“When the book is perfectly fine but Hollywood ruined it.” *COUGH* PERCY JACKSON *COUGH*

Without Hermione, Ron and Harry would be dead by the second book.

My husband has Dyslexia and he loves books so Audiobooks saved him a lot of time since he doesnt have to struggle with the words :)

Book: AMAZING Movie: garbage Musical: always better than the movie

"A book is a book. It doesn't matter whether it's hardback, paperback, audio, e-book, kindle." Me: Looks at Jesse's bookshelf confused Me: But, they're all hardback..

alternate title: "Jesse being an understanding cinnamon roll for 10 minutes"

With Wattpad, it really depends on what you read. The fanfiction can be REALLY bad sometimes.

My unpopular opinion is: REGULUS BLACK IS HELLA UNDERRATED

Harry Potter is clearly a minor character in those books - the titles are just to mislead the reader. Griphook the goblin is obviously the real main character - as if that needed explaining.

In my opinion the book community is the best community on KZfaq.

i feel like being a writer would be so nerve-racking because people could love your book or they could absolutely trash all your hard work...

Probably an unpopular opinion: Fanfiction is so much easier to get through rather than original fiction

When he talks about book to movie adaptations you all know what we are thinking about Percy flipping jackson

thank you so much for bringing up the blind and visually impaired when it comes to audiobooks! i am legally blind and i was watching this video with my totally blind friend. we both freaked out when we heard someone in such a mainstream setting explain the fact that that’s the only way we can read. braille is bulky, expensive, and incredibly hard to read for longer books. audio is so much simpler, along with ebooks. LISTENING TO AUDIOBOOKS IS READING!

I actually love all of Cassandra Clare's series equally, with that I mean TMI, TID and TDA. I just love how they all come together and the stories connect and so do the characters. What made the experience so great was reading all of them, and I genuinly think they are all really good

I buy paperbacks, I'll only buy hardbacks because they're pretty and are great for collecting

That old John Green review looked like a home video of an emo kid about how 'it's not a phase, DAD!'

I prefer rockbacks

“I hate Harry Potter as a character” Me: *gasps scandalously* TREASON

Everyone can have different opinions but throne of glass has affected/shaped me so much as a person I dont know how someone can not like it

I feel like Wattpad is definitely an odd place to go to. Since it's open to the public there's definitely books that you DO NOT want to read but at the same time there are some amazing reads. I feel like people only see the dark parts of Wattpad and really overshadow the good writers. Also I think alot of people go to Wattpad to read for guilty pleasure following certain cliches and tropes and bad writing that they actually like... >

I died a little bit inside at those Harry Potter Opinions, I love those characters!! But I respect these people’s opinions. Also speaking of trash adaptations... Percy Jackson anyone?!

Regarding the audio books. I have autism and I struggled a bit with reading when I was a kid (thankfully not so much nowadays) and I was given the audio book SABRIEL by Garth Nix when I had open brain surgery. I fell in love with it. I went and bought the book in paperback and read along and then got the rest of the books in their series. Garth Nix is now one of my favourite authors and I have even met him in person. But without the audio book I never would have gotten my love of reading. So for people with autism Audio books can help them read.

I really REALLY loved Mare and Cal together, but I still loved Maven.

“I hate Harry Potter as a character” ... *CAN’T RELATE!*

I want to doggie ear and write in my books, but something deep inside me is telling me ‘no, don’t do it!!!’

Oh, Red Queen? I can talk about that. I really, really, wanted Mare and Maven to become a thing. Together, they made my heart warm with joy. But- sTuPiD bOoK pLaYeD wItH mE

Hermione is one of the best characters is the Harry Potter! Idk what this person was taking about love her😍

I personally dislike audiobooks because I have trouble retaining information though hearing but I think they are useful

“And the movie adaptation is trash” Percy Jackson * cries *

ooh, I prefer reading ebooks over physical books. That's partly a blindness thing. I have partial vision loss so reading electronically is easier, but also have ADHD so audiobooks are hard for me to fully understand. Also I really love what Jesse said about audiobooks, and that saying it's not "real reading" is ableist. I loved that so much I had to pause the video and go tell my mum because I needed to share how awesome that was

It's amazing how you represented your own opinion without offending other people's opinions and also made a great video out if it.

I’ve been following you for a while and am a big fan. I’m also legally blind. I have very little vision, enough to read larger print in very dim lighting, but I depend on audiobooks to read what I want to read. Thank you so much for your defense of audiobooks. I’m so appreciative that you mentioned that shirking audiobooks as “not reading” is ableist; so few people will defend this. Thank you!

I honestly prefer paperbacks over hard covers for two reasons. Whenever I read a hard cover, the sleeve keeps falling off so I take it off and then inevitably end up losing it. And because paperbacks are cheaper and I'm low-key broke

6:54 *cough cough* lookin at you Percy Jackson.

“Unless the movie adaptation is trash.” *Cough cough* Percy Jackson movies *cough cough*

6:55 **cough** the Percy Jackson movies **cough**

Ron and Harry would have died in the devils snare without Hermione.

