reacting to 1 star reviews of my favourite books

[@michellexbeauty9832]

Sometimes the one-star reviewers make points about the books I like and I can’t do anything but agree and move on 😭

[@ellyt3429]

same 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 sometimes it’ll be a book i literally LOVED, but that i can objectively acknowledge won’t be for everybody, and i can’t help but read some reviews (especially the funny ones) and just think yep. ur so right. and then continue on loving the book anyways 😭😭

[@ellyt3429]

even worse is when they make such a good point that i go back and actually detract a star

[@_bookloverr]

and then i physically cant unsee their comment and my love for that book is forever tainted by that one point they made 😭😭

[@disab4649]

Several times I've found things I loved based of of bad reviews. You just have to figure out how people usually insult things you normally like. Ngl pretentious is a code word I look out for XD

[@michellexbeauty9832]

@@ellyt3429 I don’t even consider myself to be someone swayed by others opinion but a lot of reviews make me critically rethink my thoughts and yeah occasionally a star gets docked 😭😭

[@kathrinspies558]

I read a 1-star review of Dante's Inferno and it just said "To many Italian names and places" and that's one of my favorite reviews of all time. It's so stupidly funny to me

[@Mina_Susnjevic]

😂 brilliantly stupid

[@soho6435]

omg hahahaha

[@BritzHerz]

OMG! 😅 that has to be the funniest review ever. Imagine reading a book by an italian author and be appalled by the usage of italian names and places. no words 😅

[@mmmmmmolly]

It's like a bad review of a cookbook i saw where the reviewer didn't like it because there were too many dishes in it that she didn't recognise.

[@martinadevita8342]

I have to say... I'm Italian and I agree

[@hellothere1065]

Now do the opposite. You should read 5 star reviews for your least favourite books.

[@hippolyte90]

Yes, please! That would be hilarious🤣

[@LotteAtena]

THISSS!!! YESSS!

[@kaylakrey]

YES

[@aaaamnaaaa]

Oh my god this is genius

[@wronghandlane9665]

YES

[@halane4790]

I think Jane Austen would love that someone said Emma made them vomit with rage, she would find that HILARIOUS XD

[@dorothyparashi1736]

Because she would knows that the crowd that does not get this message is STUPID

[@SiqueScarface]

@@dorothyparashi1736 Some people get the message and think the message is stupid.

[@Clazz94]

As an aspiring writer, reading 1-star reviews of my absolute favourite books reminds me that no art is universally adored, and that soothes my perfectionism.

[@momentmemos]

Omg i love this! I’m trying to write too and even letting my friends read my stuff is terrifying ahah

[@sappho4828]

i can't read negative reviews for books i like bc sometimes they convince me 😭

[@ellyt3429]

nah same like sometimes i’ll give a book a high rating, read a bunch of negative reviews, be like “damn ur right”, and go back to lower my original rating 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@missgreendayfan]

​@@ellyt3429 me AF

[@kayo5291]

@@ellyt3429 Me too, what’s wrong with us? 🥸

[@grff_]

SAME LOL i loved seven husbands but after watching a negative review it had me scratching my head like damn....maybe ur right😭

[@hazelwi]

I loved on earth we're briefly gorgeous but read so many negative reviews I drove myself into a reading slump😭😭

[@sarahhansen8004]

“Maybe we do miss when men just used to go to war and die.” 🤣 iconic

[@taras5534]

Hahaha for real!

[@di4947]

no no no bad idea

[@maryn1776]

cries in ukrainian 😢

[@natchasapsuwan]

i had to take a minute after that one

[@em-w5438]

@@natchasapsuwan Me too!

[@blancaherreroespana5035]

"this proves that all men do in those days is be misogynists and wrinkle" SENT ME😭

[@juleslefumiste9204]

and also create an entire civilization you now are leeching off :)

[@blancaherreroespana5035]

@@juleslefumiste9204 uuuuuh someone is cranky and wants to pick up an irrelevant fight in a comment section about something silly that has nothing to do with them! it's ok, it's a pretty popular coping mechanism for miserable people that need attention, not getting more from me though, i recommend touching some grass or taking a nap! hope this helps :)

[@DrunkenEros]

@@juleslefumiste9204 Let's not pretend you could create a civilisation when you can't even spell "leeching" correctly.

