the most chaotic bookshelf tour / book collection video you'll ever watch

[@jack_edwards]

this thumbnail is the biggest catfish of all time lmao i'm so sorry

[@deepikamenon4587]

you gotta do what you gotta do😂

[@jack_in_the_books]

@Jack Edwards so true bestie

[@TimothyLam]

The editing is spectacular

[@ryanlocke1117]

I know you too well to COLOUR COORDINATE YOUR BOOKSHELF OMG EEW

[@srestha08]

@Jack Edwards Hey I did not expect to see you here

[@sumeiyaaden8190]

I really wish you named this channel “Jack and the bookstalk”

[@rishanroyxif7416]

that's just genius!!!

[@kaceycat3661]

Brilliant

[@bran_moon]

yassssss

[@echoofpoetry246]

Rhythmical one

[@strawberry_moonlights]

Damn, you're really thinking ahead of your time

[@FiddleBoy95]

My biggest issue is that my entire apartment has become a bookshelf. TV Stand? Full of books. Dresser? Covered in books. Laptop Stand? Surprise its more books. Actual Bookshelf? Knickknacks.

[@opheliawinfrey9501]

Hotel? Trivago 😂 But seriously, you’ve gotta utilise the space you’ve got, so it seems you’re doing a fine job filling it with books. 👏🏼

[@jack_in_the_books]

now THIS is relatable content

[@velvetundies]

Very relatable.

[@emmafare8214]

Disorganised bookshelves are one kind of chaos, but the number of duplicate copies you own is another level.

[@felipeninja3235]

Fits well into my space, I painted the back green. It's very easy to customize just the back if that's something you want to do. I would suggest sanding it first before painting, I got a little impatient. The shelves kzbin.infoUgkxM8H4CjCb79vzeyvgaFMdzmLm88oVFPMkare pretty small so keep that in mind if you're going to have it horizontal that some books won't fit. I like the snug look that it has. Good small shelf if you don't have much space, but not too small. Simple to put together, though you'll need your own tools, a screwdriver and a mallet/hammer, it's easiest to do with another person.

[@milaguardiero9098]

keeping the book you hated only because it is signed is honestly a mood

[@tommysadler1033]

Normal people: "I'll put my degree somewhere on display" Jack: "let's put it behind this broken star light"

[@ritis1996]

from PRIMARK!! i laughed so hard at that. When he said he had to put the picture up on the wall and not the degree ahah

[@MilnaAlen]

I would never hang a degree in my own home. An office maybe, if I was in academia or healthcare or got a doctorate. Most look boring, you could as well display your bank statement lol

[@jordanpearson9883]

If we were to sort Jack into an "academic aesthetic" he would absolutely be the "chaotic academic"

[@lindseyykaitlin]

"and here's the bible... although I had more of a religious awakening reading sylvia plath's poetry." I CAN'T 🤚

[@matchaa4a]

I paused just to bookmark this part but I guess you already did so yeaahh 7:10

[@jamesmcloughlin7691]

I'm not going to lie, who didn't?

[@TimothyLam]

You don't have too many books, you don't have enough bookshelves.

[@mentallyunstable1926]

anything can be a bookshelf if you're brave enough

[@TimothyLam]

@@mentallyunstable1926 wise words indeed

[@luuuuux_]

@@mentallyunstable1926 true. Also, your username is a mood and are those pjo characters in your pfp?

[@mentallyunstable1926]

@@luuuuux_ percy, annabeth, grover, and rick and becky riordan. it’s fanart from when the series got announced lol. it used to be the seven in my pfp but not anymore. nice to see another demigod in the wild lol

[@luuuuux_]

@@mentallyunstable1926 it honestly looks so cute. Also, hey fellow demigod! What’s your cabin?

