ONLY READING FOR 24 HOURS STRAIGHT (for literally no reason)

all i did was read for 24 hours straight... for literally no reason. i just decided this would be a fun challenge. it wasn't.
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[@jack_edwards]

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[@milanghale719]

How did you write your A-level history coursework please?

[@carlaz.r962]

Already ordered mine :)

[@Olivia-yy3mb]

You can tell he actually read for 24 hours because the clock is the same time at the start of the video as it is at the end

[@jack_edwards]

this comment is funnier than anything in the video, I applaud u 👏🏼👏🏼

[@Olivia-yy3mb]

Jack Edwards Thank you! 🤣

[@avakirk6895]

He said the clock is Brocken

[@GabyBong]

Ava Kirk that’s the joke

[@ayushbhai426]

@@jack_edwards 😂😂

[@dn8139]

this screams procrastination in 47 different languages

[@professorlanturio1829]

Lol you have got 666 likes right now(20 October) I guess today is your last day on earth 😂

[@itsjustaylin1626]

Everything about this screams English Lit degree and i'm here for it

[@jack_edwards]

did i MENTION-

[@zuzannawojcik6788]

@@jack_edwards what? I don't think you did😂 tell us!

[@angelikakrawczyk2207]

I'm doing political science degree but I'm still going to attempt on doing that challenge on the next weekend

[@itsjustaylin1626]

@@angelikakrawczyk2207 good luck, you got this!!

[@elimpoluto3250]

@@jack_edwards u did that is why i kept watching XD

[@RevisionWithEve]

Bro Icant even read for 20 mins without getting distracted how do you do it

[@anattempt2513]

me. me. me.

[@myname-rz4zk]

Same

[@fintanbeirne7261]

Poetry is a good place to start, then you should move on to plays (read them in one sitting with a break in the interval, its actually easier that way)

[@aleksandrarychlik2830]

Gosh, same

[@Misseggy24]

fintan beirne that’s actually brilliant advice right there. Plays are always my go-to for when I’m trying to get myself out of a reading slump

[@simprella]

the lack of planning for this stresses me out but i hope you survived

[@jack_edwards]

true chaos

[@luc4299]

This is pure dedication to English , Shakespeare would be proud

[@jack_edwards]

big up willy shakes

[@EllieJean]

“Cheese gives me crazy dreams” um. I’m gonna need more

[@jack_edwards]

just lactose intolerant things hahahahaha

[@DracoVP]

@@jack_edwards bro what

[@pedders9380]

Imagine being subscribed to Jack for months and only just finding out he was head boy at your old school...WHILST YOU WERE THERE

[@jack_edwards]

hahahahahaha omg 2014/15 throwback!!

[@barnesy5cs693]

Head boy is a real thing? I thought that was just in Harry Potter? Lol

[@kennedyturner2067]

@@barnesy5cs693 exactly

[@gaurika6555]

@@barnesy5cs693 same

[@notmeritus4424]

@@barnesy5cs693 Since harry potter was based in England, it makes sense for Hogwarts to be based on actual english schools. We have head boys and houses (as in hogwarts houses).

[@shreyatanna9099]

'eyebags so big Tesco's could sell them for five pence' your humour is amazing, imagine still being funny after no sleep 😂😂

[@SophieFoster]

So even if I was to sit down and read for 24 hours I still wouldn’t even finish a book because I’m the slowest reader ever, how do you do that???

[@AilenBlanco]

The more you read, the more your eyes adapt and you start reading faster, so you just have to read a lot

[@stevepruthvi7009]

Keep going

[@kingromulus7799]

I read Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire for a week but now I'm taking months reading this 300 page book.

[@hydra3843]

U can tell that he has an English lit degree when he tries to solve the math. Great

[@mathilden7955]

Me : haha cool challenge, i should try it during the holidays Jack : i have a lecture at 10 so... Me : wait... WHAT?

[@niamhabbott4322]

I was honestly slightly upset when I realised that the title didn't say '(for literary no reason)'

[@hancoxt]

😂😂

[@bethanygarns4590]

("for literally no reason")*

[@ASprinkleOfRandom]

@@bethanygarns4590 r/whoosh

[@gemmabailey9036]

@@bethanygarns4590 yikes

[@xmurphyxx8921]

Jack: posts anything about reading Me: ready to spend my time watching this

[@nikidrr]

Ah yes, a 24 hour read-athon Your metamorphosis into a booktuber has begun :)

[@rashichoudhary2006]

Your clairvoyance stuns me.

[@pyqio]

no one: absolutely no one: Jack: I dO aN eNgLiSh LiT dEgReE

[@OMGitsSeppie]

This is me at the end of the year, frantically trying to complete my Goodreads challenge...

