12 books you need to read in 2022 *fiction*
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these are my top top top books of the year (links below) out of the 164 that i read in 2021, as well as a quote from each one to give you a little teaser!!
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✏️ hamnet by maggie o'farrell: amzn.to/3K8nKNy
✏️ loveless by alice oseman: amzn.to/3zTx4R2
✏️ open water by caleb azumah nelson: amzn.to/3fjL5O9
✏️ no-one is talking about this by patricia lockwood: amzn.to/34Kxk9n
✏️ piranesi by susanna clarke: amzn.to/3zOi9ra
✏️ the vanishing half by britt bennett: amzn.to/34E6Shv
✏️ before the coffee gets cold by toshikazu kawaguchi: amzn.to/3re9B8V
✏️ beautiful world, where are you? by sally rooney: amzn.to/3KgbDOO
✏️ song of achilles by madeline miller: amzn.to/3rbHreR
✏️ a little life by hanya yanagihara: amzn.to/3tjn8in
✏️ seven husbands of evelyn hugo by taylor jenkins reid: amzn.to/3tiSg1h
✏️ the housekeeper and the professor by yoko ogawa: amzn.to/33doBvY
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That harmonious sound is the collective sigh of relief to now have official confirmation that Jack did **not** , in fact, give A Little Life 2 stars. 😄
This!!!
I also panicked in yesterday’s video 😂
I was shocked
I had in mind that he gave it 5 stars because I saw it on goodreads and when I saw yesterday's video I was so shocked I had to quickly check again and was soooo relieved haha
Not me. Most of the people whose opinions I respect have given it no more than three stars and refer to it as "torture porn." I am looking forward to the new book, though..
I still can’t get over the fact that you read like 3 books a week. Truly living the dream
Wowser, when you break it down like that...
I never thought I’d get into reading until I started watching Jack, I always thought my dyslexia held me back. But now I’ve read four books already this year and I’ve loved them all
i'm so proud of you! i have a cousin with dyslexia and i know how much of a struggle that can be so really, huge props to you mate!
@@rebellerene Thank you my mate, that means a lot
That's awesome!
Wow that's great! What did you read? :)
Love how you leave out those pesky vowels in your name. I get it.
The “soft fantasy” you’re describing is the definition of magical realism.
Yes, and I do recommend "people in time" of massimo bontempelli, which is considered the Italian manifesto of this stile, soo good
im sure he knows that, hes pretty educated on the matter lmao
jack isn’t shutting up about the number of books he read in 2021- as he should
lemme have my little moment and then i'll move on like next week
@@jack_edwards You are a gracious person.
He is a booktube channel, so I'd say it's pretty common to film a video on all the ones he read and some personal favourites 🙂
@@jack_edwards no worries jack, if i were you i wouldn’t shut up about it either 😭
164 is A LOT, i barely got through 40 books!
@@katys2579 obviously, this was meant to be a harmless comment :)
You're literally the only TH-camr i trust for recommendations.
agreed my dude
him and Dakota Warren :))
true
Exactly, if Jack liked it it MUST be good.
And uncarley
There's this one scene in "Loveless" where the dialogue feels like it's been lifted directly from my brain. As an a-spec person without a-spec friends, it felt really good seeing that other people think about the world the same way I do.
i adored loveless, so much emotion and deepness and such good representation, it made me feel very understood
I picked this book because of the ace representation and I just found it so incredibly relatable. I recommended that my mother read it after me because of how well is describes the feeling of being aro/ace in a world wear romance and sex is so prominent
I feel so crushed by that title lol. In seventh grade I wrote a literal 20,000 word beginning/half of a book and titled it “Loveless” glad to know I can no longer use that name lol
@@clairew972 ouch haha
glad to know you enjoyed reading many japanese literature! i would recommend you reading "no longer human" by osamu dazai. it's a book about a boy/man who has always felt alienated in the society and the exploration of human emotion is so beautifully done. it is melancholic and kinda left a gaping hole in my chest ever since i finished it. and i think it might be right up your ally?
I heard it’s really depressing. Are there any tw?
