can i predict a book prize winner? (i read every book shortlisted for the booker prize)

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6 ай бұрын

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@asahdo 6 ай бұрын

“This shortlist has more people called Paul than women on it” 😂😂😂

@yuuriontepidwater 6 ай бұрын

I love that he's still honest with his review, despite being given an opportunity to livestream this award. Thank you for not "selling out" with your praise.

@TiresiasPrufrock 6 ай бұрын

after already doing the livestream though. Not much risk now

@KitKat0nly 6 ай бұрын

@TiresiasPrufrock at the beginning, he said this was filmed a day before the live stream

@mutantbambi 6 ай бұрын

@@TiresiasPrufrockI think it was less about risk and more so about professionalism (which he mentions in the beginning) because he interviewed the authors at the beginning of the livestream

@mandayful 6 ай бұрын

I think its funny you got the Bee Sting when you did the booker prize quiz and that ended up being your favourite out of all the longlisted books

@francescatelari 6 ай бұрын

I thought the same thing

@heyitsdaliiii 6 ай бұрын

Yes!😂

@kierstynsaoirse 6 ай бұрын

"a boy with the attention span of a tiktok"... yet he reads 180 books / year lol

@masonwinfreyplatman2294 6 ай бұрын

Lol literally what i was thinking about. I read about 12 books a year lol

@ruchieru 6 ай бұрын

@@masonwinfreyplatman2294which is totally fine because you have time to deep dive and reflect on each book, which is always going to be better than doing a fly-by of 200 books, not retaining or taking anything from any. Let’s also not forget reading is a major part of his full-time job. 180 books a year is 15 books a month. That’s entire days of reading he is paid to do. No need to compare yourself :).

@masonwinfreyplatman2294 6 ай бұрын

@@ruchieru that is true ❤️

@maryseptihet 6 ай бұрын

he also tends to read books less than 200 pages as he likes short, concise writing and also books with no plot just vibes - which honestly you don’t have to concentrate on as much and is sometimes just a nice escape from the tumultuous world we live in i.e. joan is okay, cleopatra and frankenstein, any sally rooney book tbh etc.

@TiresiasPrufrock 6 ай бұрын

Do you really believe he actually reads 180 books? 😂

@puggarok 6 ай бұрын

I laughed so hard at “a Paul-calypse”

@Ida2170 6 ай бұрын

i absolutely adore these more extensive book reviews! i find the majority of online spaces to be saturated with sensationalised and redundant book reviews/reactions that make me kind of passive to how i consume media. so, finding these corners of the booktube community feels incredibly refreshing. as a newbie, i really appreciate when more experienced readers go into elaborate detail on how they interpret a book and, more specifically, share the intricacies of their thought process as they critique it. jack shares this generously and with such clear enthusiasm and accessibility that always invites me back to his videos. with this sort of bookish convo exposure, i’ve learnt more literary lingo and more ways to creatively and critically digest the media i read and consume - for that i have jack much to thank!

@WordsCanBeLikeXRays 6 ай бұрын

Hi Jack. I watched your Booker Prize live stream and enjoyed it so much. I am super proud of you!

@Tina-dg3tq 6 ай бұрын

Petition for Jack to drop a video on all of his favourite books of all time. Maybe tier rank them even 👀

@marenhumblebee2736 6 ай бұрын

Wow... all I could think with the second book was: what an amazing cover ^^ and then you rip it to shreds in the end 😅

@ana91591 6 ай бұрын

Same here 😂

@flowersforhana 6 ай бұрын

me too haha

@riynu7774 5 ай бұрын

same i don't agree with his design opinion

@beenishakram6322 4 ай бұрын

Omg same😂

@haneesabegum1352 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for mentioning what is currently happening in Palestine, Jack. I met you recently in Singapore and you are such a kind, genuine soul. I'm grateful for your voice for the voiceless! And now I definitely want to read The Bee Sting.

@juliemorrow174 6 ай бұрын

I really like Western Lane's cover, its so visually unique and intriguing

@nicoled5455 6 ай бұрын

So proud of our Irish writers 🇮🇪

@not_even_mikage 6 ай бұрын

*Sighs and opens TBR*

@bibliomania158 6 ай бұрын

Jack Edwards for future Booker Judge 🎉... someone start the petition now

@PokhrajRoy. 6 ай бұрын

I loved Jack and Dakota as the hosts of the Booker Prize. Also, you had to be there for the Jack Edwards and Adjoa Andoh crossover.