[@ellam641]

Hearing John Green’s name sent me back to primary school where everyone thought his books were the pinnacle of literature

[@MilnaAlen]

Haha, I actually haven't gotten around to read any of his books, but I love his youtube videos. His brother is still my favorite, tho

[@itschelseakay]

I’ve yet to read his books, but as a person I love him. He has OCD and has done some great advocacy for the diagnosis and the international OCD Foundation! 🥰

[@ellam641]

@@itschelseakay Oh, absolutely! He has done some amazing things and I have heard that he is nothing but a nice person. That being said, as someone who was in 8th grade when the Fault in Our Stars was at its pinnacle of popularity, that whole era just feels like a weird fever dream.

[@srcstcgngr2905]

Turtles all the way down is a really good read, I recommend it. (My least favorite green book was fault in our stars)

[@charblog]

omg i have to recommend his newest book the anthropocene reviewed!! it’s an adult non-fiction collection of essays that really showcases his writing talent in something other than a ya romance lol. i absolutely loved it

[@arthurjones1991]

absolutely love how his degree is literally *behind* the fake plant and star. like it was an ‘oh yeah, my degree...i’ll just stick it back here’ 😌😌

[@jack_in_the_books]

it's because i'm so humble xx

[@rathnaisaac9905]

@@jack_in_the_books sure..(it was a joke ur amazing!!)

[@fiotravels6071]

okay but you know what really drives me insane about books/bookshelves? I'm German so I own German and English books... And the writing on the spine is the opposite way around in each of the languages... English book titles read from top to bottom and German titles are from the bottom to the top... so no matter how aesthetically pleasing the colours might look it will never satisfy me :(

[@celiananaze]

omgg I feel youu, it's the same with french it's so frustrating!!

[@janaj4625]

I have exactly the same problem, I‘m also German! :)

[@DesPoissonsDansLaTete]

S A M E (but french. oui oui)

[@whateverworksmate.721]

Thiiiis! It's the same with books in Romanian and it's infuriates me so much because most of my books re in English, so the ones in my native language just ruin the aesthetic

[@lakedistrictlibrary9391]

we do everything the wrong way round here in the uk don’t we, walking, driving and now book titles 😂

[@alenaberntzen6078]

“she who must not be named”

[@oswin9827]

i'm only 30 seconds into the video rn but i already know who this is about 💀💀

[@ileanarenoir9839]

I'm confused 😭

[@ileanarenoir9839]

Nvm I looked back and finally check which book he was pointing at... 😒

[@justjulia1720]

What is it?

[@rahat7132]

@@justjulia1720 Reference to Voldemort as "He who must not be named" in Harry Potter, and the author is J.K. Rowling, who has LGBT views that a lot of people find offensive, hence Jack saying "She who must not be named"

[@emjw72]

for some odd reason, the validation I felt when jack said that he was obsessed with handmaids tale, aka my fave book, was unbelievable. my taste level has been approved by the king of books himself

[@KayaUniVlogs]

I read half of it and loved it. I think it’s so well written but I couldn’t finish it it was just really heavy emotionally :(. But I’m happy they are doing a show

[@larissaprates1384]

Jack: “Honestly it’s the range for me” Me: *scoffs and laughs nervously* tell me about it! I’m not an organization freak, but when it comes to books I love organizing them just for the pleasure of organizing? It feels like a puzzle and this video is giving me that feeling.

[@jack_in_the_books]

i feel like it's going to be such a complicated task that i'm going to keep putting it off hahaha

[@larissaprates1384]

@@jack_in_the_books hahhaha i feel ya! Maybe try dividing the work in steps? Like, separating the books for donation one day, organizing one shelf at a time, etc

[@luuuuux_]

Same. I just love organizing books, yet I hate organizing everything else.

[@rashichoudhary2006]

@@luuuuux_ Why is this so me!?

[@luuuuux_]

@@rashichoudhary2006 idk seems like all readers love organizing books. Probably because we love them so much and could spend hours looking at them.

[@arachnid3297]

I am waiting for my award for watching without skipping a second.

[@jack_in_the_books]

thank u thank u thank u!!!

