books i want to read in july (20+ book haul)

[@cherylynlarking191]

I was sitting talking to a teenager reading a book on the bus in London and she said she was a fan of your site as well. You have managed to cross all ages with your bookish chats and recommendations.

[@trulyyoursshinchan]

Tbf i think his videos and his personality are better suited for teenagers anyway. Sorry for any mistakes btw, english is not my first language

[@user-qu8zs7vs1x]

Dafuq does that even mean

[@hiiiii28]

i’m a teen as well, and he is my favorite book tuber despite the fact that i don’t even read the same genres as him. it’s just nice to hear him talk about books so passionately

[@alice-gb9qd]

@@hiiiii28 samee

[@lilydelacour]

@@trulyyoursshinchan Wouldn‘t agree with that entirely. 🤔Not sure but I could imagine teenagers would think his taste in literature is rather boring. I‘m just 3 years older than him and I think his personality and especially the kind of literature he reads really fits quite well, also for older people in their 30s 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@OriAlfassi]

The more videos jack uploads the larger my tbr seems to be getting... 😭🤣

[@albacosta5300]

Same 😭😭

[@planetsj527]

LITERALLY

[@Nisa-yq9so]

I thought it’s only meeee

[@selina9260]

Same😅

[@metamorphosis6061]

Ahem sameee

[@Anna-xk7dq]

My Ukrainian heart is beaming with joy seeing people finally acknowledge our art and culture 🥹 thank you so much for choosing to read those books!

[@rhiannon2028]

There’s a whole table dedicated to Ukrainian authors in my local bookshop at the moment!

[@greatperhaps7224]

Згодна!! ☺️ Looking forward to Jack's reviews!

[@crystalynmaypelongco4324]

time stamps for any of you who needs it!

[@kelenred2524]

thanks

[@differentsisters95]

Galatea was actually originally published years ago before Circe and you could only read it online. So its now being released as a physical copy because Madeline Miller's so popular has so few books released everyone will buy and read it, no matter the cost.

[@reneenospam]

Notes on Grief is a beautifully written reflection on the incredible pain of losing a loved one. I lost my son in February 2021 and discovered this little gem last Autumn. Chimamanda has been on my nightstand ever since.

[@Amelia-fu8dr]

so sorry about your loss, but grateful the book was able to provide some comfort, lots of love to you🙏📖❤️

[@reneenospam]

@@Amelia-fu8dr Thank you so much! ❤️

[@achilles7815]

Oh my god, your son?? I am SO sorry. I dont even know what to say. I hope your pain eases someday.

[@reneenospam]

@@achilles7815 Thank you for your kindness. ❤️

[@solo-bold]

Yes! Thank you my man. I'm on my period and your voice is the only human interaction my hormones can allow. Thank you for this. Keep talking about books. It's super needed. Love ya.

[@eeriemist847]

Omg same!

[@sonal9354]

I've never found a more relatable comment

[@jazmineso]

me too haha 😭

[@lilly_deming]

I hope Jack see's this. Hope you are doing well ❤

[@haleyroyal4701]

That’s a whole mood

[@omnnhg6318]

almost 3am in australia! so fun to join jack sharing these book finds with us 🥰🥰

[@paytonfoster4193]

You’re little story about the new me actually made me so happy lol. I’m a bookseller and my favorite part of bookselling is telling people when I didn’t like a book and seeing their reactions, a lot of people react the same way you did and are even more intrigued as to why😂 I’m the same way so it always makes me laugh

[@wordnerd1231]

Jack : is sick Also Jack : is moving and hadn't packed Also Jack: has laundry going Also ALSO jack : Let me film a book haul real quick 😅😅

[@dreamingofthemoon]

And he didn't have a home too lmao

[@bellaabangsuhaili1937]

@@dreamingofthemoonas well as not hearing in his right ear 😭

[@wendyfairfull8967]

I’m so sorry you are sick and temporarily homeless. 😢 But thank you for making a video in in spite of all you have going on. I have a chronic pain condition, and I’m have a really bad day. Your videos on both channels always bring me so much joy. You’ve made my day. ❤️❤️

[@LilK1396]

Srsly though, I hope Jack gets better soon, it seems like he’s had it really rough lately and I hope he can take some time to relax for his mental health

[@wendyfairfull8967]

@@LilK1396 I just wanted him to know his his hard work helped someone, but you are 100% right. I didn’t mean to come across as not caring for his health. Thank you for pointing that out. ❤️

[@LilK1396]

@@wendyfairfull8967 That’s okay, but I’m really sorry if I made you feel like I disregarded you earlier, I am truly glad that he has had a positive impact on your life and I probably should have addressed that without seeming so dismissive

[@wendyfairfull8967]

You didn’t come off dismissive at all. I thought you made a really important point. No worries at all. 🙂

[@komaedacoffee4298]

The woman in purple skirt is so good! I read it with my mother and we both understood the ending differently!!

