tiktok filters decide which books i should read 📚 (w/ Dakota Warren)

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booktok and bookstagram have started making filters to tell you which book to read, so we decided to test them out... with limited success.
dakota's links:
🌹 the other video we filmed together: • 42 oddly specific book...
🔮 dakota's channel: / dakotawarren
links:
📚 second channel: • i did a literature pub...
✏️ my stationery company: www.inkoutsidethebox.co.uk
📖 I wrote a book! amzn.to/31meIaN
💻 contact: [e-mail] (just .co!)
social media:
📕 instagram: / jackbenedwards
📙 tiktok: / jackbenedwards
📒 twitter: / jackbenedwards
📗 spotify: open.spotify.com/user/jackben...
📘 goodreads: / 20013214.jack_edwards
FAQs:
😭 what happened to your intro? it got copyrighted ://///
🤠 how old are you? 23!
📆 when is your birthday? 18th october 1998 (libra)
🎓 where did you go to university? i studied english at durham!
🔎 where do you live? paris, france
💼 what is your job? research assistant in the publishing industry
🎥 what do you film with? lumix gh5 + canon g7x
👾 what do you use to edit? final cut pro
📫 how do I contact you? [e-mail] or social media!
Music by Juan Sánchez - Paris Walks - thmatc.co/?l=6D64B63C
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[@hannah9788]

Would love to see the two of you read the same book and give updates to the camera while you read it. But you don’t tell each other what you think of the book until you’re done 😁 That way we could see the difference between how you rate books

[@dayraponce3388]

such a good idea

[@huskylover8167]

Commenting bc i love that idea

[@DustyStarrs]

that'd really cool!

[@atotallyhumanbeing]

I burst out laughing at the end with "I love you all a lot!" - "I have FINALLY FINISHED this GOD FORSAKEN BOOK" XDD Loved the video and this duo!

[@oorjitmishra8521]

The juxtaposition between Dakota's slightly rambly (in a good way) logs and Jack's ultra condensed style was both jarring and hilarious

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Quote of the Day: “The character is recovering from a breakdown. Aren’t we all?”

[@minishaji9383]

Oyee! I literally see you like everywhere 😅😂😂 Seems like most of us have common interests

[@Charlotte-bc7vj]

bahaha amen

[@Bella18367]

my review of this comment: Going into this reading journey i had no idea what to expect. In the opening few words - “quote of the day” - you really captioned the intention of your statement as well as the attention of the reader. My thoughts while reading these words were simply questioning how could possibly narrow down all of iconic and relatable quotes said by both Jack Edwards and Dakota Warren in this cinematic masterpiece of a double book review. However, when i got into the fantastic quote by Jack Edwards i found that you captured the essence and humour of the individual perfectly. I loved reading this comment and i would definitely recommend it to a friend.

[@readingaster]

i honestly applaud the filters for finding six books you two hadnt read yet

[@sr_chunli]

Can’t wait for you to read “The Love Hypothesis” pretty sure you’ll hate it and I wanna see your review lol

[@seenawu9996]

Damn I read like the first few pages of that cause of booktok and never touched it again

[@sr_chunli]

@@seenawu9996 I finished it and it was really bad! I have no idea how many people on booktok are giving it 5 stars🥴

[@redvenice7253]

@@sr_chunli as for me, i didn’t hate it but i felt absolutely nothing for the characters and didn’t feel their chemistry at all, also disliked how the guy is described as being soooo ‘big’ in every single chapter

[@sr_chunli]

@@redvenice7253 Yeah, there were no proper character writing and character development. Everything was poorly written. And as for the “big” in this book, it doesn’t hold a candle to “the hating game” this one was so bad and cringe I couldn’t even finish it!