@yaxxm619 6 ай бұрын

I watched live and you were glowing and beaming and looked so excited to be there your passion for books was front and center while you presented!! I hope they ask you to host next year as well!

@MusicLover964 6 ай бұрын

Congrats on hosting the live stream! And I have now added most of these books to my never-ending TBR 📚 🇵🇸 🐝 🍎

@jip521 6 ай бұрын

why is the flag of Palestine in the middle of the emojis?

@DeluluSwiftie 6 ай бұрын

@@jip521 honestly, the qoute Jack read from Prophet Song made me think of Palestine and the plight of Palestinians. That's probably the book I'm most interested in reading. This Other Eden sounds interesting too, but what Jack said about the writing style kinda turned me off. I don't like books that keep me at arm's length 😅 Full immersion or nothing!!

@MusicLover964 6 ай бұрын

@@DeluluSwiftie yes and he did mention what’s happening in Palestine in relation to the Prophet book. And I agree with you on the Eden one; I’m torn! The Western Lane book also calls to me ❤️‍🩹

@ZagrebBundist 6 ай бұрын

🇵🇸❤

@SusanaXpeace2u 6 ай бұрын

wow, can't believe you predicted which book would win. Must read this one too as i love books about family dynamics

@antoninatitkow8905 6 ай бұрын

i miss those kinds of videos where jack goes in depth about each book. more please you cure my reading slump this way! congrats on the livestream

@MaelysCha 6 ай бұрын

Can’t wait for book recommendations for Christmas gifts and a video (or will probably need more than one video!) about allllll the books he read this year! Please 🥹♥️🎁

@raiseeachotherup 6 ай бұрын

Glad I'm not the only one who physically threw The Bee Sting away from me after that closing line, it was my personal winner, too!

@alannahcornelissen8932 6 ай бұрын

Id like to contribute that i’ve pavloved myself into craving my usual breakfast when i watch your videos at night bc i normally always watch them during brekky😂 now its 11pm & i want yoghurt lol

@melanygomez613 6 ай бұрын

I love your content. My TBR grows everyday because of your channel (and I love it)

@stebunnz9207 6 ай бұрын

i was obsessed while reading the bee sting. Despite the length of the book i didn’t want it to end 😩

@elisesands8803 6 ай бұрын

The Bee Sting was my favourite as well. The problem was, I read it first and none of the others could live up to it.

@emiiiiiiiiiii11 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for mentioning that genocide that’s happening 🇵🇸♥️

@onmybed_ 6 ай бұрын

i'm absolutely in love with the way you talk about books.

@laura_h383 6 ай бұрын

Your videos always bring me so, so much joy. You are so relatable (ex. the miniature object tik tok digression), but I feel like you have also positively impacted how I think about reading. I really appreciate your focus on reading diversely, and the way you discuss books is captivating.

@jenniferkate7167 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video Jack! I haven't read any of this year's shortlist yet, but thanks to your reviews I've picked a few that I can't wait to pick up. Thanks for all the Booker content this year, it's been amazing.

@yassminezaki9564 6 ай бұрын

The way you described "the bee sting" reminded me of "anxious people" by Fredrik backman . I guess they have the same tone and purpose

@F00L_Of_A_Took 6 ай бұрын

What I've learned from this video is that the booker prize quiz is extremely accurate apparently

@idkSpookyStuff 6 ай бұрын

i absolutely love your reviews and you did great with the live stream! i ran home to watch it live and it was a thrill to experience it with you!

@dianaisme 6 ай бұрын

I've been waiting on this one! You were brilliant in the lifestream :) I had mever heard of this price if it wasn't for you, so thank you!!

@readingonmybreaks2523 6 ай бұрын

Congratulations 🎉 How wonderful. You will be amazing!! Can't wait to watch it

@riyanjinssi8264 6 ай бұрын

omg when did you hit 1.3M subscribers? this is insane how your channel grew so faaast! Congratulations! I'm so happy for you 🥳🥂💖

@laurenschenck5355 6 ай бұрын

Hope you have a great weekend Jack you deserve it 😊

@megancarissa23 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for making me buy more books just before Christmas 😅 the power of Jack.