[@lynncornelissen]

JACK - we need the details on where you bought that bag 🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@mattieg1904]

I need it!

[@booluther]

Sputnik Sweetheart is my favourite of Murakami’s novels

[@carly885]

I need to read more of Murakami's insane world soon- although I'm still in search of one of his books without the unfortunate treatment of women

[@harshitamaru]

You should read more of his books! I understand your reservation, but I love his world! It is just so idealistic

[@erin8432]

I’m not sure those exist, however I’ve read Norwegian Wood and After Dark and loved both of them. Especially After Dark, it follows a few people who start off as strangers over the course of one night, and keeps cutting back to someone else who’s stuck in some mysterious place. I don’t think I quite understand what happened, but the concept and the style of narration was really cool.

[@carly885]

@@erin8432 ooh both of them are my favourites of his! I've also read kafka on the shore and the wind up bird chronicle

[@wendyfairfull8967]

Murakami writes women in such a way that I sometimes wonder if he’s actually ever met a woman. Lol

[@gemzreads]

from the books that I read by him, I would say Hard-Boiled Wonderland is the best in this regard. one woman’s figure is mentioned often and she seems to think about sex all the time, but at least there are no graphic, uncomfortable scenes

[@annie4005]

South of the border west of the sun is so good! I adore murakami, I'd recommend his recent short story collection called First Person Singular

[@aishatahirauthor]

Perfect timing! I’m done with exams and I need to adopt a new personality

[@srideepta]

Concerning my daughter is one of my top books of this year. at one point i just stopped the book and heaved and sobbed in my dorm room. hope you like it too

[@albertaroza-mason6508]

I really enjoyed Concerning My Daughter too! I have so many thoughts on it, but I’ll try not to unload here or I’ll be typing all day. I found it was a bit hard to read due to a lack of quotation marks, but I think this works really well for the novel as a whole as I feel like it represents how insular the protagonist is - I mean I did spend the entire novel flipping between hating and pitying the protagonist but I think this is more realistic than many novels as it shows how complex people are. Would love to hear Jack’s thoughts on it (even if he hates it lol) - it’s a bit of a divisive read, but one I loved.

[@EricKarlAnderson]

My partner had a continuous issue with tonsillitis and it didn't stop till he had them out which unfortunately took a long time because his NHS doctor kept saying it wasn't necessary. Anyway, hope you get some good medical advice and the problem goes away soon. Really great selection of books. 📚 I loved Dept of Speculation and Assembly. Hope you've enjoyed Ruth Ozeki's novel more than I did. 😅

[@laurenschenck5355]

Such great books 📚 for July I am so proud of you Jack I believe in you

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Quote of the Day: “We’re rawdogging it with these two books.” (Maybe you want a shorter video, maybe you have throat problems, maybe it’s Maybelline)

[@harrietmia]

here to once again recommend the best book I have ever read - The Unreality of Memory by Elisa Gabbert, hot girl essay collection on the human experience that Jack would be underlining and instagramming forever

[@ananyathosar7984]

Downloaded. Thanks. I'll probably let you know about my thoughts on it

[@sarahnolan1541]

ugh there’s just something about Gabbert’s doomsday prose that blows my mind, it’s gotta be the most riveting book i’ve ever read

[@harrietmia]

@@ananyathosar7984 please do!!

[@harrietmia]

@@sarahnolan1541 agreed 100%. I’ve found myself returning to it whenever there’s a torrent of bad news

[@sarahnolan1541]

@@harrietmia same here, there’s smth so comforting abt her essays despite their themes

[@loiserin6876]

Galatea is years old and it was online originally 😂 but fr she did only release it as a physical copy because people will buy it omg

[@nkfanning]

Omg I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on Vivek Oji!! I thought it was amazing (except for this ONE element👀). Interested to see what you think!

[@lbhreads]

loved both of those murakami's! south of the border west of the sun may be my fave after norwegian wood

[@RamonaGelosi]

WHY DO ALL THE BOOKS LOOK GORGEOUS

[@rose-py8cz]

AAA WHENEVER JACK POSTS I MUST DROP EVERYTHING AND WATCH. ITS MY MORAL OBLIGATION.

[@HMarie.99]

Get well soon! In 2019 I got tonsillitis three times in two months and ended up having to go to the hospital for it, so I really feel you. Tonsillitis sucks😅

[@reallygoodatfolding]

I need Jack to do a video of every book he has ever rated 5-stars so I can try to condense my tbr pile a little!