[@sambanks9670]

@@juleslefumiste9204u mean cause most of all crime and create wars? if you’re gonna take credit for something take credit for everything

[@juleslefumiste9204]

@@DrunkenEroswhat are you talking about lol

[@erinisbold]

The phrase "be misogynist and wrinkle" permanently altered my brain chemistry

[@molasses3850]

"I've read shampoo bottles with more plot twists." 😭😭 frr

[@joeyb5399]

Omg I thought I made this comment 😭

[@molasses3850]

@@joeyb5399 ahaha same pfp. Love to see it :]

[@Yootifully_07]

This is funny coz a shampoo ad just played 😭😭

[@telanos2492]

I clicked because I was curious which book was bland enough to be shamed with this review, and was bitterly disappointed to discover there is no such review featured :(

[@nishthagupta1357]

THIS WAS SO FUNNY😂

[@meikusje]

I'm much better at dealing with 1 star reviews for books I liked than 5 star reviews for books I hated 😂

[@heatherbocks]

For sure! I can usually understand why the things I love wouldn’t work for people.

[@ivyzen8860]

Same! When I see 5 star reviews for books I hated, I always think, "This! This is what's wrong with society!" 😂

[@elliotoliverr]

I read a book where the protagonist’s name meant corn corn corn (I wish I was joking), and it felt like the rip off of every YA dystopian romance ever and I stayed up until midnight fuming that the book had so many 5-star reviews

[@aimeekessell5022]

But why is that so exactly true. 😂

[@bartholomew887]

Me @ every colleen hoover book

[@jil8091]

The amount of times I LOVED a book but the goodreads people shame it to the core😭😭 why does it feel like a personal attack?? Most of the times people just didn't get the point of the book let's be honest

[@devilinred3319]

Also everyone has diferent taste.

[@DrunkenEros]

@@devilinred3319 I feel like taste and quality of the book are different. You can dislike a book and still recognise that it is a well written one.

[@js66613]

@@DrunkenEros Eh, well-written is still somewhat subjective.

[@Mariam-do6jq]

​@@js66613 not really there are standards for different aspects of a book and some of them are objective.

[@Cherylmayblii]

@@js66613it’s really multifaceted tbh.

[@navyaanand3475]

"Bad reviews have people bringing out the VOCABULARY" yes, Jack, so accurate and I'm so here for it😂

[@BooksWithCarah]

"toni morrison get behind me" LMAO ME TOOOOO JACK

[@autism_and_niamh]

"I'm not taking it with a little grain of salt, I'm taking it with a Himalayan salt lamp" I CACKLED, get this man a comedy special asap

[@DumiNihi]

8:26 personally one of my fave insults is calling people odd. Like imaging arguing and being like " what a odd and unfortunate fellow". It's tickles my brain.

[@Pipapisca]

Im sorry but I laughed so hard at the fact that you assumed someone switched to Spanish 😂 some of us native Spanish speakers use goodreads you know 😅

[@adelechl]

that’s what i thought too hahaha!! like maybe this person is just… a spanish speaker?

[@ttcgr]

his pronunciation genuinely made me so mad it was like the way they pronounced ‘taco’ in the great british bake off all over again

[@laura-sandy1492]

LOL, that’s what I thought too, and the French one as well!

[@loriet4926]

Yeah he looked so ignorant when he said that 🫠

[@YV09876]

I didn't even understand. Because, no me gusto means I don't like myself. 😩

[@shannoncishahayo5567]

there isn't a sequel book to 'normal people', BUT there is a short story that Sally wrote and had published in 2016 called 'At The Clinic' that entails where she would think Marianne and Connell would be in the future after the book's ending!

[@RhiannonT01]

WHAT

[@BritzHerz]

why am I only hearing about this now?! 😮

[@mariagiseladelgado8831]

Not quite... she wrote 'At the Clinic' before writing Normal People and was her first time dabbling into the character's, so it's both a prequel and a sequel in a way. I decided to take it as a reality adjacent parallel universe

[@maryamjuma1704]

on the contrary i think that ‘vomiting in rage’ is such a compliment i’d love for someone to have such a visceral reaction from my writing

[@kangaroo9816]

I so agree with the point that sometimes watching a movie adaptation can help you understand the book better - it’s exactly what happened to me with Pride and Prejudice. Watching the movie and brushing shoulders with the fandom really helped me appreciate the book in a way that I couldn’t before!

