Jesse really delivered a cinematic masterpiece in just those first three minutes alone... where is his Oscar!!!!

I’ve had a hard time picking up books lately. I’ve been struggling a lot and I keep talking myself out of reading because “I don’t have time” or “I have other, more important things to do”. But this reminded me that books and reading are important, they’re important to me, and they’re important to my mental health. Thank you for reminding me, Jesse 💙

Damn… why did I tear up? I’ve been feeling guilty about spending most of my time reading last month and not “going out” and “putting myself out there” this video reminded me that it’s more than find to have these quiet moments ❤

That was really beautiful, Jesse. Thanks for for being so genuine and vulnerable with us.

Wow… I felt that Jesse. I literally cried. Reading really helped me cope with my depression. Thank you for posting this. ❤

I been in a small slump lately with reading but reading has always help me cope with my General Anxiety and PTSD disorders since I was a small child..I wouldn't trade this life coping method for anything.

Many books, much impact, yes. I love how this video felt like a spoken word poetry performance.

wow, this video is truly a work of art. all of your videos are amazing, but this is really a whole different level. i love it so much!

The Flavia de Luce series is one that’s completely changed me. It got me back into my love for reading

Wow this really touched me in a way videos haven't done in years 🥺

A Monster Calls for sure has impacted me so much and has for several years, but more recently I have to say A Little Life has been the most devastating and strangely uplifting book I’ve read in a while

I felt that very much. Books are what kept me sane in these stressful time full of anxiety becoming a teacher. It is my form of self-care and I'm glad I picked reading up again.

So many but the most recent was You've Reached Sam. I just finished the book a week ago and I still feel it.

Choosing the quiet..choosing books. That just resonated so much. This was a wonderful video…thank you.❤ Too many books have impacted me to list…mostly because the impact wasn’t just one thing. Having Crohns means sitting a lot :cough: you probably know where :cough: lol There’s also the chronic pain… but, books were always there to draw me out of all of that. I will say (it’s a crime if I don’t!) The late great Anne McCaffrey was truly my first love. Dude. Dragons! To fly and commune with dragons. Yes, please! To teleport and communicate across worlds…I’m there! And here I am still (pain at bay) with book in hand, still reading, and loving it all.

Letters To The Lost by Brigid Kemmerer had a big impact on me. I lost someone close to me and this book deals a lot with grief. I could relate to it. Life is messy. It also has an amazing friendship in it.

If I Stay. My brother and I were in a house fire when I was 10, and he was 8. He died, and I lived. This book had me in tears because I was in a coma for 9 hrs. It just hit so close to home for me

I love this 🤍

The fault in our stars had a impact on me my sister was going through cancer treatment and one day I had to go to Walmart with my dad he was taking forever in one department and I walk over to the books and pick up the fault in our stars I sat down and read some of it and my dad found me and got it for me because I was enjoying it I enjoy the book because yes it was sad life can be like that but enjoy the time you have love who you love because one day they could be gone you can find happiness in the dark

Book friends are friends we can bond in a different level

That made me feel so emotional 🥲 This past month I've reread a lot of books I loved while I was younger (and I still adore) and it got me thinking about how reading those books made me another person, they shaped my worldviews and my sense of humour, and reading itself shifted my priorities and personality. There's so much joy and comfort in words and I keep being surprised at how much they can change us.

I can't think of One specific book that was impactful to me, but a series. The Goosebumps series had probably the largest impact of my reading life as kid. Like many other kids, I was obsessed with these books. Granted I was a reader before picking up my first Goosebumps story because my family gave me the reading bug, but these books got me Excited to read. Even almost 30 years later, I still read these books occasionally. This was a beautifully made video BTW Jesse.

Thank you for sharing that with us! Books allowed me to escape from my parent's break up. I never thought it would have been such a vital part of my life but it is and I love connecting with other readers.

This video made me cry, absolutely beautiful!