[@luoiv7682]

Jack: *listing all of these beautiful classics "tHe pOiNtleSS bOOk bY alFie dEys I don't know what that's doing there," My thoughts: really living up to the name rn aren't we

[@Trampolina2000]

Also, drinking game: take a shot whenever Jack says he's got a problem. Everyone finishes their drink when he discovers a second copy of a book. Take a sip for each Christopher Isherwood book. Take a sip for each book you've read. Feel free to add more rules x)

[@eliseesbjornsson4981]

My liver said no

[@rue5874]

i was like "oh come on how chaotic could it be" and the moral of the story is to always believe what jack edwards says.

[@life.as.leanna]

the timing of this video is 💫immaculate💫 because earlier today i had the thought: "a bookshelf tour by jack would be amazing"

[@madyryan]

Please do another video where you get new bookshelves and organize your collection I would love that, I had goodreads open this whole time adding your "highly recommended" books

[@maysan8415]

jack out here making my day ✋🏼

[@IshaSharma11]

Yeas, to all book lover

[@luannemonselywizard]

The fact that you've tried to survive a snake attack by reading a book... I've never been more represented in my entire life 😭✊

[@jellicoerodillas2758]

"And this plant which is faker than a Kardashian's face." -Jack, 2021 I should also use that statement to describe my plants. Lol. 😂

[@janaj4625]

i really love how excited you get when talking about books, it is so genuine and makes my heart smile :)

[@ayyboddu]

the last time i was this early, jack in the books didn't exist

[@IshaSharma11]

Ohh

[@juliana43]

“the duke and i by julia quinn which is just absolute shite” idk why that killed me

[@luoiv7682]

"Just nearly said a music video there who do I think I am" My daily identity crisis related to that

[@aylennarbaes]

You mentioned Middlemarch and I thought it would be great if you make a video on the books mentioned/that appear in Sex Education. The same with the books in YOU and how they explain the characters that are involved with each book and how they predict things that happen in later episodes. I know sooort of how they work in each show, but mainly because I know what the books are about, not because I have read them. It would be nice to have your point of view :))

[@jack_in_the_books]

that's exactly the video i was preparing for! :)

[@aylennarbaes]

@@jack_in_the_books 😲😲 omg!! I'll be waiting eagerly :) Btw I do have another request but I don't want to be so demanding. Just consider it if you want and have time. I was wondering if you could do a video on book editions. With the pandemic and lockdown is harder to choose which edition of the book to buy (you can't flip through one while online shopping) and when it comes to classics it's nice to buy the ones with lots of annotations on them. This is so specific, but since you're an English Lit graduate I thought you have quite a bit of knowledge on which editions are best, at least for classics. Or which ones tend to have more information than just what the author wrote. Thanks 😊 I really appreciate your work 💕

[@Skyblockenjoyerrrrrr]

@@aylennarbaes Ohhhh this would be amazing. I'd love to see that.

[@sukhmanjotkaurdhaliwal5449]

@@aylennarbaes that wd actually help

[@agustinadesirellopaz2973]

"By she who must not be named" I just love your smart comments, you got such a great sense of humor. Love your videoss!

[@Caroulinas]

ok but imagine the day you have an apt with a library and you get to sort ALL OF THOSE into proper shelfs, dream job

[@jack_in_the_books]

THE D R E A M

[@TheFlowerGirl77]

Jack did your family steal The Tardis and change its deception mode to bookcase????? I have NEVER seen so many books stored on a single shelf of a super narrow shelf! Love the majority of those books - many of which I have also read - and some great recommendations for my now two teens (ok one is a preteen but a very capable reader) to add to their own massive collections. Read on Jack, read on!

[@ellias]

Now how did that gin and tonic get there!? 😂 Came for the books, stayed for the tour ✨ 10/10

[@daniela-ml7bn]

Crossover!!!

[@CamerHD]

I love "the student cookbook" between "The making of a poem" and "A history of the English language" 😂 Great plot, really recommend it!

[@joshuapilling853]

Can’t wait for this. Been waiting all week for a Jack upload. Was worried when he said I’m a chaotic mess and this is my family home then recovered it all with “that’s not the issue” 😭😅

[@alisonbeautyxo]

procrastinating my work and this video is exactly what i needed

[@zohalarbabzada9654]

Makes sense that bookshelf is for storage, otherwise how would you ever find any of your books when you needed them XD Also impressed you can fit so many stacks into one shelf

[@themanmrbijok7364]

“This is meant to say ‘The Hobbit’ ” *while showing a disorganised trilogy of “The Lord of the Rings”* ...u tryin to make us mad bruv?

