i bought 50+ new books to stock my home library *huge book haul* 

"I need to go on a book buying ban" *proceeds to buy 50+ books*

It’s exactly like Jack to buy 50 new books just to fill up his home library 😂

An hour of Jack talking about books?! My prayers have been answered 🕯️

all the books recommended in this video: 2:20 at grand central station I sat down and wept by elizabeth smart 3:57 the flower of buffoonery by osamu daza 5:00 days at the morisaki bookshop by satoshi yagisawa 6:40 the sailor who fell from grace with the sea by yukio mishima 8:21 desire by haruki murakami 9:38 hit parade of tears by izumi suzuki 11:24 ms ice sandwich by mieko kawakami 12:37 the pachinko parlour by elisa shua dusapin 13:50 solo dance by li kotomi 14:50 birth canal by dias novita wuri 15:30 ice palace by tarjei vesaas 16:53 samuel johnson: a life by david nokes 17:23 blue nights by joan didion 18:23 song of solomon and jazz by toni morrison 19:39 on writing by charles bukowski 20:37 letters to milena by franz kafka 23:59 half of a yellow sun by chimamanda ngozi adichie 25:19 ordinary human failings by megan nolan 26:58 goose by yiyun lee 27:00 best of friends by kamila shamsie 28:21 jillian by halle butler 30:32 lote by shola von reinhold 32:12 ponyboy by eliot duncan 32:54 open throat by henry hoke 33:38 toad by katherine dunn 34:49 fourth wing by rebecca yarros 36:24 pandora by susan stokes chapman 37:41 the penelopiad by margaret atwood 38:08 ithaca by catherine webb 38:51 true biz by sara novic 40:36 brutes by dizz tate 42:13 if an egyptian cannot speak english by noor maga 43:15 chain-gang all stars by nana kwame adjei-brenyah 44:24 birnam wood by eleanor catton 44:35 crush by richard silken 45:58 the high line scavenger hunt by lucas crawford 48:09 quietly hostile by samantha irby 48:33 lost in summerland by barrett swanson 48:58 perfume: the story of a murderer by patrick suskind 50:10 hysteria by jessica gross 51:53 threads that bind by kika hatzopoulou 52:40 blue-skinned gods by sj sindu 53:29 beast in the shadows by edogawa ranpo 54:19 haunted houses by lynne tillman 55:01 walking through clear water in a pool painted black by cookie mueller 56:09 funny weather by olivia laing 56:37 post-traumatic by chantal v johnson 57:29 the doloriad by missouri williams 58:25 easy riders, raging bulls by peter biskind 58:58 the book of frank by caconrad 59:40 reward system by jem calder

i love his hour long videos so much, it feels like catching up with a friend

On the L'Oréal Kids shampoo topic, I don't know why the internet started saying it means no 'tears' as in breakage/tangles, it's definitely 'no tears' as in 'no crying'. The brand is French and it says 'pas de larmes' (no tears/crying) on the bottle! (Source: me, a French Canadian who grew up with bilingual shampoo bottles)

jack's face while reading the synopsis of "the perfume" is exactly me when I found out that we had to perform it as our final exam for my last year of drama class.

1:10 A wise person once said that reading books and buying books are 2 separate activities.

Cup of tea, storygraph open, pause button primed. This will be longer than an hour but I’m here for it 😂

The only creator who's 1hr plus long video doesn't make me scared or overwhelmed.

Fun fact, Li Kotomi is actually from Taiwan and she was the first ever Taiwanese writer to have won a literary award for a novel written in Japanese!

Jack: owns an absurd number of books and talks about going on a book buying ban Also Jack: So I bought 50 more books...

i love how he also says who translated some of these books! the translators barely get much recognition yet they also worked hard! as someone who used to do translating tasks for a German friend at school, i know how much work translating is so its just nice to see them also being mentioned 😁

Hi Jack! I'm only getting around to watching this video now, but as a literary translator (English is not my native tongue) I just wanted to say how deeply happy it makes me that you mention the translators of the different books. People often really underestimate how difficult translation can be and how much time and thought goes into it. I'm barely 10 minutes in and already wrote at least 3 books down that intrigue me.