You are not just enough as you are. You are more than enough. You are smart, kind, funny, charming and all around great. You are perfect :)

A Quiet Kind of Thunder by Sara Barnard impacted my life a lot. I read it at a low point in my life, when my anxiety and depression were through the roof and I felt incredibly alone. A Quiet Kind of Thunder was the first book I read where I truly saw my anxiety represented on the page. I’d read other books with mental health rep before, but this one, but there was something about this one that had me nodding and feeling validated in a way I hadn’t before. The anxiety was not romanticized, minimized, or “cured” by love. It was there and tackled with such care that I finished the book in tears. Anyways, y’all should read A Quiet Kind of Thunder if you haven’t already.

The Magic Treehouse series was my first reading obsession. At one point I had been given all of the books that had been written, including the Merlin Missions. Those books made me so, so happy, and I read every one. Also on the list is The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster. It's my comfort read, and I've read and listened to it many times. And the wording is so clever.☺️

Beautiful....just Beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing your soul with us ❤️

There are so many books that have impacted me, but I think the one that will stick with me the most is Loveless by Alice Oseman. Reading a book where the main character feels the same way I do about sex, made me feel better about myself and not alone. Absolutely loved the vibe of this video, excited to see what other things are in store for this year.

I relate so much with this video and I’m so happy you talked about this, also You should see me in a crown and the Six of Crows duology impacted me a lot

This spoken word made me 😢in the best way possible. Thank you 😊

Anne of Green Gables by L.M.Montgomery had a big impact on my life when I was in gade 9. It helped me feel less lonely. The main character Anne became my imaginary friend that was always positive and encouraging me to do my best at school. I will never forget it. Thanks for a great video Jesse

I love this video so much. It felt like a hug, like someone understands how I feel with a connection with books. Thank you for making this wonderful work of art and perfectly portraying how reading feels❤️❤️💙💙

I like how it sounds like the book faces the serious subject, but also promises that there is hope and healing, from what you said about the humor. I love stories that remember there's hope.

I was in reading slump for so long that I missed reading so much miss the feeling of read smth so beautiful and deep that u can’t stop picking up I love that video sm

I will be sharing this with students in my YAL class. Beautiful.

That really spoke to me. Been having a tough time and really going through it irl. I also haven't been reading much this year and I'm sure it's impacted me in ways I haven't realized. Thank you! 🖤

Never forget: You are loved. You are enough. You have a purpose. ❤️

I was cutting onions. 🧅 The video made me tear up. I feel your emotions. 😭 Thank you for this emotional video. Hugs! 🫂

Absolutely beautiful! Books have brought me some of the best friends I could’ve ever asked for. Such a great reminder. ♥️

Books that impacted: Eragon (Paolini) or Spinning Silver (Novik)

Wow you could narrate a book, your voice sounds lovely

This was beautiful. Thank for sharing Jesse.

This video was so moving, truly a masterpiece. I think the book that was most impactful to me was Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson which I read as a teen, at a time when I needed to realize I wasn't alone. Also around the time I found a true love for books.

The most impactful book for me was Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha. Can't really explain it, but when I first read it, it just was the perfect time for me to read it. I resonated so much with the themes and it's now a yearly re-read for me in the summer time.

This might be crazy to say but so many YA books have had an impact on my life. Watching the characters get through such terrible struggles, be themselves and come out stronger make me believe that I can do it to. Alot of people tend to under estimate how characters in novels can effect someone. Even if it is a YA book or a graphic novel, the characters in the story can truly speak to someone and make them feel connected and heard when they don't truly feel that, along with making them feel at peace when the world is litterally collpasing around them. That is the true power of books, along with the knowledge they give and the people they bring together. Books have more value to life than many would think.

this was edited and filmed so beautifully!

Just one of the most marvelous videos you ever did, you deserve all the recognition for it, thank you so much for that ❤️🥰

Thank you for this reflection, Jesse. You're right about A Monster Calls, my mother was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour a few months ago, and I can't express how much the permission from that book to both want someone to stay and need to let them go has been a balm in this time for me.

I cried at this. Thank you for posting this!!

Thank you for posting!!!!! Reading has made a huge impact on my life!!! And you’ve helped encourage it!! Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️

I’m in tears, this was so beautiful 🥺

Love this! ❤

OMG this was beautiful! It definitely gave me some reassurance after the breakdown I had yesterday. I needed to hear this because I can relate so much!

That's a beautiful video, keep making these Jesse!

This was so beautiful!