[@elisyourhomie2886]

@@redvenice7253 the height difference was a bit confusing since Olive is like 5’7 or 5’8

[@nymerialol]

It's funny how at the beginning he talks about the irony of reading a book called "there's no such thing as an easy job" when he is a youtuber who reads books (in theory an easy job) and that reading this book has cost him so much, it seems that even he is part of the story.

[@rananji]

that's genuis

[@DustyStarrs]

literally! also he runs a business and regularly uploads on TWO channels and has a publishing job and is also writing a book and does a bunch of other stuff (charity stuff, being on the news, etc) like JACK THAT IS NOT EASY

[@sophvedder]

OMGGG LOVE THISSS HAHAHA

[@ellisisland6490]

Japanese is a really subtle language. I wonder if a lot was lost in translation, not due to skill, but just because English doesn't have that nuance. Perhaps the original is less boring.

[@mari-us6zg]

YES NEVER STOP THIS DUO.

[@khalilahd.]

Omg right?? Love them 💛

[@halfwaytothehill2164]

Yesss.

[@albacosta5300]

Yesssss!!

[@DustyStarrs]

NEVER!

[@hyunjinsanity]

Loving the profile picture

[@lizadarkness]

I have to say that my TBR list is like 5 times longer since i've started watching this channel:)

[@ChemicalPenguinn]

same honestly

[@n.j.1894]

He has so much power over my tbr

[@RamonaGelosi]

SAAAMEEEEE

[@angrypersoninthecomments3050]

Cinderella is dead is actually a really good book. It’s a sapphic book about the kingdom cinderella lived in but as a dystopia 100 years after her death. A black girl is a lesbian who runs away from the ball where all the young girls are expected to be forced into marriages without their consent. She teams up with one of the step-sister’s decedents and the fairy godmother/witch and try take down the king. It’s absolutely amazing.

[@shesthunderstormsx]

I loved the idiot when I read it, I like Batuman’s writing and I think I see myself in her at some points of the story. I’ve also behaved in ways that now embarrass me for guys who didn’t deserve anything. I also loved that it was set in the 90s❣️ its second part, either/or, came out last month and I’ve really enjoyed it too. It’s lovely to see selin evolve

[@shesthunderstormsx]

@@user-qu8zs7vs1x hey! I feel you, I’ve read all three sally rooney novels and I sometimes find the characters annoying. In that sense, I’d say I like elif Batuman better, selin is not perfect but I didn’t find her annoying at all, in fact, she’s self critical at times but not in a hurtful way like Rooney’s characters. And I wouldn’t describe her as passive at all (she ends up in a country because the guy she likes is going there lol). I also found Selin’s thoughts and reflections very hilarious and relatable and I highlighted a lot of quotes (my either/or copy is full of ear pup folded pages haha). I’ve read both novels and I think it’s really nice to follow this character and see her growth through college years, in an unfiltered and realistic manner

[@ilvy5285]

@@user-qu8zs7vs1x i personally read normal people but hated it and ig the idiot is similar to it in a way but just so much better, at least that's how I perceive it. I feel like I captures what people love about sally rooney's work but better

[@user-ny1wo1vp9r]

I loved it as well, and I could really relate to Selin. I wonder that says about me, lol.

[@shesthunderstormsx]

@@user-qu8zs7vs1x i hope you enjoy it 🙏❤️

[@shesthunderstormsx]

@@ilvy5285 it amazes me the fact that no one has compared this two authors yet, and I find comparisons unnecessary but I personally prefer Elif Batuman’s novels

[@kobrilakkuma]

I lovedddd "There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job" !! I was honestly a little sad when she left the cracker package job lol. I was surprised by the blurb on the back of your copy because the one I bought from a Japanese bookstore in the U.S. didn't focus on the surveillance job and instead mentioned the several jobs she moves through in the book. I agree that it was pretty slow and could be repetitive, but overall it was an enjoyable and laidback read that I would reread in the future. I also loved "Convenience Store Woman" !

[@Lorena-eh5cl]

Dakota and Jack are DUO GOALS 🙌🙌🙌 they have so much fun together!

