In Praise of Jennifer Brooks
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ม.ค. 2024
- Upon the sudden and tragic passing of a wonderful young booktuber, I wanted to remember her and publicly appreciate her. Requiescat in pace, Jennifer. You are missed.
Ovid's Metamorphoses translated by Rolfe Humphries
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Thanks to commenters who are better internet sleuths than I am , Jennifer's obituary has been found: www.dignitymemorial.com/en-ca/obituaries/greensboro-nc/jennifer-brooks-11624271
Hello, I'm Jennifer's Pastor, wanted to let you all know how important it is that we grieve together. Jennifer's family will likely not hear any information about cause of death anytime soon. It could be months. But Jennifer was found by her mother in the morning, and she had passed away. It is very hard for all here to comprehend, but the outpouring of love is known and appreciated. We are planning to record Jennifer's Memorial Service this Saturday and after edits it will be posted on Rolling Roads Baptist Church TH-cam. Love to all from Jennifer's family, friends and community. ❤️🩹
Thank you so much for sharing this information. I am praying for Jennifer’s family. God bless you.
Thank you so very much for posting. I am so grateful for this information. I am praying for her family and friends. I will be watching the memorial service. May sweet Jennifer rest in peace.
This is an extremely generous and kind gesture from the family.❤❤❤
I’m very sorry to hear this news. Jennifer proves that extreme satisfaction can be had from reading the greats of literature and you do not have to sacrifice your beliefs or prospects by doing so.
I just want to thank everyone for their comments. I am a tiny channel and not used to such a response! It shows how loved Jennifer was and how grief can bring people together.
Thank you for doing this… sending you a big big hug ❤
When someone passes away suddenly we are once reminded how brief this life is. A moving tribute to this young lady. blessings
A lovely tribute Faith. Jennifer’s learning and intelligence always awed me and she had such a range of interests from K-pop to Napoleon to Richard III and Penny Dreadfuls. As you said she was so full of life and enthusiasm for so many things. My heart breaks for her family and she will be so very missed.
A lovely tribute to Jennifer, she will will be missed on booktube. May she rest in peace, Amen.
One of her last videos just popped up in my "Watch Later" playlist - she talked about rereading A Tale of Two Cities and how much she loved that book, and the beautiful ending. And of course I could only think of the end of the book, and how much it reflects her reality now: "..it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known."
Such a wonderful and thoughtful tribute. When I saw the video her mom put out I started balling my eyes out. It hit so hard because Jennifer seemed like a family member so to speak. I looked so forward to her videos. I don’t think those who have followed her will ever get over it. I hope at some point we will find out what happened, not because we are nosey but because we cared about her so very much. Thank you for taking the time to upload your thoughts.
Faith, this was such a beautiful tribute to Jenny! Thank you for taking the time to do it. She was so special and such an integral part of booktube and it won't be the same without her.
I've posted the obit for you. I'm like you, just stunned. Jennifer was the first booktuber I found. I was doing a Classics search. This was a few years ago and I've watched her ever since, she was my favorite. I noticed too that her last video she posted for us was the day she passed away. You know, it's funny in this day of social media how much you come to care for people you've never met.
Thank you! But where did you post it? I did find it by googling Dignity Memorial Jennifer Brooks.
Thank you, Faith, for sharing your appreciation of Jennifer. I am fortunate to be a fellow church member of her and her mom and I love hearing everyone's contributions about how she enriched your lives. She has always been a gem, a genuinely warm and kind, intelligent person. I joined a book club a few years ago and had just started listening to some of her podcasts. She had me curious about Wilkie Collins, so I'm going to choose one of his novels for my book club to read this year in her memory. I'm happy that we have so many videos of her that we can still watch, but I so wish there could be more. She truly had so much more to give! But you're right, she lived and loved every moment. Her mom said she would see something as common as a little bird or a bunny and be enthralled with it. There's so much we can learn from Jennifer's life. She made the world a better place, and may we all work to that end. God bless you, Jenny!
Thank you for commenting! It is wonderful to hear from people who knew her in person. I know the memorial service is today and I have been praying for her family and community off and on all morning as I go about my housekeeping.
It still is hard to believe, I enjoyed watching her videos silently. I commented a couple of times. One of my favorite videos of hers was her sharing her thoughts on Moby Dick. I had just finished reading it and it made me happy to hear her appreciation for it because I loved it also. I also liked her second channel since I like journaling also.