[@dragonnymphs5882]

I came LOOKING for this comment

[@aishajane91]

I came here for this! 😂

[@charlottexedits8364]

I was wondering what edition of 'The Hobbit' could possibly be that long XD

[@alishaellis5659]

I love that there’s all the sophisticated classic books for 99.9% of the video and then there’s just the pointless book.... sticking to a theme of timeless literature classics I see, we love to see it 😌

[@georgia9092]

About £100 worth of books has just been added to my tbr list...oops

[@brih9613]

your book shelves look like mine, i stuff them full with books until i literally can’t fit another one, it’s a big problem bc i don’t want to get rid of any books

[@IshaSharma11]

That's the problem of all book lover, I can imagine that

[@arlena3297]

You know, my absolute dream job would actually be to (re)organise people's bookshelves. I'd pay for doing that.

[@Nattifftoffe]

i lived for the chaotic energy of this video. i really hope we'll get a bookshelf tour from your flat in London, too!!

[@elliescott226]

I did Pygmalion at school. Best character title I ever had - ‘sarcastic bystander’ 🤪

[@luuuuux_]

Dam that seems like the best role ever because it would just be me.

[@luavra7843]

"Another book by her" love you so much Jack

[@caleighrosebud]

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is my all time favorite book! It sucks that it lived on my shelf for so many years without being read. 🥺❤️

[@ellalea4550]

these videos are giving me life in lockdown & inspiring me to actually get to my reading goal this year on goodreads :) every time I start to slack you post book content and I get the reading motivation back!

[@sarahs4354]

the pure heroine it would be for me to be able to organize all your books holy

[@maedianee]

i have a tendency to watch curtain videos of yours over and over again and i have a feeling that this is going to become one of them

[@vv4710]

the fact taht im wtaching this drunk after blaeching my hair n jack ur bookshelf is FINE COOL BOOKS

[@vv4710]

wehiopp

[@jack_in_the_books]

i'm living for this energy

[@SeanMacadelic]

Sorry but I’m having trouble believing you were actually drunk writing this... because your phone automatically corrects your text when you write a mistake like misspelling that as “taht” For example, when I wrote “taht” I had to go back and rewrite it because it was automatically corrected to “that.” You don’t have to lie and pretend that you’re drunk, I promise nobody cares.

[@sophiegorman4415]

@@SeanMacadelic tbf when i type some things they don’t autocorrect like you i mistype as tou and it doesn’t correct

[@camille_la_chenille]

I am a librarian and the level of chaos of your bookshelves makes me shiver. My job is literally to odrer books so they are easy to find and logically organised. And I do that with my own books as well.

[@JemimaRose]

when you said that stack of the hobbit would bother us I was like 'nah not really' & then within the same second my mind completely changed & I could barely look at it hahaha

[@izzyhoyle1526]

you repeating christopher Isherwood so often is reminding me of the tik tok audio talking about Jimmy Buffet songs

[@stormtepas9768]

ohhhhh yes

[@amydieca4]

loved this video!!! i would also love to see your bookshelves back in your london flat if you would like to show us when you can, it's definitely so interesting and really helps for book recommendations and TBR lists hahah

[@lue6033]

Hey King, have you read any Russian literature? Anna Karenina and War & Peace are two big ol chef's kisses (even if they are on the thicc side), Tolstoy goes into so much detail even minor characters have entire personalities/traits/backstories and his descriptions are so detailed sometimes I can't remember if I read a scene or watched it in a movie because I've imagined everything so vividly! P.S. I'm starting at Castle college this year (if I get the grades lol) and I'm SO excited eek - loving the new channel btw x

[@chlo9866]

A video with you organising your book shelves would be so satisfying! Putting all the same authors together... :)

[@nickeltesla7375]

lol, i agree, watching videos of people organizing stuff is great (the inspiration to do the same lasts for a hot 30 seconds too lol)

[@AR-yi4qn]

"Does that say nonce?" 😂😂😂 pretty sure it's "the fall of the house of usher" isn't it?

