If we look at the radical forms of these two hobbies its suddenly becomes so much more clear to see and understand the difference. Crazy gathering books in bibliomania, while crazy reading books is bibliophilia. Here we all are both ;)
@@dees3179 ah yes but the problem is my college is completely online as of now and the editions that we use are specifically published for my university, so it's hard to find second hand books 😭😭
Oooh couldnt agree more ! on the other hand I am recommending books to my friends by saying "You have to believe me its good! Just read it , I cant tell you what its about !! " Ofcourse they dont read it
Please do books recommended by Andrew Garfield! His mind is so beautiful! So far from the interviews i read and watched, he mentioned these books: Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro, Catcher In The Rye - Salinger, No Logo - Naomi Klein, Letters to a Young Poet - Rilke, Boy A - Jonathan Trigell and he also mentioned he read Mary Oliver.
Yes, please. That would be super. We hope it happens and we'll eagerly look forward to it! : ) Btw Thank you for making these kinds of videos and the recommendations I've been getting is massive, really igniting the fire inside me to read again. Thank you.
Sorry to say his taste isn't wild his taste is his work, every book on this list is related to a film project he's worked on, which on one hand is fantastic it means he takes his roles seriously on the other I just don't think he reads for pleasure. These are all work related.
@@thefuckisgoingon Dune and call me by your name are obvious but actually "And then the end will come!" is what he was recommended when he was signed on to the Netflix disaster movie "Don't look up", you got me with Crime and Punishment though he may have picked that one up himself but if you look at other recommendations by him its usually things like "Little Women" and various other adaptations he's been involved with. Crime and punishment may not have been a direct adaptation but at a guess a director or co star probably suggested it to help him with understanding a role. Like I said not a bad thing but the guys personal interest is more toward fashion than literature.
Fun fact: a lot of russian authors were payed for each page written, so that’s why Dostoyesvki wrote so much. Maybe, if the payment methods were different, he would have written completely different books.
Yeah, chapters of novels used to be published in newspapers in the 19th century and part of the 20th. It was the most popular way to publish for quite a while.
if you want to talk about that talk about Dickens there it is much more obvious. Dostoevsky paces relatively well and most of his work was not written exclusively to be published anyway.
When we were asked to read 'Crime and Punishment' at school as a part our literature lesson curriculum, no one was excited (and it's our native language, so...))) It took me one month to read it (luckily, we had been given a reading list before our summer holidays). There is this saying that you either love Dostoyevsky or you hate him. He isn't my kind of writer, I was more into Tolstoy and Chekhov, but I know many people who love his writing. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I can't say I like Dostoevsky much but I speak Russian and his language in this book is.. SOOO GOOD! It was so powerful. I literally was depressed by this book
Most people have a complicated relationship with C&P, mainly because you really have to empathize with Raskolnikov, and that is usually archieved by people who see themselves in him. It's very much a book for people like the main character himself, wich means young intelligent men that feel superior because of their above average traits. In my case, the book is one of my favourite things ever, and i am basically Raskolnikov but latino (high iq, kinda tall, handsome, way too rationalization driven and anti social). It's a book that can change your life. Although a big problem with it, it's that it's not written in a way that young adults enjoy it, it's mostly university professors that read it.
Hey Jack, I wanted to let you know that I've been reading so much because of you. I was into books since I was a kid but recently lost touch with them due to college mostly. However after I started watching your videos and using the books you've read as recommendations I've nearly read 50 books this year and I'm so proud of it. So, thank you for that! Keep making more videos, love you!
Call me by your name was heavily inspired by the Ancient Greek mentor tradition that would sometimes turn sexual before the boy married a woman (called pederasty). That's why the entire backdrop of the book is centered around ancient statues, history and archeology :) not saying that would be a healthy or acceptable dynamic in the modern world but it makes the book make more sense
I have never read the book, but watched the movie, and I tried (poorly) to see why art and history was so involved... I always felt like it was on purpose, and now you confirmed it haha, thanks!
It's more the film that is centered around statues and archeology (personally that's the only thing I found a bit too much). Not the book... And in the book it's also a lot about them being both Jewish.
@@Pipapisca well art and history are involved, and much less in the film than in the book, because these are people who love art literature philosophy and music so that's an integral part of their life, their communication, and their attraction to eachother. Oliver first realizes that Elio is in love with him while they are translating a poem by one of the most important Italian poets from Italian to another language and then back again. It was actually very toned down in the movie (same as the whole intellectual affinity and playfulness of Elio and Oliver and the fact Elio feels at times they read eachother thoughts) while adding the whole Greek-statues/Greek desire thing. The statues also probably come from the fact that at one point they wanted to set it in Sicily, so it would have made more sense to have Greek artifacts there.
Ohh I’m glad someone noticed this too! I thought I might have been stretching it to much to connect the movie to the ancient Greek traditions of older men teaching younger boys about sexual and partner relations. But yeah still really strange in a modern context but it kinda shifted my perspective on it!
Call Me By Your Name is such a beautiful book, and it definately is not a healthy relationship and the age gap 100% plays into that. That should be discussed in its analysis and criticism, but the writing, imagery, and emotions intensified in it is gorgeous. I hate when people instantly dismiss something without a nuanced analysis of it.
And I also think that it was purposeful. Like the author makes it clear throughout the whole entire book that it’s a toxic relationship, not something to base your life on
@@a.nastasia.olivia ehm no definitely not? It's an obsession, it's immature, call it what you will but there is nothing in that book that suggests that the author thought it was toxic. It's continuously about consense, every step of the way. And the way they speak about their relationship in the future (not to mention what happens to them in the sequel) clearly states that they saw their relationship as the most true moment of their life, their once in a lifetime chance at being alive.
I feel like Dune is one of those books that I'm glad to read AFTER watching the film (the 2021 version). I'm currently still reading it but having the film as a visual guide helps immensely, and also cutting the princess' prologues out of the film was a great idea, cuz she did spoil a lot of things.
The film was boring and I didn't liked it, expect Timothe he was the best in the movie. I haven't read the book yet only listened audiobook thats bit weird but not too bad. 😄
@@Wonderlandorsi to each their own i guess, I really loved it! The audiobook was definitely kinda weird lol but I'm glad to have it as a read along companion
I really like the princess prologues, really add to that feeling of prophecy that Paul has throughout the book, but I don't think they could add that to the movie without being weird
OMG I'm doing the exact same thing as you! The film really intrigued me bc its so different than what a lot of films are doing recently (the way that it really takes its time). I've only started reading it but yeah I feel that the film really helped me get into the book, which so far has also been enjoyable for me.
Crime and Punishment is so interesting for me because I was obsessed with the beginning and end but the middle was TOUGH to get through but once you hit the last bit it flies by. I was really glad we had to read it for school because I would definitely have been too intimidated to try it.
Crime and Punishment really stuck with me cause when I read it I was sucked into the narrator's mindset, I became somewhat depressed and lacking of energy the few weeks I was reading it. It was amazing, but very odd, as its the only book that ever did that to me.
Great that you started your way into russian classics! And starting off with Crime and Punishment was a really good idea. Just one small correction - Raskolnikows main drive kill the lady wasn't poverty - it certainly pushed him to do that, but he was convinced that moral norms don't apply to everyone the same way and that him himself is somehow above them, so the murder was justifiable. It's a little thing, but in my opinion extremely important in how you receive this book. Love your channel and dedication, wish I had motivation and drive to read as much!
@@anapaulinacastaneda7282 Anna Karenina is a great novel, however if you're new to Russian literature it might be a little overwhelming, it's extremely long and tangled, worth a shot tho! I would definitely recommend a few others as well there. By Dostoevsky (author of Crime and Punishment) "Brothers Karamazov", "Idiot" and "Demons" "The Master and Margarita" by Bulhakov - IMO absolute must on anyone's to read list "Lolita" and "Ada" by Nabokov - warning tho, VERY explicit content, so make sure it's not triggering to read "Doctor Zhyvago" by Pasternak, a newer position. Tho "Anna Karenina" or "War and Peace" are absolute classics, but as I said before, it is a task to get through them.
