I remember when I decided to randomly read the last line first and I picked the WRONG book. It was catching fire and the last line was “Katniss there is no district 12” 😂

omg i would love a video re-ranking these books after you read them to see if the final line was represantative of the book as a whole

This reminded me of when i read The Fault in Our Stars like 10 years ago so it was before everyone and their mums knew how it ended and I decided to read the closing line which was 'I do, Augustus. I do.' and I thought they were going to get married

Hundred Years of Solitude’s final line is as brilliant as the first line.

The sass when Jack put the candy house at the bottom 🤣 I'd do the same, honestly

I feel like it would be so cool to rank the same set of books separately based on the cover, opening line, and closing line, and then compare each of those rankings with a final review of each book. Curious if the opening line/closing line would be more telling of the overall rating of the book…

Maybe the last line of Checkout 19 is also the acknowledgment page lol

That closing line from Checkout 19 made me so angry; I can't believe you liked it

I love that Jack had to read a last sentence that was a page and a half long 😂😂

Ok but can we talk about the gorgeous artistic covers ?!

I’ve just taken Checkout 19 off my want to read list 😂

Aaaa I’m so happy you did this! Very interested to see if any of the ‘disappointing’ lines hit waayyy different once you know the context…intrigued to see the reviews for all of these!

Decided to immediately add “just by looking at him” to my TBR bc of the line and THE SYNOPSIS IS INCREDIBLE?!??? I’m shocked!

"That's my closing line" Listen, I'm so used to the way you end your videos that I always say it along with you, 10 out of 10.

Are you reading my mind 😱 I finished Dave Egger's You Shall Know Our Velocity this weekend and thought: I know Jack Edwards has done videos on opening lines, but he should really do a video on closing lines as well. FYI: the closing line for YSKOV is "It stopped for a minute I swear, but then the sound and pictures came back on and for two more glorious and interminable months we lived".

I used to do this with every book I read before I read it, to see if I could guess how the story arrives at that place. Until I spoiled a major character death, that is 😅

Final line of my fantasy standalone PHARMAKIDES: Mute swans understood the mysteries, and took note of which flowers were in bloom.

"I hope I can make it across the border. I hope to see my friend and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope. " Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King. Makes me cry every time I read it.

My own selection: 1st place: Just By Looking at Him by Ryan O'Connell 2nd place: Real Life by Brandon Taylor 3rd place: Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder 4th place: Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka 5th place: Nevada by Imogene Binnie 6th place: Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart 7th place: The Sugar House by Jennifer Egan Last place: Checkout 19 by Claire-Louise Bennett Very curious about all of those books and excited to read them! Love your content, keep going ❤

Honestly this is my favorite way to pick a new book!! It’s intriguing. I also know right away if I’m curious how the MC got there. If I’m invested to see the build up. This is the superior way of picking books lol

"I'm really good at forgetting things." Same Jack, same 😂.

Notes on an execution was so good. The context was definitely needed.

Great video! I would love it if you did this video with books you have already read, I think it would be so interesting to hear your thoughts on the closing lines in the context of the entire book.

I can never remember all the books for my own ranking, but I would definitely put checkput 19 all the way last😹 it's unique yes... but I uniquely hated it

Song of Achilles has one of the best ending lines of all time. You should add that one to your next video.

love this! i don't know why but i've always had the habit of reading the closing line before starting a book

I actually have a ritual with every book that after i read the first chapter, i always read the last line of the book. It started when i was younger to curb the impulse of flipping to the end and just finding out the whole ending and then not reading the full book. I guessed it was like if i know the literal last line i wouldn’t have the impulse bc it’s the ultimate ending. Not sure how but it worker psychologically and books just tend not to have spoilers in the last line.

this series has made me STRESS about the first and last lines of my book 😆

i don’t know why but before starting a new book i ALWAYS read the last line and then if i remember it it’s always interesting to see how my perspective and understanding of it changed after i finished the book and just what it really means

It would be interesting at some point with one of these videos, either the first line or last line ones, to have you go back to those same books after you have read all of them and see how the ranking of the books them selves compares to the ranking of either the first or last lines. And to be honest, the one you picked as first, just having listened to the last lines, I probably would’ve put about seventh on that stack.

I have read Notes On An Execution and I absolutely loved it even though I didn’t know how I would feel about it but the rest of the books sound like I just got more books I need to add to my tbr. I need to this when I finish reading the two books I’m currently reading for my next pick.

omg I worked an event in which rachel yoda and a few other authors and musicians held readings and performances about motherhood and the relationship between a child and a mother! all of them were so well spoken and their delivery was great

you are so brave for doing this i would be terrified 🤡🥲

Jack, please make the video of all the books you've read in 2022 🙏🙏🙏

This literally gave me anxiety! 😲 I would be devastated to know the final line before having read the book - how could that not colour the reading experience?! (Like seeing Tom Hanks already rescued in the trailer for Castaway...)

i cant believe checkout 19 got the first spot tbh. there were so many inconsequential words in a row i felt like language lost all meaning

honestly, i would have put Nevada in my top spot solely because "so get the fuck off my back,Roland" made me laugh out so loud.

You can also make a video on comparing the opening/ closing line video an rating the actual book as a whole. Means the books that u rated highest as the best opening line did u like them as much as you did after reading it!!!

I used to do reading the closing lines with every book I read in middle school and would spoil myself all the time 😭 but that closing line of just by looking at him was so good

Now, getting back to opening lines, please let us know what you think of the opening line of 'one hundred years of solitude', I LOVE that opening line, it gives you a glimpse of the present, past and future of what is/will/was happening in the story, just fantastic!!!

