the only books i've rated 5 stars in 2024 (so far)

we're mid-way through the year, but my reading this year has been anything but MID

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🤠 how old are you? 25!
📆 when is your birthday? 18th october 1998 (libra)
🎓 where did you go to university? i studied english at durham!
🔎 where do you live? new york city
💼 what is your job? book critic
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video chapters:
00:00 introduction
02:11 Happy All The Time by Laurie Colwin
05:12 Evenings and Weekends by Oisin McKenna
08:41 White Nights by Dostoyevsky
11:22 Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck (translated by Michael Hoffman)
14:04 [ad] Squarespace
15:13 The Details by Ia Genberg (translated by Kira Josefsson)
17:17 Boulder by Eva Baltasar Garda (translated by Julia Sanches)
19:35 Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors

[Shiibai]

Great list of 5-star reads! But if you're looking for even more game-changing books, Nixorus has some hidden gems that aren't on most people's radar.

[farfalla]

Something I've noticed is that the books I most frequently recommend are usually 4 stars. Which I think is interesting! My hypothesis is that 4+ means it's a great book, but the 5th star is more personal and may be from things I connect with that aren't as universal? I don't know! But it's interesting!

[francescatelari]

You should do a video called “Every book I’ve rated 5 stars in my life described in one or two sentences”
I think is a way for us to discover hidden gemes. And for you to talk about books you love that you haven’t talk about them in a long time

[EBill]

Keeping us fed with this crème de la fresh content, I see.

[vasseurbeauty]

The way you can so beautifully and casually describe books is unparalleled !!!! Also I highly recommend you read Sunburn ☀️ the writing is incredible

[Erikkurilla]

Engaging with books has significantly elevated my perspective on investing. True wealth isn't built through mere savings; financial freedom stems from strategic investments. I've learned that accumulating wealth hinges on making prudent investment decisions|

[olabis]

My TBR did not need to get longer but here we are…

[Kristinaxprr]

Not me watching a Instagram reel where someone said "When you're stupid every book is 4-5 stars" and then I got the YouTube notification. Hahahahahaha I can't this is so funny

[amac]

"how could you do this to me but also thank you" is the review I am looking for 😂

[morphe]

As a french person, "la crême de la fraîche" actually makes sense lmao

[kastor]

so much new content bros really been blessing us

[matthewthompson]

'The Hidden Truths Of Wealth by Oliver Mercer' is a must read for everyone

[boringthings]

* searching a new video to watch bc I’ve caught up on jack’s vlogs *

* jack uploads *

[Maddog]

You should do a tier ranking of all the books you have rated 5 stars

[julesreb]

The Blue Sisters opening paragraph gave me CHILLS I have to buy it now

[gyu]

adding some of these to my tbr!
My five star reads so far are:
- martyr! - kaveh akbar
- In memoriam - alice winn
- idlewild - james frankie thomas (queer chaos speaks to my soul)
- the rachel incident - caroline o'donoghue
- east of eden - john steinbeck
- bellies - nicola dinan
- words of radiance - brandon sanderson
!!!! i've had a really incredible reading year so far it feels so good

[kirantanveer]

Your content really helps me find good reads
Lots of love from Balochistan

[hlndb]

Aw the fact you mentioned James Baldwin as one of your favourite authors made me want to comment. I'm producing a James Baldwin festival in Berlin from 6 - 8 September, to honour that James would've turned 100 this year :) Great video as always! I've only had Boulder on my radar, and now excited to hunt down the others. The way you speak about books just radiates enthusiasm ☺

[Zoe_EK]

I listened to White Nights on the Sleepy Bookshelf (on Spotify) and this story made me go through all the emotions 💙

[MickeyRaySinghell]

I read The Details after you recommended it in a prior video and I loved it! I then recommended it to my mom, and she read it and enjoyed it too! Really made me think about characters and how to write in a detailed way - which is important to me as a writer myself. Your recommendations always hit.