CMBYN is absolutely heart wrenching regardless of how healthy the dynamic is. And the author certainly has a way of writing almost poetically and just sets scenes w senses so so well. It shines through in his other books too, like enigma variations which I highly recommend. If anyone has recommendations of authors that have a similar style of writing, please let me know!
Me too! I remind myself that they aren't mutually exclusive hobbies. I may buy more than I read and there are definitely books on my shelf I will never read...but eventually I will read most of them. Well, some of them. 😄
i almost squealed when i saw crime and punishment. i'm russian and i love this book so much, it really warms my heart when i see non-russian speaking people like it. i hope your video motivates other people to read it :,)
Aciman did a fantastic job of writing the MIND of a late teen experiencing maturity and growth in their 'first love' in such a poetic way; I damn near got chills, cuz it really had me reflecting on my own late teen years, and even though I'm only just 20, I can see how much I've grown and changed since. **and yes peaches forever
Uh....Hi :) Here's the List: 2:33 Call Me By Your Name - Andre Aciman 5:13 Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoevsky 8:04 And Then The End Will Come! - Brandon Andreas (ft. SZA) 10:36 Dune - Frank Herbert
I definitely didn't expect you to like Dune, but it's funny that almost all the things you hated were the things I loved. The characters are more archetype than fleshed-out characters, and the spoilers in each chapter give a sense of both dread and inevitability. Also, I love a complex world where the author doesn't hold your hand and just lets you figure it out as you go- I never did use the glossary, just context clues.
I agree, also the patriarchal systems in Dune are pretty intentional as well, the whole series tells quite a story about gender dynamics. (If you read all 6 books, you know what I'm talking about.) A lot of Dune is basically taking "tropes" that actually reflect our own societal problems and systems and deconstructing them to make a point about those very systems. Dune has a patriarchal world for the same reason that it follows the basic structure of the hero's journey.
I feel the same way. Reading Dune was really enjoyable for me and I really fell in love with the complex world building and I never really felt the need to use the glossary.
@@TomEllisLovesU buy it !!! you wont regret it. also its 6 books but the first 3 are kinda one thing and then the last book ends on a cliffhanger and then F. Herbert dies :(....
@@bascoaful I heard about his death before finishing the series.. what a shame! I've also heard the continuations are not as good... But the interest is still there haha. Next time I see it in a reasonable price, I might just buy it 👀
I hear them crying in my bookcase ... but I know they have flaws and are really not for everyone c: But ... I personally look forward to every book that has a 20 page glossary!
Annikania for sure they aren’t for everyone. Lol the later books in the saga get strange. But Frank Herbert is who made me love extensive world building 😂
Honestly, it's not that uncommon of an opinion among readers. I personally loved it but I think it's just a hard book to get through for many people, even the most hardcore readers. I can't relate to it but I definitely understand, it's not exactly accessible but I found it very engaging from the first page. I'm starting Messiah in about a week and hope to finish the series in a few months.
I'm just about to finish the first book and I have never read something more impressive than Dune. The world building is fantastic and the characters are anything but one dimensional. I can't wait to start Messiah.
I tried reading Dune as a physical book and after reading 50 pages in 3 weeks I switched to the audiobook and finished it in 4 days! Definitely so much better that way, the dense world feels much more approachable like that and the action and subtleties shine. One of the best books I’ve read this year, but I feel I would’ve hated it as a physical book
i listened to the audio book for a bit and after those 50 pages i kinna thought: " wow... so interesting! i have to physically read it" and then i read it in 2 weeks! and it is now one of my favorite books! 😂 going into dune messiah now and im so excited
Considering that you only read 50 pages, the complex worldbuilding ends, and the enjoyability starts at about page 100, so maybe if you read up to 100 and kept going, you would like it much more, and the audio wasn't actually the thing that kept u reading it :) Or maybe the audiobook is good idk haha
I read Dune almost 2 years ago because it was getting into 50s-60s sci-fi, and honestly it's one of my favorite books I've ever read. I love the prose and the tone of the narrative. Personally I enjoyed the deep world building. Still enjoyed hearing your take on these books.
I personally loved Dune (the movie was sooo good as well), but honestly, I wasn't surprised at Jacks reaction to it at all. He's said multiple times that SFF just isn't his genre. Also, I feel like the kind of books that he reads are usually reliant on their characters in the real world whereas Dune is really a plot/world building kind of book.
@@lemonspica Ah yes, unlike you with your beautiful creative mind that can appreciate one of the most popular & mainstream science fiction novels ever written…so unique, so human, so intelligent beyond measure. 🙄
On the topic of "Call Me by Your Name" - I think André Aciman writes characters who are entirely comfortable and immersed in their humanity. The people he writes about live and breath philosophy, art and music and through them navigate their life, which leads frequently to acceptence of experiences and feelings most people are quick to discard and shy away from. His books leave no stone unturned, no taboo unsaid. I find his view on the "human condition" so straightforward and candid that it's impossible to ignore and I love it. Try reading "Find Me", I couldn't put it down and underlined the shit out of it as well.
i only watched the cmbyn movie and it’s just as gorgeous in the cinematic sense as how you described the writing in the book. like the sensory experience is 100% incorporated when watching it too, its clear they chose the right director for it i’m definitely gonna go read it now (i know i did this backwards i swear i’m usually a book reader first lol)
Dune is less about the plot and more about the ideas behind what's being said / what's happening. Also yeah, hype will kill any book if you let it build up enough expectations so I hope in the future you'll give it another shot!
jack and timothee in one frame, it's like the universe wants me to keep winning love your content jack *chef's kiss* (yes stealing your "thing" was a power move)
i have once read an article and it said someone's shelve can't be valued by the books that has been read, but it can be valued by the books which has the potential to be read. different perspective on the unread books on the shelves don't you say?
Call Me by Your Name is an incredible book. I read it right after seeing the movie for the first time and then went back and watched it again and loved how well they stuck with the heart of the story and everything about the set was perfect.
The thing I loved most about Crime and Punishment was the relationship between Raskolnikov and Sonya … two broken people who lived in such a broken world, living and coping with the hell that is both around and inside them… I hate classics but that book made me bawl my eyes out 😅
AS A RUSSIAN, I'M SO GLAD YOU LOVE THEM! Russian teenagers are obligated to read it for school. And they hate it. Because they have to read it as fast as possible. That's why they leave the class with a certain grudge against Dostoevsky. BUT later in life most of them find it again and fall in love with his work. The same thing happened to me. And I love Crime and Punishment so SO much 💙
@@incryowl I love your country's literature! And trust me Russian litersture is loved everywhere! I'm Indonesian and here I've had group discussions about Russian lit with so many different people as well. We read Tolstoy, Chekhov, and Bulgakov together. Dostoevsky goes without saying because he's a staple and everything. I'd say though that our group's consensus is prolly that there's not a single one of us who doesn't like Gogol. Gogol is everyone's favorite! Cheers from Indonesia ❤
@@blue---monday that's so interesting! I am Russian myself but I can't say I enjoy reading Gogol, but I read his works at school, maybe I was too young. 😅
Fun fact: Crime and Punishment by Dostojewski is an obligatory book for high schoolers in my country (Poland). When I was in school it annoyed me that we had to read so much but now I appreciate those books so much. Another one of my favs is The catcher in the rye which was obligatory read in middle school and I'm still IN LOVEEE
It's such a pleasure to see Jack read the Russian novels. Although they may seem notorious at times, they are just life books (except 'War and Peace': almost all Russian students hate reading 4 volumes before grade 10😅)
Dune was literally the best book I have read this year. But I love how different opinions can be on certain books, so for me it is always interesting to hear what other people like or dislike. The world building was what fascinated me so much about it and how crazy technology is not a thing because they still rely on natural resources despite the story taking place so far into the future. The tropes of colonialism, religion, cults, determinism etc. were just very thought provoking without trying to be educational. Still, I can definitely understand your opinion. Love these videos, pls keep doing them and try to stay out of the sandworms path ;)
Right?! I read it last year and it's one of my favourite books ever! I loved to hear Jack talking about the world building in the beginning because I feel the exact opposite way (I love being confused with new words, and slowly learning about the story I'm getting myself into). Also I think if you already like Sci-fi or Fantasy (which is not Jack's case) it's easier to get used to weird made up words lol
So you think that having a princess is realistic in a sci-fi book? Surely if we are all evolved into a futuristic what nots , religion and a monarchy doesn´t exist at all. Both the most backwards insitutions for people that are not particulary bright. Are the beings stupid in sci-fi books? (I don´t read them)
it's honestly so sweet that you apologise for having a negative opinion, we love jack for the puns and the bants but he's honestly too pure for this world
I recently saw Dune in IMAX and it was phenomenal, if you're going to watch it you have to see it in IMAX as the film was intended for that kind of experience!! Your video was right on time! I can't wait to read the book!
