28 oddly specific book recommendations (from your requests)

you asked for summer book recs, and i delivered.

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FAQs:
😭 what happened to your intro? it got copyrighted ://///
🤠 how old are you? 24!
📆 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? research assistant in the publishing industry
🎥 what do you film with? lumix gh5 + canon g7x
👾 what do you use to edit? final cut pro

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[samridhi]

jack is truly our book boyfriend come to life.

[yinglilien]

My routine for watching Jack's videos:
1. Feverishly click on the video thumbnail.
2. Open Goodreads on the second tab.
3. Pausing every 15 seconds to add a new book to my never-ending to-read list.😌

[akanks.hahaha]

I love how Jack's recommendations are so different from literally everyone in the BookTube space. I really appreciate his videos

[saniashervani]

0:34 - a book that contains one-sided love (would be great if the girl is the one who's in love)
0:59 - book with same energy as "Everything Everywhere All At Once"
2:15 - something queer and sex-positive and weird
2:38 - a book that makes me feel like I'm in a Studio Ghibli movie
3:03 - a short, enjoyable book to read on the plane to going to the motherland
3:39 - a book that feels like reading sheet music
4:25 - a cute and easy read to get you through the end of your bachelor's degree
5:03 - a book that radiates "Melodrama" by Lorde energy
5:54 - a book where you follow the anti-hero like an assassin
6:14 - a quick read with a weird female character
6:32 - an endless journey on a train where the main character only observes people
6:58 - a book for pride month
7:15 - a stand-alone book set in the distant future that will make you question your existence
7:53 - something to read in the doctor's office whilst waiting to get your ears cleaned out
9:24 - a book to mention in a job interview when they ask about your hobbies
9:53 - a beautiful cover that obscures the absolute devastation within but so poetic that you'll forgive it
10:33 - feels like old, classic lit but isn't actually
11:06 - similar vibe to "Call Me By Your Name" (YEARNING)
11:29 - a book for someone who loved "A Little Life" and wants to read more soul destroying stuff like that
11:59 - a book with a lonely protagonist but a comfortable life so you don't feel like a failure in your own life
12:40 - something filled with plot twists and a plot you'll fall in love with but would also shatter your soul
13:17 - something that feels like the sun shining through the trees on a warm, breezy day
13:40 - a book that gives rock and roll and chaos and heartbreak and summer but not "Daisy Jones & The Six"
14:01 - a book that feels like the film "Aftersun"
14:29 - a book with a really distinctive narrative voice
15:25 - a book for someone that wants to finally read outside o f the romance genre without straying too far
16:07 - something dark but so interestingly alluring and creepy but poetic

Thanks Jack for the lovely recommendations! ❤

[awindow]

jack this might be the best idea you've had ever, every single rec was absolutely on point, you have to make more of these

[John-yicz]

The amount of great books I’ve read because of Jack is crazy. Thanks for making these videos!

[augustsbestie]

it's insane that jack can remember every books he reads

[kylier]

Time stamps! < 3
A book that contains one sided love 0:40

A book that feels like everywhere everything all at once 1:00

Something queer and weird 2:20

A book that feels like a studio ghibli movie 2:47

A short enjoyable book to read on a plane to the motherland 3:04

A book that feels like reading sheet music 3:40

A cute and easy read to get me through college 4:25

A book that radiates melodrama by lorde energy 5:04

A book following and anti-hero 5:55

A quick read with a weird female character 6:15

An endless journey where the character only observes other characters 6:32

A book for pride month 7:00

A stand-alone book set in the future that will make you question existing 7:15

Something to read in the doctors office while waiting to get my ears cleaned out 7:54

A book to mention in a job interview when they ask about hobbies 9:25

Feels like old classic lit but isn’t 10:33
Similar vibe to call me by your name 11:08

A book for someone who loved a little life 10:30

A book about a lonely protagonist but a comfortable life 11:59

Something filled with plot twists that will make me think 12:41

Something that feels like the sun shining through the trees on a warm breezy day 13:18

Something that gives rock and roll but no daisy jones 13:42
A book that feels like the film after sun 14:05

A book with a really distinct narrator voice 14:30
Someone who wants to read outside the romance genre but not stray too far 15:27

Something dark but alluring and poetic 16:20

[saltedpepper]

every video always makes me so excited to read, he truly has such a contagious passion for books. i love it

[itsGabrielaCristina]

I'm reading Eleanor Oliphant right now and I already miss her. I'm not even halfway through and I'm already so charmed by her weird self. The characters come alive so easily through those pages!

[Leighreadsalot]

Can we just all appreciate how Intelligent Jack is!! I love these videos because he truly knows how to describe books in the most immaculate way❤❤❤

[delaneys-books]

this is so fun because I feel like you recommended a ton of books we have never heard you talk about before!

[liviamacedo]

I'd love if this became a series or a playlist!

[shruthivenkat]

how do you ALWAYS have the BEST collection of recommendations that's crazy

[PokhrajRoy.]

Jack does re-KINDLE my love for reading 😂

[Beautiful_unverse]

I love Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine❤
Its such a nice book which tells us about the daily life of a person who is so used to loneliness that it is her comfort zone and how she slowly find a acquaintance -turned-friend, slowly start thinking about other people significant to her.
Then she slowly think come to terms with how she had been resisting to look past her sad past and how she ultimately come to a level where even when she live alone, she finally has someone to turn for when in need

[Evelyn-urgd]

SO TRUE ON NOUGHTS AND CROSSES!! I borrowed it from my school library and i was literally sobbing in my room at night reading it, its a whole rollercoaster ride. The writing style is beautiful and so real i could really feel it happening around me. 100% reccomend it!

[olivercoulthard]

Definitely added a good few books to my list from this!!! Such accurate and entertaining recommendations, very impressive

[jansayga]

each time someone speaks of Swimming in the dark and mentions Poland my heart melts ❤️ also really loved this book and it deserves its attention

[cllw]

This Is How You Lose The Time War as a recommendation for EEAAO is perfect! My favourite film and my favourite book, because they both just hit so perfectly.