I love Jack's book choices. Most successful booktubers talk about YA/ Fantasy/ romance almost exclusively, nothing wrong with that but it's great to see someone being so successful while talking about Japanese literature, booker prize winners, etc

JACK EDWARDS MENTIONING EMMIE AS A FAVORITE BOOKTUBER MAKES MY HEART SO WARM 🥺🥺🥺🥺 their book tastes are so interconnected and immaculate!!!

I am norweigan, and in highschool we read the ice palace, and analysed it. it is a beautiful book, thank you for reminding me of it! lots of love from norway

fun fact, Edogawa Ranpo chose his pen name because he was a big fan of Edgar Allan Poe and Edogawa Ranpo is kinda like the japanese pronunciation of Poe's name, I always thought that was so cute, he was just a fanboy.

I love looking behind him and recognising books so quickly just by their spine design eg. 'All the Light We Cannot See', 'Girl, Woman & Other', 'Babel', 'Hunger Games', 'The Secret History', just love it

I can't wait for Jack's debut novel

If you don't have enough shelf space after a book haul, you can buy more shelves, but wait...then you'll need to buy more books, then more shelves, and so on forever. What a glorious life!😊

Im sure i remember him last video contemplating a book buying ban. Oh how 3 weeks can change a man.

49:36 seeing your face gradually fall as you’re reading Perfume’s description was absolutely HILARIOUS 57:37 THIS TOO 😭😭😭 took a wild turn right off the bat

ahhh an hour with Jack talking and showing books?This made my saturday sooo much better. I´m so happy

One thing I plan to do next year is organising my books depending on how much those books impacted my life. That way I can have like a "soul library". Maybe by age aka books that impacted by teenage years, my uni life, my recent days, my dark moments, etc etc. I don't know if you would like the idea to do it too but it would make a very interesting video so we know how many are important to you and shaped you a bit. And the ones who went completely irrelevant through your life.

Wait, are you talking about Johnson & Johnson No More Tears Baby Shampoo? Maybe it’s different in the UK, but here in the US, I guarantee you it’s tears as in crying. J&J’s website says it’s formulated for ocular safety. (Dunno if you’ve ever bathed a small child, but they do get shampoo in their eyes a lot! 😂)

I love your diction, accent and ideas. It's a pleasure to watch you talking about books 💞

Lote is PHENOMENAL. It’s actually studied on the first year English literature course at Uni of Glasgow so I wrote my final essay on it earlier this year, comparing it with Giovanni’s Room. You will absolutely adore it.

2:02 By Grand Central station I sat down and wept by Elizabeth Smart 3:53 The flowers of buffoonery by Osamu Dazai 4:58 Days at the Morisaki bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa 6:38 The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea by Yukio Mishima 8:09 Desire by Haruki Murakami 9:40 Hit Parade of Tears by Izumi Suzuki 11:18 Ms Ice Sandwich by Mieko Kawakami 12:38 The Pachinko Parlour by Elisa Shua Dusapin 13:52 Solo Dance by Kotomi Li 14:42 Birth Canal by Dias Novita Wuri 15:26 The Ice Palace by Tarjei Vesaas 16:43 Samuel Johnson: A Life by David Nokes 17:19 Blue Nights by Joan DIdion 18:22 Song of Solomon and Jazz by Toni Morrison 19:38 On Writing by Charles Bukowski 20:35 Letters to Milena (by the way, it's mee-leh-na not myleena) by Franz Kafka 23:56 Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 25:15 Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan 26:56 The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li and Best of Friends by Kamila Shamsie 28:19 Jillian by Halle Butler 30:06 LOTE by Shola von Reinhold 31:48 Ponyboy by Eliot Duncan 32:53 Open Throat by Henry Hoke 33:33 Toad by Katherine Dunn 34:36 Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 36:22 Pandora by Susan Stokes-Chapman 37:31 Ithaca by Claire North and The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood 38:50 True biz by Sara Nović 40:35 Brutes by Dizz Tate 42:14 If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English by Noor Naga 43:14 Chain-Gang All-Star by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah 44:25 Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton 45:34 Crush by Richard Siken and The high line scavanger hunt by Lucas Crawford 48:10 Quietly Hostile: Essays by Samantha Irby 48:34 Lost in Summerland: Essays by Barrett Swanson 48:55 Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind 50:09 Hysteria by Jessica Gross 51:53 Threads That Bind by Kika Hatzopoulou 52:40 Blue-Skinned Gods by S.J. Sindu 53:29 Beast in the Shadows by Edogawa Rampo 54:20 Haunted Houses by Lynne Tillman 54:55 Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black by by Cookie Mueller 56:09 Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency by Olivia Liang 56:35 Post-Traumatic by Chantal V. Johnson 57:29 The Doloriad by Missouri Williams 58:23 Easy Riders, Raging Bulls by Peter Biskind 58:58 The Book of Frank by C.A. Conrad 59:40 Reward System: Stories by Jem Calder

I would love to see a spread sheet of all the books in your library with a little blurb and the rating you have given each book.