What I like about Jack's reviews is that he brings really estructured analysis and is entertaining at the same time. It's always so funny and thoughtful, it's not everyone who can do it with such ability
It's different from Crime and Punishment but another absolutely amazing Russian classic is The Defense by Nabokov. As Russian speaker I would really recommend this. It's quite short but the writing and the plot are absolutely incredible.
Hey Jack, totally respect your opinion on Dune. It is long and at times bland prose with so much exposition and it relies heavily on world-building, and not so much on character development. HOWEVER, Jessica is a brilliant character with much depth and intelligence and I find her to be the cornerstone of the story. While much of her power and strength relies on patriarchal tropes (unmarried mistress, mind-manipulator, mother of the messiah), she is by far the most consistent and interesting character in the book and I love her relationships with those around her and her almost twisted Mother Mary story arch.
@@ItsMeBarnaby exactly! the whole point of dune is not to trust charismatic leaders. Don't blindly follow people and always think about the consequences your actions will have on the future, like when Paul leaves his son Leto II to pay the price.
@@nyxian_grid not to mention the fact that the bene gesserit are the ones really running the show, they have the most influence on even the emperor himself. They created the kwisatz haderach, granted one generation too early but there plan was to bend him to their will to take over the universe. They also planned the mythology on dune to allow Paul and Jessica to survive like 1000 years ago.
This is completely irrelevant, but I somehow just can't take Jessica seriously because of that name. Like everyone else has kinda Greek-y, Roman-y, Arabic-y or even Russian names, and then there's suddenly a fucking Jessica😂
i absolutely adore crime and punishment. i wrote an essay on the huge influence that poverty has on the narrative as well as religion ahhhh i love it so much!!!
Haha this video series is great, love how you review the books based on solid arguments but also with your own personal touch; & also not spoiling too much away but enough to situate who hasn’t read
Oh my God, Jack, I could not be more thankful to hear, that you hadn't read a russian classic up til now, because, boy, same. They are on my list for so long now, but every time I look at the sheer hugeness of the books I quit before even starting. But maybe I'll get round to it when I'm your age... There's still hope, apperently. 😂
Dostoevsky has a lot of great short stories/novellas that are actually pretty simply written in my opinion, I would recommend White Nights and Notes From the Underground
Timothée’s dad is actually from France and Timmy’s fluent in French! You have no idea how happy I am that you enjoyed Call me by your name!! I was enamoured with it as soon as I started reading it. The writing is so incredibly beautiful in my opinion. Fun fact: I did not particularly like the movie when I first saw it at the movie theater 😂 (I watched the movie before reading the book) and then I fell in love with it, just as I did with the book. I do recommend reading the “sequel” which is called “Find me”, though I don’t think it‘s nearly as beautiful as Cmbyn is
I actually find myself reaching for Find Me more often than cmbyn. For me, that's probably bc I find the theme of how really improbable and incredibly lucky it is to find a lover that you genuinely feel seen by. It was like cmbyn in its discovery of new love, but does it with more life-weathered people instead of two young people. And I would definitely describe it as a "follow-on" rather than a sequel since the characters in focus is shifted.
You 100% put into words how I feel about call me by your name, I got goosebumps while you explained it. I read it in the beginning of the year and it’s one of my all-time favorite books now 😍
I was told to skip the Princess Irulan sections of Dune, honestly best tip ever! Can’t believe she spoiled the Chosen one moment right on the first page too! I’m enamoured by Dune by how straight-forward it is by the way, but then I’m reading it right after I saw the movie so I already have the vision from the movie which I think makes imagining the world way less laborious.
Woooow, I recently read Dune for the first time and I was blown away. It was just astonishing, great depth to characters, world building is amazing, and just the overall vibe of the book was amazing. Interesting how we can have such differing opinions!
Jack you should definitely read Mikhail Bulgakov! One if not the most brilliant Russian classic and with a cheeky humour as well. 'The Master and Margarita' is truly a masterpiece in every aspect and such a fun read.
Timothy is bilingual. He grew up in the US but as far as I know spent a lot of his holidays with his family in france. His french is near perfect! (Perfect pronunciation and grammar with slightly limited vocabulary because he didn’t spend 12 years in french literature classes.)
Your Dune opinion has validated my opinion on the book. I didn’t hate it but it really didn’t feel as grand and great as everyone made it to be. I genuinely loved the ideas and themes so much more than the execution. Just about finished the second one and I think it definitely gets better (Zendaya’s character is in it more and I dislike Paul less). Definitely helped that the second one is very short. I’ll now proceed to stare at Crime and Punishment collecting dust on my shelf some more :)
jack, thank you for addressing the difference btw buying books and reading books bc my god your reading stamina makes me so inferior. love having over a hundred books and only reading... um... some of them. thank you for being a relatable king (love)
Princess Irulan, made my Dune read calm and smooth with her epigraph. I am a kind of person who always try to read a book hurriedly, to know what will happen at the end of each chapter or segment and thus disturbing the enjoyment. But as Princess Irulan gave the whole plot of the chapter in that little epigraph, I was eased and relaxed and read the book without the excitement of unexpected plot-twists.
I've read call me by your name and dune (mostly because of thimothee's work lmao) and just loved both, I think cmbyn is one of the greatest books I've ever read despite of the controversy, its just so viceral and etherial.... crime and punishment's been in my tbr list for a while now, I'll try to read it soon
I agree with you about call me by your name. I haven't read the book, mind you, but I do know of it and I have watched the adaption. If you love the book or movie then you love it, but you do have to acknowledge the problems with the relationship. At the end of the day, it is a man in his mid-20s paired with a 17 year old. And there is no way you can twist it or justify it because there is a power imbalance. The relationship isn't a healthy one.
YES OMGGGG i recently rewatched cmbyn and i was just thinking whether u have a video of u reviewing some of timothee's books! and here we are haha, thank u for this!! xx
Yeah, I remember reading "Dune" back in 1965, when it first appeared. It was complicated and confusing then... and it still was, when I re-read it in 2021. I haven't read any of the sequels (5 or 6 of the suckers!), but a friend who did reported that each tome was "more exciting than the next."
I’m currently halfway through the third book and it’s SOOOOOO good. But then again I adored the first book and love them all so far equally. I’d recommend giving the series another go, especially since the second book is so small.
i love Dune, but i’m the kind of person who gets excited when i hear “30 page glossary” lol. the worldbuilding info dumps at the beginning of sci fi and high fantasy novels are what i live for. i gotta say, paul’s a little bitch in the books though, removing his inner dialogue in the movies makes him far more likable/less of a complete edgelord
Aw I was excited for you to review Their Eyes Were Watching God since you had it in the stack of books at the start!! I really loved reading it, and I'd still like to see your take on it!