My unpopular opinion (that no one asked for): I only buy books when they are worth re-reading, if they aren't, you don't go on my shelf.

6:56 I have a feeling this is pointed towards the Percy Jackson series... (Seriously though... the movies were so bad and so inaccurate to the book...)

The Harry Potter series would have ended very different if Hermione didn't read

"And the movie adaptation is trash!" *cough cough PERCY JACKSON*

Um......Mare and Maven are great together.....don’t hate me. And yes I have read the whole series. I just love Maven. Also. HOW COULD YOU HATE THRONE OF GLASS??? Sarah J Maas is amazing!

The throne of Glass ones hurt my soul 💔

I totally agree about writing in books!! My mom died when I was very little and sometimes while going through the shelves at home I’ll see her name in a book and I’ll feel so connected to her ❤️ She was a teacher and I can’t even understand what she wrote sometimes but I still feel somewhat closer to her for having read the book (Idk if that makes sense)

Paperback is my favorite because it gets damaged and you know you love the book because it is damaged

If you go on Wattpad, a book i really enjoyed reading was "Running with Scissors" by Sam Camp! There is a pay wall now, but i think it's worth it!

2nd one: I sorta ship them. Buttttttt... I SHIP MAVEN AND MARE!!!!!

My unpopular opinion is that I like the Mortal Instruments book series.

the best Cassie series is The Dark Artifices, that’s all thank you for coming to my ted talk

It’s so interesting so many people hate throne of glass and I think it’s one of the best book series ever!! I may be not noticing it’s flaws or just not caring because I’m young (16) and I like my fair share of romance and cheese lol. (Pls no spoil I haven’t read kingdom of ash yet or finished tower of dawn)

I feel that the villain in TDI was so uninteresting and not impactful at all compared to TMI with Valentine and Sebastian

About the audiobooks: For anyone who's read fangirl, remember Levi, he couldn't contain any info by reading but he was remembering everything he heard. I believe it's totally wrong to come at people who listen to audiobooks. Okay they aren't always great, but to people with reading disabilities, it's a necessity. Then other people just don't have time and listen when in the car, or while washing the dishes. Also, there are the people like me who enjoy a good audiobook sometimes. Just do your thing, and if you don't personally like audiobooks, that's okay hon, nobody forced you to listen to it.

I’m a Literature major and I heavily rely on audiobooks because I need to read at least one book every week or two and using audiobooks as I read along is very helpful and allows me finish the books much faster than if I was on my own.

I just finished city of bones (I mean, It’s a good book of course) and I will definitely be finishing all of Cassandra Clare’s series in the future.

And here I am re reading all ToG books before "Kingdom of Ash" ( which I have postponed it for almost a year because I DON'T WANT IT TO END)

I agree that Cassandra improved in her writing with TID and the series was really good but TMI holds such a special place in my heart (since I read it way before TID and I was so young) so they are pretty equal in my mind, I love all of her characters and books:)

Not like throne of glass????? Well.... Your boy here picked up book one, next day he had the whole series In a short time..... he was waiting for tower of dawn And now he is sad about it coming to an end with kingdom of ash

Anything by Sarah J Maas is my favorite❤❤❤

OMG! what!! I loved the Red Queen Series so much (such a fan) uwu.

I really enjoyed this video and I loved that its message was to embrace your own opinion and respect others instead of throwing shade

Yes my hunger games gang... like if you ship katniss and peeta, comment if you ship katniss and gale❤

This is what was going through my mind this video: *Are you related to Merlin?* Does anyone else see it?! 🤯

THANK YOU SO MUCH for putting an image of the book underneath each comment if the book itself wasn’t mentioned! Not having to run out and get lost on Google every time a character shows up that I don’t know yet made this video experience ten-times better.

💗 loved seeing all your reactions here!

Movie oppinion; I usually want to read the book before I see the movie, but sometimes seeing the movie before gives me that extra push to go and read the book. Like I have had movies that I watched before reading the book, and after I was like; dang I need to read that book. Also when the movie is trash I’ll still read the book if I haven’t already because it almost never happens that the book is as trash as the movie. Except if the concept just doesn’t speak to me because they based that off of the book at least.. ALSO, Jesse I get why you didn’t like the Ready Player One movie adaptation. I like it well enough but only because I stopped comparing it to the book. It’s an okay movie by itself but compared to the book it’s so bad. Like nothing is the same. So I geddit.

Wow. I’m impressed by the level of self control he has when reading these. I end up getting very emotional when it comes to books I love 😂 I’m so glad there is a positive and good person I found who has amazing content. Keep it up and thank you so much for all your hard work!

6:55 *cough* Percy Jackson *cough*

"the information is going in in different places" that's... a fabulous way of describing it jesse you're so apt at describing things i love it though i disagree with you on tmi but i love your opinions!

