let's be honest we all watching this to shop for ourselves

My to-read list has grown immensely since I found Jack's channel. I don't know where to start....

Jack: *uploads the video* Me: *opens notes app and is ready to increase my already little too long TBR*

It must take you AGES TO PUT IN THESE TITLES AND MAKE THESE VIDEOS I just am so appreciative of your hard work jack

The Green Ideas Collection - Penguin Small Pleasures - Clare Chambers Play It As It Lays - Joan Didion Love is a Mix Tape - Rob Sheffield Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoevsky The Master & Margarita - Mikhail Bulgakov Malibu Rising - Taylor Jenkins Reid No One is Talking About This - Patricia Lockwood Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut Night Sky with Exit Wounds - Ocean Vuong The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid The Vanishing Half - Brit Bennett The Beekeeper of Aleppo - Christy Lefteri And Then the End Will Come! - Brandon Andress Hamnet - Maggie O’Farrell The Windrush Betrayal - Amelia Gentleman A Single Man - Vintage Isherwood The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller The Memory Police - Yoko Ogawa On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous - Ocean Vuong Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke - Eric LaRocca The Dangers of Smoking in Bed - Mariana Enríquez Before the Coffee Gets Cold - Toshikazu Kawaguchi Convenience Store Woman - Sayaka Murata We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves - Karen Joy Fowler Lonely Castle in the Mirror - Mizuki Tsujimura Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro The Housekeeper and the Professor - Ogawa Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 - Cho Nam-Joo Emma - Jane Austen The Hungry Tide - Amitav Ghosh Moby Dick - Herman Melville The Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway Queenie - Candice Carty-Williams Clap When You Land - Elizabeth Acevedo Siddhartha - Hermann Hessean Lost Girls and Love Hotels - Catherine Hanrahan Exciting Times - Naoise Dolan Luster - Raven Leilani Shuggie Bain - Douglas Stuart Call Me By Your Name - André Aciman Funny Boy - Shyam Selvadurai The Good Soldier - Ford Madox Ford Brighton Rock - Graham Greene What We Talk About When We Talk About Love - Vintage Carver The Houseguest & Others Stories - Amparo Dávila No One Belongs Here More Than You - Miranda July The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams Misery - Stephen King My Policeman - Bethan Roberts Norwegian Wood - Murakami Red, White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston A Little Life - Hanya Yanagihara The Hungover Games - Sophie Heawood What I Talk About When I Talk About Running - Murakami Changes - Ama Ata Aidoo 84 Charing Cross Road - Helene Hanff My Year of Rest and Relaxation - Ottessa Moshfegh If I Had Your Face - Frances Cha Demian - Hermann Hesse The Unreal & The Real - Ursula K. Le Guin Such a Fun Age - Kiley Reid Normal People - Sally Rooney Loveless - Alice Oseman The Uni-Verse - Jack Edwards Ariadne - Jennifer Saint Love in Colour - Bolu Babalola Klara and the Sun - Kazuo Ishiguro Girl, Woman, Other - Bernadrine Evaristo

Admittedly a lot of my recommendations have come from Jack but I laughed as *every single book* I’ve bought my mum for Xmas was mentioned 😂😂

Me: how do people buy books for people? Like, how do I even know what they’d like? Me seeing this video: I get it.

For coming of age, sapphic and weird, you could also try This Is How You Lose The Time War. A sapphic romance told through letters between two agents of warring time travel agencies. Super weird, super beautiful and romantic.

i just don't understand how can you remember so much info about all the books you've read, i get that you probably write some stuff down.. but still, you're really good

petition for Jack to make an 'attempting to solve an Agatha Christie mystery' video:

Petition to have jack edwards as my secret santa..... because this guy does not DISAPPOINT.

also for someone who’s nosy - “That Time I Loved You” by Carrianne Leung! It follows the people in a neighborhood and kind of goes through their very personal lives vs the image other people in the neighborhood have of them. You can’t really hate any of the characters (except one or two) but each chapter leaves you wanting to know more about the person aHHHH

I love how you recommend such a diverse range of literature! Since I watch your videos I've come in contact with novels from many different cultures and the LGBTQ+ community. You shine the spotlight on literature that normaly wouldn't be recommended as often, but that really deserve the cloud. Keep up the good work Jack :)

For environmentalist, my favorite is The Story of Stuff. It’s seriously a life changing book. How many others saw that wood box and thought it was a Harry Potter item cause of initials on top? 🤣

“We want them to cry, not to be traumatized” is exactly why I’m always afraid to recommend A little life but it’s sooo gorgeous as well. The struggle.

can we just acknowledge the fact that he could think of that many books and recall the plot and characters🤯

I love how weirdly specific but relatable these categories were

THIS VIDEO IS ACTUALLY SO PERFECT. more books to add to my buying list 😭

I just can't stop laughing at "we want them to cry, we don't want them to be traumatized"

Just want to say I really see and appreciate the diversity here. Jack, I think your recommendations and reading habits are the most diverse I see on KZfaq. Thank you!