[@luisa.mp4]

Two things I wanted to say: firstly JACK PUT A PHONECASE ON, PLEASE!! secondly: I love reading the super long 1 star reviews of a little life they are so incredibly funny, and I do have to say there often spot on, highly recommend

[@-Lotta-]

So true , I love reading long 1 star reviews in general

[@courtneymoore27]

whenever i read a 1 star review for books i love, i like to check what those reviewers give higher ratings to to paint a better picture lol

[@kayo5291]

I do this on Amazon, it’s fascinating! Obviously my house is a mess.

[@rondoflicflac]

Some of us goodreads users are Spanish speakers 😂 that's probably why that girl wrote her review in Spanish not because she wanted to switch languages ❤😂

[@MrGreyseptember]

i'm ukrainian, and most of the time write reviews in english, though sometimes it's tough to express my thoughts and feelings in a foreign language. especially if they are strong😅

[@generated.name.by.human.]

@@MrGreyseptember NO CUZ I RELATE TO THAT STRONG FEELINGS THINGY SM Like I'm C1/C2 in English but talking in it will never be enough to express strong feelings both of love and hate IT JUST DOESN'T FUCKING WORK LIKE MY FUCKING NATIVE LANGUAGEEE (and it doesn't help that I feel so much more limited in the cusswords domain + there are stupidass words you can't use (I DON'T GET ITTTT IS THAT COMMON IN OTHER LANGUAGES???) Help. I'm not Ukranian tho

[@imahotmess872]

“and yea that’s the point. PEOPLE MISCOMMUNICATE” thank you, jack. as an introvert who is terrible at socializing, i needed that out into the world 🌎 ❤️

[@shannon6160]

The one star review button is just too accessible to some people. Like they just have to hate just to be a hater. And I relate

[@ellyt3429]

me too girl i wish there was a 0 star option a lot of the time bc i’d give it to sooooo many books smh

[@kavyajoshi3597]

Well since we have you two here id like to ask if you've read picture of Dorian gray and if you'd recommend it I want to buy the book but am not sure. Thanks for the review 😀

[@ellyt3429]

@@kavyajoshi3597 i have! i liked it! it’s pretty easy to follow for a classic, and the writing is very pretty but also still easy to understand ☺️

[@kavyajoshi3597]

@@ellyt3429 thank you ☺️💖

[@shannon6160]

@@kavyajoshi3597 honestly I like the book I’d say go for it if you like classics. It’s interesting once you get into it and it’s not too long definitely shorter than other classics

[@Lumors]

"Easily the worst book I've ever read" the self-restraint from going into their read-list! I could not have managed

[@elinevisser346]

They rated a Colleen Hoover book 5 stars, I think that's all we need to know

[@M.sad93]

To me the reviews that really break my heart are the 3 star reviews in books I thought were 5 stars. You know they understood what the book wanted to be and they pick it apart to the point I regret giving 5 stars in the first place.

[@leila7904]

Me too! Makes me rethink my reading experience 😂

[@AS-jw5sk]

One of my favourite reviews on goodreads is, to paraphrase, “Murakami’s writing on a plot like Norwegian Wood’s, is like painting the Sistine chapel on a pair of crocs”. I adore that review. I also strongly dislike Norwegian wood.

[@ilianarodriguez1715]

Others have pointed out, but many non-english speakers use Goodreads, and write our reviews in our native language (regarding the Spanish and French reviews mentioned here)

[@3d2yo5]

not related to the video, but recently i saw you in my dream 😂 nothing weird, you were just the owner of book library in our town where me and my sister were choosing which book to buy and read. i already forgot all the details, but it was wholesome meeting you there 🥹

[@jil8091]

I had to read a book for university and I loved it so much. I loved the way it portrayed mental health and impossible love. It felt like the story came right out of my head.... then I went to Uni to discuss the book in my course and omg they all hated it 😭 not even just that they hated the protagonist and called him stupid and they said he should get a life??? Excuse me? I felt personally attacked because he was just like me: desperate and sad 😂😂😭 really got called out by the whole class

[@mayasworte]

Other people hating on stuff you actually really loved (but were the only one who did) is just AWFUL😂

[@jil8091]

@@mayasworte Right?! And it feels so personal too for no reason 😂 My heart was shattered after that class and i'm honestly still mad about it

[@n-dk]

Wow I can only imagine how bad you felt! I wonder if an explanation to people disliking such a protagonist is that he/she reminded them of their fear to be desperate and sad? At least I would guess that they either could not relate or felt uncomfortable to be confronted with how the character was suffering, even though they would maybe have more empathy if a person in their real life had depression or something similar.