[@purvadeopujari2373]

Me - proud to have read 9 books in 6 months Jack - "tHirRtY bOoKs in ThiRTY DaYs."

[@ymaud2001]

I looove your videos (on both channels) I’m obsessed with your reviews!! I read Midnight Library because of you and loved it! I would love it if you made a video on how to annotate a book, I usually highlight quotes I find interesting but I’d love to get more from the book I’m reading I just don’t know how. What do you highlight, annotate, pay attention to when reading? Keep up the good work!!

[@jacsYT]

My reading taste is so different from Jack’s but I will always be excited to see a new video upload

[@Abebech6]

Haha, I audibly giggle cackled hearing you talk about Emezi and Adichie back to back. 😩 Came as a shock surprise 😆

[@lvriend]

For Murakami, you have to read Wild Sheep Chase and Hardboiled Wonderland and the End of the World

[@Julia-od7xt]

oh oh, Sputnik Sweetheart is a book I thought majority of people will never notice and pick up so I am very excited now! That book definitely had an impact on my life

[@fujismoke]

JACK! Thank you for clarifying the term ARC! I always thought it meant advanced as in "an advanced and selected reader". Like,, how are these readers selected, is there a superior readers club or smith?? 🤣 now it makes much more sense in terms of "reading in advance cause not published yet"

[@swand1383]

I LOVE south of the border, west of the sun!! And I’m reading Sputnik sweetheart atm and it’s great

[@HusseinSheekh]

YES JACK! It’s amazing seeing you pick up a book by a Somali writer (The fortune men) Our country has so many unheard voices and with such a rich history seeing more Somali writers come into the lime light is absolutely amazing. If you do enjoy it I highly recommend reading “bless the daughter raised by a voice in her head” by Warsan Shire. It’s a poetry collection documenting youth in the Somali diaspora and the first generation of migrants struggling to fit into the UK and losing touch with their culture in the arms of the west. It’s also a major ode to girlhood and the awkwardness women in the diaspora face with their parents and how they don’t cross boundaries into personal lives leaving girls to discover who they are through a skewed sense of love and trials and tribulations

[@mia-sr5we]

i loved sputnik sweetheart, the ending (to me) was extremely ominous, it felt like it concluded but at the same time it was very unsettling

[@arshaijaz6348]

Sputnik sweetheart is a great read. I hope you'll like it

[@luisamiksch4359]

Can’t wait to hear what you think of pure colour. I devoured it! Was hoping you would pick it up soon and yes, I also bought because of the cover 😄

[@armaansaeed]

South of the border west of the sun is a beautiful!! book . One that's really close to my heart. And as always here's Jack making by TBR list bigger.

[@jaedyn225]

galata was originally released online a few years ago :) i think when she became popular she decided to publish it

[@nyxdoble9933]

The next madeline Miller book is going to be on persephone apparently and I'm SO EXCITED

[@natasha1537]

Department of Speculation is one of my favorites. It's definitely in the "no plot - just vibes" genre

[@ralucaprepelita8428]

A delicacy on this channel! 😂🙏

[@melodye14]

It has a plot in a way, well more like a story that fits together the more you read it, but I totally feel what you mean. Absolutely vibes.

[@basilkyra]

pure colour sounds like i’d die to read it the first time twice, i’m so excited to read it

[@maetamonxg7718]

05:42 ARGH I read a similar blurb a couple days ago on Goodreads and forgot the name of the book! Basically it's an author's unabridged diary notes from when they found out that their mother has Alzheimer's until the very end of that journey, and it's kind of just snippets and not really edited, but I saw a lot of good reviews. Talks about loss and relationships and acceptance and more. (edit: I think it was "I Remain in Darkness" by Annie Ernaux) Also I love Chimamanda and hearing her talk about her father was just so heartbreaking. I think she lost him right at the beginning of the pandemic.. Haven't read this book, but I saw a video where she was talking about it on Instagram back then

[@neptunem]

seems like u are going through it :’) hope you are staying healthy, hydrated, and doing better 🫶

[@medinapopoiu8094]

If you want to read more about grief I definitely recommend Forever, Interrupted by Taylor Jenkins Reid

[@charlottetomlinson8837]

I’m sick at home today, this video is matching my vibe so well 😂

[@meerajakkli965]

Where's the suitcase/bag from?