[@ikec2531]

😂😂😂Same

[@isabellahaugland9138]

I have a feeling this will be me. December is in two days and I still have 6 books to read...

[@eloise4230]

Jack: reads like 3 books in 10 hours Also jack: why am I tired i haven’t done anything today Me: reads one book in two weeks😂

[@shaylanroy583]

A book in 2 weeks, impressive still trying to get through biff and chip

[@emmapoole21]

Shaylan Roy underrated comment 😂

[@mabelpope]

Study. ing엘로위즈 I’ve been reading the same book sonde October:/

[@eloise4230]

mabel pope as long as you are reading 💕

[@qwerqwer5499]

I liked the fact that he had different positions for every book 🤣

[@heatherlydia4728]

I remember finding 24 hour read-a-thons over the summer when I was in 6form and honestly a nap before hand makes it so much more fun. Joining in on them with other people on Twitter helps make them feel like a sleepover, but never did one on a school/work day.

[@emily1celebfan]

Rookie mistake jack!!! Most people start their 24 hours of reading at midnight 😂

[@jack_edwards]

now this..... this is very clever

[@summerrose5594]

For some people it’s hard to read for two nights

[@ralu2006]

... Your profile pic... It's a NCT easter pic or I have watched to much to NCT Life and NCT vines and I see NCT everywhere, probably you don't know how I am talking about 😅 Sorry for that.

[@brokenremedy7821]

Why do people start at midnight? Sorry, new to 24 hour readathons!

[@emily1celebfan]

heyle if you stayed up all night the night before then when you’re finished you can go to sleep at a fairly normal time and sleep through the night! But if you start in the morning and then stay up all night and finish in the morning you might end up sleeping all day!

[@TheHollyChronicle]

Jacks one talent: reading for 24 hours

[@jack_edwards]

I WASN'T EVEN GOOD AT THAT

[@mira394]

Ouch

[@jessicasmith5609]

I think ink outside the box should make bookmarks

[@jack_edwards]

omg LOVE this idea!

[@jacquelinegoede3373]

I have a box full of bookmarks but if you check my books, there’s old scrap paper, train tickets and receipts in there to mark pages... There must be a secret way of being able to use bookmarks.

[@shannybeaar]

When you said Beloved was next I thought “oh no your brain is going to hurt” 😂

[@shannybeaar]

Omg and the crying of lot 49 😭😭 you’re asking to be confused dude

[@gloriamolina4299]

Me: gets tired after reading for five minutes Jack: reads for 24 hours straight

[@GabriellaFitzGerald]

How were you so coherent still at the end - when I did it I could barely gets words out, let alone complete sentences 😂

[@jack_edwards]

it took EVERYTHING i had to form a sentence haha

[@laurenharman5797]

@Jack Edwards Please can we have an update on your day afterwards with your lectures?? Would be hilarious

[@GabriellaFitzGerald]

@@laurenharman5797 omg yes would be amazing! functionality afterwards is so difficult (and funny in retrospect 😂)

[@laurenharman5797]

Gabriella FitzGerald I can barely function in lectures with 8 hours of sleep nevermind none!!

[@laurenharman5797]

Really hoped you vlogged the day and gave us all the details otherwise I'll be highly disappointed 😂😂

[@parallel4]

Once I spent 7 days where I did literally nothing except from read, sleep, and eat. Any time I wasn't either sleeping or eating a meal, I was reading. It was boring as fuck, but at least I managed to read 13 novels in 7 days, with some hours to spare by the end of it I think.

[@saisaranyyamenon5730]

Jack - reads 4 books Also Jack (midnight)- I don't know why I'm tired I haven't really done anything

[@kxrimgh]

GUYS SOMEONE FINALLY FILMED AN ACCURATE REPRESENTATION OF MY DAILY ROUTINE!!!!!!! ♥♥♥

[@kxrimgh]

♥️♥️

[@pipscarlett3183]

Getting ahead of that reading challenge I see! I feel accomplished if I read one book in one day so this must feel satisfying, but one question, how and why do you sometimes read standing up? I like to be cosy reading hahah

[@user-ws4cc9dq7j]

to stay awake ig

[@hanna452]

THIS explains the sudden stream of updates on your goodreads lol, i was like hoW

[@locketgirl8500]

Me: reading is such a good way to spend time away from a screen! Jack: reads on his laptop 👨‍💻 😂 (obvs joking)

[@KittyKat-hx7wx]

Jack, you are lying about the time bruh. The clock in the background says 3 mins to 4