@@lizethrivera1084 I read it a long time ago so I might have forgotten something, but suicide attempt is one. it's nothing graphic but there's such a scene. I would also say that it's not too shocking or traumatic but yes it is depressing, so don't expect to have a fun time reading it ^^; but it is still a brilliant japanese classic imo, lots of witty observations and social commentary
@@kageyukiaru ok thanks! I think I’ll read it later on then!
@@lizethrivera1084 you're welcome ^^ hope you like it!
I won't even lie I read this because of bungo stray dogs
I don’t go through comments thinking I might get spoilers when I already know all jack’s favourites from devouring every 2021 video of his
my heart is so full seeing Loveless in this list. i do hope a lot more people would pick it up because you recommended it and learn about aromantic asexual people because we get such less representation it's sad :( and Alice Oseman being aroace herself makes the story even more authentic and heartwarming
Literally got my Loveless book recently and cried and cried and cried. After years of being told that being Ace was "All in my head", this book touched my heart like no other.
@@leokenella8993 i'm so glad for you!! and no you're 100% valid !! sending lots of love 💜🤍🖤
@@srideepta thank you so much 💜🖤🤍
ikr, i've put it on my to-read list for a while now, hopefully i'll have the time to read it soon !!
I'm going to buy it!
considering that i loved all of these books, i would highly recommend "When Breath Becomes Air" by Paul Kalanithi. it's an emotional, poignant memoir that explores morality, mortality, ambition, and the concept of human existence, which seems right up your alley :)
Yeah , i read that one . Quite good.
LOVED!
I absolutely love this book. It was the first [auto]biography that I read that had me crying
so good
I did not finish "when breath become air"... I haven't found the courage to...
Honestly you're the type of person i'd want with me at my worst moments. You give me this vibe like you don't pity people, you understand them, and to understand someone means you can empathize. You are a special human!
Read Song of Achilles because of your recommendation, and how fondly you talked about it in your videos. It is beautifully written, and the history part of it is not scary at all. Around the end I cried like I was getting paid for it, but completely worth it!
What was the crying part? I read it too by his recommendation and was left pretty disappointed, it wasn't bad but I didn't see anything too great about it either...
@@morgianasartre6709 I think what hit hard for me personally was that I knew from the beginning that it would not be a happy end, but was rooting for them all the way to the end anyway. It had a lingering effect on me, but that’s just my experience. The actual crying also took part around the end, when I actually understood the prophecy (don’t want to spoiler it).
@@steve_the_first Thank you for the answer, btw did you leave this same comment several times here? I saw at least one other so asked the same question there too not knowing which has an actual person behind it...
@@morgianasartre6709 No, just this one. I only have this account, and I don’t spam comment sections. I’ll check it out though, thanks for letting me know!
@@morgianasartre6709 Same here - I thoroughly enjoyed the book, but I didn't feel it had nearly as big an impact on me as it did (seemingly) thousands of other people. Maybe I just bigged it up too much in my head 🤷♀️
Books mentioned in this video:
1:08 Hament by Maggie O'Farrell
4:35 Loveless by Alice Oseman
7:02 Open Water by Caleb Azuman Nelson
8:36 No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
10:54 Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
12:28 The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
13:30 Before The Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
15:17 Beautiful World, Where Are You? by Sally Rooney
18:15 The Song of Achilles by Madelline Miller
19:25 A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
21:40 The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins-Reid
22:47 The Housekeeper and The Professor by Yoko Ogawa
Thanks so much
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Thank you
people like you deserve everything in this world
Before the Coffee gets Cold really got to me, I even cried a couple of times. Beautiful story. I also think it's a perfect gift-book.
goshhh I'm looking for a gift book for my crush at the moment and can't make up my mind among Before the coffee gets cold, Tuesday with Morrie, Conversation with friends and the seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo and I found your comment! thanks!
The joy and excitement he shows when talking about the books makes me wanna read them all! Every single time I watch one of his videos, my TBR list gets bigger, lol
same
same
Right? It's like can I just get a line on everything he reads lol
You must be the most enthusiastic, smiley, positive bookTuber on TH-cam. Totally adorable ☺️
you'd love Noelle Gallagher too!!!