[@ellenjayne5573]

“i’ve heard enough quite frankly” STOPPPP 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@sofiamoreirafernandes6203]

If you want to read more book on grief, I highly recommend Irvin Yalom, especially his book The Matter Of Death and Life :)

[@lilycrompton3620]

Just finished we have always lived in the castle, and LOVED it. Can't wait to hear what you think, jack!

[@davidking663]

If this soreness is recurring, Jack, talk to your doctor about having your tonsils out. It’s not a big deal. Love your videos. Greetings from Perth Australia. ( I work with performing arts students and deal with this quite often!)

[@catrionakilgallon4400]

I’m watching from Perth WA too 😊

[@cas9278]

Sputnik sweatheart is absolutely amazing, I really hope you'll like it.

[@albacosta5300]

I just bought 'The woman in the purple skirt' and started to read the first 40 pages and I love it already.

[@viktoriiamor]

“Nadja” is such a hypnotic read Also, I am really happy to see Ukrainian books in English translation. “Lucky breaks” should be a great read, it’s a documentation of russian crimes’ influence on womanhood, the displacement and seeking safety, with author’s photographs as well!

[@katerynachornomaz4122]

Hey Jack, just wanted to thank you for being interested in Ukraine and Ukrainian literature. When I heard about the "Lucky Break" I was pleasantly surprised! Immediately contacted my friend in Paris to get me one. Great wishes from Ukraine!

[@alexandraudinov9042]

Where did you get the bag?

[@Mstr_Fahrenheit]

Had strep throat for 3 months consecutively...had to get my tonsils removed. Look into it, it's not that bad, don't miss them! 😉

[@milothemoth]

When I see a new jack upload I know it’s a good day

[@jadedreadsbooks]

Hi Jack! Just kids is a really good book! But i really do agree with you that it’s really an acquired taste. I think it’s also because a lot of people who read Patti smith are fans of her who listen to her music. I think if you read it a few more times, i think that’s where the hype comes from. It took me a while to really enjoy just kids but once i read it more than once, i really loved it.

[@carolinevs5731]

I’m indeed one of those people saying Just Kids is one of their favourite books :p In my reading experience it was especially a memoir about her relationship with Robert Mapplethorpe, and to me it felt like a love letter to him and their friendship, less about her career, although it of course intermingles. I also thought the writing was amazing, and it even left me in tears at the end! And because of the book i started to appreciate her music even more. But that’s my opinion. ;)

[@sarahwhalen6832]

HATED sputnik sweetheart but LOVED south of the border west of the sun... excited to hear what you think...

[@hollyh9180]

jack help a girl out, where did you get that bag???? i can’t find a bag with the right dimensions for my flight

[@kristen1398]

Okay but now I need the link for that bag

[@wordstowordlessthings]

Brandi Carlile is a queer Americana singer whose memoir Broken Horses is a perfect audiobook experience. Each chapter relates a different time in her life, centred around how these moments became songs, and then at the end of the chapter she sings the song in question. There's a section about grief and how it changes the way we remember people that's just stunning, as is this quote: "I have seen trembling, filthy forgiveness bring light into a dark world like nothing else can."

[@aimeea8404]

I can't wait to see what you think of Nadja. I bought it in NYC and became obsessed with it. It's weird and very surreal. Wish I could read it in French.

[@Kay-ly3hb]

Every tone you upload, I add at least 5 books to my Amazon wish list

[@mamoru1836]

I loved We Have Always Lived in the Castle, though the effect it had on me was kinda late. It was my first exposure to classic horror and thank goodness it was memorable

[@julialewis4875]

"or does she smell" yes she literally does (loved "the New Me")

[@KatzePiano]

Intrigued to hear your thoughts on Sputnik Sweetheart! It was the first Murakami I read and it's a strange one.

[@user-qu8zs7vs1x]

Books mentioned: [The misfortunes of Jack Edwards - just kidding, but there's a few minutes of absolutely lovely chaos before he starts mentioning books] The book of form and emptiness by Ruth Ozeki Department of Speculation The Death of Vivek Oji Notes on Grief (personal note here: the author made some transphobic comments in the past so she's not that great) Grown-ups Assembly We've always lived in the castle South of the border, west of the sun Sputnik sweetheart (another personal note: Murakami is incredibly mysoginistic and talks about mental health and women in a really controversial way) Lucky Breaks Galatea The disaster tourist The new me Concerning my daughter The fortune men The woman in the purple skirt Nadja Just Kids Isaac and the egg Pure colour I want to die but I want to ear takkobokki (I probably misspelled this one) Cold enough for snow

[@somewhereinthisworld3489]

Thanks for the list! It's spelled tteokbokki (떡볶이 )in the latin alphabet and this is a sort of Korean rice cake in spicy sauce 😊

[@joaooliveira1430]

I love u so much for doing these threads

[@joaooliveira1430]

What is the author of Lucky Breaks? I cannot found it :(

[@winonaooh-na-na6908]

I really want to know you're opinion on murakami's "spunik sweatheart" I read it a few months ago and it stayed with me after I finished it

[@rukawa11killua]

I pressed this right away because I loooove your book hauls! ❤️ I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on these books to add more to my tbr!!