[@treacletart203]

I hope they keep making more collaborations in the future!

[@bash6142]

Am I the only one kind of disappointed we did get an unhinged reading vlog of Jack reading The Love Hypothesis? 🤔

[@michellesabrina127]

no same lol, i would've absolutely loved to see that! i did not like that book 😭

[@narifaith]

oh my god that book haunts me in my sleep

[@withloveraniya]

SAME the book sucked! i listened to the audio book and i was bored out of my mind

[@alejandravallejo4002]

I loved when you guys did the smell test haha, it’s the first thing I do when I get a new book. Pure serotonin! Great video! You’re both so entertaining😄

[@luluognam]

Such a fun video idea! Plus, Dakota is so gorgeous and you guys have great energy together, not to be too cliché. Love y'all!

[@xandra3984]

You two are SO much fun, your ways of reviewing differ but compliment each other wonderfully! Thank you for doing this collab!

[@lapvona]

i really like this style of video and you both should definitely do more of this !!

[@meike6928]

I'm reading "There's no such thing as an easy job" at the moment and... I disagree 😅 I'm absolutely drowning in uni exam preparations and work right now and my head is so full of everything that, in the breaks that I have, I don't want to think or focus or remember crazy plots and dozens of characters. I just want to exist and be taken away to another brain ( a bit similar to the protagonist, I guess) - and this book is AMAZING for that kind of headspace. I guess "mind-numbing" is the perfect word for this, as you said.

[@nat3007]

Oh I've been there I liked Bareback by Kit Whitfield as it let me travel to a different place for a bit without exams.

[@papaya388]

Totally agree!

[@PokhrajRoy.]

I never realised that Dakota and Jack being chaotic and unhinged in the most cinematic way in that outtake video would make me so happy 😂

[@sarahnoll9018]

Jack THIS IS YOUR SIGN to read The Count of Monte Cristo. It's one of my favorite novels and I have big book fear worse than you. For a Books About France I Read in France video, perhaps? This book has everything. Poison, hidden treasure, lesbian shame, petty Bonapartists, and a Busoni Reversi. (It's that thingg where using slay wigs and money you take the sanity and livelihood of every man who's ever wronged you.)

[@evaflorentia3998]

YES PLEASE READ LES MISÈRABLES AS WELL, ITS MY FAV BOOK

[@SBSF04]

I am currently reading it and I am loving it! I am at almost 75 % and there are still like 400 pages to go hehehehe

[@obnitor]

yes i second this!!

[@bertagalindo1392]

Yes, I aggreeeeeewew

[@Emy-fh1zn]

Yesss! It’s so good, and who doesn’t love a revenge plot?

[@jenni8368]

you know what would be cool? a french book recommendations (please 🥺?) that concept was so cool btw! love this video 💛

[@irissu02]

Well one I’m pretty sure La passe miroir of Christelle dabos is translated, apparently Wikipedia is telling me the English name of the first volume is the mirror visitor it’s a fantasy that won a contest of a publishing house that is heavily inspired of La cours des rois/rennes de France (the court ? of the king and queens of France) and social political of the late monarchy times.

[@solinelgonzalez8312]

Hopefully we get to see you reading the other books, because this was fun.

[@charlottemd4653]

The love hypothesis is one of my top 3 books, you should totally read it! Maybe do another reading booktok books?

[@elizabienko3077]

You're both are amazing, I live for this duo

[@aphrolois]

Everytime I show up to this channel, I am never disappointed by the commentary. It is absolutely brilliant 👩🏾‍🍳💋🤌🏾

[@peachypiti]

I'm so in love with you both together! Dakota is like my favorite person on internet.

[@honeythekidsarevampires]

surely do the other books too because brideshead revisited is one of my all time favorites and i'd love to see that !

