Hello, please read some of the Bulgarian classic literature from the previous century. Authors like Dimitar Dimov, Dimitar Talev, Ivan Vazov, Hristo Smirnenski, Peyo Yavorov. It would really make my day and i bet you will be fascinated!
Please read Animal's People by Indra Sinha... It's too good😍😍... The raw portrayal of people will win you over... And yes it's based on Bhopal gas tragedy
The thing about the Memory Police - the title in English is very misleading, especially because it's not the translation of the original title. In Japanese it's called something along the lines of Secret Crystallisation.
Thank you for letting us know! I read The Memory Police last year, but found it deeply underwhelming. My main issue was, in retrospect, the misleading title. I appreciate your help! :)
Interesting! I was always drawn to this book but seeing people's reviews made me rethink it, although hearing Jack talk about made me wanna pick it up again. Goes to show how important correct translations are!
As a translator I can say that it’s less likely this was a “mistranslation” and more likely that the local publishing company picked a different title to appeal to the local target audience. It’s very unlikely that the translator themselves picked the title for the book :)
I’m reading it in Japanese right now, and I was gonna comment the same thing! “Secret Crystallization” or “Silent Crystallization”, something along those lines would be the direct translation!
@@kaliland9296 this is a great point! I saw that it was originally published in the 90’s but only translated to English in 2019. And the reason it was translated in the first place was because the publisher thought a story like this would appeal to Western audiences given the current political situation. However, it is totally misleading when the real significance of the book -in my opinion- is the relationships between the characters. And how memories and how we hang on to them defines our sense of self. I was initially grabbed by the title just like everyone else but before I bought it I read the prologue and instantly decided that I’d the book was nothing more than just describing commonplace objects to a person who can’t remember them, then I would enjoy it. And that’s pretty much a lot of how the story goes. For me instead of a disappointment it was a surprise. It exceeded expectations. Instead of being bogged down by logic and rules as a typical dystopia would have, it left a lot of things intentionally ambiguous and let the reader mostly decide how they felt about things. I’d say though it’s marketed as dystopia it fits more into surrealism.
It's soo incredible to see a booktuber being so inclusive. I would really like to see you reading Eastern European literature, especially Balkan. Thank you, for all your amazing videos!
Yeeeesss, he needs to read Ivo Andrić, he is our only Nobel prize winner. Also, Miroslav Krleža, Meša Selimović, Marija Jurić Zagorka and sooooo many more. I would love to see it.
@@itisKarla Totally agree with you. I have yet to see someone explore literature from our area. I think the only thing to be highlighted while reading our literature is that it isn't so much of a commentary on history (as some like to push as factual) as much as it is a story about a persona's perspective of certain historical events that are dressed up (sometimes, but not always) in certain characters or situation. I think critics get that one oftentimes wrong. But more than anything, they are stories about a psychological state of mind.
As an Asian, and a Vietnamese, thank you for making this video. I really wish there would be more books be translated, whether from Vietnam or anywhere in the world. It is a wonderful way to learn about culture and the world through the eyes of the authors, especially in the pademic when I can’t travel around.
You are so right while saying you are filling the gap of the education system. It is also valid for my country as well. I am Turkish and we only had either Turkish or Western literature during our classes. Now that I've grown up, I am also trying to diversify what I read. Definitely will check the books you mention in the video.
Hey Jack! If you’re ever planning to to a video on Malaysian literature, here are some of the books I think you might enjoy- 1) Garden Of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng 2) The Gift Of Rain by Tan Twan Eng 3) The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf
Read Indian books. 1. The God of small things - Arundhati Roy (1997 booker prize winner) 2. The ministry of utmost happiness - Arundhati Roy 3. Man-eater of Malgudi - rk narayanan 4. Short stories of vaikom Mohammed basheer 5. Works of mt Vasudevan nair
one of my favorite books of all time is Pachinko by Min Jin Lee. it goes through four generations of a Korean family and how they’re forced from their home to move to Japan during the 20th century. it’s absolutely incredible.