[@EudaemonicGirl]

Yes! And its a great short story too boot.

[@jack_in_the_books]

my bad eyesight really did edgar dirty there

[@im_xxn3947]

Idk why it warmed my heart that your grandmother gave you a copy of A Thousand Splendid Suns!

[@mariamahmad1949]

I was SO HAPPY to see The Rosie Project on your shelf!! That is one of my all-time favorites!!

[@wonderwoman5528]

I’ve added loads of books you’ve recommended to my reading list. I love the variety of books you have and the different cultures and point of view you are promoting

[@mariechavezv2000]

15:49 I honestly thought the book was called "My dog ate the cover of this" and I was like wow, that cover design is brilliant hahaha ups

[@jack_in_the_books]

hahahaha now THAT would be clever marketing

[@barrymanihigh8560]

You're so adorable. And the love of books is so sweet

[@Sunshine34891]

I was laughing at ever double book you found bc you were so surprised but I absolutely lost it at the can of gin and tonic

[@silja6838]

My bookshelf and wallet are crying, there’s so many books on your shelves that I want to get 😅

[@feb4305]

Zlib has some free ebook versios, you can make an account and convert the doc into a PDF or use an e-reader

[@hueyenooi5174]

Yes zlib is such a lifesaver!!

[@cvbattum]

He should open a library

[@SabsEe14]

i have NEVER been this early and I haven't watched it yet but it's about books so i will definitely love it! thank you for being my distraction while studying

[@aprilanya4295]

"the fall of-- does that say nONCE??"

[@rathnaisaac9905]

I know this is not related but Calypso!!!

[@FIT2BREAD]

I love your attitude. I think its how I'd react. My bookshelf is just completely unorganized. I have hundreds of books packed in boxes and the only ones on the shelf are the 25 or so TBR and 25 most recent, and then maybe random 30 more of books I love or just like to be around. Nice video. Liked

[@glacierblue456]

I love to watch your videos when I'm in a reading slump. I'm ready to get back into the books I've been neglecting!

[@kate8438]

I keep duplicates of real favourite books (i'll pick up extras when I see them in secondhand shops) so I can lend them out and not worry about whether I see them again - can recommend

[@victoriajacques9915]

If you ever want to make room for new books and get rid of some, you should sell them on Depop!😊

[@IshaSharma11]

🤔🤔

[@naomi9788]

Very disappointing to see that the greatest book ever written wasn't on that bookshelf... The very hungry caterpillar ❤

[@jack_in_the_books]

hahaha it's in a box in my wardrobe!

[@dramaqueenanna7248]

Loved this video it gave me major book envy though so I’m going to have to do book haul and pick up a few of the gems that you have on your shelf

[@Ilovemybeagle02]

You are literally so in your element in this video it makes me so happy :)

[@tiffanytham710]

I'm living for Jack's cute little laughs

[@shae8418]

‘ by she who must not be named’ ‘ and another by her ‘ i laughed out loud i love that energy

[@IshaSharma11]

Yeas, it ❤

[@bryanlmurillo]

I love watching someone else bookshelves a lot!

[@sukhmanjotkaurdhaliwal5449]

When i try to organise my book shelf- i take the books out and then i get tired- then they just lie around in places for like a 4-5 weeks and then i just put them back in a more chaotic way in a rush....so i am hoping one day they are just going to fall into place by themselves😂 Loved this video ❣💕❣💕❣💕

[@kseniasadovnikova7127]

😍😍😍 loved the video! seeing you keeping so many books makes me feel bad about rage-donating books we read in school which i really didn't like. decluttering books is so hard, i feel like i never know if i will regret throwing a book out or not

[@annubinoy242]

Yaayyyy, its here finallyy! Oh i love this "chaotic mess"!! Lots of love and support , Jack💜

[@aceisnice1351]

"Ted Hughes New Selected Poems right at the bottom where he belongs" HAHAHAHAH SO TRUE KING

[@keskeskes2004]

I rlly wanna see a video where u roast your least favourite books 😁

[@leahfigiel]

i have that norton anthology of literary theory and criticism for my degree. honestly it’s very useful but after a day of walking with it in my tote bag one time, i realised it bruised my hip because it’s so heavy 😂 english lit students always seem to get some kind of book injury during their degree i feel 😂

[@agwerffbackup]

Oh my gosh, same! My professor made us lug our copies to class every day, and I'm convinced my spine has suffered for it as a result.