[@beccathewriter]

Ha I actually loved There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job, it's one of my favourites of the year XD but I also loved Convenience Store Woman! It must just be my kind of vibe...

[@reibread]

I feel so validated. It took me so long to get through There's No Such Thing As An Easy Job for the exact same reasons. Maybe it was a poor translation, but wow. So much potential with very little to back it up in the end.

[@nat3007]

It took me so long to get through the woman of no importance because it was so dry but also because there was a ton of information within the book. I didn't find it boring but it was tough to read.

[@camilas_tbr]

i love your idea of a book review website where ppl can see where u have reviewed them!! so excited to see it soon 🤞

[@Stuckinthebooks]

I’m so mad he didn’t get six of crows, I’ve been wanting him to read that so badly lmao

[@Mariamox]

Omg, I see that everywhere

[@Stuckinthebooks]

@@Mariamox it’s so good 😭 I need Jack to read it like yesterday

[@anneehka7863]

Yes! I've been waiting to hear his opinion about it for ages

[@katiennemiranda7438]

Seeing two people smell their new books makes me feel seen ❤️

[@ChemicalPenguinn]

Okay, I love this video idea! Also that shot of Shakespeare & Company has really made me excited to go to Paris next month (not that I wasn't already excited)

[@hlawakid1722]

Let me increase the excitement: the vibes in Shakespeare and Co are IMMACULATE. First of all, everyone there is so nice and easy to communicate with. I’ve had amazing conversations there about the song of Achilles and Agatha Christie and etc. . Second of all, most of the books there are English which is so nice. Third, YOU HAVE TO SEE THE UPSTAIRS. The upstairs has a piano, a board where you can leave a note, a bunch of vintage books. It’s all vibes. Last but not least, you have to get a coffee and a croissant from the Shakespeare and co coffee shop that’s right next to it.

[@ksarmiento1948]

The Idiot is one of my favorites! The sequel book that came out recently called Either/Or was also incredible too. I can see how the book wouldn’t fit with everyone, but I really do love it. So many insightful lines, and I can relate with Dakota about how much I learned!! Reading both books expanded my vocabulary substantially😭😭. I’m embarrassed at how many words I had to google the definitions for. But I love Selin and her magnificently dry humor. So glad to see the book being talked about!

[@lunalovegood8557]

You have no idea how much your videos and channel mean to me, thank you☺️❣️

[@dada_catz]

Seeing you two togheter moved me, I almost cried 🥲

[@coongchuas3548]

I love it when my favorite human hangs out with my other favorite human! And congrats on reaching 1M!!!!

[@starringbailey6863]

pls make videos together all the time omg my actual favs ever

[@elisazouza]

Dakota always looks so PRETTYYYYY

[@flowerscye]

i love the style of this video !!

[@DeaceasedDisaster222]

The smell test yes lol. That was such a mood. The smell can really make or break a book lol

[@larsssssssssssss]

JACK! PLEASE READ THIRTEEN STOREYS!!! JONATHAN SIMS IS AN AMAZING WRITER AND ITS A GREAT AND SUPER UNDERRATED HORROR BOOK THAT CRITICISES LACK OF MORALS IN CAPITALISM!

[@margot6388]

i love the way dakota speaks idk why but i inspire to be her

[@Solip_i]

Be you, you re perfect the way you are.

[@mickeythelovelyfairy]

I think Dakota would have LOVED Cinderella is dead it's such a good book.

[@Emma-bz3we]

I love this format!

[@arabelle-jz1hy]

U never cease to make a book review enjoyable😂

[@haneenalwalid7205]

omg i enjoyed this soo much please do more of these.

[@teresaneves8839]

I’M SO HAPPY THIS IS GOING TO BE A MULTIPLE VIDEOS VIDEO 😭

[@triname7808]

This is such a constructive reading vlog video style! Please keep doing these!

[@darianasarca4287]

i've had a horrible week, thank you for making me smile!