[@jack_edwards]

*SIGH*

[@_danielhilton]

Wait, Jack's doing an English Lit degree????? I swear he's *never* mentioned that before /s

[@daisycoombs1656]

the idea of doing a completely arbitrary all nighter that you don't actually need makes me want to go to bed right now out of sheer pettiness

[@rohankakar808]

no one: not a single soul: Jack: I DO AN ENGLISH LIT DEGREE SO I READ

[@JanetSuzanne]

I did so many of these books when I studied English lit at uni! It’s interesting seeing the different texts (or similar texts!) different universities offer on the same course

[@memoriesintechnicolour1360]

This time last year I was watching your videos with awe and a huge distance between what I loved doing (LITERATURE yes) and my situation at the time. Now I'm in the second sem of my lit degree and so, so happy. Things do get better and your videos are still there to remind me that maybe the blue we can't quite reach *is* surmountable.

[@zinnderellad7253]

This made me tear up a lil bit. Wishing you and your books all the best xx

[@memoriesintechnicolour1360]

@@zinnderellad7253 thank you so much

[@gwennowilliams7395]

and here I am struggling to finish even one book in between my uni work 😂

[@MelinaKhaldoun]

This video has 'i'm an english lit student' written all over it

[@zoecrawford7924]

I do this all the time but usually I start at night so when the 24 hours are over I can go to sleep. Very accurate vlog of whats it like tho lol

[@ThatKindaGuyTravel]

Replace ‘ Reading’ to ‘sleeping’ and you’ve just summed up my life in a title

[@EzzaLeighh]

This video has inspired me to try and tackle the enormous TBR pile I currently have. Maybe won’t read for 24 hours straight though...😂😂😂 would NOT have the willpower for that!

[@ashclouds2139]

oh gosh i'm so glad someone didn't like 'the crying of lot 49', currently procrastinating an essay on it bc AAAAAA

[@meganellis5220]

How do you read standing up??? I have never seen anyone do that before 😂😂

[@jack_edwards]

DESPERATE TIMES, DESPERATE MEASURES

[@sonamartirossian7718]

Well, you did inspire me to finish 'The Catcher in the Rye'. Thanks!

[@liz_2878]

It is just me that after I finish a book I do like a period of mourning for a day to 'remember the best parts' before moving on to another one?

[@gimwithaustin]

"normally eating cheese gives me like, crazy dreams" wHaT? i think we need more information about that.

[@shrujanakandadai2064]

Jack : reads 4 books till midnight Also Jack: I've literally done nothing today Me : I can't even finish reading a book in one day

[@prernamishra5344]

10:44 You were so cute. Yes you did it and your subscribers are proud of you ♥️

[@steampoweredpixel]

DANG, 7 books?! The best I did was 2, if I remember correctly (was 2 years ago I did my first and (so far) only 24-hour readathon! :')

[@FmaForge]

God you taking ages to read Beloved is such a vibe - I'm trying to read it rn and honestly feel like I'm going insane since I have to reread every other page because i don' know what's going on loooool

[@sophieflint4472]

Actual moood when reading beloved. But it's so worth it when you start to get it, it's one of my favourite books

[@qqwweerrttyy3610]

the fact that Jack folds the side of the page as a bookmark is bothering me how could you😭

[@anokilasonia2844]

Jack is slowly turning into a booktuber and I love it lol

[@ileftthegame2044]

Such a cool video idea! Honestly, I feel like I could read the entire Harry Potter series in a day they’re just that addictive

[@kristapetre8032]

I laughed so hard at this...I've watched many 24 hour readathons but yours was the most interesting! You def made it sound hard! ;)

[@adauminska8869]

I would’ve gotten a massive headache, for sure 😂

[@studyingantiquities2657]

I would love to do something like this! I heard there is a charity that takes books to childrens wards for them to pick and keep, something I would love to support

[@sintumolefe1918]

Cheese gives you crazy dreams?? Funniest shit I've heard all day. 😭 😭

[@apricityvideosx]

no one: jack: eMpHaSiS oN tHe WoRd 'AtTeMpTiNg"

[@kerryg9573]

Throwing Pynchon into a reading marathon list was a bold choice. At lease it wasn’t Gravity’s Rainbow, you’d still be awake now !

