books i'd save if my house was burning down in a fire

ok i really hope this doesn't jinx me because i'd really rather not lose my house in a fire BUT if i did -- these are the books i'd run in and save

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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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[rubyanddelilahandnani]

Can we please have an official tour of your library??? I don’t care if it’s 2 hours long. I will watch you talking about your books and telling us which ones stand out the most.

[arunimaphadke]

Literal goosebumps! This feels like an intimate time capsule of Jack's: reminiscent of how much books can mean to you and shape you at different stages in your life and yet, its appeal is entirely universal because so many of us have an ancedotal list like that. ❤

[wiebkeh.]

Can we please talk about how apparently everybody, wherever they are from, fell out of love with reading because of how literature is taught in school? Honestly, dear people teaching and/or heading schools and/or being responsible for the curriculum: Take note and do something about that!

[ryvns]

YESSS JACK finally you have a real library!!!

[Eman-rbhc]

Jack is telling his life story through books and I couldn’t love him more .

[vitoriakreutzwerle]

Jack.... I'm legitimately crying. I can't stress enough how deserving you are of all of this. Congrats, seriously. You and your channel are responsible for me re-finding the love for books during the pandemic and I couldn't thank you enough for that. I was starting my third year of university in 2020 and everthing seamed so unimportant in face of the chaos in the world, reading litterally saved me. You still have an amazing life in front of you and I'm sure you're going to make the most out of it, but I just wanted to send you some love and say that even though we'll never meet you had a very important piece in my life trajectory for the past 3 years.

[crunchygrapes]

1:40 Animal Farm, George Orwell
2:09 1984, George Orwell
3:03 A Study in Scarlet, Arthur Conan Doyle
5:18 Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Dario Fo
6:52 The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
7:46 The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood
8:51 Brighton Rock, Graham Greene
11:31 A Single Man, Christopher Isherwood
13:20 Funny Boy, Shyam Selvadurai
15:20 The Uni-Verse, Jack Edwards
18:33 Beautiful World, Where Are You, Sally Rooney
20:29 A Moveable Feast, Ernest Hemingway
21:30 Young Mungo, Douglas Stuart
23:00 A Little Luck, Claudia Piñeiro
23:54 Una vita come tante (A little life), Hanya Yanagihara

[Judasperas]

The coziness I felt from this video was like a giant warm hug. So proud of you Jack, there’s so much more to come for you, I’m sure

[khalilahd.]

I read animal farm and I’m currently reading 1984 and wow wow wow George Orwell is incredible. I completely understand saving both in a fire 😅 also your smile as you explain each book and why it’s personally impactful for you was literally so wholesome to watch (especially the Head Boy and Book Thief stories). Loved this ❤

[madelinedalton]

Jack being a theatre kid explains so much and I love it

[akanks.hahaha]

I am not exaggerating when I say that you are THE booktuber I look up to. Just like you, I am someone who has grown up reading ferociously, and seeing how much you love reading and your books and the charisma with which you deliver your videos is AMAZING. I am genuinely so happy that Booktube opened so many doors for you and you get to make a living out of what you absolutely adore. I will probably never be as good a booktuber as you are, but your videos always remind me why I love books the way I do and keep me going. And I am absolutely grateful for that.

[ayellowpapercrown]

Damn, I saw the title and already knew my answer. Piranesi by Susanna Clarke, it’s literally never been dethroned from favourite book status since I first read it.

[abeeRidge]

A month ago there was a fire in my building and I’m sad to report I did not save any books... the dread of multiple flights of stairs and panic driven adrenaline picked up my passport, phone and wallet. I now keep a good book next to my phone, just in case.

[SH-ebhg]

What a really eloquent, intelligent and personable guy. He's inspiring, and I'm so pleased that his qualities are being recognised in what can often seem to be a world focused on superficial values.

[Inosuke_farted]

Books mentioned in the video are:
-Animal Farm by George Orwell 1:28
-A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 3:08
-Accidental Death Of an Anarchist by Dario Fo 5:23
-The Book thief by Markus Zusak 7:14
-The handmaid's Tale by Atwood 7:51
-Brighten Rock by Graham Greene 9:25
-A Single Man by Isherwood 11:46
-Funny boy by Shyam Selvadurai 13:23
-The Uni-Verse by Jack Edwards 15:27
-Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney 18:54
-A moveable feast by Hemingway 20:41
-Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart 21:40
-A Little Luck by Claudia Piñeiro 23:03
-A little Life by Hanya 23:57
THAT'S ALL~~

[colinfirths]

i teared up a number of times watching this. i'm simultaneously so proud and jealous of how things are going for jack. what a wonderful journey!

[lilliandeak]

God there are so many books I'd want to grab but to try and pick only a handful: A River Runs Through it by Norman Maclean, Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan, A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway, Forever Interrupted by Taylor Jenkins Reid, East of Eden by John Steinbeck, The Solace of Open Spaces by Greta Ehrlich, Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion.

[HFC]

I challenge you to read cookbooks for a week

[ColdXperience]

you should recommend books for each zodiac signs or MBTI if you can - that would be interesting

[gioaelin]

This video melted my heart, because i felt every word you said about reading, and how books changed your life. You made me realize how much I love books too. thank you so much for sharing your incredible expiriences with us.💜