[@HushIAmTalking]

I read There’s No Such Thing as An Easy Job a couple months ago after being enticed by the cover in Selfridges during a lunch break haha. I had no idea it was trending/on tiktok, I loved it, and after finishing it I quit my job 😂 I love the style of writing and it was one of those cases where I was in the perfect mental space to relate to the character it was about. I also really want to have at least 3 of those jobs now 😅 EDIT: having finished the video… why do I always love the books Jack hates and vice versa 😭 haha I couldn’t disagree with his opinion more, but I was still entertained hearing it

[@kunoichi116]

Agreed! I hate the books Jack gushes about (looking at you Norwegian Wood and Siddhartha). :D :D And so added this one to my TBR :D

[@nat3007]

Because everyone has different reading tastes.

[@toyo.saketoba]

@@kunoichi116 i love how you figured out what to read based on a booktuber’s disliked books 😭 that’s my dream right there

[@kunoichi116]

@@toyo.saketoba 😂😂 it's not exclusive 'NOT' scenario but closer to it than to 'EQUAL TO'

[@saraandrade7099]

Dunno worry, you have different tastes. I agree, I love this book.

[@mariatudela3939]

Cinderella is dead is a really good book, i read it early this year and absolutely love it + its lgtb

[@busybee5704]

Please do more vlogs for the other books picked by the tiktok filters xD This video is so fun!!

[@ltqteehee]

love how Jack indirectly kisses the camera (at the end of this video) while Lady Dakota Warren literally smothers the camera with her kiss 😭

[@helenapaiva860]

Please do a part 2 with the other booksssss I’m so curious about your take on the love hypothesis!

[@i_loveyoo2283]

Okay but reading Love hypothesis is a must 😻 I’d love to hear your thoughts on it ngl

[@aaron_osborne]

I loved your last video together and now I’m in my own rabbit hole of classic author influences. Ray Bradbury was inspired by Frank Baum who wrote Wizard of Oz for example.

[@cloud9481]

This duo is VIBES

[@blessedbe-bean]

lowkey i felt the same way about there's no such thing as an easy job!!!!!!!!!!! i love it when you put words to the thoughts in my brain. ty, jack.

[@julissalara6653]

I’m LIVING for this duo

[@mittsi]

i love love love this duo

[@beckymorgan812]

dakota’s fearless tattoo i love!! i hope it’s taylor inspired

[@phoebecourt4978]

PLEASE read your other recs! Would love to hear your thoughts on the love hypothesis

[@clato_not_glato7447]

Are you going to do a part 2& 3 for the other 2 books? It would be really cool

[@atlasthebastard]

ok that pause to smell the new books and rating them....SO true i literally did that the other day with my friend except we were rating old book smells.

[@sreejabhakta6346]

i absolutely love the format of this video! it’s interesting to see both of your different styles of explaining the books that you’re reading and flitting back and forth, great video

[@gwiazdozlom]

Fell in love with Dakota after you recommended her channel thank you

[@ayehbusuk]

such a fun vid!! love this duo

[@firefly9187]

So who’s gonna tell Jack that the Love Hypothesis is Reylo fanfic 💀

[@firefly9187]

@@sclumptuous you know, that’s a fair point. I have a somewhat tainted idea of what constitutes a (contemporary, at least) published fanfic book, a la After/Mortal Instruments/etc. but I shouldn’t judge the whole genre based on those few selections since it is so broad

[@sarahhavillamelooliveira5825]

@@firefly9187 there are quite a few classics that are sequences or prequels for books the authors didn't write which I believe classifies as fanfic.

[@jhayden-cm4yx]

I loved there’s no such thing as an easy job!