[@loreleyannie]

The rush of personal pride is such that I can tell you you'll be doing it again at some point... something that helped me was to wake up in the night, say 4/5/6am, then you'll get some hours of sleep the following night as well! It somehow feels way less daunting because you're reading mostly during daylight hours

[@simprella]

jack saying it’s gonna be fine repeatedly is something i related to far too much for my liking

[@opheliaheath9506]

I’m actually planning to do this after mock week (for fun, so it doesn’t matter how long I actually read for :))

[@alannahayes8132]

“Eye bags so big that tesco could sell them for five pence” cndjdjkssk PEAK COMEDY

[@filmsyoushouldbewatching]

I’m so glad you enjoyed Outline, and I also purchased it purely on its cover! You ought to try the next two novels in Cusk’s trilogy - they’re great. Also, hats off to you for reading for a WHOLE day 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@readmetchieread6396]

jack you need to discover the Booktube part of youtube 24 hour read-a-thons are actually pretty normal and I think youd enjoy their content. LOVED THIS SO MUCH AND REALLY DID MOTIVATE ME TO READ TOO

[@warlockofwordsreturnsrb4358]

Pynchon's incredible, hope you enjoyed it. Tackle Gravity's Rainbow next!

[@koenmeier8553]

I just go and grab the audiobook version and read while listening.

[@phyllidahurst4490]

Is it just me or would Jack be an amazing doctor who?😂👍

[@glassw1ng]

thanks to this video, I got like 200 new ideas for new book-reading poses 🙌🏼

[@Lorena9090]

i know you said you aren't really that into graphic novels, but i think you would really enjoy "Maus" by Art Spiegelman.

[@irynamudryk1587]

Is there anybody else rewatching old Jack’s videos in 2022?)))

[@asuka376]

5:15- in that manner you are like Salvador Dali. He was inspired to paint The Persistance of Memory after eating and looking at melting cheese.

[@rishikamalwankar7483]

I thought I loved reading until I realised I will never be ready to 24 hours of it like you have😭😂

[@wutinghou1009]

To those who wanna try: Inspired by jack I did a 12 hrs of non stop reading and it was TOUGH. But most importantly It does help to lengthen my focus span. So say that I did 12 hours yesterday so today it’s quite easy to do 3 hours while the day before yesterday I needed a break after one and a half.

[@TheHollyChronicle]

“WHY. WHY WOULD U DO THAT”

[@unimoon3862]

How did Jack actually look awake at the end staying up for 24 hours? I look like a panda with bags the size of bin bag after just 6 hours. tEacH mE yOur wAys 😭

[@AO2437.]

Way to go for your 2020 reading challenge!

[@adelaheath4221]

In glasses, I think you look like Simon from The Mortal Instruments series.

[@booksorcats]

I would love more book’s content :)

[@user-mg3mh2wy9f]

Hey I just wanna say you got me into reading. It changed my life and these books aren’t my first books I started reading Star Wars because I already loved the movies and shows.

[@wilmo8657]

Have you read Mcewan’s novel ‘Atonement’ ? What did u think?

[@lindseytaylor7583]

After I finished Trainspotting I felt like I learned a new language, it was very hard to read at first, still a classic and an intense read.

[@thehopefuledwardian]

I’m also an English student but reading solidly for 24hrs is my idea of a hell. How??

[@thebanterloon6450]

i fr get distracted reading the extracts in the english lit gcse how could you do this

[@lalaland4109]

I just love how your eyes look with the glasses on, its so cuteeeeee

[@gamerdude3891]

jack: i read 3 books in 10 hours me: i have not voluntarily read a book since primary school

[@itsronitime]

If you’re looking to read more Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye was phenomenal. Very hard hitting and difficult to get through but it had such important topics in it that I think everyone should read.

[@AddittiAgrawal]

now this is dedication

[@lucypettigrew9089]

I loved this!! Time to get started on my own uni reading..

[@Anushka-lb7tp]

Why am I obssessed with books ( even I can't buy book that I like , reason = my parents.) And why am I obssessed with you too ?? Btw, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH 💜💜💜💜

[@indiajordanjones9911]

I honestly expected Jack to break down after Beloved... how did he carry on so calmly I needed 3 days recovery after that book

[@Kkgang28]

I really like your video, I falled over your video and thought it would be good and it is/was. It wasn’t boring and didn’t make me fall asleep as some of others youtubers videos😁

[@abrartritto9714]

Don’t you read fantasy books?Then what will you prefer?By the way,I love to watch your videos.

[@553zz]

you're really avoiding your work as much as you can aren't you

[@rosieparry9156]

Have you read The Kite Runner? If not I 100000% recommend, it’s one of the best books I’ve ever read, I can’t tell you how beautiful that story is

[@JeddieMPB]

your bookshelves are darling and so are you, so glad you showed up in my recommended

[@hedydd1]

Not like you to miss a pun. ONLY READING FOR 24 HOURS STRAIGHT (for 'lit'erally no reason). That is all.