[@leahfigiel]

@@agwerffbackup omg that must’ve been awful!! i’m in 2nd year rn (online lessons) and so only need to lug it around if i’m using it in the library. i can imagine having to carry that everyday would be a PAIN 😂

[@IshaSharma11]

Absolutely true ❤

[@AnAbundanceOfKathryn]

I paused this video so many times to add books to my Storygraph lists. Thanks Jack! It would be nice to see a video of an intro to/ readers' guide to Isherwood at some point as you have so many of his books and I have no idea where to start.

[@eleanorwhitwell3510]

Would love to see a video on Greek mythology retellings/poetry! There is so much!

[@olivercoulthard5468]

Would love if you could make a video on the books mentioned in YOU and how they relate to the characters and predict further things in the show!!

[@kimberly4711]

Oh man, I would love to organise your book collection... My hands are itching! But fun to see what kind of books you've read/going to read, thanks for the video.

[@EmilyCooper-cf1qj]

Jack can you do a video where your followers choose the books you read for a week? Either using recommendations or insta polls of the books on your tbr list. Xx

[@natwilliams2215]

Honestly one of my biggest goals in life is to have a bookshelf where I can store all my books aesthetically rather than in literal stacks in cupboards around my parent's house

[@penguinpaddle743]

what surprises me the most is the fact that all of the books were lining up perfectly... i have barely bought books the same size because i cannot find those.

[@Skyblockenjoyerrrrrr]

i've been waiting for this one.

[@lakedistrictlibrary9391]

turn the page

[@maileflower7890]

Its the "she who shall not be named" for me lmaoooo

[@damiannotdamien]

If you like Neil Gaiman's writing, try reading "Good omens"! He wrote it together with Terry Pratchett, but it's no less enjoyable, I can assure you! (Sorry for all the possible mistakes - English is my third language, so I'm not that eloquent as I wanted to be, but I couldn't have failed to recommend my fave book to my fave KZbinr :) )

[@veeiris]

what a coincidence, i finished that book this week!

[@damiannotdamien]

@@veeiris did you like it?)

[@veeiris]

@@damiannotdamien i did! i watched the tv show and coincidentally enough when i bought the book i had also been searching for coraline i loved as a movie as a kid and also hogfather which i watched and loved as a kid and only at the checkout did i realise 'hey! these are the same two authors' haha and the guy at the checkout said those (plus mort which i bought) are the only terry pratchett books he read so far and loved them! i actually just watched jack's 'read with me' video twice in a row to finish coraline just now and i'm a third of the way through the hogfather from last year but never got round to finishing! it's my next book to read on my giant pile i bought and not gotten round to reading lmao

[@haydnmalyon7690]

17:51 I like how "The Color Purple" is not purple, but sits atop a book that is.

[@nickeltesla7375]

"faker than a kardashian's face" i --- this bookshelf is somehow both more chaotic and neater than mine skdjhfghskl

[@NFK8]

The little bookshelf keeps going on and on and on. It's like The House of Leaves.

[@louisecrivelenti7808]

Hank Green wrote a book (actually two!) about celebrity culture in the 2020s lol. I went through them quite fast and they had a very interesting plot!

[@carysellen3656]

jack: that's meant to say the hobbit me: pretty sure that's gonna say The Lord of the Rings....

[@janesimmons5967]

the multiple copies of the handmaids tale give me LIFE

[@internetslothh]

oh god death of a salesman. i cannot STAND death of a salesman but im glad someone likes it haha