Me taking notes for myself because I trust Jack's recommendations 👀

"For the love of God don't buy them the Secret" I strongly agree 😂😂😂

your transition from study videos to being one of the best booktubers in the game will never not amaze me. AN ICON. this video was so fun to watch, thank you!!

Greek mythology - "The Silence of the Girls" by Pat Barker. It begins "Great Achilles. Brilliant Achilles, shining Achilles, godlike Achilles... How the epithets pile up. We never called him any of those things; we called him 'the butcher'."

Small pleasures does sound like the kind of book my mom would read! She constantly loves making up speculative stories and getting into detail about people’s lives as they’re walking down the road, what they’re thinking or what they’re about to do etc. It’s quite entertaining, she makes small little insignificant things into something significant

I’m silently taking screenshots of the books that sound lovely to me so I can get it for myself 😂😂

This is the most comprehensive and helpful reading guide I have ever seen. Thank you! Christmas and Reyes shopping is going to be so easy this year :)

How can a single human have SO MANY book recs for every single weird individual out there? Gotta love him.

imma buy all these books as gifts…for myself ❤️

As a Bengali person, happy to see Amitav Ghosh featured in the list. It’s set in the Sunderbans, which is a rare setting for Indian literature.

Listen, seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo was literally the book that got me back into reading two years ago!!! Jack’s psychic abilities are outstanding 🖤

You know that you've watched this channel a LOT this year when you can sometimes guess what Jack is going to recommend even if you haven't read that book.

Was literally just figuring out what books to buy for people this Christmas right before you posted. Your timing couldn't be better!

i dont know what to say... this guy has read more books than the best sorted library can hold. You always impress me Jack 👀

loveless is literally amazing. alice oseman is my favorite author ever. i am literally obsessed with her work and binge read all her stuff in like 2 months (i was reading other books during it too). i’m so glad i finally had good aroace representation

I’m really curious, did you have the list prepared or did you really recommend books off the cuff after reading the prompt? It seemed so convenient and candid it made me laugh when you’d be like “oh! Here’s a perfectly specific book that popped into my mind all of the sudden to fit your niche!” Either way, great video and I added a bunch to my gift-list for friends/family and my own tbr!

When you’re in university and Jack recommends your two favorite books, so you realize you have immaculate taste… 😊

Jack has such a beautiful way of talking about books that makes me want to read each one lol such a gift he has, thanks for the recommendations! Also thank you for all the work of sectioning off the video by recommendation, I know it took a long time and its appreciated!🥰

I haven’t even gone halfway through my 2021 TBR and jack just added like hundreds more to it. Thank you,thank you very much.

I just wanted to write a little message. Christmas over the last two years has not been the same for us. We have all lost loved ones, even maybe parts of ourselves, to the pandemic. So you're not alone if this Christmas you spend grieving. If you spend this Christmas alone intentionally. If this Christmas you couldn't go home to family. If this Christmas you didn't have anyone to give you gifts. If this Christmas you are missing someone. If this Christmas gives you bad memories about the year. It's okay. You're not alone. It's absolutely okay if all you did this year was just survive. It's absolutely okay if all you do this christmas is gift yourself books and watch a Christmas movie by yourself. Do whatever you need to do to feel better. Please don't compare your Christmas to the perfect ones you see on Social Media. You're going to be okay. We love you. Have yourselves a merry little christmas loves

Well this is absolutely perfect timing, Jack you’re a hero!! Thanks 😍

Jack: book recommendation for your friends and family. Me: Ohhh my good! A whole video of book recommendations for my many many personalities! This'll be the best Christmas ever!✨

i actually loved this so much! I loved how short and snappy each part was and found myself adding more and more books to my list. thanks for all the reccs!!!

I LOVE how Jack always recommends lots of less popular books that I've not heard of. He is responsible for my book buying addiction! Lol

I would love to see these recommendation Q&A videos be a regular thing!

I feel like reading each and every book😭❤️ just love the amazing recommendations!!

I'm amazed at all these advice you have and how passionate you are. My reading game got lost in my med studies, but I hope I can truly renew with this passion of mine when my competitive exam is over. Thank you for all of your videos, they're great. I love your energy and your humour!!

comfort channel af

Whenever Jack posts, I feel so happy 😊

Amazing recs 💖 Definitely adding some of these books to my wishlist.

I think this might be my favourite video of yours. So well thought through and they sound actually perfect

Thank you for putting this list together!!! I really enjoy all the quick tidbits of information around all the books :D

I love how the seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Malibu rising are intertwined its incredible.

Jack!!! I was scrolling through my phone after a breakdown and I was thinking "I hope Jake posts a video today im so mentally unstable, I need some good bestie vibes" AND THEN I GET A NOTIFICATION FROM KZfaq THAT YOU POSTED. I won today 🕺

this is the best book gift guide i think i've ever watched - you were funny but also succinct and didn't give a 3 minute synopsis on every book which means i actually watched the whole thing instead of skipping past once the book name was mentioned

another amazing recommendations video Jack! I love the range of books you've read/recommend, especially books that I haven't heard anyone else talk about and that aren't as "popular" on booktube!

