tier-ranking every classic book (so you know which ones to read)

from charles dickens and jane austen to oscar wilde and sylvia plath, it’s time for the final boss of tier-ranking: rating the classics.

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[its_just_seb]

"Normalise writing prequels to books that you didn't write" it's called fanfiction actually

[sofiax]

You should do a tier ranking if easiest to hardest classics to read!! That would be so helpful for so many people- I always get scared before reading a classic as to whether it’s going to be to advance and then put me into a reading slump, so it would definitely be very helpful

[sadem]

It upsets me when people say liking The Catcher in the Rye is a red flag. It's one of my favorite books because of how it describes earlier-20th century NYC and because I feel like J.D. Salinger would have truly understood my pain (especially while I was in college).

[shadowofmoonlight]

As a LotR lover this really shocked me...

Like I've spent years studying the world J.R.R. Tolkien has built and it's beautiful! The languages he created are incredible and fantastic and I wish I could be this genius...

Also Dune is a very nice book!

But I respect your opinion, have a great day

[khalilahd.]

“He should’ve pulled out” literally has me in a chokehold rn 😂😂😂 this is why we love you Jack

[Fanny-gege]

I feel like the ranking is lacking a "meh" category. Because going from "nice classic" to "I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy" seems a bit extreme to me xD

[melaniequist]

The first time I read The Lord of the Rings I thought the same as you, that it was just a bunch of walking. But because my husband loves this book so much I decided to read the series again the following year. It is now one of my favorite books/series and Samwise Gamgee is one of my favorite literary characters of all time. I challenge you to try again, and read all 3 books😊

[disa_nour]

I live Jack and his amazing jokes and this is by far my favourite ever:

"Daniel Defoe, who is the author, is widley considered to be 'the father of the english novel' and you know what? I think he should've pulled out"
- Jack Edwards (2022)

[Luiza-lzjw]

i love how jack was so traumatized by “jane eyre laid bare” that he can’t go one video without mentioning it 😂😂

[Jski]

Jesus Christ, Moby Dick is such an amazing novel, the whale anatomy bits are part of the experience engrossing you into the books world that Melville was obviously very familiar with. But to each their own.

[nefelimino]

Can’t trust someone who puts LOTR that low

[mariamatedei]

"Daniel Defoe is widely considered the father of the English novel, and you know what I think he should've pulled out" RUTHLESS, I literally chocked hearing this

[lupetedigio]

Jack: " The Picture of Dorian Gray literally invented the plot twist"
The Strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde: "Am I a joke to you?"

[Angelwhatsername]

"smarticle particles" cracked me up 😂😂
I thought I was the only one in the world who preferred Emma to Pride & Prejudice, nice to see there's another one 😄

[nicolask.]

I wanna be this guy's friend. I know nothing about classic literature, yet this whole video had me engaged and i couldnt stop smiling at his way of talking

[jenniferbruno]

I’d love to hear Jack’s take on what current books he thinks will turn into classics down the road

[swiggityswoogity]

Idk why people treat every tier list as though it should be objective and factual. Opinions differ, Jack explained his super well and concisely, great video.

[s.a.d]

I'm currently reading Emma, and it's so shocking to me how much I like it over Pride and Prejudice. 😂

[DaniG-exvf]

You have no idea how happy it makes me to see EMMA in the 6 out 5 category. It's my favourite Austen book and I think it usually gets overlooked.

[solmfelicia]

Jack Edwards is honestly the only person that can genuinley diss my fave classics and still be sure that I will trust all of his book recomendations.