"These will be the reads for the rest of the year" sure 😂 this is it for buying books this year 🛍️📚📚📚💅🏼😉

‼️Jack‼️ Hozier just announced his favorite books PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE make a video about them ❤❤❤

here me out : there is no better feeling in this life than reading a book before jack edwards

Somehow I would be surprised, if someone with your reading taste really liked Fourth Wing... Looking forward to the review. As a fantasy fan I would recommend you very different books... Like anything from Peter S. Beagle. He writes the most beautiful short stories.

List of Books (Part Two): 34:38 Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 36:26 Pandora by Susan Stokes Chapman 37:36 Ithaca by Claire North 37:44 The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood 38:50 True Biz by Sara Novic 40:36 Brutes by Dizz Tate 42:13 If An Egyptian Cannot Speak English by Noor Naga 43:17 Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah 44:25 Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton 45:34 Crush by Richard Siken 45:58 The High Line Scavenger Hunt by Lucas Crawford 48:10 Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby 48:35 Lost in Summerland by Barrett Swanson 48:56 Perfume by Patrick Suskind 50:10 Hysteria by Jessica Gross 51:53 Threads That Bind by Kika Hatzopoulou 52:41 Blue Skinned Gods by SJ Sindu 53:31 Beast in the Shadows by Edogawa Ranpo 54:22 Haunted Houses by Lynne Tillman 55:00 Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black by Cookie Mueller 56:09 Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency by Olivia Laing 56:35 Post Traumatic by Chantal V. Johnson 57:29 The Doloriad by Missouri Williams 58:24 Easy Riders Raging Bulls by Peter Biskind 58:58 The Book of Frank by CAConrad 59:38 Reward System by Jem Calder

Another great book title is ‘Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me’ by Richard Farina the sixties folk singer who died tragically young. The book itself is a forgotten classic too

I can genuinely say I’ve been waiting anxiously for the next instalment because I LOVE THIS SERIES :)

Half of a Yellow Sun is one of my favourite books of the last few years. I’m so excited for you to read it Jack!

books mentioned :'D 1) by grand central station i sat down and wept (elizabeth smart) 2) the flowers of buffoonery (osamu dazai) (japanese) 3) days at the morasaki bookshop (satoshi yagisawa) (japanese) 4) the sailor who fell from grace with the sea (yukio mashima) (japanese) 5) desire (haruki murakami) (japanese) 6) hit parade of tears (izumi suzuki) (japanese) 7) ms ice sandwich (mieko kawakami) (japanese) 8) the pachinko parlour (elisa shua dusapin) (japanese) 9) solo dance (kotomi li) (japanese) 10) birth canal (dias novita wuri) (indonesian) 11) the ice palace (tajei vesaas) (norwegian) 12) samuel johnson a life (david nokes) 13) blue nights (joan didion) 14) jazz (toni morrison) 15) song of solomon (toni morrison) 16) on writing (charles bukowski) 17) letters to milena (franz kafka) 18) half of a yellow sun (chimamanda ngozi adichie) 19) ordinary human failings (megan nolan) 20) the book of goose (yiyun li) 21) best of friends (kamila shamsie) 22) jillian (halle butler) 23) lote (shola von reinhold) 24) ponyboy (eliot duncan) 25) open throat (henry hoke) 26) toad (katherine dunn) 27) fouth wing (rebecca yarros) 28) pandora (susan strokes chapman) 29) ithaca (claire north) 30) the penelopiad (margot atwood) 31) true biz (sara novic) 32) brutes (dizz tate) 33) if an egyptian cannot speak english (noor naga) 34) chain-gang all-stars (nana kawame adjei-brenyah) 35) birnam wood (eleanor catton) 36) crush (richard siken) 37) the high line scavenger hunt (lucas crawford) 38) quietly hostile (samantha irby) 39) lost in summer summerland (barrett swanson) 40) perfume (patrick süskind) 41) hysteria (jessica gross) 42) threads that bind (kika hatzopoulou) 43) blue skinned gods (sj sindu) 44) beast in the shadows (edogawa ranpo) 45) haunted houses (lynne tillman) 46) walking through clear water in a pool painted black (cookie mueller) 47) funny weather (olivia laing) 48) post-traumatic (chantal v. johnson) 49) the doloriad (missouri williams) 50) easy riders raging bulls (peter biskind) 51) the book of frank (ca conrad) 52) reward system (jem calder) fun fact(¿): theres an anime called bungou stray dogs, the main characters in the show are named after famous japanese authors including osamu dazai and edogawa ranpo. they all have special abilities (dazai's is called no longer human [and im pretty sure the others' abilities are all related to their works in some way]). other authors(/characters) include yukichi fukuzawa, akiko yosano, atsushi nakajima, doppo kunikida, jun'ichiro tanizaki, kenji miyazawa, kyoka izumi and katai tayama. :) (ignore any mistakes pls) also i swear im not jobless-