Lovely video. Jennifer was amazing, she was such a bright, intelligent, passionate person. She was only a couple years younger than me. I remember thinking how nice it would be to have a friend like her. She was so full of life. I was always so impressed at the way she could articulate her feelings and opinions. I will miss her so much
Oh Lord, I loved to watch her. I hate hearing this. I'm so distraught.
I have also been deeply effected by her sudden death. I adored her channel. She is just a year older than me and it's so hard when someone young dies so suddenly. I loved her spirit and her taste in classics. I have cried several times since her passing. I am praying for her loved ones. I am planning to rewatch all her videos once I can emotionally handle it.
Thank you, Faith for sharing such a heart felt tribute of Jennifer. She was one of the first booktube channels I happened upon and watched regularly. She made the reading and study of antiquity sound interesting and intriguing. I also loved her dry wit. I remember her in one video discribing the way books felt in one's hands and that they needed to be floppy and stay open as she held up an example of a floppy open book. I laughed and agreed whole heartly with her. I too as everyone is in shock with her passing. It really does seem impossible. May she rest in peace.
I am very glad to see that Jennifer is remembered with this tribute. I was a fan for a short time and was shocked at her passing, I was becoming a big fan. Her year was planned out as to her reading which shows she was not expecting to not be able to do it. I have found that the ight in the world has dimmed with her passing. I have not gotten over it to this day. So thank you for this. I mentioned her on my channel, too, but know one was familiar with her I am sad to say. Thank you again.
I loved her like a daughter💐. In fact she reminded me of my youngest daughter who is 32. I even showed her to my daughter, of course. She couldn’t see it!! I cried like a baby and was so shocked when I saw the last video I had previously watched of her but with the notice on it from her mom. All wo watched her and loved her content and her will miss her so much.
I'm truly still in shock. Jennifer was so easy to listen to. I've been re watching her videos - worrying they will be removed.So very sad. She talked about so many plans for 2024 & all the books she was looking forward to reading.❤ Her mum must be devastated.
I feel the same way… just devastated over Jennifer. . Last year, we lost my favorite mystery booktuber, Janelle at Too Fond of Books. So sad.
Janelle was wonderful, wasn’t she? That was a great loss too.
"She had such a rich life of the mind." Beautifully said. What a lovely tribute.
I started watching Jennifer a few years ago when I was looking for booktubers that read classics. I am still in shock. I don't know if it's because my mum's a nurse and I am just more observant when it comes to looking at people and seeing if they are okay, but I noticed that she didn't look very well. She looked pale and drawn, and when I heard that she said she was feeling sick, I became more worried about her.
I found her channel back in 2020. It was pretty early on in the days of her youtube because I loved listening to her speaking about classics because not a lot of booktubers discuss classics. She inspired me to read books that I never would have picked up otherwise. For example, she got me to pick up Wilkie Collins and other Victorian authors.
She also earned my respect by how she spoke about Richard III who often gets a bad reputation just because of somebody who wrote a propaganda piece about him...
Very sad. She has inspired me too, and I'm old enough to be her mom. It's especially tragic that she was so young with so much to give. God bless Jennifer , her family, and all of us who will miss her.
Thank you for talking about Jennifer. Im watching Booktubes response. What is the point of reading books that offer us humanity (meaning reading beyond sheer entertainment) if we let the death of a wonderful colleague and friend pass without acknowledgement?
I stumbled on your video today and wanted to say thank you. I too miss and adored Jennifer. She and I didnt read many of the same type books but I watched all of her vidoes. She was such a beautiful, intelligent and personable woman. She seemed like someone cool to be friends with. I miss her too. Just wanted to share my thoughts of her as well. 💗
Thank you for doing this tribute. I watched all of Jennifer's videos. I will miss her greatly.
Very nice tribute. 31 is just too young. She will be missed.
Thank you for this beautiful tribute to Jennifer.
It is so painful to lose someone in life, and in a booktube community where there is a complete focus on literature in whatever form or genre we grieve deeply together.
I’ve been shocked and saddened ever since I saw the message. I will miss her book reviews, vlogs, all her knowledge and personality so much.
It haunts me that she replied to one of my comments one day prior to her death.