Ugh, call me by your name has become my favourite book I’ve ever read… the intimacy in their relationship and the gorgeous Writing just make me want to read it over and over again. The way I was BALLING my eyes out at the end….
I really hoped you would've loved Dune as much as I did! And, if I may, the women's power is not just "mind power". The Bene Gesserits use their powers to control the bloodlines and the politics all over the Landsraad, and that makes them maybe the most influential (if not powerful) human beings in the Dune Universe. And this choice, in 1964, was a brave one.
Didn’t two women exchange the most looked for blade made from sand worm teeth. Like a physical object that needs physical strength to use well? I’m pretty sure the women in the book weren’t useless they had political and physical power
Just came across your channel a while ago. I have to say i love the way you review books. U leave room for the viewer to readd the books themselves. Describe them beautifully. More power to you
Have read two of these so far, partway through Crime and Punishment currently. Lovely video! This is a great concept for a channel; looking forward to more. Bookworms 📚🖤
Dune is just one of those books that you either love it or hate it lol! at first i thought i wasnt going to like it but i found myself really enjoying it and i really want to read the rest of the Dune books. but i can totally see why people dislike it
Quite honestly, the Dune sequels are overwhelmingly more interesting than the first book. The first is a very well-worn story that’s been told, retold, and iterated on so many times that it’s no surprise you felt overwhelmed by it. However, it’s in the sequels that Herbert really tacks into subverting the story of the first book and exploring just how fucked some of the fundamental assumptions and cultural values lead us to cheer for Paul in the first book even though he’s a complete fucking monster by real-world standards. It’s actually rather ironic just how many people stop at the first novel and take away from it the exact opposite perspective from what Herbert was trying to convey. Paul Atreides is a cautionary tale, not a hero.
@@sharkbait6699 I encourage you to get through it! I was the same actually, and though i re-read the first 3 many times i never got through God Emperor until about a month ago. Once you finish that one you can do Heretics which is awesome (the first 1/4 of it being a slog but then it gets really interesting).
I'd argue that the whole "cautionary tale" of Dune was pretty apparent even in the first book. The ending of that book does come across as triumphant as people make out to be. It's more of a "I won but at what cost".
I Still don't know if I still want to go thru that. I read the 2nd book as well, which is significantly shorter and still struggled. I love the world building (I mean the star wars-like stuff, not the societies he created), even Paul. But as a woman, I can not stop thinking on how conservative this guy wants his world to be about gender rules and stuff. And I can not-see that. Also it gets thicker and thicker and I just wanted to finish but the 300 pages felt like 700.
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“buying books and reading books are two different hobbies” I HAVE NEVER AGREED TO ANYTHING MORE IN MY LIFE
Is this a personal attack…?
Especially if you're poor XD just like me.
If we look at the radical forms of these two hobbies its suddenly becomes so much more clear to see and understand the difference. Crazy gathering books in bibliomania, while crazy reading books is bibliophilia. Here we all are both ;)
i'm so glad someone addressed because when i say i'm a book person i mean i like to buy books, reading is a lot harder for me lol
😂😂😂 agree
"buying books and reading books are two different hobbies"- legit so true, literally haven't read any of my syllabus books that I bought
Pro tip, buy second hand from someone who already underlined everything important…..🤓
😂😂😂😂😂😂👏
@@dees3179 ah yes but the problem is my college is completely online as of now and the editions that we use are specifically published for my university, so it's hard to find second hand books 😭😭
LMAOOO
@@dees3179 actually reading Cal right now literature, underling stuff and taking notes through it
It's really so fascinating that Jack can describe books in such detail and precision but doesn't give any spoilers
Oooh couldnt agree more ! on the other hand I am recommending books to my friends by saying "You have to believe me its good! Just read it , I cant tell you what its about !! "
Ofcourse they dont read it
One of the many reasons as to why I love him!
"His dad dies in this chapter"
Please do books recommended by Andrew Garfield! His mind is so beautiful! So far from the interviews i read and watched, he mentioned these books: Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro, Catcher In The Rye - Salinger, No Logo - Naomi Klein, Letters to a Young Poet - Rilke, Boy A - Jonathan Trigell and he also mentioned he read Mary Oliver.
Yes, please. That would be super. We hope it happens and we'll eagerly look forward to it! : ) Btw Thank you for making these kinds of videos and the recommendations I've been getting is massive, really igniting the fire inside me to read again. Thank you.
never figured Andrew Garfield to be an Ishiguro fan. Nice.
yesss 💙
@@miguelangelthomas5154 he starred in Never Let Me Go, a movie based on an Ishiguro novel :)
I prove this message ^^^
Sorry to say his taste isn't wild his taste is his work, every book on this list is related to a film project he's worked on, which on one hand is fantastic it means he takes his roles seriously on the other I just don't think he reads for pleasure. These are all work related.
Weren't only two books work related though?
@@thefuckisgoingon Dune and call me by your name are obvious but actually "And then the end will come!" is what he was recommended when he was signed on to the Netflix disaster movie "Don't look up", you got me with Crime and Punishment though he may have picked that one up himself but if you look at other recommendations by him its usually things like "Little Women" and various other adaptations he's been involved with. Crime and punishment may not have been a direct adaptation but at a guess a director or co star probably suggested it to help him with understanding a role. Like I said not a bad thing but the guys personal interest is more toward fashion than literature.
That is a good point. I’d like to see his pleasure reading list too
That is a good point. I’d like to see his pleasure reading list too
Did he play a role in Crime and Punishment? :)))))
"People like a bad boy, but not a muderer, surely". Well Jack you should read more fanfics hahaha
He is not ready
* cough * mafia * cough *
And k-novels, that shiz wild
Mafia
Please do a video diary of you reading Duplicity. I would sell my family for you to make that happen!!!!!!!
He did it!!! Now if only Jack would do Hozier's recommendations so that one girl could rest...
omg yess i completely agree!!
Yes!
come on Jack..... do Hoizer!
YES
The fact that we all know exactly who that guy is, and are collectivly standing up for him 😂
Fun fact: a lot of russian authors were payed for each page written, so that’s why Dostoyesvki wrote so much. Maybe, if the payment methods were different, he would have written completely different books.
Yeah, chapters of novels used to be published in newspapers in the 19th century and part of the 20th. It was the most popular way to publish for quite a while.
if you want to talk about that talk about Dickens there it is much more obvious. Dostoevsky paces relatively well and most of his work was not written exclusively to be published anyway.
That explains Tolstoy
@@everyonelovesdee oh, no, Tolstoy was rich, he didn't need money, he just genuinely wanted to show off just how oh so very smart he was
Or maybe because Realism is all about getting into the tiniest details. Seriously, until you see French realists, you haven't seen anything...
When we were asked to read 'Crime and Punishment' at school as a part our literature lesson curriculum, no one was excited (and it's our native language, so...))) It took me one month to read it (luckily, we had been given a reading list before our summer holidays). There is this saying that you either love Dostoyevsky or you hate him. He isn't my kind of writer, I was more into Tolstoy and Chekhov, but I know many people who love his writing. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I am literally the opposite :P I have loved Crime and Punishment since the first time I've read it, but I am not crazy about Tolstoy
@@Alinda1308 I read The Brother karamazov and I loved it. I have not read Tolstoy yet except for a few pages of Anna Kernina. I hope I like him too.
