0:25 Nevada by Imogen Binnie 2:09 Just By Looking At Him by Ryan O’Connell 4:22 Almond by Won-Pyung Sohn 6:20 No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai 7:09 Untold Night and Day by Bae Suah 7:56 Concerning My Daughter by Kim Hye-jin 9:16 The Age of Doubt by Pat Kyongni 10:19 Things Remembered and Things Forgotten by Kyoko Nakajima 11:37 Night Train to the Stars by Kenji Miyazawa 12:41 Stories from Tenants Downstairs by Sidik Fdfana
@@PokhrajRoy. ya I wish the RU-vidrs would take the extra effort and do it themselves (and some do) - but I also understand that by doing so, they lose watch-time. But still, not everyone has 30 minutes to watch a book haul!
Concerning My Daughter has to be one of my favorite books of all time. As a queer person myself the book really helps understand the older generations point of view and the inner conflict of trying to love someone when you don't fully accept or understand them. I would recommend you read Li Kotomi's Solo Dance, another queer book that talks about trauma and self acceptance.
Not quite about disability as much as disfigurement, I highly recommend, especially to young people, "A Face for Picasso: Coming of Age with Crouzon Syndrome" by Ariel Henley. It's a memoir about Ariel and her twin sister, both diagnosed with a condition where the bones in the head fuse prematurely. She really dives into not only the brutality of the surgeries but the emotional toll of being facially disfigured, examining how our society values beauty and how we treat those who look different. It's really accessible and quick but I think she did SUCH an incredible job and wish I had heard more people talk about it.
OK. I'm sure I'm old enough to be your mother but I find your channels (both of them) so WONDERFUL! You've renewed my interest in reading! I've always loved books but you have taken my interest to the next level. Thank you SO much for the content you create! You are a booktuber for EVERY generation and, as knowledgeable and humorous as you are, you are a treasure!
Excited to hear what you think about no longer human, I read it in high school and while it was incredibly sad it gave me a new perspective that I often think about. I totally recommend checking out flower of buffoonery by the same author, it's a super short read and deals with the same themes with the same main character, but it was written 15 years before no longer human. It's interesting to see how his style and the themes shared evolved over time, and it's much more light hearted and even funny at times
omg, no longer human!! i’ve also been wanting to read it for so long (since i started watching bungō stray dogs actually which was years ago), i’m excited to see what u think about it!!
almond and no longer human are such influential books that left an impact on me. i am sure that you are going to love them a lot as well. i am looking forward to hear your thoughts about them Jack!!!!
The sound of Stories From the Tenants Downstairs reminds me a little of My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises by Frederik Backman. I also sobbed at one point reading that book.
Concerning My Daughter and Things Remembered and Things Forgotten both sound really interesting! I’ve got 11 items on my April TBR, and I’m already working on 5 of them. I’m especially enjoying Educated, which was a recommendation from Ruby Granger at some point, and Stephen King’s “Fairy Tale.”
I just read The Wonder by Emma Donoghue -great book by the way- in Finnish, and it had "about the author" in the sleeve, but also "about the translator", which I found so amazing
Nevada and Untold Night and Day are some of my favourite books! So I'm very excited to hear your thoughts on them! I also enjoyed Concerning My Daughter by Kim Hye-Jin last year. I've also been reading The Age of Doubt since november last year, I haven't been able to get through it unfortunately. From what I've personally seen from people, 'Concerning My Daughter' has quite mixed reviews, and I've basically only really great reviews for 'The Age of Doubt', so I'm really intrigued to hear what you think about them as well!
2:55 I love ‘Special’. It’s a really fun show so I’m assuming the novel is going to be as sparkling and funny. I got the ‘King of Queens’ reference lmao
If you want to read more about disability, Sitting Pretty by Rebekah Taussig is incredible! It's a memoir in essays and genuinely my favourite book of the last year
Omg Jack! are you going to Japan? Currently I live in the US but I am from Tokyo area! So happy to hear you are visiting there soon! I don't know if there are many book stores where English books and English translated Japanese books are on sale but I think in terms of Tokyo, Kinokuniya in Shinjuku (there is an international one in the same area close to/part of the department called Takashimaya) and maybe Junludo in Ikebukuro! I think you liked the book "Kitchen" if my memory is correct ? Then I highly recommend you reading "Moshi Moshi" by the same author, Banana Yoshimoto. I like all of her books but I think Moshi moshi is one of the few books of her that have translated version! Also Colorful by Eto Mori is my favorite too:) I hope you enjoy Japanese trip! Seems like you enjoyed convenience store in Korea, I bet you would love Japanese convenience stores, too! (Seven Eleven is my bias haha) you would be reminded of Convenience Store Woman! haha
🐸 me just waiting for jack to read nevada and realize it is nothing like it’s synopsis. the book is barely set in the bookstore and we get a time jump, not an actual road trip :) i was let down too
I really enjoyed Almond. Can't wait until I see your review. I'm actually gonna go through your channels to see if it's up yet since it's the end of April now 😅
I see Almond. N coincidentally I am currently reading it. Ok fine! Not a coincidence. I saw Jack reading it on Goodreads and started reading it too. 😅 Your reading list really impacts my reading list, Jack. So make good choices😂
When you're in Japan, I would STRONGLY recommend looking up local bookstores and trying some manga. They have entire floors dedicated to very popular ... genres of YA manga (including the s*xy ones), and sections dedicated to English translations. They are so cool to wander around!