This just made my bank holiday weekend 100% better😅 Love u Jack❤️❤️

Pefume is an absolutely AMAZING read!! Thought it was strange at first, but was completely captivated by it. One of my favourite books ever! Hope you enjoy it ❤

Jack, you look so happy and in your element around your books! It makes me happy watching this video! 😊

"Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black" was my favorite book and the only Five-Star Read of last year.

it's a pleasure to watch you talking about books

why do I want to read all of these books immediately!? Jack has the best taste in books 😌

We love an hour long video of jack edwards talking about books

15:36 We need a collab between you and Emmie immediately 😍😍😍

omg!! an hour video from jack! talking about books! such a lovely video!

Mad respect for that haul, and I'm low-key jealous of all the adventures you've got lined up. Keep being the book boss we all need! 📖🙌😄

Thanks Jack! Now I have more books to read. Really looking forward to hear your reviews of these books and your best of 2023 ❤

Ohh, I would give everything to read „perfume“ for the first time again! Such an intriguing book with one of the best written endings I know. I read it in German so I don‘t know about the translation, but really hope it‘s good :)

Loved this. Feel so inspired to read more and find new exciting books in genres I wouldn’t usually read. Most of the books bought are based on your videos Jack! Thoroughly enjoyed this ☺️

always love the emphasis you put on translated books & giving translators credit!!!

I don't think I have ever comfortably sat through a book haul before- your speech is incredibly engaging while soothing. I loved how you shared about your sign language class, I took some in high school and found the Deaf culture aspect the most valuable as well. I added so many books to my storygraph!

Oh, Half lf a Yellow Sun - I remember reading it, loving it and cherishing it still today. Excited about this haul

So glad to have found a book youtuber who reads to learn and not just to be entertained, this channel has helped me gain a greater passion for a hobby I’ve had for years.

"disclaimer: this is not normal" i love you jack 😂

We appreciate your effort and hard work. Keep working hard.

Jack, thanks ever so much for shouting out @BookandBao. She’s wonderful and just what I needed as a contemporary fiction lover. She’s also a great companion to your videos. Her eclectic love of so many genres is refreshing. 😸✌️

List of Books (Part One): 2:02 By Grand Central Station I Sat Down And Wept by Elizabeth Smart 3:53 The Flowers of Buffoonery by Osamu Dazai 4:58 Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa 6:40 The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea by Yukio Mishima 8:07 Desire by Haruki Murakami 9:39 Hit Parade of Tears by Izumi Suzuki 11:13 Ms. Ice Sandwich by Mieko Kawakami 12:39 The Pachinko Parlour by Elisa Shua Dusapin 13:53 Solo Dance by Li Kotomi 14:44 Birth Canal by Dias Novita Wuri 15:33 The Ice Palace by Tarjei Vesaas 16:45 Samuel Johnson: A Life by David Nokes 17:20 Blue Lights by Joan Didion 18:25 Song of Solomon and Jazz by Toni Morrisson 19:37 On Writing by Charles Bukowski 20:38 Letters to Milena by Franz Kafka 23:59 Half Of A Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 25:16 Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan 26:59 The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li and Best of Friends by Kamila Shamsie 28:19 Jillian by Halle Butler 30:07 Lote by Shola von reinhold 31:57 Ponyboy by Eliot Duncan 32:54 Open Throat by Henry Hoke 33:36 Toad by Katherine Dunn

Perfume was such a crazy read. I had conflicting thoughts and emotions from reading that novel that it thoroughly confused the hell out of me. And presently pondering my thoughts on the book, I think that was part of my enjoyment. Enjoying a work that creeped me out and disgusted me was such a strange feeling. Oh, and that ending. Holy fucking shit, that ending. I finished the book and thought, wtf did I just read?