[@katiejacksonbooks]

I completely agree with you about Just Kids! I was expecting to be blown away by it from what I had heard about it but it just didn't grab me.

[@dreamingofthemoon]

My tbr is crying in 300+ unread books (250 due to you) Edit: bestie drop the link of the bag

[@Toocoolforyhu]

the intro was so fucking chaotic im dying laughing - absolute carnage for sure

[@tyche3729]

i actually read woman in the purple skirt earlier this year and thought it was aggressively average. it wasn’t bad, but it also wasn’t very memorable.

[@reneenospam]

A new recommendation I just received. Haven’t read it yet but here you go: “Scattered All Over the Earth” by Yoko Tawada. Described as a “mind-expanding cheerful dystopian novel.” Hmmm…

[@sh-fe2zn]

"i can't hear out of my right ear...i've heard enough quite frankly" killed me

[@waltzingmatilda9092]

We have always lived in the castle is one of my all time favs 🤍

[@gracethompson4251]

i love sputnik sweetheart, it's my favorite murakami

[@stevies-readies]

Dept of Speculation is so weird and heartbreaking. It's impossible to describe; it precedes the short sentence style of "No One Is Talking About This", but feels more like a series of profound intrusive thoughts than the endless and addictive scroll of social media

[@matildecameira9212]

galatea has been out for a while just in ebook format, so this short story isn’t new. however, i hope you love it as much as i did!

[@willibf]

my soul lights up whenever you post a new video, for real 🥺💜

[@solo-bold]

Also. I read Sally Rooney after I heard how much you loved it. And I cannot thank you enough. Normal People has a special place in my heart now.

[@geceveece]

1) ruth ozeki - the book of form and emptiness 2) department of speculation - jenny offil 3) the death of vivek ogre

[@elisazouza]

What bag is that :) I don’t know what that classic book “we have always lived in a castle” is about Jack wanted to know about the book you bought!!!!🤨🤨🤨

[@harshitamaru]

Murakami is my favorite author! You are going to enjoy both of them!! Also, I love your content, and you vibe. It is just so positive.

[@neelanjanak7743]

Please do a video on the singer Hozier's book recs Jack 🥺🥺

[@iloveS2lamusique]

long time subscriber first time commenter here! just a very minor comment, the Korean language doesn't necessarily have an accented syllable, but usually when people say "tteokpokki", its the first syllable "tteok" that's put on the emphasis rather than the second syllable :) also on that note, Ji-young from "Kim Ji-young, Born 1982" is pronounced "Jee-Young" not "Jai-Young". I feel like such a snobby ass trying correct it but thought it might be helpful hahah looking forward to your reviews of the books!

[@황지영-e4k]

I want to die but I want to eat tteokpokki is my favorite! That book was a sensation in Korea and the moment I started to read it I knew ill underline every sentence and it healed me a lot! I never knew there was English version which I was searching for a long time 😭 Hope u enjoy it!

[@robotpenguin17]

I believe the English version just came out quite recently! I was in a bookstore in London and they had tons of copies right at the front so its still pretty new here. I unfortunately didn't get it but I might have to go back for it

[@황지영-e4k]

@@robotpenguin17 ohh thats why lol its a good book if you want some comfort. Highly recommend it🤗

[@manal797]

Jack's videos feel like being curled up in bed with a candle and a cup of tea 💞

[@emmamuldoonryan2879]

I feel this man is just living the life we all want to live ourselves

[@hes228]

the new me is the worst book i’ve ever read lol i’m curious to hear your thoughts on it

[@helloimstacey14]

we have always lived in the castle (and shirley jackson in general) is so so so good 🤘🏼 can’t wait to hear what your thoughts are!

[@laurenschenck5355]

I am so sorry Jack hope you feel better soon Jack rest well and hope you recover fast recovery love you and keep hydrated ❤️‍🩹

[@alicearnoldmay]

not me checking the description for the bag link 😂

[@aylanalps]

super excited for your upcoming reads, especially “the disaster tourist” and “the woman in the purple skirt”, they were amazingly weird. since you’re currently reading a lot of short (and weird) translated fiction i thought about a couple of books you might enjoy as well. “you are eating an orange. you are naked” and “untold night and day”.