[@jil8091]

@@n-dk Yes I guess they just couldn't really relate to those emotions and therefore they just didn't understand the actions of the protagonist. Just like you said they would probably be way more considerate if this scenarios would happen in reality to someone they know.

[@kayo5291]

Those weren’t your people. Your people are out there though. I’m sure of it.

[@manuela0986]

this should be a series!

[@Nebobo]

That thumbnail is accurate AF I'll die a normal people hater.

[@taras5534]

Same, what a shallow book. Lol

[@Lily-sy5gz]

I agree both MCs think they're above the rest of society it made me cringe so bad

[@kayl.1989]

I would rather watch paint dry than read that painfully dull book.

[@suspicious_berries]

YES

[@sienna7241]

im with you! definitely wouldnt count myself among ms rooneys fans lets just say that

[@junychup]

I recently saw a video where people read each other 1 star reviews from books they loved, and the other person had to guess the book. can't remember the name of the channel rn, unfortunately, but that would be such a fun video with another booktuber!!

[@thecraftyhistorian]

Murphy Napier has done it a few times with her husband, and on Daniel Greene’s channel as well. Those are hilarious videos, I love how she captures the feeling of being personally attacked when someone gives a 1 star review to a book you adore 😂

[@LudvigIndestrucable]

Haven't read many of these, but I genuinely loved Emma. The whole point is that she's a meddlesome shrew and all her machinations come to naught and everyone's much the happier for it, including her. The whole point is getting over oneself.

[@Sad_vibes_on_radio]

Unrelated, but I read a little life when I was 13 and I read it in school and a teacher kept coming up to me to ask if I was okay, and based on the fact that I was reading a little life as a 13 year old, I think we all know the answer.

[@cas9278]

So... Are you okay?

[@YV09876]

But why?

[@manouka]

THAT HAMNET REVIEW WAS HILARIOUS AAA i am dumbfounded, agog, aghast, is marius in love at last

[@annahoran5097]

a little life is one of my favourite books too, and the macbeth quote slander actually hurt my soul i think i died a little and will never recover🥲

[@emnabenhamza-j6x]

I can't wait to see the light leave Jack's eyes as he watches Salley rooney's books and his favs used as campfire wood

[@suspicious_berries]

one time I was so mad after reading normal people that I published a whole essay on why I disliked it in the Google reviews 💀

[@helenfleming611]

The way I would watch anything this man made

[@friedlbonte6209]

i really ADORE this editing style !!!

[@gaiamorgosi7181]

I love this, truly, because (and I don't know why) it gives me the courage and comfort to do stuff even if someone might not like this, at the end of the day a lot of people say horrible stuff about our favourites, but we are the proof that things can be liked and disliked by different people.

[@brookeboswell81]

“Maybe we do miss when all men did was go to war and die” AHAHAHAHAHAHAUSBSBDNDIIDKWBEVEVEVHDU

[@tinylittleanj2]

ugh... I loved Piranesi!! I had no idea what it was about, the hype, none of it. I would love to actually see that house... Awesome book. Hands down a fave.

[@jaweriafahad8930]

What ive picked up from this video is that you like the type of books that peope usually find boring and repetitive. As you said, tells SO MUCH about you LOL

[@madeleinedarnoco5190]

3:41 that story actually is so sweet… it’s one of my mother’s favorites as well

[@fredhasopinions]

This was fun to watch because for me all these books either fall into the "oh FINALLY I've been waiting for someone to rip this book apart the reviews are ON POINT" or into the "this is a literary masterpiece and no one can touch a hair on its head" category for me

[@3rdeye0pen]

Piranesi transformed me from a strictly high fantasy, dragons and gargoyles girly into someone who gives most books a chance. The twist in this book and the last few chapters filled me with such curiosity that I couldnt stop turning the pages

[@YV09876]

They shouldn't have waited to the last pages. I could not get there. 😅

[@3rdeye0pen]

@@YV09876 it's really worth it if you can push through!

[@josephinecaumeil8360]

When I first read Piranesi, I gave up after about 40 pages, not able to get into it and to stick with the story. After abandoning it for 2 years, I picked it up again, restarted, and didn't put it back down until i finished it. I'm glad I didn't review it the first time around and gave it a second chance - I absolutely adored it on the second read. Just had to be in the right mood for it!

[@saradeandres2131]

Ngl I zoned out, not because the videos bad but because there’s a lot on my mind. So soothing. this music and your voice is a great backrough filler. I say this with love I promise!!