Watching this while on break on my Job in a bookshop is feeling so meta

I read "The Ice Palace" yesterday and was gripped by the writing. A beautiful classic!

in need of a video to play in the bg while i write my notes and ofc, jack delivers ❤️

My book club read True Biz last year and we all really enjoyed it. A great view into the deaf community. Enjoy!

What a treat to wake up to. I am so excited to hear about these books!

I am OBSESSED with your beautiful library Jack! ❤

Jack Edwards recalling Emmie just made my day!! I love both of these channels ❤❣

Omg an hour long video!!!! Yay! I just woke up and made a cup of coffee. I can’t wait to watch

Thank you for listing all of your new books. I very much appreciate 💯💯💯❤️

I absolutely love these podcasts. I only wish I could not only read all of these book recommendations, but also that I can instantly recall what they were about. Fantastic. I am creating my own list of books to read. Thank you, Jack.

Absolutely bloody brilliant video! Thank you so much, Jacky, for been absolutely phenomenal, as you always have been! You’re an absolute star! Continue shining and striving!

Captivating. What a fun selection! Definitely writing more than a few of those down.

The fact that this is an hour makes me extremely happy

It's exciting to "meet" another Samuel Johnson devotee! I read The Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell a couple years ago. But my fixation began years and years ago when I came across this Samuel Johnson quote: "Abstinence is as easy to me, as temperance would be difficult." I have a strong all-or-nothing personality, and throughout my life when I've given up unhealthy things, the rebuke I hear most often is, "Everything in moderation." Which, yes, okay, that'd be better, BUT I am just not made for it. So when I read that quote for the first time, I was like, "OMG, FINALLY! Someone gets me!"

I can't even put into words how pleasing it is to look at your library backdrop 😍

Hope you love and enjoy all your 50+ books you got Jack 😊

True Biz is on my TBR as well. As a teacher of the Deaf and hard of hearing and an ASL interpreter, I feel like it will be something I really enjoy.

Jack, you have no idea how much joy your videos bring me!

i could literally listen to you talk about paint drying because you speak so passionately about everything!

ooh the new background music is so soothing 😌 perfect for a 1hr book content!

OH MY GOD 😭 He mentioned my other favorite all-time booktuber, Emmy!!! Literally sobbing with joy 🤣🙈🩷

The sailor who fell from grace with the sea is one of my absolute favourites from this year! I read it for an english project earlier this year and it's so interesting to look into the symbolism and meanings of actions of each of the characters! :)

I’m so glad you’ll read half of a yellow sun, perfume, ice palace and birth canal! Loved all four of them

Your vibe is amazing. I adore your videos ❤

Hope every day is better than the last for you, sending lots of love and support! 🩷😊🧸

Love your videos. Have you ever thought about doing one on guilty pleasure books or one on books where the writing may not be good but the story/idea itself is good. Just some suggestions 😸.

Okay ik he might not see this but I HIGHLY recommend "turtles all the way down" by John Green. It's a turning of age story, with romance, and the main character deals with mental health problems and the way it is described is so well done. It's so good at the sad parts and good at the happy parts. Idc who sees this but this book was 5/5 for me and that doesn't happen a lot.

the 1hr special is hugely appreciated

I’m so happy you love Toni Morrison Jack! I took a whole class on her in my last semester of college!

OMG! All the books are amazing you brought Jack 😊

I loved "the sailor who fell from grace with the sea" so mutch when i first read it and this is the first time i heard anyone talk about it!

You are so relatable that I feel like my life would be better if I had a friend like you

Yaaay for @booksandbao! An awesome channel, thank you for spotlighting such a great creator.

I could listen to Jack talk about books for hours and hours

I love your videos not because I'm going to read any of the books, but because of your enthusiasm for books!

I fr become so happy when i see the book background

Just what I needed today, listening to jack talking about books for a good hour !

i needed this!

Ms Ice Sandwich is my all time fav read!! It’s so heartwarming 🥰