I remember picking up Piranesi about a year ago and just having it sit on my shelf, and now that I’ve read it, I was angry at myself for not reading it sooner.
I want to borrow it from the library but I keep putting it off so thank you for convincing me
Same phenomenon with the Song of Achilles. Put it on the shelf for almost a year and now it’s my favorite book :,)
Ugh I hate when that happens!
I love how you’re literally glowing, the enormous smile on your face as you’re passionately talking about the books. Thank you for this video, I added new books to my to read list. 🥰
Jack I would listen to literally any audiobook you narrate I love the way you read the quotes
I have the complete opposite taste in books and will likely never read anything Jack recommends but I still watch every single video 😂
Yup me too! I rarely take the actual recommendations, but i keep coming back. His videos are so comforting to me AND they inspire me to keep reading
What kind of book do you read? I am just curious what you think is the opposite of his taste in book.:)
Me too! I may try a few of these books simply because of his enthusiasm. My fav books are huge, thick & world building. On pretend planets. Sometimes with aliens. And it magic. I want a different world in which I immerse myself. Hiding from reality.
@@parktop Before I know Jack's channel all I read are some very cliche self-help books🤣 All of my favorites now are from his recommendations. I've just bought some very fancy, sci-fi with thick world building and character to read . I really need to get out of this comfort zone and experience more to devolope my own taste.
@@jammienguyen69 personally i go for history, political science, classic litterature or all out fantasy. I also cannot stand slow paced/ minimal plot books. So i only take recomendations on classic litterature from jack, but i dont think it matters. I'd never do the challenges he does either, but these are my favorite videos of his lol.
He fills in the void of not being a bookclub.
We actually have a book club with the community!
It’s on 📚R📚E📚D📚D📚I📚T📚
And the community is just Jack’s name :)
It’s also a cool place for us to communicate and post anything from memes to book recommendations. There’s over 600 of us :D
‘No plot, just vibes’ is absolutely my favourite genre!
I’ve read and loved a lot of these books, plus added a few to my tbr 🥰
Please share your favs!
I'm literally so happy that you read Loveless and talk about it on your channel - ace representation and basically just acknowledgement of our existence is still so rare and it just feels like a warm hug to see someone you adore educate themselves and others on the topic :) thank you Jack!
I can’t even begin to explain how much I love your channel. 1st video I watched was the Harry styles poetry and ever since you helped me fall in love with books again. I am always looking forward to watch every video
Obsessed with these videos and your recommendations Jack! Please add “Mornings in Jenin” to your 2022 reading list you won’t regret it!
Thank you for so much year-end content round up! I have been organizing my reading and trying to be more intentional about it for the past couple of years, and your excitement for reading is so infectious. Favorite reads for 2021 were Circe (shocker) and a book called the Deep by Rivers Solomon - the audiobook was read by Daveed Diggs of Hamilton and it was such a brilliant concept that I devoured it in one go. Completely shattered already this year by Book of Longings by SMK -- like genuinely cried all day over it. Books take us to that special place. Thanks for sharing your experiences!
I live for your reviews, the way you describe a book is so intentional and perfect, I always learn a little after watching one of your videos, it’s amazing! Looking forward to your videos in 2022
the seven husbands of evelyn hugo and girl in pieces were my absolute FAVES in 2021. they taught me all sorts of lessons and the writing from both of the authors just left me in awe
some of my favorites this year were "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth, "Radio Silence" by Alice Oseman (which I think you'd like too since you liked Loveless), "Circe" by Madeline Miller (personally thought this one was even better than Song of Achilles) and "Last Night at the Telegraph Club" by Melinda Lo, I'd highly recommend all of them, absolute bangers
i could listen to you talking about books for hours honestly your reviews did justice to the books TT
I loved Hamnet so much that when I finished all I wanted was to thank Maggie O'Farrell for her service to the world. I recently read "This must be the place", one of her other books, and it is also brilliant! I can't recommend it enough
"A Gentleman in Moscow" by Amor Towles was one of my favourites of 2021 and one I think you will really enjoy - I read it nearly a year ago and I recommend it to anyone who will listen! Also "When all is said" by Anne Griffin. Oh, and "Hamnet" and "The Song of Achilles" (on your recommendations). Thanks for such fab content - the way you review each book so clearly and analytically, in 2021 I was really determined to stop and think about books a lot more, rather than just update my Goodreads account and move onto the next book...
