]

Guy Debord possibly maybe also wrote a book under the pseudonym Raul Vaneigem called The Revolution of Everyday Life. It's phenomenal. I did my thesis on the Situationist International and it shaped my literary and political tastes for my entire adult life.

[@worrywirt]

Thanks for the rec! Out of all of these I want to read society of the spectacle the most, so this one will also go on my TBR fs

[@annaphallactic]

​@@worrywirt the theory is pretty dense, so I definitely recommend reading up on the Situationists' philosophy beforehand to get an idea of what you're dealing with.

[@jakeunderland5258]

i thought raoul vaneigem was belgian!?

[@sandhyakumari6580]

"...being strange and being shocking is part of the performance" you made this video ahead of The Great War. 👏👏

[@LonelyRedStrawberry]

thank you so much for the representation jack, i also absolutely hated on the road, it was just ramblings and no editing I'm so mad I wasted three years trying to read this

[@yamilletrivas8041]

I enjoyed this so much! Will read the last two books as I’ve already read “On The Road”… I can hear you speak all day long and The 1975 lyrics puns were just amazing 💕✨

[@SonyFaudoa]

These videos are giving me life, thanks sooo much for keeping them both fun and totally informative with such a detailed description without loosing the focus on the book/artist

[@erikaaaaa2882]

honestly, for me The Price of Salt is the most iconic roadtrip novel (and it's 1952!!)

[@SofiaPerez-jw3oy]

The way I dropped everything when I saw The 1975

[@maryeckles482]

Emma Thompson has apparently made a lot of book recommendations! She would be cool.

[@katiarodriguez5015]

On the road was the first book i read in english when i was learning it (it's not my mother tongue). Changed my life at 16!! I felt so seen, i think we all crave that kind of freedom as a teen. HOWEVER, Kerouac wasn't the best person or role model. As I got older I explored other Beat authors that are amazing and not a piece of shit lol! would def recommend going further than Kerouac or Ginsberg if you're interested in the Beats at all

[@CharliGirlMusic]

Great video! Have been looking forward to this since you announced you were making it. Love The 1975, and I enjoy your celebrity book club videos. I'm a book nerd and a music nerd, so would love any videos you do on singers, songwriters, musicians...Thanks for the video! Going to be looking for the Rimbaud book.

[@rahee8864]

Thank you Jack, very cool! Definitely going to read these myself. But I missed “Weak messages create bad situations” in this list!

[@wordsofstargirl]

as soon as i heard "this must be my dream" i knew this would be packed with references and i was not disappointed wow

[@doctorpottermellark]

I love A Season in Hell!!! Also, there’s a biopic about the relationship between Rimbaud and Verlaine called Total Eclipse, with Leonardo DiCaprio and David Thewlis. It’s really good and pretty accurate.

[@katelynns4153]

The fact that Jack likes The 1975 is blowing my mind rn I had no idea woah

[@foxandscout]

One of my very favorite Burroughs books is Cities of the Red Night. A 1981 apocalyptic sci fi novel where the population is afflicted by a radioactive virus. And I have seen him read multiple times. I love his musical collaborations with both Laurie Anderson and Kurt Cobain (Nirvana). I live his voice and delivery. There are many videos of him reciting and just talking. I miss you, Uncle Bill. RIP. Rimbaud’s poetry is terrific. Born in the 1850s. He got attention for writing as a child; the bulk of his work was done in his adolescent/young adult years and he stopped writing at age 20!!! He lived an adventurous life and was a gun runner. He died age 37. His bio is very interesting (as is Burroughs’s).

[@comrade_tofu]

You should read Henry Cavill's recommended (or favorite) books

[@Gelatineyeonthestripes]

I found my favourite book through “other voices” by the cure, and I believe Robert Smith uses plenty of books for lyric inspiration. I wouldn’t say he’s really a describe him as a “celebrity”, but he’s got pretty good taste and great lyrics!

[@nidhivaidya6485]

Jack why did you never post your 2022 recap 😢 I looked forward to it all year

[@bumblemee5661]

the thing with on the road/matty healy/supernatural is sooo true! :D can basically see the unhinged tumblr posts and moodborads and everything

[@kneedaya]

this is honestly one of my favourites of your videos ever, i loved the context you added and how deep you delved into the discussion of the books!!

[@Ool488]

Anya Taylor-joy would be a cool celebrity to analyse through books

[@lilliethomas3490]

YES PLEASE DO ANYA ! She reads so much !

[@dancingqueen1218]

Thank you for making this video! I really enjoyed it. I’m going to keep an eye out for that Rimbaud book next time I’m at a bookshop.

[@alexandraa23]

ugh these celebrity book club videos are EVERYTHING & this one was superrbbbb

[@sareematamdeen9290]

jack omg you being a 1975 fan is EVERYTHING TO ME, i loved when you snuck in their song titles into the video, one of my fav things abt the band and their writing is the self referencing and i totally geeked out when you mentioned it ahh

[@hollyknight2525]

I've been waiting for this! ❤

[@karakask5488]

I feel like Dan Smith from Bastille is a reader, maybe reading his list would be cool

[@LinnieCat]

These kind of videos, the ranking ones and the translated litterateur is definitely my favorites 🤩

[@rmyra6777]

I've never clicked on any notification as quickly as this one!!! I love this channel so much 😍😍😍 Great Content Jack!!! 🤍🤍🤍

[@amandamoreno2181]

Wow, I fully appreciate the transitions while using the 1975 songs 😊

[@katlantas5674]

So I have a genuine problem with not finishing books if they don’t entirely catch me. And most don’t. When I first started reading On The Road, I put it down, it was so boring and winded and I couldn’t catch on. However! I picked it back up several months later and read on, without expecting the plot to come and this was the first book ever where I was able to do that, and when I kept on reading, almost like a revelation, it dawned on me that that was the whole point. The words, so beautifully put together, the feeling you get from them and the rhythm of of all, without a goal, kind of like music itself. I actually became so engrossed in it that I would walk while reading and hated to put it down in the presence of other people - not because of the story, but because it made me feel almost high. In hindsight, what caught me and what I appreciate about it so tremendously is that it is mad. It has that Dionysian energy Nietzsche talks about and I am fool for philosophy and believe that we are missing madness from our lives and our art and Jack somehow captured it and put it out there for the ones ready to get high on it. I really think that’s what it’s about. I can’t remember a damn thing that happened in this book, but what would I do to relive the madness of reading it… it reminded me that the delirious happiness of excitement was accessible in the world and especially in myself. High is the best word to describe it really.