I've not long finished Heaven by Mieko Kawakami - definitely a hard read, trigger warning for this book for abuse but I couldn't put it down. If you're in the right headspace, I would recommend
@jackinthebooks I'd love to hear your thoughts on how you decide to read a book via audiobook format vs paper. And what your favourite audiobooks have been so far! I'm trying to level up my reading game by adding in audiobooks but I'm struggling to know where to start.
Recently I have just stopped reading 😢 , I quite enjoy it and it gives me a sense of satisfaction but there are just so many exams…hopefully I’ll restart someday …
My Public Service Announcement (of sorts) for the day🤓: According to its residents, the state is pronounced “Ne-va-dah”, with the first “a” as in “cat”. 🤷♀️
Hi jack! You mentioned wanting to read more books with disability and I'd love to give you a recommendation. One of the best books I've read this year is Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha. It's a collection of essays by a disabled queer activist and was a really great read. The first section was so good I had to keep putting it down after each page to just think about what I read. But don't worry it's not dense, it's incredibly accessible, just I (and I imagine you too) had basically no knowledge about disability justice so it was all new to me and I think I picked a great place to start. I also adored that it came from a disabled perspective so there'll be asides about how to travel while sick and stuff so it's from the inside not so oscar-bait inspiration porn movie. And also I'm biased bc I got the book while on a day trip to Toronto with my Mom so a lot of the oral history of Toronto was so cool to learn about! Hope you consider picking it up!
That's so funny! As I was watching the video I was literally thinking that you should reading Almond and then it just popped up. How cool! I'm about to read it this month too!😎
Can I just say, how it quite surprised me when I recently found out what an attention is put on translated books? I am from Czechia, a small country in Europe, and the vast majority of books available are translated from other languages, of course including english. I know it's a cultural thing, but I find it genuinely interesting.
Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura is a banging Japanese book if you're looking for one. Also, if you wouldn't mind, please cool it with the excellent book shouts - my TBR is taking on a life of its own 😅
I really liked Nevada but I think your expectations are a bit off since as I remember Maria leaves NYC quite quickly and then the travel aspect of the plot isn't that major. I found it fascinating and revealing though; was horrified but intrigued in a car crash way having never heard of the whole autogynephilia "theory" before. Binnie manages to show the really sad impact this has on trans youth, while still bringing levity and humour to the story. The characters are real, never tragic. It really shows in the writing that the author is very familiar with online spaces/communities, in the best way. It feels super authentic and true to how our generation think and speak
Now I really want to read Just By Looking At Him but I’ve just seen the cover for the UK paperback and I can’t stand it😭I refuse to be seen reading a book that looks like that
I found Concerning my Daughter really tough to get into and hard to want to read, which considering it’s short anyway… I will be intrigued to hear your thoughts!
I am going to read Just By Looking At Him by Ryan O’Connell as I have Cerebral Palsy too. Despite not being famous, I have already started writing my life story, which I will publish in the future.
i absolutely hated no longer human, i can’t wait to know what you think about, the raging hatred towards women he displays in that book is honestly concerning
Have you read any Stephen King? I know your taste slants more literary but he is nowadays considered literary in the sense he weaves all kinds of themes into his work whilst never failing to be a damn fine page-turning storyteller...Fairy Tale, his new one, is also full of more traditionally "literary" content, intertextuality, deconstructing fairy tales and myth etc - all in the package of just a really brilliant page turner. He'll likely never win the Booker (although he has won several "high brow" literary accolades in the U.S in the last couple of decades) but he's been getting the credit his work merits for a while now. Probably the greatest living author (apart from Rushdie), so I can't help thinking you're missing out if you overlook him
I just wonder how the bookshelfs behind him arent filled up with books if he buys like 20 of them every month😂 " almond" is great, I would love to check the rest