[@isabelantayhua9375]

"you're glad its finito i thought i was bonito" JAJAJAJAJAJAJJAAJAJAJAJAJAJA

[@sandypink7931]

When I say I was having fun till it was time for my favourite book 💀🥲

[@moice4232]

so happy to see you put piranesi as books you love more than anything because i’m currently reading it after your review on it!! 💌

[@lanaaemily]

I love “Emma” and I’m dying to finally watch the movie but I haven’t been able to yet! And I finished the book 3 years ago!!! Also, “Emma” is actually quite an eventful book right off the bat, like, I recently read “Persuasion” and that took about 80 pages for something interesting to happen 💀

[@Kristinaxprr]

Not me getting the KZbin notification while checking out your goodreads profile LMAO

[@shannahsmith6276]

Omg the shade thrown in this video (both in the reviews and from you) is exactly what I needed today!

[@Larisa1Cristina]

In addition to being extremely challenging to read, 1984 deals with a very difficult subject. Although I purchased the book, I ultimately listened to it. Despite the book's subject, the girl who read it had such a soft, angelic voice that it turned out to be a passable read. The subject matter is extremely difficult, particularly for me as I reside in Romania, a country where communism was rife and these events were real and widespread. Though I was fortunate enough to be born when it was coming to an end, reading this book felt a lot like reading a history book because I knew the stories from my parents and grandparents. Finally, I would say that this is a book that I highly recommend listening to on audio and having a soft-spoken reader. The book is difficult enough. The reader does not have to speak in a dramatic manner because doing so could make you feel down afterwards.

[@writtenbyanjali]

The Normal People sequel they're probably talking about is "At the Clinic"! It was Sally Rooney's short story that was published in the White Review in 2016 and then she wrote Normal People after!

[@MiriamVintageClassics]

I was having a difficult day, had a splitting headache and this video brought me back to life. I am also quite fond of The Picture of Dorian Gray and Emma is my ultimate Jane Austen favorite so that was a treat. One star reviews deserve to be carefully written, specially if you're going against a classic. Such a fun concept and I loved it!

[@loraserafimova7750]

Jack you should do this more often this was so fun

[@estherwelsch3578]

Goodreads reviewers are just so funny 😭

[@Lola-ec4zd]

That 1 star review of Hamnet which made me realize that maggie used adjectives in threes will always be iconic.

[@rachel5399]

I found a Sally Rooney hardcover for like $4, so I bought it and I'm excited to find out if I like her writing or not lol. It seems like she either hits or misses with tastes.

[@clairenine]

Sally Rooney is definitely a love it or hate it author. I believe in reading a few books to give the author a chance and I disliked all of them, and Normal People was my least favourite of them all. A good friend of mine, whose opinion on books I absolutely respect, adores her writing. I’m glad you found a cheap copy of the book and it would be interesting to see which side of the coin you fall to with her writing. Happy reading!

[@LeapThroughTheSky]

I hated it. The writing style is not very nice and the plot (Normal People) was just two unlikable White people complaining about secretly pining for each other, while there seemed to be more interesting plot points hinted at.

[@FeralEcho]

“Maybe we do miss when all men did was go to war and die” - you really got me with that one 😂

[@Prachie10]

It feels illegal to be this early

[@sarahtom6890]

Mhmm, totally agree

[@poojachaugule4210]

There's a one star review for 'They both die at the end' that says - Hope they stay dead 💀

[@HeIsFullyBooked]

I genuinely don't understand how people could think Piranesi was boring, I literally could not put it down when I read it I think I finished it in a day. Such beautiful writing and the themes are really juicy if you dig into them 😋

[@little.prince]

We do not have the same taste in books whatsoever, but it’s so entertaining to watch this stuff😂

[@emmaj8337]

today i finished turtles all the way down, liked it, and went to update my goodreads just to find that you sir rated it 2 stars

[@loripraus7463]

I read Hamnet based on your recommendation last year and then promptly bought every other book Maggie O'Farrell has written. I love her so much.

[@nadinebenjamin1882]

Not the: "I guess we do miss when all men used to do was go to war and die." Had me choking with laughter.

[@sosseserpenti]

11:20 Toni Morrisons writing is not flowery at all! She is great at writing in a straight forward, mellow yet raw tone. Sula is literally just 180 pages, so much is implied in that story that is not written down. She knows how to bring the town The Bottom and the friendship between Sula and Nel alive in very short, powerful fragments

[@Ewalker11]

About to write a 1 star book so jack will review it✨✨

[@lanadelregan6912]

I loved this! So funny. I think my favorite one was 1984 “what a wild thing to say about a book on censorship” 😂😂😂😂😂

[@KatyaMelll]

I wrote my final bachelor's thesis on the Piranesi book. And I LOVE how poetic bad reviews on this book are. Readers definitely got it!

