Illustrator of the #HiddenBooksGame here - it was so lovely watching this and seeing you figure out all the clues! So glad you enjoyed it, it's always so much fun to illustrate and seeing this makes it doubly worth it! 😊📚
I was literally screaming the secret history and ace of spades and it ends with us and i was like okay how is Jack not getting these? Especially, it ends with us🤣🤣
I know this isn’t a video where he is actually reviewing book but since he’s excited I’m going to say this. I love seeing him so excited about books and get so much joy out of books. And how excited he is in every video to tell us about books. I will listen attentively to everyone that’s excited for telling me something they like so much, and that thing gives them so much joy and they smile all the time. Firstly that thing has to be amazing to give you so much joy which causes you to smile so much because You deserve the smile on your face and second I have to listen to you, it gives me so so much joy to see people find happiness and joy in small things in life and live and not just survive
i was so proud of myself for guessing the bookseller of kabul. i never would’ve got it if it wasn’t for the åsne name tag & that i’ve just recent read another of her books
I squealed at Rivers of London! One of my favorite book series! I understand why someone wouldn't get it if they don't know the book(s), but on the other hand, it's very literal as well, so should be easy 😂
The apple clue made me so happy because I LOVE THAT BOOK SO MUCH- the appeal is a cosy mystery told through emails around an amateur dramatic society. You read through it as 2 law interns trying to put together a defence for the lead defence barrister on this case as someone has confessed to the murder but the barrister believes them to be innocent. One of the best books I have read this year.
A flatmate and I spent a solid 2 hours the day it was released going through and guessing them all - the way we shouted at realising the classic novels in this list!
You should read 'the bookseller of Kabul', its really good, very well written. Åsne Seierstad went to Kabul and stayed with a family to observe what happened in Kabul with the people, the regime, etc. She has also written a book called 'Two Sisters' about two sisters who leave Norway to join the Taliban. Both books I highly recommend!!
hahahah I love how for the Iotopia one he immediately put the secret library and the midnight library which is exactly what I did. I must say guessing that one was the proudest moment i had in the entire quiz. even better than when I finished it.
spoilers if you want to do the game i totally did research, but the two books you missed were Life After Life by Kate Atkinson and Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
I guessed like two before you, but I wouldn't have gotten any of the other ones. And I knew immediately it was an Afghan hound, but that would have gotten me absolutely nowhere. Never even heard of that book.
Ah, you got it. It's very good. By the way, she just released another book called "The Afghans" (Afghanerne). At least in Norwegian. I'm reading it as we speak. Still not translated.
Pretty sure the man in the tie dye is The Man Who Died Twice 🤔 oooh yes you got it! This was so fun. I thought the lady on the ladder was A Ladder to the Sky 😅
honestly the life after life one took me forever I kept searching up things like double life, afterlife, two lives, another life and then last minute just as I was about to give up I was like ill just try life after life, to be honest I didn't even know it was a book haha
Watching this, some of them that I couldn't get just seeing you work through them my brain some how clicked and I got it!! The tie dye man and the apple BUGGED me.
I got 10 completely on my own, and 3 with googling clues. I really wasn't expecting to do as well as I did! (Some of them were just total guesses for books I'd never heard of tho)
I followed along; and was indeed screaming at the TV 'its an afghan hound Jack!' I came straight to the comments to see if I could complete the last two images.
Soooo, look away if you don’t want answer spoilers but… The books about rivers are Rivers of London, and the two life books are Life after Life. Honestly those life books had me stumped for forever. 😅😂
Jack: I'm sure some of you are screaming this at me right now"
Me: *absolutely silent*
This made me chuckle 😂
this made me lol
My stomach hurts from laughing 🤣
Me absolutely silent bc i knew absolutely nothing and guessed a total of one. It was a colleen hoover book…I’ve never read colleen hoover 😭
for those who were wondering: the two missing books are "Rivers of London" by Ben Aaronovitch and "Life after Life" by Kate Atkinson :)
I figured out the life after life one but could not figure out the other one
I knew Life After Life
I guessed rivers of London!
I was yelling Rivers of London at the video almost immediately.
I was screaming at the screen: "Rivers of London!!!"
Illustrator of the #HiddenBooksGame here - it was so lovely watching this and seeing you figure out all the clues! So glad you enjoyed it, it's always so much fun to illustrate and seeing this makes it doubly worth it! 😊📚
OMG that's amazing! This is such a wholesome moment - love your art btw, your art style brings back fond childhood memories.
The illustrations are fantastic!!! You did a wonderful job!
This was so good. I love it so much!
your art is so beautiful! good work!