Jennifer’s passing keeps haunting me. I have several reading lists with her name on it, so many books I read because of her. She was highly influential to my reading and her travel/holiday vlogs full of history were a delight.
It’s comforting to know that she left a mark on other people’s lives too. She will be greatly missed. Thank you so much for your tribute to her.
I was shocked to learn of Jennifer's passing! She was one of the first BookTubers I subscribed to, even before I began making videos again. I loved her videos about classic literature. She was thirteen years younger than I am, far too young to be taken away.
So glad you made this video. Jennifer was so special and an underrated TH-camr.
I loved the way she spoke and how articulate she was. ❤
Though I follow some book tubers, i have not come across many amazing book tubers like Jennifer brooks. And I’m not even sure how this video popped up for me, but Faith… I watched this whole thing and checked out her videos because of this. This was very kind and heartfelt, and personal. Thank you 🙏🏾 ❤
Beautiful tribute! Truly. Jenny’s death has hit me hard as well.
Hello, Faith. This is such a lovely tribute to Jennifer. Thank you for posting this. Jennifer was such a gift to the book tube community. You and I are similar in age, I think, and she was a great influence on my reading choices, too. May she rest in peace. 🥀✝️
My condolences to you. I have followed Jennifer for less than a year. It’s a terrible loss.
Amen to your heartfelt tribute.
Such a wonderful tribute, thank you for sharing. ❤ I finally read The Divine Comedy for the first time in the spring of 2022 and loved it. Jenny helped me narrow down which translation might work best for me. As it turned out, I read two, sometimes three different translations, all at the same time, which she got a big kick out of. I will more than likely re-read it this year, in her memory. I'm still kind of in shock. She will be greatly missed. Thank you, again.
Subscribed to you. This was lovely everything you said about her. She impacted me to read the classics as well. True it was when you said she was real gift. I’m happy to have found your Chanel. To follow some one who loved and admired Jennifer as much as I do. God bless you 🎀
Lovely tribute. I thought she was such a well spoken, well rounded reader/person. I will miss seeing her.
I’m still in shock as well. I literally just bought a book because of her last video. My condolences 2 her family
That was a beautiful tribute. ❤🩹
A touching tribute to Jennifer 💕
❤ R.I.P. Jennifer Brooks
Hello! Thank you for this video 🙏 I have felt like I've lost a good friend in Jennifer. I never met her, but she was a regular presence in my home. Her recs, personality and enthusiasm were contagious. I will miss her greatly 😞💔
❤ 🙏🏻 You’re right we did a live together on Dante 2 years ago, I just reposted it on my Tom LA Books channel.
I enjoyed this so much - learning more more both about Jennifer and you! God bless you!
Lovely tribute ❤
What a heartfelt tribute to a beautiful soul. I couldn’t agree more with what you have said- I’ve surprised myself all week with the depth of my grief I have felt for Jennifer all week- someone whom I have never or was ever likely to have met, only ever chatted together over the internet. You made me smile talking about Moby Dick as up until Jennifer had read that, I would have said our reading tastes were almost identical- we both loved Wilkie Collins and I really loved a lot of the ancient classics that she introduced me to. However, Moby Dick has the dubious honour of being the book which I had to work the hardest to get through- I really did not like it, and when I saw Jennifer’s holiday vlog of her reading that book, I was gobsmacked by how much she loved it! I did jokingly message her saying I’m not sure I know who you are anymore😂 I know a lot of people will be mourning her greatly and I appreciate the opportunity to talk about her here. Thank you xx
It is so bittersweet to remember a friend gone too soon. Thank you for this tribute to your friendship with Jennifer. I wonder if she just found the way to Heaven and decided to go for it. She sounds like such a remarkable person she could have meditated her way out of the suffering of this world and into the arms of Jesus. I lost a friend locally about the same age for unknown reasons... well, this was about 2006. Her name was Janeen, and she was remarkable in her own way as a special needs struggling person - but what a pure heart she had! This world had no hold on her. She was about 32 or 33 when she left us for unknown reasons. Whenever I see a dime lying on the ground I think of Janeen, and there have been a lot of dimes over the years. Her parents were finding dimes too. We talked about that. We were blessed to know these young women and I think it is clear their better life was and is with Jesus, not here.
Thank you Faith❤ as a subscriber I was gutted with this loss.