I just love the last line of Wuthering Hights. Gives me the chills.

Do this with books you have read and see if your rankings match the before and after 🙌🏽

Cant wait for part 2 of this video!!

My list would be exactly the same, but with Checkout 19 at the bottom hahahah

Something I've learnt about these is that I like my final lines to be normal length. Anything longer than say thirty words and it just becomes convoluted

pls ur silence was so loud when u placed candy house, istg i was in hysterics

Out of context, I love everything Jack wears. 😍

I can't wait for your review of Candy House!! I read it and I have feels about it. Haha, this is a fun idea. Mad love, Jack-Jack!

OMG! This video... I hate checking the end of the book or any spoilers but it was tempting! really tempting...Then I looked at the books and they were not on TBR but NOW after your video they are :D

Trust me, that last line of "Just By Looking At Him" is nothing compared to the opening line. IYKYK! 😂

I like that you actually show the books in the thumbnail

Checkout 19 would've bee toward the end for me. I did like this video & look forward to you doing more like it. It was fun.

Wow some of those had such cool last lines!

I think song of achilles has one of the best closing lines(with having read it)

I always read both the opening and the closing line when I start a book!

When you said ‘omg it’s so long’ I thought that was the last line 😂

WHERE did you get that edition of Just by looking at him!!!!! it’s so beautiful!!! i much prefer it to the yellow and pink one!

Keep waiting anxiously for your review of Young Mungo. Interested to see what you think of it. I’ve just finished it.

checkout 19 was last for me and I was shocked when he put that on top.

Ooh! You should have read the closing line of The Great Gatsby. My favorite closing line ever.

On an unrelated note, I really love the Shirt featured in this video.

I would have ranked Checkout 19 4th. It was so confusing, but it did have a nice groove in reading it out loud. Maybe it makes more sense in context, but to me it just felt like a bunch of words.

ever thought about becoming a rapper? the ending of checkout 19 was so funny to listen to

I'm so curious about the books that are turned around on the shelves behind you. I hate when I can't see the titles of books!!!

YESSSS BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!

jack I loved the video, as I always enjoy these video ideas that are fun and feel very natural in a way! jjdjd but this would be my ranking lmao: 1. Nevada 2. Just by looking at him 3. Checkout 19 4. Nightbitch 5. Real life 6. Notes on execution 7. Young Mungo 8. The candy house

you should do a video of reading books aloud - it changes reading and I think it’d be fun and interesting.

Omg this shirt looks so good on Jack!

Day 1 of asking Jack to read Hungarian fiction

I am so excited for you to read Young Mungo. If we were allowed to rate books 6/5, this would get it. Probably my favorite book of the year. Happy reading!

not me adding books to my tbr solely cause of their final sentence so to get tl the part I love I gotta get through the whole thing

Just By Looking At You is such a good book!!! ❤

I read Real Life and don't really remember the ending. It wasn't a favorite of mine. Just by the ending of Checkout 19, I wouldn't read it. I'd love to see you take those same books and rank the first line and then do a final ranking after you read them.

You should read The God Child by Nana Oforiatta Ayim (if you haven’t already). It’s a poetic novel that tells the story of a Ghanaian emigrant and her journey in search for a sense of home.

can you do a video ranking the books once you've read them and compare please thanks :))

YOU INSPIRE ME TO READ MORE

Whenever I buy a book, the first thing I do is read the opening line of it and then the last line. I'm always scared to do that but it's fun. 😂

The endless of Checkout 19 made me never ever want to read that book 😂

I am obsessed with that shirt omg

I think you should do books and just go to a random page and rank sentences in the middle of the books - as that would be very chaotic - and suit yours and this channels energy

i WISH if we were villains was in the lineup for this. that is a closing line to end all closing lines

The stark difference from checkout 19 to the Candy House💀😂😂😂😂

need ur shirt rn

That last sentence in Checkout 19 might be impactful in context, but in the abstract it seemed, to me, like "competing for the longest sentence in English literature." 4,491 words (Ulysses). Proper sentence is only 1,287 words. (Absalom, Absalom) (According to Google.)

LOVE!!!! YOUR SHIRT!

Oh trust me once you read Young Mungo that line will be a boat on the horizon after spending 4 days out in the ocean in a life jacket

I loved this idea!

where are the shelves in your background from

We’re reading The Death of Ivan Ilyich if you guys want to join :) (details in replies!)

I was in foyles today and I heard 2 girls talking about you! You're so popular in London! Xx

Well this has goven me an interesting way ro figure out in which order to read my tbr lol

I'd tell you to read Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint but I haven't even finished Volume 1 and I'm at 900 pages already. The last line needs context but once you understand it all you'll feel is pain or maybe something bittersweet.

the line you read from checkout 19 is actually from an interview with her at the end, not from the actual body of the book!! still absolutely gorgeous though… classic CLB

Bring back the kitchen roll.

Just starting the video but can I just say. Jack your shirt is *chefs kiss*

Is it just me that reads the ending lines of most books while I read them. I thought that was a common thing.

i agreed with u on the entire list except for checkout 19, that one made me so angry

That shirt is amazing

you need to do it with books you've judged the first line of and see if the rankings are the same

Makes me sad knowing how many books you now have to read before reaching Notes, which was doubtless the best book I read in 2022, if not one of the best, most well written stories I've ever read. So glad it's made the list though!