I loved A Gentleman in Moscow, I wasn’t sure whether it would be my type of thing but it ended up being one of my favourites of the year!
Loved that you used quotes to show your appreciation of the books. ❤️
I just started reading Open Water after seeing your IG story, I'm loving it so far.
And Jack, I hope you have a nice day, also please stay hydrated.
Not me ordering half of the list because “Song of Achilles” and “The 7 husbands of Evelyn Hugo” were some of my favorite reads in 2021 as well!
I actualy just finished reading Beautiful World, Where Are You about 2 days ago and GOD DAMN. Thank you for bringing this book into my life. I loved the honest, down to earth conversations, the discussions about societal, political and economic problems of our times, finding beauty in the mundane and the importance of relationships. I'm so glad I started my year with this book
As usual Jack you inspire me to read, to gain that love and affection for a book, to grasp life through any persons eyes in the beauty of their work. This inspires me to read every book I own this year & then treat myself to every single book I do not already own.
Jack all I can really say is thank you 😊
Thank you, its always a pleasure to watch and so much inspiration :)
Omg was just reading Hamnet before I clicked on this video! Can confirm it is stunning-lush, poetic language at its best 🥺
The quote from a little life is my favorite book quote of all time. I mean, just so true and so profound. That book and the quote changed my life honestly.
Another great list! 💜💜
Thank you, Jack. I love your rec❤️
I have read almost all of these, but seven husbands of evelyn hugo and the song of achilles hust hit me so much harder than the others, but i must say while song of achilles gets you at the end, evelyn hugo is amazing from start to finish, like i cried three times, it was amazingly paced and so interesting, can not recommend enough
I've read The Housekeeper and the Professor three times now, and I cry every single time. I was rooting for it to make your top books of the year. So glad it did.
Also very much into the "No plot. Just vibes." I'd wear that shit on a t-shirt, especially when I take plot workshops.
after a long day your videos just makes me happy
Great recos - love the enthusiasm! :) Go Jack!
The way all your books are in pristine condition makes me love you even more and I didn't think that could be possible🥰✨
he’s actually likes to dog-ear and write in his books !
@@salma3803 but the condition is still rlly good. He said he doesn't like to break the spines and none of his books have stains or ripped/torn pages
I really recommend you reading Carlos Ruiz Zafón, it's the most read author in the Spanish Languaje (like, 15 million copies??) and his aesthetic is immaculate! The best one is "The Shadow of the Wind" (it covers soo many topics related to human interactions, a mystery about a writer and the traditional things that would happen in the 20th century too ^^ its gripping!). However, if you want a shorter one, "Marina" is so cool too. Anyways, thanks for your videos! I practice my English and have a whale of a time haha regards from Spain 👋
Totally agree. This is my number one recommendation since the first time I’ve read this book, quite a few years ago. Glad to see someone else recommend it too.
I agree, The Shadow of the Wind is a top read. The main character in the book, to my mind, is post-Civil War Barcelona. The other three books in the series are also excellent, with the prequel The Angel’s Game being my personal favourite.
Yesss I was waiting for this video!
So happy to find your channel! I love that you read an excerpt from the book. That’s so helpful!
Fav of the year was The Poppy War trilogy! But to you I would highly recommend I Am, I Am, I Am which is also written by Maggie O’Farrel
i tried and tried to get into hamnet last year but it quite literally put me into a reading slump! so many people love it so I was surprised when I didn't! i might have to give it another go this year because I've literally been devouring books so far in 2022 😂😂
I've read so many books from your recommendation and I loooove them!! You're the one I trust the most on the internet to recommend books to me. Love!
just wanted to say that i apprecitae your content so much jack! i was stuck on what to get my brother for christmas and ended up getting him before the coffee gets cold because of how much you sang its praises and can i just say: the lad's in love lol. so thank you, and hope you and everyone else who reads this has an absolutely wonderful 2022!