Mockingjay is the worst of all the hunger games Still 10/10 though.

wattpad has some really good books. there are a lot of talented writers on there, you just gotta find em

I loveee Throne of glass❤️ it's sooo interesting and exciting

Throne of Glass is my absolute favorite series

Your videos are so precious. It is easy to see that they come from the heart. They have gotten me out of a huge reading slump. I like your reactions in this video. Keep making these awesome vids!

I don’t dog ear my books ever but sometimes i do write little notes and comments, its like personalising my book so when i re read them after a long time it really is awesome to see my thought process the time i was first reading it.

Due to the lack of motivation in reading hard copy books and studying, I’ve been really into wattpad as it suits the traveling efficiency and its overall great platform for reading other people’s works. Each book is a community of its own and that’s one of the biggest reasons why I love it. *note:* Since it’s a platform for people to write their own works for the public, some of them may be I guess.. unrefined. Though this doesn’t really bother me. This note, just adds on to the overall relaxed community where people are not too concerned of expectations. However, I can say that wattpad writers are there for a reason, and that it may be without a doubt to express their sense of creativity in literature to which they can be truly great authors in the platform. I like to think that they are the unsung heroes of authors waiting to be recognised for their talent and skill. Anyways, here are some wattpad recommendations that I personally loved and hope that you would too: - Two Gangs and a Golden Girl (first book of series) *unfinished series with the 3rd book but still growing strong with the 2 books* by Holly Shmit *(warning: Intense feelings are waiting to crush you)* - Agent 13 (first book of trilogy) by Quidam13 - Once upon a royal one night stand by Aria May - The fourth protector (first book of series) by Bri Baker *(fantasy)* I do have a lot more books that I love but these books REALLY stuck with me. *OH and there are some specific stories that the reader would have to pay. This is a new concept for wattpad and only came recently. I am guessing that these stories are more refined but this may be a concern for those who came to wattpad for its free reading materials. Though this concept is crafted for authors to receive support from readers by earning money for their writing. I totally get this concept and I don’t heavily object but.. oh well.. however, don’t you worry little hunny rabbits, there are books where you don’t have to pay. There are just SOME books where you would have to pay in order to read.*

I saw my favorite book series in the background and now I’m staring at them 😂

Mockingjay was my favorite also! I love the risk Suzanne Collins took!

unpopular opinion: Ginny>Hermione, I love Hermione, she’s my second fave female character in HP but I just love Ginny more for some reason

TMI IS MY FAVORITE CASSIE CLARE SERIES!!! I love all of her books, and while I do see that yet world building and overall writing improved in the later series, I love the TMI characters, and because they were the first Cassandra Clare books I read, I'll never be over the nostalgia

Ok I just realized that you look really similar to how I imagined Dorian

I'm in the trade paperback camp as well. Mass Market Paperbacks are next on the list. However, for my Favorite books I want them in Hardback for shelf display and such.

Finally someone who appreciates Mockingjay as the masterpiece it is

If you watched the miss Peregrine's home for peculiar children movie without reading the books and didn't enjoy it very much you should try the books they were really great👍

Is it just me or do I feel like certain books I own have to be in paperback or hardcover form. Like The Thousandth Floor Trilogy seems like a "paperback series" to me and the Legend Trilogy feels more like a "hardcover series" to me... I usually read the first book in a series at the library, and buy the rest, based on whether I like them in paperback or hardcover. THIS DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE, I'M JUST WEIRD. OKAY BYE.

Mockingjay killed me. Like I cried while reading and sobbed about an hour after it 😂😂😂

Awwww omg baby Jessethereader!!!!! I love it!! (And it low key reminded me to just get on posting to my channel cause I’ll only grow with time)

I love paperbacks when it comes to reading because they are more flexible but I really prefer hardcover because they don’t get so damaged

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is why Jesse is one of my top two all-time favorite booktubers; he does such fun videos!!

Love this video Jesse

I enjoyed the mortal instruments more than the infernal device or the Dark Artifices.

Saw red queen I clicked 😂 😂 😂

7:04 Percy jackson movies

Ok THANK GOD that I found this channel I literally loveee it ❤️❤️❤️

Yessss hunger games!!! I totally agree catching fire is my favorite movie but mockingjay is my favorite book

I don't know if this is an unpopular opinion, but I totally believe Sam Gamgee is the true hero of LOTR. Love Frodo and all, but he wouldn't have gotten anywhere without his Sam

Love trade paperbacks. In Australia mostly just get paperbacks, and not many hardcovers, so those are my favorite. Thanks Jesses for sharing compassionate reader (and person) attitudes and philosophy, its wonderful.

I never thought of your way of thinking when it comes to audiobooks. very valid point. the reason why that's my goto is because I work 10 hours a day and that's the only way to get my reading in. and for the fact that there is only so much Iheart radio I can listen to.

4:25 so with this one, I definitely think that it does count as reading. my music teachers always tell us to listen with our eyes and see with our ears which I feel can apply to this too, just because you're not physically reading doesn't mean you're not taking in the information.

Unpopular opinion: I don't ship Mare with anyone in RQ and I'm lowkey glad she (SPOILERS FOR WAR STORM) ended up alone in the end