What a beautiful, thoughtful, touching video. Thank you for sharing your heartfelt thoughts with us. I, too, enjoyed Jennifer’s videos and her passion for books. She will be dearly missed…
Thank you for this video. I was hoping someone would come forward and your video is the first one I've seen. Those of us who loved and appreciated Jenny need this. I hope her channel stays up. ❤
Thank you for sharing your thoughts about Jennifer. It was comforting to see her acknowledged in another BookTuber’s video. She was a truly wonderful person.
Thank you so much for this tribute to Jennifer. I just discovered your channel and will subscribe. Jennifer was one of the first youtubers I subscribed to because of her interest in
classics. She was so intelligent and articulate, and seemed a gentle soul. I was shocked by her passing, and am so touched by your tribute. Blessing to you and to her family.❤
Thank you for your memories. I just watched her for her classic video's and even told her and she was so funny about it. She told me she had a lot more views during Victober and she didn't mind. I am not into that Kpop stuff or fantasy so I didn't watch all her video's but loved every one I watched. 😢I am also still so shocked by this. May she rest in peace.🙏
Thank you for this video! She was a beautiful person!❤😢 I will definitely be reading a few books she loved this year. Divine comedy being one, and the Idiot being the other. Her favorite Dostoyevsky.
I think it was Lord Byron who said that friendship was love without wings. I believe it to be true. Like yourself I've met interesting people here. In some way they know me as well through my videos as my friends do personally. Sometimes even more. Never know who will affect us until times like these. I'm sorry for your loss.
I’ve been with the flu and so I was away from TH-cam. Today I learned about Jennifer. I was so shocked. I love her channel. We had very similar tastes and she was a very positive influence to me.
I chatted with her several times. She was a person I always wanted to respond to very often.
I too decided to read Dante because of her.
I can only imagine her talking to him now.
Thank you Faith for this video. You expressed my exact feelings. I too am old enough to be her mother but learned so much with her.
I am glad you have got over the flu. Jenny's loss is such a tragedy. I am glad she inspired so many to read Dante (and so many other books ). She was only 31 but she was such a positive influence on so many.
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Oh my gosh i just saw this and I am a fan of jen too 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
My son in law suddenly passed at 42 in June.
I am so sorry to hear this. It is always such a shock. May he rest in peace.
I'm so sorry, my heart goes out to you.
I was inspired to read so many books because of Jennifer..most recently Penny dreadfuls. She loved those last year:)
Dear Faith&Books, I found some info from here ( France ). Not much, just a name. Jennifer was placed in the care of Hanes Lineberry Funeral Home. I hope it helps. My condolences to you. Laurence
Thank you so much for doing that sleuthing all the way from France!
@@faithbooks7906 I was moved to tears by your testimony and your frustration and truly wanted to help ;-)
Dignity Memorial has a bare-bones notice with the right birthday listed, plus a comment from a friend.
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I hope they do a complete autopsy. I always worry about things like carbon monoxide and have made sure that all my family members have CO/ Radon detectors in their homes. Of course, we have no idea what physical or psychological battles Jennifer may have had.
Lots of young people are dying suddenly ever since the-you-know-what was pushed onto people and we weren’t allowed to question it without being shouted down. I don’t know ,of course, if that was indeed the cause but it fits with what is happening to so many people. I am truly saddened for Jennifer and her family. I enjoyed her channel very much. Thank you for sharing.
It could be the you-know-what. It also could be genetics, poor diet, lack of exercise, etc. We don't know and probably never will. That information will likely stay private with the family, which is their right. Jennifer brought a passion and knowledge to books. I loved hearing her views on classic literature and she introduced me to a few authors that would not have been on my radar before. I will miss her too. I always enjoyed paying a visit to her site. 31 is too young. I am old enough to have been her father so I can relate to what the OP is saying. As I get older, I appreciate how fragile is and how precious little time we all have. Don't forget it.
Thank you for mentioning this, as I have been afraid to. It popped into my mind when I learned of her sudden death, as this has been happening to far too many young people. She also said in one of her videos that she had been fully vaccinated. I think you-know-what is a distinct possibility. Unfortunately the statistics regarding this are not being examined the way that they should be. It won't bring Jennifer back, but it is disturbing. I am heartbroken over her passing and I will never get over her loss.
@@serafaus This is terrible, but thank you for letting us know. This makes me feel even more sick at heart than I already did.