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I work @ Barnes and Noble and a woman was checking out Foster by Claire Keegan and I said “oh I’ve seen this is so good!” And she said “same from my favorite booktuber!” And I asked who and she said “Jack Edwards!” And I said “HES MY FAVORITE TOO!” And we both fangirled! She said she trusts everything you recommend and I agree 😍🥰
"Who the hell is choosing Zootopia," he says right as I was choosing Zootopia 😂. I got The Picture of Dorian Gray btw, which is the classic I was most interested in reading. All the more reason to get to it.
the face you made after getting the same answer made me pause the video and literally burst out laughing 😆 buzzfeed truly does know you better than you know yourself at this point
The way I immediately thought Pride and Prejudice when I read the title of the video and then Jack did not want that particular answer BUT then he ended up getting Pride and Prejudice sent me on a rollercoaster of emotions!!!!! Although I would like to reiterate that JACK EDWARDS IS TOTALLY JANE AUSTEN CODED!!!!!!
Sheer joy when you put a pin in the Shakespeare retellings video! My PhD is in representations of disability in film adaptations of Shakespeare, so I am HERE for that video!
I got one hundred years of solitude (incredible book) and the description it gave me is more accurate than anything/anyone has ever been when talking about me 😂
You totally should do the video on modern adaptations of Shakespeare plays!!! I dont know if this is confirmed but I think Mean Girls is a loose adaptation of Julius Caesar. I mean Gretchen practically repeats one of Cassius's lines verbatim.
I got In cold blood, read it this summer and absolutely loved it! and honestly the depiction is pretty accurate (kinda amazing in view of the questions aha)
Report your quiz results here ! - I got "One Hundred Years of Solitude" which is hilarious since I have been avoiding it even though so many have said it's their favorite. I cannot get past about page 11 😅
"The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde: Idk how to feel about it but it did shower me in compliments. I do know what my next read is going to be now.
I got "The Picture of Dorian Gray" one of the 3 books I'm currently reading (and hating Oscar Wilde's voice tbh- controversial i know) but it's kind of on the money- it's not my fault I'm so beautiful and talented lol/j
I got the same result! I attempted the book several times as well but can only get halfway through since the names of the characters are so similar that it becomes really difficult to remember who is who (I presume that's the author's intention?). Perhaps you could try some of Marquez's other works, which I find more approachable :)
Gotta admit I took it as well and now I have a new book in my TBR. A Hundred Years Of Solitude by García Marquez wasn't something I expected either hahaha
The difference between the picture of the field with the haybales and the other one is that the other one is a forest. Hard to see when it's so tiny, but forest or field is a significant difference
retaking the quiz over and over to get a different answer is so funny... your delulu is showing 🥰 also the opening line thing blew my mind?? doomed by the narrative fr
I just took that quiz and it directed me to a movie character quiz and I got Dr. Sean Maguire from Good Will Hunting. Now I have to find the literary quiz
I got Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood" and while I haven't read the book (will do that asap), the description was so eerily accurate that I'm shook in my "I don't believe in all that stuff" convictions. It creally creeped me out.
I chose Zootopia and got The Picture of Dorian Gray. I wouldn't pick any of the other besides Zootopia because I either haven't seen them since I was literally 5 at most, or I've never seen them. Zootopia is the only one I've seen in the last 15+ years
I did it too: "Othello" by Shakespeare “You're attached to your work even though friendships are what bring you the most fulfillment. You feel like you have a duty to do good in the world even though technically you don't really owe the world anything. You're very trusting, sometimes to a fault. You're a natural-born leader, and people look to you for your excellent advice and support. Beware of those who are jealous of your success!” - That’s actually quiet fitting. 😅
Shakespeare retellings via film would be GREAT! Lion King, 10 Things I Hate About You, and so many more! We got Picture of Dorian Gray (not the answers you gave to get it) but didn't love the description for it-implied we're vain & we almost couldn't care less.
I love how all of the Lion King movies are inspired by plays: The Lion King- Hamlet The Lion King 2- Romeo and Juliet The Lion King 3- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
For your Shakespeare movie retelling video: Lion King (Hamlet), West Side Story (Romeo and Juliet), 10 Things I Hate About You (The Taming of the Shrew), Anyone But You (Much Ado About Nothing) These are just the ones I thought of off the top of my head, obviously I’m sure there are more
I got One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez. Interesting cause I have not read it yet. You starting the video with the first line from pride and prejudice was really..something. I'm in awe of how can something like this happen lol
Bridget Jones’ Diary. It fits. I see it. It’s an adaptation of Pride & Prejudice. Speaking of adaptations… For your movie adaptations, don’t forget my favorites, Ten Things I Hate About You (Taming of the Shrew) & if you expand it outside of Shakespeare, She’s All That is Pygmalion (as well as My Fair Lady obvi) and most don’t realize Clueless is Austen’s Emma. She’s the Man is also Shakespeare’s 12th Night.
I took the quiz and got In Cold Blood by Truman Capote so have added it to my tbr! I am intrigued how they decide the answer, and whether it is just based off what genre you pick basically
I got In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. It's too gruesome for me, but I did see the movie a while back. And the explanation was so on point: "you like to bake bread, you are curious, you should be an investigation reporter, you like facts" and I'm like yes, yes, yes:))) So, maybe buzzfeed does know more about us lol
I got "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde "You're BEAUTIFUL, and you know it. You're also introspective and have a strong conscience. You could definitely be a heartbreaker if you tried. You're a person of many talents and virtues, but you tend to value youth and beauty most of all. Maybe a word of advice: if someone offers to entrap your true face in a portrait, maybe just don't look at it?" jfc just call me a vain bitch and let me LIVE
I actually got "The Picture of Dorian Gray"... which I read in October for the first time and loveeed. The description described me perfectly😍Thanks Jack for always making me laugh🤣💕
To be completely honest I had similar responses to the quiz, but I got "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote.. and that result was SO spot on.. I think I only choose a different colour and probably a different sky?
I'm only 2 minutes in, but I can't believe you dragged Zootopia like that. I adore that film!! (I mean granted, I would pick lion king, but zootopia would be #2 for me 🤪)
If you want Shakespeare retellings, check out the Hogarth Shakespeare Series, where modern authors each take on a different shakespeare play. Margaret Atwood took on The Tempest with her book Hag-Seed, Jeanette Winterson took on The Winter's Tale with her book The Gap of Time, and so on.
If it makes you feel better most of my answers were different than yours and I too got Pride and Prejudice (Tangled, Castle, Dog, Fantasy, Violet, French Fries, and the Pinky-Red Sky) so I guess the castle and dog are just Jane Austen coded...