Ay I'm glad you liked Piranesi so much!! That was almost a one-sitting read for me. Also, you would definitely like Miller's other book, Circe.
I find your comment on fantasy and sci-fi interesting... especially as, for me, it is ALL about humanity (or the lack thereof) that I find interesting. To me, I find an exploration of identity, culture and biology, and its impact on humanity deeply fascinating to read and learn more about through fantasy.
So many of our cultures have been defined by those who given themselves the power to define what is human, and what is not (for example, I'm disabled, and I've encountered a lot of people in my life who wouldn't see me as human)-and I find it cathartic in that way to engage with works that ask if it is necessary at all to be human, or be humanlike, to have worth-or to examine how society would be so radically different, or radically the same, if there were just a few factors added in or taken away.
But even if I disagree with it, and find it a bit of a frustratingly limited perspective on two very broad genres-it's still interesting to see from the perspective other people who don't like the same thing that draws me to them!
Jack thank you sm!
The way these books are also in budget 💜💜💜💜
ILYSM 😭😭😭
your videos keep pulling me back
I'm currently reading A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles and highly recommend it! The prose is exquisite, the characters are memorable, and the premise is fascinating!
I LOVE this book. I have a hard copy and bought it on Audible. I have read and listened to it multiple times.
Have you read "A Murmur of Bees"?
Also a huge recommendation from me.
No I haven't but it's going on my TBR list, thank you!!
Love this thread!
My grandma loves that book, she's read it several times!
You're my comfort TH-camr. I love your videos so much. You've inspired me to start reading and now I finish almost 1 or 2 books a week. Thank you so much for your books Jack. Hope I can meet you someday ❤
So many good recommendations! Thanks so much
I love how you read those beautiful quotes!
finally someone else who is a character > plot kind of person . don't get me wrong I love a good plot but man characters make or break a book I need to be invested in the character's story
I love Piranesi sooooo much!!!! I’ve never read anything like it before. It truly is a masterpiece.
discovered your channel last year and really enjoy how you talk about books and you are definitely the first who sparked an interest for Loveless even though I'd been seeing around a lot.
Love your reviews. Character is everything!
You’re keeping me alive with these videos 🙃
I hope you get better soon!
as someone who lives in a studio apartment, the precarious tower of books behind jack is honestly such a mood😄
Watching this i realized i read (and loved) half of those and the other half is on my tbr thanks to you ! Thanks for the recommandations, they're always SO ON POINT ♥
Omg I'm so happy you talked about loveless, I love that book so much!
My favorite book in 2021 was Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo. I know it's Fantasy and that's not everyones favorite genre but this book was just *chef kiss*. Especially the characters were so human even though they had magical powers and you learn the story of every single one of them. And then about the second book of this series... it just broke my heart...
So, I'm currently reading The Song Of Achilles and hearing someone describing it with such love makes me so happy that I can barely hold back tears. I guess this book has already made me so emotional.
It's so good!!!🤧🤧🤧
@@Definitelynotabot4 I’ve finished it and now I’m sobbing like a child.😖
I love that you added quotes!
Just finished Piranesi. Thanks for the recommendation. Loved it
KIM GIYOUNG is pronounced as Jee-Young. I'm Korean. It is entitled, 내 이름은 김지영. Jiyoung is the first name and Kim is the family name. I remembered I was reading and crying in the library holding this book. It totally reminded of my life as a woman living in S. Korea. I am a mother of three children and work so hard 24/7. I run my own biz as well. We, women need to work a lot harder than men in order to get accepted in S. Korea. So...the thing is that less women only want to marry than they were in the past. They don't even want to bear kids. S. Korea is becoming a kidless country.
I need to read Piranesi and The Song of Achilles asap! Loveless was wonderful 💛 My favorites of 2021 were Norwegian Wood by Murakami, Anxious People by Backman and 1984 by Orwell ✨
love the little inside he does when showing us a part of the book!
loveless was such a beautiful story. im so glad you enjoyed it as well. it was so captivating. i loved it !
My favourite book of the year was undoubtably A Little Life. The writing alone is what stood it out from all others for me. SO excited for To Paradise 🥺
Also a shout out to Trent Dalton - an Australian author who wrote Boy Swallows Universe, All Our Shimmering Skies, and Love Stories - which were tied second.