I really enjoy both Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy. But I do approach them in different mindsets
I can't say I like Dostoevsky much but I speak Russian and his language in this book is.. SOOO GOOD! It was so powerful. I literally was depressed by this book
Most people have a complicated relationship with C&P, mainly because you really have to empathize with Raskolnikov, and that is usually archieved by people who see themselves in him. It's very much a book for people like the main character himself, wich means young intelligent men that feel superior because of their above average traits. In my case, the book is one of my favourite things ever, and i am basically Raskolnikov but latino (high iq, kinda tall, handsome, way too rationalization driven and anti social). It's a book that can change your life. Although a big problem with it, it's that it's not written in a way that young adults enjoy it, it's mostly university professors that read it.
Hey Jack, I wanted to let you know that I've been reading so much because of you. I was into books since I was a kid but recently lost touch with them due to college mostly. However after I started watching your videos and using the books you've read as recommendations I've nearly read 50 books this year and I'm so proud of it. So, thank you for that! Keep making more videos, love you!
that sounds really lovely💕
Sweetest comment
Call me by your name was heavily inspired by the Ancient Greek mentor tradition that would sometimes turn sexual before the boy married a woman (called pederasty). That's why the entire backdrop of the book is centered around ancient statues, history and archeology :) not saying that would be a healthy or acceptable dynamic in the modern world but it makes the book make more sense
I have never read the book, but watched the movie, and I tried (poorly) to see why art and history was so involved... I always felt like it was on purpose, and now you confirmed it haha, thanks!
It's more the film that is centered around statues and archeology (personally that's the only thing I found a bit too much). Not the book... And in the book it's also a lot about them being both Jewish.
@@Pipapisca well art and history are involved, and much less in the film than in the book, because these are people who love art literature philosophy and music so that's an integral part of their life, their communication, and their attraction to eachother. Oliver first realizes that Elio is in love with him while they are translating a poem by one of the most important Italian poets from Italian to another language and then back again. It was actually very toned down in the movie (same as the whole intellectual affinity and playfulness of Elio and Oliver and the fact Elio feels at times they read eachother thoughts) while adding the whole Greek-statues/Greek desire thing. The statues also probably come from the fact that at one point they wanted to set it in Sicily, so it would have made more sense to have Greek artifacts there.
Ohh I’m glad someone noticed this too! I thought I might have been stretching it to much to connect the movie to the ancient Greek traditions of older men teaching younger boys about sexual and partner relations. But yeah still really strange in a modern context but it kinda shifted my perspective on it!
:O !!
Call Me By Your Name is such a beautiful book, and it definately is not a healthy relationship and the age gap 100% plays into that. That should be discussed in its analysis and criticism, but the writing, imagery, and emotions intensified in it is gorgeous. I hate when people instantly dismiss something without a nuanced analysis of it.
Absolutely, one of my favourite books ever, yea i agree i think more people should give it a chance and cry their eyes out like i did lol
agreed. artistic value exists independently of moral value and i think sometimes that isn't recognised enough anymore
That’s so damn true.
And I also think that it was purposeful. Like the author makes it clear throughout the whole entire book that it’s a toxic relationship, not something to base your life on
@@a.nastasia.olivia ehm no definitely not? It's an obsession, it's immature, call it what you will but there is nothing in that book that suggests that the author thought it was toxic. It's continuously about consense, every step of the way. And the way they speak about their relationship in the future (not to mention what happens to them in the sequel) clearly states that they saw their relationship as the most true moment of their life, their once in a lifetime chance at being alive.
I feel like Dune is one of those books that I'm glad to read AFTER watching the film (the 2021 version). I'm currently still reading it but having the film as a visual guide helps immensely, and also cutting the princess' prologues out of the film was a great idea, cuz she did spoil a lot of things.
The film was boring and I didn't liked it, expect Timothe he was the best in the movie. I haven't read the book yet only listened audiobook thats bit weird but not too bad. 😄
@@Wonderlandorsi to each their own i guess, I really loved it! The audiobook was definitely kinda weird lol but I'm glad to have it as a read along companion
I really like the princess prologues, really add to that feeling of prophecy that Paul has throughout the book, but I don't think they could add that to the movie without being weird
@@brenosilvamorais2510 yeah I agree! it would be quite jarring
OMG I'm doing the exact same thing as you! The film really intrigued me bc its so different than what a lot of films are doing recently (the way that it really takes its time). I've only started reading it but yeah I feel that the film really helped me get into the book, which so far has also been enjoyable for me.
Crime and Punishment is so interesting for me because I was obsessed with the beginning and end but the middle was TOUGH to get through but once you hit the last bit it flies by. I was really glad we had to read it for school because I would definitely have been too intimidated to try it.
Agreed! It was a tough read but at the same time so good. I read it a decade ago but it’s still stuck with me.
Crime and Punishment really stuck with me cause when I read it I was sucked into the narrator's mindset, I became somewhat depressed and lacking of energy the few weeks I was reading it. It was amazing, but very odd, as its the only book that ever did that to me.
Great that you started your way into russian classics! And starting off with Crime and Punishment was a really good idea. Just one small correction - Raskolnikows main drive kill the lady wasn't poverty - it certainly pushed him to do that, but he was convinced that moral norms don't apply to everyone the same way and that him himself is somehow above them, so the murder was justifiable. It's a little thing, but in my opinion extremely important in how you receive this book.
Love your channel and dedication, wish I had motivation and drive to read as much!
I think about that all the time!! This book is so thought provoking
Hi! Is there another book you recommend for starting to read russian literature? I was thinking of Anna Karenina
@@anapaulinacastaneda7282 Anna Karenina is a great novel, however if you're new to Russian literature it might be a little overwhelming, it's extremely long and tangled, worth a shot tho!
I would definitely recommend a few others as well there.
By Dostoevsky (author of Crime and Punishment) "Brothers Karamazov", "Idiot" and "Demons"
"The Master and Margarita" by Bulhakov - IMO absolute must on anyone's to read list
"Lolita" and "Ada" by Nabokov - warning tho, VERY explicit content, so make sure it's not triggering to read
"Doctor Zhyvago" by Pasternak, a newer position.
Tho "Anna Karenina" or "War and Peace" are absolute classics, but as I said before, it is a task to get through them.
@@sarakotowicz5168 omg thank you so much for your long reply, i will definitely take it into account!
@@anapaulinacastaneda7282 no problem and good luck! It will definitely be a journey haha
please do “i read every book Anya Taylor-Joy has ever recommended”
and EMMA WATSON
Yessss, I want this too! There are just so many!! 😍😂
Pretty please with a cherry on top!!
!!!!!!!
I WAS LITERALLY THINKING OF THIS LAST NIGHT OMG YES
"my book-et list" Jack is slowly killing me with his puns, I love it
i didn't understand the pun when i read your comment, but then understood it when he pronounced it, and it was very satisfying
I have a book-et list. And it's so long I'm suspecting it should've reached Canada by now.
@@Djpupower095 love this lmao
He's so quick with it too. 🙂
Watching Jack's videos is just a warm cozy feeling filled with puns and books
I want to live here
Highly recommend the audiobook version of Dune, it's absolutely great at putting you in that world!
CMBYN is absolutely heart wrenching regardless of how healthy the dynamic is. And the author certainly has a way of writing almost poetically and just sets scenes w senses so so well. It shines through in his other books too, like enigma variations which I highly recommend. If anyone has recommendations of authors that have a similar style of writing, please let me know!
There is the sequel .
I think you mean 'unhealthy'
You should read the sequel of CMBYN. The sequel is called "Find me. "
I just finished the book and I cried for 40 minutes straight 😭
Great novel.
I genuinely believe* *fingers crossed* *Jack would probably love Anya Taylor Joy's book recommendation list !!!!!!