[@user-jw4bq4hh2b]

You guys look just like my literature teacher and her husband and gosh is that adorable. Very happy to see you collab

[@miaviolets4roses]

you and dakota should start a podcast together 🤭🤭 you both have such interesting opinions and tastes in books, fantastic chemistry, and as an american i am in love with both of your accents

[@Yoyomeyo]

I adored Lonely Castle in the Mirror. It's been my favourite book of the year so far and I would hate for people not to give it a read because of Jack's tastes. With that said, I tried reading There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job and I haven't finished it and not sure if I will

[@purplecrisis449]

“There’s No Such Thing As An Easy Job” can be thought of like each job is an anime episode of a series about this woman or a short manga book about this woman. I would recommend take each job one job a week.

[@elisazouza]

I love it when you post video with Dakota! She is what I aspire to be on KZbin! (But of course myself!)

[@kirthikaelangovan1251]

i'm sure you will be [way better] , someday

[@elisazouza]

@@kirthikaelangovan1251 thankuuu 🥺🥺 omg

[@renatevoll7101]

booknerds in the wild, my heart is melting

[@orlagracee]

jack and LADY dakota (!!!) pls never stop making content together

[@AnahiAndJustin]

the book smell test was so wholesome

[@choocli]

yall might actually be my favorite youtube duo now

[@sarahnoll9018]

I was about to read There's No Such Thing As An Easy Job because someone said it's Convenience Store Woman meets My Year of Rest and Relaxation... that's such a tempting hook but I'm happy I can steer clear

[@mirandab5612]

I couldn’t stop smiling while watching. Adorable.

[@random23287]

Cinderella is a sapphic fairytale retelling so yes.

[@Soleils]

I liked The Idiot. It feels like not much happens but you continue to read it because it is so well written. It also captured, for me, the feelings for being in in my younger 20's

[@emmyb7613]

Just watching you in the hoodie at the moment brings me peace because it's freaking 37!!!!! degrees in my town now, and my air con is broken. Let's be honest, I might cry. :D

[@mimimilani8620]

YESS ANOTHER VIDEO !

[@debbieraposo715]

The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo is being made into a movie!!!!!

[@perlamoreno7400]

The face Dakota made when she got “Cinderella is dead” jajajajajjaja really funny

[@hiya_mate]

Going to the library instead of the bookstore would be a viiiiibbbeee

[@rhapsodyinbleu]

As someone who has had many jobs and currently has 3 jobs right now, I really enjoyed There's no such thing as an easy job. I related it to it.

[@lightscamerasashley.]

the collab I needed today ☺

[@SponsoredByAnxiety]

Part books part absolute vibe I love it

[@Rachaelizabethayden1]

I loved this video to bits

[@cruelaz]

I love dry books but I feel like you have to be someone who really likes it to get enjoyment out of it. "Less then zero" and "the memory police" had the same feel to me and I loved both. Same with "wolf in white van". Also alot of T.C. Boyles books have a similar vibe of ordinary sahara

[@ros.an.]

what is it that you love about them though bc i've literally never heard anyone say that, very intrigueddd

[@melikesimsek3898]

i love my fav booktubers when read turkish mentions in books

[@kvillaiins]

DAKOTA AND JACK OMD EPIC COMBO

[@toyo.saketoba]

I wonder if I will like There’s No Such Thing As An Easy Job just because Jack said it’s similar to Lonely Castle in the Mirror and I adore that book so much. It was because I was genuinely interested in the characters and the repetitive conversations. I didn’t even notice that nothing is happening. Although I’m not so sure because I also work at a repetitive job and it’s killing me, slowly.

[@papaya388]

I've read it and really liked it! It is perhaps best suited as a book that you read slowly instead of trying to cram it in three days (or however long it took for Jack to read it) - as it is fairly slow paced. For me, I found the world building really rich, and as I had recently come over a burnout when I started reading it found it very relatable! (Although, I have not read "Lonely Castle.." but I hope my insights help :) )

[@laurenschenck5355]

I love you both great Duo Jack and Dakota!

[@ewa6779]

im slightly in love with Dakota but like respectfully she is so mesmerizing