This is the best video ever. It was so helpful and I honestly want to buy all these books no matter if I’m interested in the topic or not. You made them all seem soo worth reading 😍

right on time for my everyday ritual (having lunch while watching jack or carley’s videos)

Love how diverse the list is. My reading list this past year has been enabled by Mr. Edwards, please, may your cup never run dry! Happy holidays and a fruitful 2022!

This was literally the best recommendation video ever:) I love how you recommend books by so many comparatively "unknown" authors. Also, I didnt know you knew about Blood sweat and tears and spring day, in that detail.

Everyone: Apreciates the fact that how easy has it become to buy books to their pals Whilst me: I appreciate that you made this video near my b'day... At last some good books to relish!

Finally he posted!!!!! I love your videos and you have recently become my favorite comfort KZfaqr💕💕love your videos

This is absolutely legendary, you made me want to read every single one of these... I suck at gift shopping for people sometimes so my plans this year were kinda weak but now I'm thinking of going books because of how good and specific these recs all were 😳 if nothing else I will be returning to this video for my own purposes frequently. I've just started what I can tell is going to be a hardcore reading period of my adult life which is great so after I'm done devouring my own small bookshelves I'll be on the hunt for new things...

So fun rewatching these now that I'm more into reading, finding out what kind of books I like but also now that I'm trying to branch out

Watching this with my Goodreads open and watching the "Want to read" list grow

WHY JACK- I'm about to go into debt cuz you make every book sound so lovely and now I have to read 'em.

you always sound so energetic and passionate which makes me want to read all of these ahhh

I appreciate this video and you so much! My older brother says he doesn’t need anything for Christmas but I still want to get him something, and some of these book recommendations were perfect for him!

Had to watch the video twice: once for recommendations for friends and family, and again for my own personal book haul 😂

WAIT MY SISTER LOVES HUNTER KILLER AND I DO STILL NEED TO BUY A GIFT FOR HER - you’re a life saver omg 😭😭😭

this is literally the most perfect video ever on youtube!! my book list just go so much longer, thanks for the recommendations!! xx 💐🌟💘

I absolutely love all your videos. Your book recommendations are always perfect and I really am grateful for some of them as they’ve helped me to love reading when I’ve needed a little nudge 🥰 Thank you so much! Happy new year 😊

I recently started reading books again so this list is perfect for me lol. Love your energy Jack! Subscribing :)

This is the best book gift guide I’ve ever seen! Buying them all…for myself

Two seconds in and what I’m really invested in is the dinosaur poster in the background

This is amazing! I’m just sending this video to people who ask me what I want for Christmas. So many books that sound incredible.

WE NEED PART 2 PLEASE!!

Tf ..... These books are literally some of the best books in their respective genres

this is such a cool video because not only you gave gift recs but also these books can be recs for us too since you like them

I've just finished Queenie and I was so captivated by it! The first book I've read that's not related to my degree since the summer and it was SO worth it

I really recommend pretty much any book by a Japanese author. My personal favourite is ‘Kokoro’ by Soseki Natsume, which is gut-wrenching and written in a beautiful yet devastating way. I love Japanese authors because every word is crafted so elegantly and chosen carefully.

Everytime I watch a Jack Edwards video, my list of books to buy grows exponentially

one of my favorite videos you've made so far (and i adore every video you make). it was so helpful!

This video was so great!!! I hope you turn this into a series :D Thank you so much!

Thank you for saving us in last minute gift ideas 😅🙌🏼

this is me looking for what book i should gift myself hehe. but really, amazing video, these recommendations are so weirdly specific and yet fun

*_Wow, Jack is really planning ahead! Already giving us ideas for what Christmas presents we should buy! Genius😎👌_*

I started binge reading a specific type of literature some time ago, now I see options starting to kind of dry out, so I need to branch out because the thirst for reading is not quenched. What a wonderful source of quality references this is. Million thanks, Jack !

Master and Margarita is an amazing book!! I loved it soooo much

I read *Before the coffee gets cold* and I'm so happy because it so fulfilling so thank you Jack

clap when you land KILLED me. it was SO GOOD. the rest of Elizabeth Acevedo's work is amazing as well!

Fantastic recommendations, Jack. I have recently stumbled upon your KZfaq channel and, I have to say, my TBR pile has grown significantly in the last few weeks 😂

I loved seven husbands of evelyn hugo! One of my favorite books. Still think about it every now and then.

For a good plot twist I’d recommend “We were liars” by E. Lockhart. When I learnt the truth of what was happening I just closed it and had to process for minutes. My friends and I were reading it and we all were shocked.

Loved this video! Thank you so much for all the recs and thank you for all the effort you always put into your videos! ☺️💖💗✨

I placed almost every one of these books on hold, can’t wait to read them!!

Northanger abbey is a very good recommendation and in my experience has sparked some pretty interesting conversations about the nature of marriage and society in the 19th century as compared to now (+ I'm doing it for my a level coursework)

Everytime I hear "a little life" i wan't to start crying all over again That book wrecked me, but i loved it

I am amazed by your diversified recommendations. Keep the good work, Jack!

Not me adding literally all of these books to my to read list because I know your taste is immaculate