Your dp 🙂 I see you have experienced a very sad read recently.
hope ur doing okay with that photo as ur pfp 😭
Your pfp makes me wanna throw hands.
ur pfp is invoking the pain again
that pfp triggered my fight or flight response
*"buying books and reading books are two entirely different hobbies"* i feel SO called out
Me too! I remind myself that they aren't mutually exclusive hobbies. I may buy more than I read and there are definitely books on my shelf I will never read...but eventually I will read most of them. Well, some of them. 😄
let’s be honest.. this was the one we were all waiting for
i almost squealed when i saw crime and punishment. i'm russian and i love this book so much, it really warms my heart when i see non-russian speaking people like it. i hope your video motivates other people to read it :,)
Aciman did a fantastic job of writing the MIND of a late teen experiencing maturity and growth in their 'first love' in such a poetic way; I damn near got chills, cuz it really had me reflecting on my own late teen years, and even though I'm only just 20, I can see how much I've grown and changed since.
**and yes peaches forever
Uh....Hi :) Here's the List:
2:33 Call Me By Your Name - Andre Aciman
5:13 Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoevsky
8:04 And Then The End Will Come! - Brandon Andreas (ft. SZA)
10:36 Dune - Frank Herbert
Ft. SZA lol
Thank you 💗
thanks a lot ♡♡♡
The hero we needed
I definitely didn't expect you to like Dune, but it's funny that almost all the things you hated were the things I loved. The characters are more archetype than fleshed-out characters, and the spoilers in each chapter give a sense of both dread and inevitability. Also, I love a complex world where the author doesn't hold your hand and just lets you figure it out as you go- I never did use the glossary, just context clues.
I agree, also the patriarchal systems in Dune are pretty intentional as well, the whole series tells quite a story about gender dynamics. (If you read all 6 books, you know what I'm talking about.) A lot of Dune is basically taking "tropes" that actually reflect our own societal problems and systems and deconstructing them to make a point about those very systems. Dune has a patriarchal world for the same reason that it follows the basic structure of the hero's journey.
I feel the same way. Reading Dune was really enjoyable for me and I really fell in love with the complex world building and I never really felt the need to use the glossary.
I've been thinking of buying the first book for a while and y'all are tempting me hard
@@TomEllisLovesU buy it !!! you wont regret it. also its 6 books but the first 3 are kinda one thing and then the last book ends on a cliffhanger and then F. Herbert dies :(....
@@bascoaful I heard about his death before finishing the series.. what a shame! I've also heard the continuations are not as good... But the interest is still there haha. Next time I see it in a reasonable price, I might just buy it 👀
Jack: hated dune, won’t read the other books.
Me, hugging my well worn and beaten up set of the 6 book Dune Saga: Sorry guys :(
I relate, even though I've only read the first half of the book 😂
I hear them crying in my bookcase ... but I know they have flaws and are really not for everyone c: But ... I personally look forward to every book that has a 20 page glossary!
Annikania for sure they aren’t for everyone. Lol the later books in the saga get strange. But Frank Herbert is who made me love extensive world building 😂
Honestly, it's not that uncommon of an opinion among readers.
I personally loved it but I think it's just a hard book to get through for many people, even the most hardcore readers. I can't relate to it but I definitely understand, it's not exactly accessible but I found it very engaging from the first page.
I'm starting Messiah in about a week and hope to finish the series in a few months.
I'm just about to finish the first book and I have never read something more impressive than Dune. The world building is fantastic and the characters are anything but one dimensional. I can't wait to start Messiah.
I tried reading Dune as a physical book and after reading 50 pages in 3 weeks I switched to the audiobook and finished it in 4 days! Definitely so much better that way, the dense world feels much more approachable like that and the action and subtleties shine. One of the best books I’ve read this year, but I feel I would’ve hated it as a physical book
I mean you didn’t really read it.
i listened to the audio book for a bit and after those 50 pages i kinna thought: " wow... so interesting! i have to physically read it"
and then i read it in 2 weeks! and it is now one of my favorite books! 😂 going into dune messiah now and im so excited
Considering that you only read 50 pages, the complex worldbuilding ends, and the enjoyability starts at about page 100, so maybe if you read up to 100 and kept going, you would like it much more, and the audio wasn't actually the thing that kept u reading it :) Or maybe the audiobook is good idk haha
I read Dune almost 2 years ago because it was getting into 50s-60s sci-fi, and honestly it's one of my favorite books I've ever read. I love the prose and the tone of the narrative. Personally I enjoyed the deep world building. Still enjoyed hearing your take on these books.
I personally loved Dune (the movie was sooo good as well), but honestly, I wasn't surprised at Jacks reaction to it at all. He's said multiple times that SFF just isn't his genre. Also, I feel like the kind of books that he reads are usually reliant on their characters in the real world whereas Dune is really a plot/world building kind of book.
SFF is for people that have an imagination. I like Jack but he's pure cerebral, bot like and too dumbed down mainstream for works of true quality
@@lemonspica Ah yes, unlike you with your beautiful creative mind that can appreciate one of the most popular & mainstream science fiction novels ever written…so unique, so human, so intelligent beyond measure. 🙄
@@lemonspica there's plenty of books which I've read which make me feel there's no need to read Sci-Fi.
@@lemonspica He wouldn't like Lord of the Rings, Hobbit or Silmarillion too i guess.
@@alpborakirte801 bestie's sounding a little pretentious :00
On the topic of "Call Me by Your Name" -
I think André Aciman writes characters who are entirely comfortable and immersed in their humanity. The people he writes about live and breath philosophy, art and music and through them navigate their life, which leads frequently to acceptence of experiences and feelings most people are quick to discard and shy away from. His books leave no stone unturned, no taboo unsaid. I find his view on the "human condition" so straightforward and candid that it's impossible to ignore and I love it. Try reading "Find Me", I couldn't put it down and underlined the shit out of it as well.
So beautifully said. He writes so fluidly about human relationships, vulnerability, and desire.
Enjoyed reading your perspective thank you for this. Amazingly said. 🍁
Currently listening to “call me by your name” on audiobook and will definitely take a dive into the book you recommended.
i absolutely agree.. i have this novel titled as my favorite ever read
I couldn’t have put this better myself!
timothee chalamet lowkey looks like dark academia embodied and someone that spends christmas reading alone if that makes sense?
You're not wrong...
cause hes french huh
@@OmfgHiii true-
Yes tho
No no no no, you have a point-
i only watched the cmbyn movie and it’s just as gorgeous in the cinematic sense as how you described the writing in the book.
like the sensory experience is 100% incorporated when watching it too, its clear they chose the right director for it
i’m definitely gonna go read it now (i know i did this backwards i swear i’m usually a book reader first lol)
so, what did you think of the book compared to the film?
Please do Hozier's. His lyrics are poetic, I wanna know what kind of literature tha inspire him
Dune is less about the plot and more about the ideas behind what's being said / what's happening. Also yeah, hype will kill any book if you let it build up enough expectations so I hope in the future you'll give it another shot!
jack and timothee in one frame, it's like the universe wants me to keep winning
love your content jack *chef's kiss*
(yes stealing your "thing" was a power move)
"buying books and reading books are two different things" hits home bro :') and then I feel SO guilty about it, yet decide to do nothing
I have this problem with art instructions books but doubled as I neither read them or do any art…..send help….
i have once read an article and it said someone's shelve can't be valued by the books that has been read, but it can be valued by the books which has the potential to be read. different perspective on the unread books on the shelves don't you say?
Call Me by Your Name is an incredible book. I read it right after seeing the movie for the first time and then went back and watched it again and loved how well they stuck with the heart of the story and everything about the set was perfect.
I love how the background changes with each book and how it sort of matches the book 👏🏼💕
Ah. Jack reading books recommended by a French man as a British man living in France. The main character vibes are ✨immaculate ✨
The fact that Timothee Chalamet isn't British will never make sense to me
hANG ON-
I thought he was Canadian... why did I think he was Canadian???