[@jack4ss]

Doing a great job, Jack! Love your attention to detail and thoughtfulness with your critiques. By far, my favorite book youtuber. Best, A 5th year english major

[@lauraelizabeth_]

if you need me, i’ll be thinking about the fact that On the Road might have inspired Supernatural for the next 3-5 business days 💀💀

[@cindy918]

jack you need to read hozier’s favorite books next!!

[@mckenziehenningsen]

yes!!!!! i've been waiting for this one. matty's taste is insane and incredible just like him

[@IBlameItOnMyYouth]

I am both excited and anxious to watch this video

[@myra8080]

I couldn’t wait to see this one!!

[@eviemaydavis]

Pls read the books celebs have in their bags from the vogue in the bag vids!!!!

[@PARXROT]

THE BACKDROP OF UR VID IS SO LOVE IT

[@daniyahumayera07]

the AMOUNT of lyric references throughout the video im on the FLOOR

[@jenniferkate7167]

i love matty, i love the 1975, i love jack and i loved this video!!! your in-depth explanation's of the book and their relevance was brilliant jack. also: that commentary about william s. burroughs and not excluding him from the queer canon bc he's 'problematic' - such a mature perspective that i wish more people considered. (P.S. i was waiting for infinite jest lmao, i feel like matty references it in so many interviews)

[@celialopezsanchez8950]

I would love you to read books from others countries. For example, " I read books from Spain" or "from France". I think it would be interesting to see your point of view of these books. I'm from Spain, so sorry if I made mistakes while writing, and we have a wonderful literature. I love your videos, they have help me restart reading.

[@anoshahaydari]

LOVE YOUR VIDEOS🥰 I seriously can’t get enough

[@octaviamiller2025]

books and matty healy! my two favorite things 😌😌

[@maggiefelisberto5281]

I've never heard of Matty Healy, but based on this video he kind of reminds me of one of my English professors from undergrad

[@AsandaMahlangu]

Hopefully not as mean and racist

[@aghatabarbosa19]

I would love to see you reading classics in Brazilian literature. I know you’ve already read Paulo Coelho’s novel because of the tier ranking classics but I NEED you to read Machado de Assis, considered the best black author from western world (and he’s from the 19th) and even one of the best authors, period. Dom Casmurro it’s a must novel to read, ask any Brazilian “did she cheated?” With no context, and you’ll have an answer

[@Aree.]

loved the deep research and thank you for introducing me to the movement beat generation! leaving this video having learned something new about this world 😂

[@luvitrbs]

This was so well researched! Hats off to you Jack

[@jemmaros1888]

I have been WAITING for this one

[@lachdownproductionsyt]

I'm starting to get into this band and now it's pretty neat to know what they read!

[@sammi4740]

Omg I neeeeded this you have no idea. You’re videos always make my day so much better! Ty! ❤

[@brittanymcmcmc9730]

the "theme" in these reading suggestions is so solid?! wow

[@hanadoyle8984]

I've been waiting for this one TURN IT UP!!!

[@AnandaCash]

I was in a literature class about The Beat Generation and when I tell you I didn't understand a single book I read in that class....I didn't understand a single one. Especially On The Road by Jack🤧🤧

[@micahlawrence8684]

Since watching this video I have been listening to "Being Funny In a Foreign Language" on repeat and my life has truly improved.

[@octaviamiller2025]

this video coming out right after the start of my matty healy obsession 😏😏

[@AsandaMahlangu]

Pleaseeeee don’t be obsessed with him I beg you!!! He’s so racist and unnecessarily mean

[@breebaaby94]

@@AsandaMahlangu agreed! Vile human being.

[@bishop_breloom]

I would like to proudly say that I have read Infinite Jest from front to back. Whether it was worth it is a whole other matter.

[@tammycombs167]

Same

[@TK-ux5du]

Poetic lyrics that are stunning and complex. I only know one of their songs and I guess it must be the exception that proves the rule !? "I only called her one time, maybe it was two times, don't think it was three times, can't be more than four times..." 🤣

[@melissab9991]

This video is the best excuse to drop everything even though I was studying for finals when I saw this

[@datrutvi8406]

I LOVE THIS EPISODE JACK!!!!

[@DarthAndylus]

Very interesting! Those books sound really interesting. I saw the 1975 once and wow I don't think I will go back considering some of the stuff he said. It was like a festival and how he described women was not for me lol .

[@Luna-rh5fb]

I love that you’re a real fan!! Matty is one of the best lyricists of this generation and he always has his finger on the pulse of culture.

[@tropicaltiffany]

Once at a backpacker bar in Cambodia with that exact Kerouac quote on the wall, I took the bold stand that On the Road is lazy writing and then became known among the backpackers as “the woman who hates Kerouac.” Now I feel validated. Thank you. (*but I agree with your notes on historical context)

[@jimenaysuslibros]

I loved all the references to 1975 songs you did here hahaha matty would love it