I swear to god I though it was looking for alaska not another country. that was quite fun tho lol
Why the hell was my first instinct with the "Read Me" one Alice in Wonderland because of the "Eat me" and "Drink Me" LMAO
same here lol
I thought that too.
mine too
same thoooooo
ME TOO
the way I screamed the secret history once I saw 'confidential' and the greek letters 😭
SAME LMAO
same 😭
Same
Yes that one I knew right away, too
same
watching you guess 'the private history' was so difficult
the satisfaction of guessing one before jack 😂❤
The realisation after he said "she looks like Kate Bush" was perfect
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Take more quizzes, please! This is so fun to watch and it just made my day
It was a joy to watch you work through this! I loved how you said ‘another country’ and proceeded to list others beginning with A 😅😅😅
Big thank you to Jack for posting today, i was having a pretty tough day and now i feel better ❤
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Absolutely lost a workday to this yesterday. Every year it has to be the worst day for productivity in the publishing industry 😂
Now I want to see a video where you read all of these! (The ones you haven't already read)
I was literally screaming the secret history and ace of spades and it ends with us and i was like okay how is Jack not getting these? Especially, it ends with us🤣🤣
I know this isn’t a video where he is actually reviewing book but since he’s excited I’m going to say this. I love seeing him so excited about books and get so much joy out of books. And how excited he is in every video to tell us about books. I will listen attentively to everyone that’s excited for telling me something they like so much, and that thing gives them so much joy and they smile all the time. Firstly that thing has to be amazing to give you so much joy which causes you to smile so much because You deserve the smile on your face and second I have to listen to you, it gives me so so much joy to see people find happiness and joy in small things in life and live and not just survive
i was so proud of myself for guessing the bookseller of kabul. i never would’ve got it if it wasn’t for the åsne name tag & that i’ve just recent read another of her books
The Afghan Hound selling the book, was the biggest clue for me, then the book with the car on.
I squealed at Rivers of London! One of my favorite book series! I understand why someone wouldn't get it if they don't know the book(s), but on the other hand, it's very literal as well, so should be easy 😂
petition for jack to solve the previous years' puzzles as well
ahhh i’ve never heard of this before but it’s such a fun lil concept!!
My first two tries went exactly like yours! Gone with the wind and forgetting the "the" in the song of Achilles
The apple clue made me so happy because I LOVE THAT BOOK SO MUCH- the appeal is a cosy mystery told through emails around an amateur dramatic society. You read through it as 2 law interns trying to put together a defence for the lead defence barrister on this case as someone has confessed to the murder but the barrister believes them to be innocent. One of the best books I have read this year.
watching you write iotopia into google hurt me as a Greek person, not going to lie 😂
Sameee 😂😂
i took Ancient Greek in high school and even for me it was painful lmao
Not greek, language lover and that hurt
me: immediately and frequently refreshing the comments to see if anyone has the answers to the last two yet...
A flatmate and I spent a solid 2 hours the day it was released going through and guessing them all - the way we shouted at realising the classic novels in this list!
I got Life After Life pretty quickly, but I was so stumped on Persuasion.
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This was so fun to watch I was just guessing along with you lol
You should read 'the bookseller of Kabul', its really good, very well written. Åsne Seierstad went to Kabul and stayed with a family to observe what happened in Kabul with the people, the regime, etc. She has also written a book called 'Two Sisters' about two sisters who leave Norway to join the Taliban. Both books I highly recommend!!
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Rivers of London, you were so so close Jack! The other one I have no idea though
For the last two: Rivers of London and Life after life
Wow😳 thanks!
I've never seen this puzzle before ... so fun! I gave up after 12 and watched you do it. Still mad about Wuthering Heights LOL! A very fun video!!
Not me yelling “It ends with us”! At the screen 😂
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i was screamingggg the secret history hahaha
I cannot believe I guessed the yellow counter as "Heartstopper" before guessing it on the literal door stopper with a heart
not me screaming at the screen convinced it was “they both die at the end” and it was the man who died twice 🤡
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Honestly Jack posting just made my shitty day good ❤
You look so radiant in this grey hoodie, definitely your colour
hahahah I love how for the Iotopia one he immediately put the secret library and the midnight library which is exactly what I did. I must say guessing that one was the proudest moment i had in the entire quiz. even better than when I finished it.
spoilers if you want to do the game
i totally did research, but the two books you missed were Life After Life by Kate Atkinson and Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
this was so fun to watch, make this a series pls
Ok but now is there going to be a “reading all the books in this puzzle” video? 👀
I guessed like two before you, but I wouldn't have gotten any of the other ones. And I knew immediately it was an Afghan hound, but that would have gotten me absolutely nowhere. Never even heard of that book.