Well his dad is French so that makes a bit of sense
British? I- 💀
WAIT A DAMN MINUTE-
The thing I loved most about Crime and Punishment was the relationship between Raskolnikov and Sonya … two broken people who lived in such a broken world, living and coping with the hell that is both around and inside them… I hate classics but that book made me bawl my eyes out 😅
that’s so beautifully said bestie damn
@@ashleygraham4316 thank you, Ashley 🥺
AS A RUSSIAN, I'M SO GLAD YOU LOVE THEM! Russian teenagers are obligated to read it for school. And they hate it. Because they have to read it as fast as possible. That's why they leave the class with a certain grudge against Dostoevsky. BUT later in life most of them find it again and fall in love with his work. The same thing happened to me. And I love Crime and Punishment so SO much 💙
@@incryowl I love your country's literature! And trust me Russian litersture is loved everywhere! I'm Indonesian and here I've had group discussions about Russian lit with so many different people as well. We read Tolstoy, Chekhov, and Bulgakov together. Dostoevsky goes without saying because he's a staple and everything. I'd say though that our group's consensus is prolly that there's not a single one of us who doesn't like Gogol. Gogol is everyone's favorite!
Cheers from Indonesia ❤
@@blue---monday that's so interesting! I am Russian myself but I can't say I enjoy reading Gogol, but I read his works at school, maybe I was too young. 😅
Fun fact: Crime and Punishment by Dostojewski is an obligatory book for high schoolers in my country (Poland). When I was in school it annoyed me that we had to read so much but now I appreciate those books so much. Another one of my favs is The catcher in the rye which was obligatory read in middle school and I'm still IN LOVEEE
It's such a pleasure to see Jack read the Russian novels. Although they may seem notorious at times, they are just life books (except 'War and Peace': almost all Russian students hate reading 4 volumes before grade 10😅)
Dune was literally the best book I have read this year. But I love how different opinions can be on certain books, so for me it is always interesting to hear what other people like or dislike. The world building was what fascinated me so much about it and how crazy technology is not a thing because they still rely on natural resources despite the story taking place so far into the future. The tropes of colonialism, religion, cults, determinism etc. were just very thought provoking without trying to be educational. Still, I can definitely understand your opinion. Love these videos, pls keep doing them and try to stay out of the sandworms path ;)
Right?! I read it last year and it's one of my favourite books ever! I loved to hear Jack talking about the world building in the beginning because I feel the exact opposite way (I love being confused with new words, and slowly learning about the story I'm getting myself into). Also I think if you already like Sci-fi or Fantasy (which is not Jack's case) it's easier to get used to weird made up words lol
Just curious, what other books have you read this year? I haven’t read Dune yet, btw
@@mariliagontijo1700 same I love learning the world building by immersion it's so fun
My favorite book also, not only this year but in my top 3 of all time. Such an immersive book.
So you think that having a princess is realistic in a sci-fi book? Surely if we are all evolved into a futuristic what nots , religion and a monarchy doesn´t exist at all. Both the most backwards insitutions for people that are not particulary bright. Are the beings stupid in sci-fi books? (I don´t read them)
it's honestly so sweet that you apologise for having a negative opinion, we love jack for the puns and the bants but he's honestly too pure for this world
I recently saw Dune in IMAX and it was phenomenal, if you're going to watch it you have to see it in IMAX as the film was intended for that kind of experience!! Your video was right on time! I can't wait to read the book!
Damn man your jokes are top tier
What I like about Jack's reviews is that he brings really estructured analysis and is entertaining at the same time. It's always so funny and thoughtful, it's not everyone who can do it with such ability
“frankly, i’ve been existential enough over the past few years” if that ain’t me 🥰🥰🥰
It's different from Crime and Punishment but another absolutely amazing Russian classic is The Defense by Nabokov. As Russian speaker I would really recommend this. It's quite short but the writing and the plot are absolutely incredible.
Imaging Timothee reading crime and punishment makes me want him to be in a film adaptation of it 🤔
It would be kinda cool.
the way im learning how to describe books better for my friends when recommending it without spoiling anything through these videos??
LOVING it
I could just listen to Jack make witty puns for hours😂. No books required.
Hey Jack, totally respect your opinion on Dune. It is long and at times bland prose with so much exposition and it relies heavily on world-building, and not so much on character development. HOWEVER, Jessica is a brilliant character with much depth and intelligence and I find her to be the cornerstone of the story. While much of her power and strength relies on patriarchal tropes (unmarried mistress, mind-manipulator, mother of the messiah), she is by far the most consistent and interesting character in the book and I love her relationships with those around her and her almost twisted Mother Mary story arch.
@@ItsMeBarnaby agreed
@@ItsMeBarnaby exactly! the whole point of dune is not to trust charismatic leaders. Don't blindly follow people and always think about the consequences your actions will have on the future, like when Paul leaves his son Leto II to pay the price.
Also, women don't just have "mental" power in Dune. What about the weirding way, with Jessica easily besting some of the best warriors out there?
@@nyxian_grid not to mention the fact that the bene gesserit are the ones really running the show, they have the most influence on even the emperor himself. They created the kwisatz haderach, granted one generation too early but there plan was to bend him to their will to take over the universe. They also planned the mythology on dune to allow Paul and Jessica to survive like 1000 years ago.
This is completely irrelevant, but I somehow just can't take Jessica seriously because of that name. Like everyone else has kinda Greek-y, Roman-y, Arabic-y or even Russian names, and then there's suddenly a fucking Jessica😂
i absolutely adore crime and punishment. i wrote an essay on the huge influence that poverty has on the narrative as well as religion ahhhh i love it so much!!!
This is top tier content. Compliments to the chef
The second Dune book is my personal fave! It's really short and more action-packed, also with more Chani haha. I would definitely recommend it.
Haha this video series is great, love how you review the books based on solid arguments but also with your own personal touch; & also not spoiling too much away but enough to situate who hasn’t read
Oh my God, Jack, I could not be more thankful to hear, that you hadn't read a russian classic up til now, because, boy, same. They are on my list for so long now, but every time I look at the sheer hugeness of the books I quit before even starting. But maybe I'll get round to it when I'm your age... There's still hope, apperently. 😂
Eugen onegin is a short book but is intrasting russian classic. 💖
@@aleksandrastankovic3315 omg was about to make the same suggestion, glad to see you beat me to it :)
There are some short plays as well which might be a good way to start.
@@aleksandrastankovic3315 Aww, thanks for the suggestion. That sounds war more doable.
Dostoevsky has a lot of great short stories/novellas that are actually pretty simply written in my opinion, I would recommend White Nights and Notes From the Underground
You had me at "pick me, choose me, love me" lmao. The best content out there.
Timothée’s dad is actually from France and Timmy’s fluent in French!
You have no idea how happy I am that you enjoyed Call me by your name!! I was enamoured with it as soon as I started reading it. The writing is so incredibly beautiful in my opinion. Fun fact: I did not particularly like the movie when I first saw it at the movie theater 😂 (I watched the movie before reading the book) and then I fell in love with it, just as I did with the book. I do recommend reading the “sequel” which is called “Find me”, though I don’t think it‘s nearly as beautiful as Cmbyn is
I actually find myself reaching for Find Me more often than cmbyn. For me, that's probably bc I find the theme of how really improbable and incredibly lucky it is to find a lover that you genuinely feel seen by. It was like cmbyn in its discovery of new love, but does it with more life-weathered people instead of two young people. And I would definitely describe it as a "follow-on" rather than a sequel since the characters in focus is shifted.
You 100% put into words how I feel about call me by your name, I got goosebumps while you explained it. I read it in the beginning of the year and it’s one of my all-time favorite books now 😍
I was told to skip the Princess Irulan sections of Dune, honestly best tip ever! Can’t believe she spoiled the Chosen one moment right on the first page too! I’m enamoured by Dune by how straight-forward it is by the way, but then I’m reading it right after I saw the movie so I already have the vision from the movie which I think makes imagining the world way less laborious.