Your camera work is so good bro! I live your videos

This was so beautiful! The message, the editing, everything! This is why Jesse is easily one of my favorite KZfaqrs! I just started nursing school and have been really stressed out, but I’ve been trying to find even 10 minutes to read to really step away from the chaos, so thank you for the reminder ❤️

This video is so, so beautiful. Thank you

That was beautiful. So inspirational. ❤

jesse i love you sm. youre so right for this video and I love how this is made. it's lovely :''))))

Love this. Simply beautiful.

This was so beautiful, you are a true artist ❤

This was such a beautiful video! ☺

Absolutely beautifully said and created

What a beautiful video. Great job, Jesse!!

A true masterpiece by Jess!! We love you and I hope you have an awesome day!!❤️😊

This was so beautiful! 🤯♥️🔥

Always love your videos ❤️

Thank you so much for putting this into words. ❤

Absolutely BEAUTIFULLY said! I loved this so much and wholeheartedly agree. ❤📚

Let me say, you have no idea how many people you touch and what you mean to those people. I legitimately started reading again because of you. I wasn't on Book Tube at all when I clicked on your first video that I saw. Admittedly, I clicked on the video because I thought you were adorable in the thumbnail. I never thought I'd find a young man of such warmth, depth, compassion, empathy, and intelligence. Through you I have been introduced to many books that I would have never chosen on my own and I've been made richer by the experience. You and other youtubers such as Thomas Sanders just bring me absolute joy when I've had the worst days. You make me feel less alone and less afraid. Never underestimate what you do.

This video was absolutely beautiful and incredibly made. Absolutely loved this Jesse.

wow, this was said SO frickin' well!! i've thought these things in my head sometimes (just reflecting on how magical and significant books are to my life) this video is amazing!! so aesthetic too

Be proud of your content, Jesse. This was beautiful and very well done. Keep it up, friend!

Loved your video, really intimate and totally reliable

Jesse! I wasn’t ready for this. This was so true in so many ways. ❤❤❤

I am in my 50’s. I chose books when I learned to read in 1st grade and I have never quit choosing books! Great job Jesse!

this video is just perfection. SO beautiful. I watched it like 5 times

this is such a good video! so relaxed and calming, but also deep with emotion and purpose. it makes you feel connected with yourself in a way nothing else can, and that is just so tender and delicate. i feel like if i don't carry this video ever so lightly in my palm, it might break into a million pieces, so i'm going to treasure this somewhere safe and personal to me. thank you again, jesse, for this video!

That was very powerful!!! Thank you for this very important video!!!

such a beautiful and touching piece of art; awesome video

Wow, what a beautiful video! And very relatable 📚

What a beautiful message and cinematic start to this video. Yesss Jesse show that talent and creativity!

I'm rooting for ya, Jesse! You got this. This was fricken beautiful.

This video was a masterpiece! You encapsulated the feeling of reading so well and in such a beautiful way. The death cast series by Adam Silvera have been the books that have impacted me the most in my life.

This is such a beautiful video about why books are so important in life, thank you for putting it all into words 🖤 I will definitely be checking out Simon Sort of Says

This is a masterpiece! Thanks for sharing ❤

love this so much, Jesse! :)

Loved this video….you are an artist along with an intelligent bibliophile!

This video is beautiful. It was extremelly relatable and real. Thank you for this incredible reminder of why i like to read and that i am not alone. 💕

aww jesse this was so good!!

This is so beautiful and poetic. It touched me immensely and literally brought tears to my eyes. Thanks for everything, Jesse. :)

This video just felt so relatable and I loved watching it❤. I’m trying to read more every year and watching this video was really motivational.

Absolutely gorgeous, Jesse! 🥹🥰❤️‍🔥

Cinematic masterpiece ❤️❤️❤️

I’m not crying, you’re crying. 😭

Very beautiful video. It gave me a chance to think back on many things.💚 The book that has had the most impact on my life is… well… I will take my time and think about it.✨

So excited for the video!

This was so beautiful!!

Wow I love it! The first 3 minutes is an absolute masterpiece! love you Jesse.... thank you for reminding me how much I love to read and you're right, it's the perfect escape from the world that we live in...