@simplyfira568 6 ай бұрын

the moment he mentioned Palestine, my heart just dropped cause i was already sitting there thinking , say it, say it, say it. I'm definitely intrigued to read The Prophet's song and the bee sting now, also western lane

@jannicefelicia 6 ай бұрын

ok am I the only one who thinks that the cover design of the second book is actually really good? I mean I've seen worse, way waaayy worse. Also, you did so great on hosting the livestream, congratulations Jack!

@maddie2638 6 ай бұрын

i lke it too!

@andreaong5067 6 ай бұрын

Could you do a video on how you take care of your books? Since you travel a lot I’m interested in seeing how you store and keep your books in good condition

@Kikoia 6 ай бұрын

congrats on the livestream! The way you described your thoughts on If I Survive You and how it contended with the short story format made me think of China Mountain Zhang by Maureen F. McHugh, which does a similar(?) approach but focusing on a Chinese-Hispanic protagonist in a speculative world where China is the dominant world power. One of my absolute all-time favorite books, curious on what you'd think if you haven't read it yet!

@pallavidass9737 6 ай бұрын

The bee sting is an insane book! Genuinely incredible writing

@francescatelari 6 ай бұрын

I could hearing you talk about literature for hours. How you analyse literature literally gives me goose bumps. I just want to let you know how I appreciate your work. Bye bye

@al.hall7 6 ай бұрын

You did such a great job presenting at the Bookers prize livestream! Hope you're back next year.

@markhnk 6 ай бұрын

I love that Western Lane cover! I think it's beautiful.

@MountainShadow8 6 ай бұрын

I love your channel and you make me laugh out loud!

@m.a.2204 6 ай бұрын

Jack you should do a video where you read and review like the top 5 rated books on goodreads or something like that!

@laurenschenck5355 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for everything! Love your content! ❤

@luce9620 6 ай бұрын

quite disappointed that they all weren’t called paul tbh

@Dasha-pv1xk 6 ай бұрын

that quote from the prophet song!!?!? yeah I'm buying it

@veronicavids 4 ай бұрын

congratulations!!

@QuixoticSara 6 ай бұрын

The prophet song quote brought tears to my eyes, I'm hooked I must read it now.

@felix__93 6 ай бұрын

I listened to the audiobook for Prophet Song, before bed. And I haven't slept well for two days. I don't know why I did that, but I don't regret it either. Anyway, CONGRATULATIONS, Jack!!! I'm so proud of you!!!

@chloecyr-roncetti2422 6 ай бұрын

I’ve been waiting for this video

@jordyngracey4693 6 ай бұрын

I too can’t stop thinking, talking, obsessing over the Bee Sting

@emmaberger3748 2 ай бұрын

*removes a study for obedience from my tbr *adds prophet song to my tbr

@meridoughten9425 6 ай бұрын

Completely agree with you with regard to If I Survive You. I wanted to like it so much, but I just couldn't connect with any of the characters and the book was really difficult to get through for me personally... It was almost like the format didn't leave me wanting to read more because each short story felt like it had reached a natural conclusion.

@Eternalplay 6 ай бұрын

Loved what you had to say about Western Lane

@Ireallyneedtostudy655 6 ай бұрын

Jack please make a video of you reading Urdu books and poetry. It's some of the best literature in the world

@terileekline 6 ай бұрын

Agree on the abysmal cover for Western Lane .. my gawd!

@ochukoruth 6 ай бұрын

just ordered the bee sting ! right up my alley. you should read Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen. Same vibes and was a 5 star for me :)

@MaelysCha 6 ай бұрын

Yes! Totally agree ❤

@RhiannonT01 6 ай бұрын

agree!

@nacho6438 5 ай бұрын

havent even read the book and i still had tears well up when you said the last sentence of bee sting

@ninoliu1500 6 ай бұрын

Honestly Jack should be a booker judge

@areesha.a 6 ай бұрын

New subscriber bc I respect the fact you spoke about Palestine ❤️🇵🇸 (recommendations were also good ofc)

@JahricLago 6 ай бұрын

Amazing video, Jack! But I'm still waiting for you to review ANY BOOKS written by Filipino authors! ❤❤❤

@vjpublisher 6 ай бұрын

You are not delulu if you are right. Congrats, Jack, for hosting this year's Booker Prize livestream.