I am a simple girl. I see Timothée Chalamet, I click.
I am also a simple girl, i see jack , i click
Lmao...I'm also a very simple girl..I see Timothèe and Jack, I click~
Woooow, I recently read Dune for the first time and I was blown away. It was just astonishing, great depth to characters, world building is amazing, and just the overall vibe of the book was amazing. Interesting how we can have such differing opinions!
Jack you should definitely read Mikhail Bulgakov! One if not the most brilliant Russian classic and with a cheeky humour as well. 'The Master and Margarita' is truly a masterpiece in every aspect and such a fun read.
I bought a copy of The Master and Margarita for 10p in a charity shop and I haven't even tried to read it yet
@@heleni0Start reading it now.
You ain’t skinny mate, youre jacked
Perfection :D
If chefs kiss was a comment
Badum tsss!
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Timothy is bilingual. He grew up in the US but as far as I know spent a lot of his holidays with his family in france. His french is near perfect! (Perfect pronunciation and grammar with slightly limited vocabulary because he didn’t spend 12 years in french literature classes.)
"buying books and reading books are two different hobbies."
i wish my parents would understand this
Your Dune opinion has validated my opinion on the book. I didn’t hate it but it really didn’t feel as grand and great as everyone made it to be. I genuinely loved the ideas and themes so much more than the execution. Just about finished the second one and I think it definitely gets better (Zendaya’s character is in it more and I dislike Paul less). Definitely helped that the second one is very short. I’ll now proceed to stare at Crime and Punishment collecting dust on my shelf some more :)
jack, thank you for addressing the difference btw buying books and reading books bc my god your reading stamina makes me so inferior. love having over a hundred books and only reading... um... some of them. thank you for being a relatable king (love)
i could only dream to be a reader like you, you icon
the writing of call me by your name is stunning! so so beautiful.
Princess Irulan, made my Dune read calm and smooth with her epigraph.
I am a kind of person who always try to read a book hurriedly, to know what will happen at the end of each chapter or segment and thus disturbing the enjoyment. But as Princess Irulan gave the whole plot of the chapter in that little epigraph, I was eased and relaxed and read the book without the excitement of unexpected plot-twists.
I've read call me by your name and dune (mostly because of thimothee's work lmao) and just loved both, I think cmbyn is one of the greatest books I've ever read despite of the controversy, its just so viceral and etherial....
crime and punishment's been in my tbr list for a while now, I'll try to read it soon
I agree with you about call me by your name. I haven't read the book, mind you, but I do know of it and I have watched the adaption. If you love the book or movie then you love it, but you do have to acknowledge the problems with the relationship. At the end of the day, it is a man in his mid-20s paired with a 17 year old. And there is no way you can twist it or justify it because there is a power imbalance. The relationship isn't a healthy one.
“God really has its favourites” made me laugh, and cry - at the same time
YES OMGGGG i recently rewatched cmbyn and i was just thinking whether u have a video of u reviewing some of timothee's books! and here we are haha, thank u for this!! xx
Yeah, I remember reading "Dune" back in 1965, when it first appeared. It was complicated and confusing then... and it still was, when I re-read it in 2021. I haven't read any of the sequels (5 or 6 of the suckers!), but a friend who did reported that each tome was "more exciting than the next."
I’m currently halfway through the third book and it’s SOOOOOO good. But then again I adored the first book and love them all so far equally. I’d recommend giving the series another go, especially since the second book is so small.
i love Dune, but i’m the kind of person who gets excited when i hear “30 page glossary” lol. the worldbuilding info dumps at the beginning of sci fi and high fantasy novels are what i live for. i gotta say, paul’s a little bitch in the books though, removing his inner dialogue in the movies makes him far more likable/less of a complete edgelord
Aw I was excited for you to review Their Eyes Were Watching God since you had it in the stack of books at the start!! I really loved reading it, and I'd still like to see your take on it!
Since moving to Paris, jack seems a little deranged and I love that
I read CMBYN when the film came out, and honestly, over the years it has become one of my favorite novels
Ugh, call me by your name has become my favourite book I’ve ever read… the intimacy in their relationship and the gorgeous Writing just make me want to read it over and over again. The way I was BALLING my eyes out at the end….
“Buying books and reading books are two entirely different hobbies.” - Jack Edwards, Contender of TikTok’s Whiteboi of the Year, 2021.
I really hoped you would've loved Dune as much as I did! And, if I may, the women's power is not just "mind power". The Bene Gesserits use their powers to control the bloodlines and the politics all over the Landsraad, and that makes them maybe the most influential (if not powerful) human beings in the Dune Universe. And this choice, in 1964, was a brave one.
Didn’t two women exchange the most looked for blade made from sand worm teeth. Like a physical object that needs physical strength to use well? I’m pretty sure the women in the book weren’t useless they had political and physical power
THIS!
@@alexandervillagomez1281 yep. lady jessica also fights with the “weirding way” which i imagine to just be crazy ninja techniques
THE WAY I SCREAMED AND DROPPED MY PHONE DOWN THE STAIRS HJAJSNSJ
we’ve been waiting for this one … TURN IT UP😎✨
Just came across your channel a while ago. I have to say i love the way you review books. U leave room for the viewer to readd the books themselves. Describe them beautifully. More power to you
Have read two of these so far, partway through Crime and Punishment currently. Lovely video! This is a great concept for a channel; looking forward to more.
Bookworms 📚🖤
Dune is just one of those books that you either love it or hate it lol! at first i thought i wasnt going to like it but i found myself really enjoying it and i really want to read the rest of the Dune books. but i can totally see why people dislike it
This is everything I've ever wanted and I haven't even finished the video yet.
“listen. i’m skinny, i’m pale where do i handle my CV?” WHERE IS THE LIE 😌😌
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Excellent ! I like how you stay true to yourself with your reviews and can backup your opinions.
I'm so happy you said this about Dune, perfectly stated, also loved Crime and Punishment, You have yourself a new subscriber
I love Crime & Punishment!!!!. Top 10 for me. I reread it every few years.
Here's a candidate for celebrity book club: Marina
She's made some tweets with book recommendations and I'd love to know what you think of them!
"Buying books and reading books are two entirely different hobbies" - I feel seen💜
Quite honestly, the Dune sequels are overwhelmingly more interesting than the first book. The first is a very well-worn story that’s been told, retold, and iterated on so many times that it’s no surprise you felt overwhelmed by it. However, it’s in the sequels that Herbert really tacks into subverting the story of the first book and exploring just how fucked some of the fundamental assumptions and cultural values lead us to cheer for Paul in the first book even though he’s a complete fucking monster by real-world standards. It’s actually rather ironic just how many people stop at the first novel and take away from it the exact opposite perspective from what Herbert was trying to convey. Paul Atreides is a cautionary tale, not a hero.
Dune was by far my favorite of the series.
I loved Messiah and Children the most, but I’ve been stuck on the last third of God Emperor
@@sharkbait6699 I encourage you to get through it! I was the same actually, and though i re-read the first 3 many times i never got through God Emperor until about a month ago. Once you finish that one you can do Heretics which is awesome (the first 1/4 of it being a slog but then it gets really interesting).
I'd argue that the whole "cautionary tale" of Dune was pretty apparent even in the first book. The ending of that book does come across as triumphant as people make out to be. It's more of a "I won but at what cost".
I Still don't know if I still want to go thru that. I read the 2nd book as well, which is significantly shorter and still struggled. I love the world building (I mean the star wars-like stuff, not the societies he created), even Paul. But as a woman, I can not stop thinking on how conservative this guy wants his world to be about gender rules and stuff. And I can not-see that. Also it gets thicker and thicker and I just wanted to finish but the 300 pages felt like 700.
jack you’re hands down my favourite person ever.