'read me' made me think of 'Alice In Wonderland' with the 'eat/drink me' i don't know if it's just me-
The dog: "The bookseller of Kabul", by Åsne Seierstad, which is a Norwegian writer. The dog is an Afghan
Ah, you got it. It's very good. By the way, she just released another book called "The Afghans" (Afghanerne). At least in Norwegian. I'm reading it as we speak. Still not translated.
Pretty sure the man in the tie dye is The Man Who Died Twice 🤔 oooh yes you got it! This was so fun. I thought the lady on the ladder was A Ladder to the Sky 😅
not me screaming TWILIGHT when i saw the apple
my traumas are showing
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Me screaming "Rivers of London" at you the whole time.
I would love to see you do another video like this, another go at the same game, because I really enjoyed playing along and I bet others did too.
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I was screaming at the screen for the secret history one 😂
As a Norwegian, it was so funny to hear you try to pronounce "Åsne"
btw Love you Jack
the bookseller of kabul, the beauty shop of kabul and the coffee shop of kabul are incredible books put them on your tbr now!!!
the way you jokingly said “she kind of looks like kate bush” and you can see it click and your face change is so funny 😭😭😭
i feel so validated that jack and i had the exact same first move
Couldn't get my brain away from "Five Rivers Met on a Wooded Plain" - tried every spelling, combo, etc 🤣
Wuthering is a Yorkshire word meaning wind, or the sound wind makes.
I was indeed screaming at you for taking so long to guess The secret history 🤣
jack please do more of the book puzzles
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For the dye man I thought "They both die at the end"😂
I feel like the rivers one is A River Runs through It
7:28 Jack spelled tree lives 😂
🤣
I'm so traumatized by "Things have gotten worse since we last spoke" that it seemed like the only possible answer to the apple peeler.
The way I was screaming at my phone while watching this
Every year I try for 10 minutes, get 5 of the answers and then just give up. 😅
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The rivers one, oh gosh, you were dancing around that title
one of my favourite videos ever
“She looks a bit like Kate Bush- 😆😳” I’m dyinggg
honestly the life after life one took me forever I kept searching up things like double life, afterlife, two lives, another life and then last minute just as I was about to give up I was like ill just try life after life, to be honest I didn't even know it was a book haha
Watching this, some of them that I couldn't get just seeing you work through them my brain some how clicked and I got it!! The tie dye man and the apple BUGGED me.
Not my German education screaming Andorra 😂
"Maybe in another life" by Taylor Jenkins Raid is the two life books?
i was thinking the many lives of henrietta
Or the two lives of Lydia bird?
I got 10 completely on my own, and 3 with googling clues. I really wasn't expecting to do as well as I did!
(Some of them were just total guesses for books I'd never heard of tho)
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absolutely cackled at "norwegian woof" 😂
I got 20/20... the Rivers one is "the rivers of London" and the two lives one is "Life after life"
Me: totally screaming "RIVERS OF LONDON!!!" at the screen
the first one was Wuthering Heights
7:27 "tree life" yes-
SCREAMING THE SECRET HISTORY
Thanks so much, you helped me with this.
"It should be three life"
*enters tree life*
screaming at my screen this whole time!
Can’t get over the fact that I know a book you don’t (the bookseller of kabul). I feel accomplished in life
my serotonin level went higher as you mentioned killing eve 🖤 great content jack!
I followed along; and was indeed screaming at the TV 'its an afghan hound Jack!' I came straight to the comments to see if I could complete the last two images.
I got really stuck on the apple slice and the man in tie dye, even though I’ve read the latter title 😂
The classicist in me literally screamed at Jack the moment he read ιστορια as iotopia
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I've tried this the past couple of years but have not, shall we say, done too well
Rivers of London is the one you need.
A Little Life is one of them!
How exciting fun Jack 😊
This is fun. I hope you do more games like this
Rivers of London is one of the final 2!
Your video made my day :))❤️
i am immediately hooked
Soooo, look away if you don’t want answer spoilers but…
The books about rivers are Rivers of London, and the two life books are Life after Life. Honestly those life books had me stumped for forever. 😅😂
Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch. 🤞🏼
And A little Life maybe?
I think the rivers are “the rivers in London” and the two lives might be “life after life”❤
the way i was screaming life after life lmaoo
woke up and got the notification for this. Fun way to start the weekend 👌🏻🌸
It might be the Rivers of London.
I haven't even read Rivers of London but I was literally screaming at the screen. Jack you should have your nationality revoked lmao
life after life and a tale of two rivers