[@shirlsbythesea]

i was a normal people HATER when i first read it at 16 (rated it 1 star), but i recently read it again at 21 after going through university, experiencing family-related trauma similar to marianne's, and dealing with my own mental health problems, and found it so illuminating and affirming. honestly, normal people will be a book that i always think about because i learned so much about myself in the process of reading it

[@mohammedarmanulhaq]

Thank u so much Jack for accepting my suggestion to do this video of reacting to 1 star reviews of ur fav books!😇

[@elenaangulo4397]

Hello Jack! I love your videos and your personality ❤ please remember that goodreads is also used by spanish speakers and a lot of us read books originally written in english, it may be a non ironic "No me gustó" 😅. Another thing if you liked Emma I think you may enjoy Iphigenia from the venezuelan writer Teresa de la Parra, the full title of the book is: Iphigenia (the diary of a young lady that wrote because she was bored) it's not for everyone and I don't know how it translates to english but I love it and the protagonist gives me Emma vibes, the themes are different though.

[@Lola-ec4zd]

Piranesi is the one book that I LOVE and still kind of understand the low ratings cause it's clear that the readers got hung up on the description of the house instead of taking a panaromic view of it. So I always tell anyone I recommend it to, to not get bogged down by the initial description.

[@bethandallherbooks]

The 1 star reviews on this video have actually convinced me TO READ these books 😅

[@cleo816]

oh you're so braveeee I could never 🥲

[@wavylavender]

Off topic but seeing The Road on your shelf is so validating bc I recommended it to my boyfriend as one of my favorites and his review was “huh!”

[@salmareads]

your shirt instantly reminded me of The Cather in the Rye's red cover!

[@kirakoli8813]

I understand the reviews of Emma. I read it as a 15-year old and didn't like it at all. Didn't like Emma at all. Then I reread it in my early 20s and it's so incredible. It's one of my favourite books ever!

[@lovefromshirley]

I saw someone say everyone hates the miscommunication trope because it's too close to real life and we hate it in real life 😂

[@luvneojen]

literally could listen to jack talk about anything

[@betteregglet]

when you said “Toni Morrison get behind me” !!!!

[@era_by_era5771]

I kowkey get the normal people reviews tho 😭. I havent read that book, but i tried Beautiful World, Where Are You? and everything just felt so...forced. Maybe because it was my first real literary novel, but people having exstisential crisises to eachother over email felt so ridiculous, and then that one phone call...safe to say i dnfed after about 80 pages.

[@Milan_T.]

Alice from The Bookcastle did a similar thing, but instead of just reading and reacting she also tried to predict what aspects of the book some people would hate. And she went into specifics, so I'd like Jack to do this twist too. In this video there were a few vague or general guesses, so I think this would be an interesting upgrade. Love the video, notwithstanding!

[@sineciomorales9737]

i love that the timestamp for the end is just “wounded puppy”

[@katiemclean4086]

Omg I didn’t realise you liked Piranesi and just got SO excited 😭 fave of last year

[@overchipz]

im okay with people not liking something but I HATE when theyre "proud" about it like "i cant believe other people like this" or "am I alone in not liking X?"

[@ChloeVincent-gt1nk]

Hamnet was the best, I finished it so fast. absolutely beautiful

[@shainaensing]

I want you to find more review's by these same people and see what their 5 star reads are.

[@kayo5291]

That might be a bit invasive, but fun!

[@muciSAD]

They probably books that aren't pretentious and that have plot.

[@gulnaharakter2217]

I love those 1 star reviews of 1984 . Perfection 🤌

[@Meadowmeadowmoo]

I love reading 1 star reviews of books I love because some of them have a point

[@ChitChatwithShanum]

Wow, Jack, this video is amazing! 🎉 I'm only 8 years old, but I love books just as much as you do. Your reactions to the 1-star reviews are hilarious and insightful. Can't wait to read some of these books myself one day! 📚✨

[@wonderwoman5528]

The Ronan keating lyric story is SO cute and makes me feel so old to know you were just a baby ! x

[@macelk6004]

I truly do believe in your reviews Jack,our taste is quite the same . For how many videos Sula kept coming up ,I gave it a shot. Underwhelmed is an understatement 😫