@agatharicci_ 6 ай бұрын

hey jack! will u do a tier list for penguin little black classics?

@reihino6347 2 ай бұрын

Here I was thinking Western Lane's cover was beautiful and had a vintage feel to it and then Jack comes for me and my neck looool xD

@shriyan.r5844 6 ай бұрын

You were bloody righttttt!!!!!!!!!

@TiliaHaggstrom 6 ай бұрын

So impressed by your corect prediction!

@doreene11 6 ай бұрын

I remember that you took a test to give you a bookerprize recommendation and you got The Bee Sting, turned out it was your favourite from all :)

@Curvydiaries 5 ай бұрын

Can’t wait to read Prophet Song❤

@EmyN 6 ай бұрын

These books look incredible

@Marypoppy-bee 6 ай бұрын

Hi Jack, just wanted to ask what exactly does a research assistant in the publishing industry do 😊

@thehopefuledwardian 6 ай бұрын

He has a video about this. Try searching Jack Edwards research assistant or something like that. I don’t remember the exact title but it’s from like 2020/2021.

@Marypoppy-bee 6 ай бұрын

@@thehopefuledwardian Ty

@kgal1298 6 ай бұрын

It’s funny I haven’t read The Bee Sting but it does sound kind of like 100 years of solitude at least with the family dynamic but if it ends like that book I would scream so much. 😅

@JahricLago 6 ай бұрын

And Jack predicted the winner!!! ❤❤❤🎉

@Ankesadventures 6 ай бұрын

You called it!!

@donei132 5 ай бұрын

You should read the Miles Franklin shortlists as well.

@laurenschenck5355 6 ай бұрын

Study for obedience I loved this book so much and i give it 5 stars it deserves the prize ❤

@Noyemie26 6 ай бұрын

I love the cover of western lane 😂

@davidn701 6 ай бұрын

This was the first time I really didn't enjoy one book from the shortlist in a while but If I Survive You was such a letdown for me especially after reading Old God's Time and In Ascencion before which were both left out of the shortlist. I do believe that story would have been better for me if I wouldn't have read Beekeeper Of Aleppo this year as well which sort of hits in a similar note of displacement but the characters in IISY were so unlikeable written it felt completly impossible to not just treat it as a reading practice in a way. Such a shame that there were a couple of books from the longlist I enjoyed way more but especially Old God's Time being left out for that one felt very frustrating.

@galateamiscelanea 6 ай бұрын

A mi me parece súper bonita la portada de Wester Lane

@seniartkreatif 6 ай бұрын

do you have you favourite manga? or graphic novel?

@dianaisme 6 ай бұрын

I need to read The Bee Sting!

@cindyjemutai9812 6 ай бұрын

'I could literally pee everywhere, with excitement' ~ Jack Edwards, 2023

@caileypangburn8920 6 ай бұрын

its the accurate predictions for me

@nissasbookcorner 6 ай бұрын

my jaw literally dropped when u read that sentence from the bee sting.

@jokay2383 6 ай бұрын

Prophet Song was my pick to win, it was just so devastating and terrifying. It kind've annoys me that everyone keeps saying how it's such a book for 2023 though. I feel like it implies he only won because of what's going on in Palestine. I get that there's similarities to what we're seeing in the news, but there's been so many similar situations over the last century, in Europe and beyond. It has so much broader relevance than just 'a book for 2023'.

@esteraulrich-oltean2162 6 ай бұрын

I don't think the implication is that it's only a book for 2023; I think the implication is just that of the books it feels the mostly timely and the most pertinent to 2023. I haven't read it yet but it may also be the case that the attitudes reflected in the book towards circumstances such as these resonate more strongly today than they would have done in, for example, 2015, and perhaps than how they will in the future. I don't think anyone's trying to limit the book by saying it's a book for 2023

@plushieangela 6 ай бұрын

the A-paul-ing yet interesting Booker Prize list :P

@tessrada2975 5 ай бұрын

Prophet Song KNOCKED ME OFF MY SEAT.

@MJ-ed2xx 6 ай бұрын

Next you'll have to get into teeny tiny baking. People baking actual teeny tiny food in teeny tiny kitchens with teeny tiny cookware and teeny tiny ingredients.