Can we all just appreciate how good Jacks reading voice is 😍
Thank you for all your recommendations.
The way you articulate your words I love
I loved that this video didn’t contain too many books. Some of my favourites in there too, but will definitely not pick up A Little Life anytime soon. I know a lot of people love it but I’m just not ready for it (maybe one day).
Jack would love A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Bachman. It's so warm, heartwarming and feels like a home, honestly. The characters completely captured my heart. My favourite read of 2021.
My favourite was anxious people, also by the same author. I think Backman is amazing at building these real characters that you can relate to. I have read almost every of his books and liked all of them (beartown probably is my 2nd favourite) But anxious people I already read 3 times, even though I just discovered it half a year ago😅
@@Laura-ip3zv have you seen the series on netflix? very close to the book, I loved it.
as a mixed person, I RAN to order the vanishing half ( as well as passing from your last video)!!
you are the one to trust for book recs
I just wanted to say thanks, Jack! I've been on a journey to re-discover my love for books and reading and your videos have been a big part of that. As a former bookworm, that kid that wanted to become a writer, at some point I just lost the magic. I think I hit the wall when I felt the need to transition form children's/ya literature to a more 'adult' titles. It just wasn't as joyous for me anymore, it felt more like a chore then anything else. But lately, I've started reading more and more and what's most important, finding the joy of it again. I'm trying not to tie myself with expectations that a book I wanted to read isn't as respectable of a title or that I need to power through the classics, just because it is something that I'm suppose to do.
Book I just finished: 'Tender is the Flesh' by Agustina Bazterrica - it's grusome and disgusting and awful but also... good? I know there're mixed opinions on it and it definitely was hard to stomach for the most part but I'd love to hear your review. And that ending tho!
Also: idea for a series - Nobel Prize in Literature - book per winner!
When you take out some exiquite lines from the book, it stimulates my yearning to have it.
*It illustrates prodigiously about the book*
As an AroAce myself. Oh my heart when loveless is in that pile 🥺❤️
And The song of Achilles 🥺🥺 That book shattered me into pieces and I thanked Mz. Miller for it.
And call me by your name. Kinda 😌
Thank u sooo much for all this recommendation this will be added to my list
Thank you! I love your recommendations. Most of these were already on my list!
I absolutely loved before the coffee gets cold , there’s also a sequel for it ( and in my opinion it’s even better than the 1st book ) . It also has the same title except the cover is orange and not blue. I don’t hear much people talking about the sequel , so I’m interested to hear ur opinion about it
thank you so much! I read the first one a while ago and enjoyed it and didn't know there was a second one until now...
Yessss! I was hoping you would make a video like this, since you read so many it’s hard to pick out the ones I 100% want to add to my TBR!! And some of you may have heard but we actually created a BOOK CLUB with the community 📚😎 (details in replies)
It’s on 📚R📚E📚D📚D📚I📚T📚
And the community is just Jack’s name :)
It’s also a cool place for us to communicate and post anything from memes to book recommendations.
Thank you to anyone who joins and we really hope you enjoy it! :D
just picked up Before the Coffee Gets Cold from the library today because of you after binging your videos and I'm so excited to read it!
What an engaging personality you have!! I very much liked your approach to reviewing the books and will definitely being giving a few of them a go. Thank-you from Canada.
My favorite books I read in 2021 were
1. The Color Purple - Alice Walker
2. Crying in H Mart - Michelle Zauner
3. Giovannis Room - James Baldwin
4. Convenience Store Woman - Sayaka Murata
5. The library book - Susan orlean
My favourite book of the year was "These Violent Delights" by Chloe Gong, I think you'd appreciate the depth of character study alongside the "Romeo and Juliet" storyline. So many of those books are on my TBR for this year!
I was kind of overwhelmed and perplexed by the previous video of yours, but this video cleared it all for me, i mean which books to buy this year. Thanks Jack.
Thanks for the condensed highlights version.
I read tsoa and Evelyn Hugo in the same week… long story short I was bawling my eyes out most of that time, definitely my favorite reads of 2021 (+ Ninth House)