I know that it's not in this video, but I recently read 1983 Kim JiYoung because of your recommendation (and I live in Korea) and Im so glad I did IT WAS INCREDIBLE and a realistic slice of life for Korean women that I meet on a daily basis. Seeing the misogyny that is well known in Korea between the women I have met and talked with over this book (and the basis of the book) so eloquently put is incredible, thank you so much for the recommendation of that one!
ngl i was sad during aapihm because so many people just .... didn’t celebrate it / called it pre pride month...... but this video is so touching thank you so much jack :,)
That's so sad to heAr! I read 5 books for AAPIHM and they were all amazing! And now I'm reading Crying in H Mart because I didn't get it from my library in time for May but it's really good so far. Jack's book selections were so much more mature than mine though. Love that he did this video, I wish more booktubers had done this too...
Hey Jack! As your next video suggestion I would recommend you to read uzbek literature, I think u will love it! In particular Abdulla Qodiriy's Bygone Days, Ulugbek Hamdam's novels, Alisher Navoiy's Hamsa and gezel collections as well as Judgement in two languages and Rauf Parfi's modernistic novels, Ahmed Yesevi's Book of Wisdom.
God, I've been in a reading slump for almost 3 years now because my A Levels were taking up all my time with Covid, and you're starting to get me hyped to read again.
hey jack! i’d love you to try reading south east asian books esp indonesian authors! such as andrea hirata’s, tere liye (i see you have a lots of liking for dystopian and fantasy, then his works are perfect for you!), and dewi lestari’s books. or even pramoedya ananta toer if you want to read some classic indonesian literature. there’s a lot of english translated available everywhere!! cheers x
as a south asian woman who is also trying to expand the literature they consume, i'd love to hear more about your south asian literature degree, the books you loved, etc
After your recommendation, I sat down and read the Stanford Victim Statement. I read an excerpt from her book that was published on Buzzfeed. And I cried. I am writing this huddled on the sofa with tears streaking down my face and I beg everyone to please read it.
Would be cool if you make a video with latin authors! I'll leave some recommendations: Jorge Luis Borges, Piedad Bonnett, Gabriel García Márquez, Juan Rulfo, Alejandra Pizarnik, Julio Cortázar, Cristina Peri Rossi.
Please do a Dutch version (Reading Only Dutch Books for a Week), because the Dutch literature culture is huuuge and I'd love to know what you would think of it :)
You should try Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. It's a classic novel here in the Philippines it's even embedded in our School Curriculums. It's a great read!
so cool seeing all the Indian viewers talking about Magludi Days in the comments, i never would've known its importance to people without seeing them! (i am american lol)
I think it would be great If you do one of these with latin american authors like Gabriel García Márquez, Jorge Luis Borges, Isabella Allende, Elena Garro, Vargas Llosa, etc. In general all the authors from the XX century in latin america were excelent.
If you liked the Indian short stories collection Malgudi Days, you should read The Shadow Lines by Amitav Ghosh. It's an Indian novel in English and it's pretty amazing, to say the least. Would love to hear ur thoughts on it xx
Okay Jack real talk tho, if you're really into Murakami i think you should read the rat trilogy and dance, dance,dance. They're one of his first novels and are distinctly different from the later works, but you will enjoy it.
not sure if you read manga/comics/any kind of graphic novels, but i would love to see your take on Junji Ito’s work. he’s a super famous horror mangaka, and idk, i feel like going over some of his classics would be a good video. The Drifting Classroom by Kazuo Umezu is also v well-known and was a direct influence on Ito sooo 👀
Hey jack, you should do a “judging by the cover”-video, letting followers or friends pick out some books for you with with weird/great/bad covers, and then talk about what you think the book is going to be like, read it and compare your thoughts after reading to your cover-impression. I would love to watch something like that from you!
In case someone is interested in Indian literature, try reading these- 1. The Palace Of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee 2. The Country Without A Post Office by Agha Shahid Ali 3. Train to Pakistan by Khushwant Singh 4. The Hungry Tide (as Jack mentioned previously) by Amitav Ghosh 5. The God Of Small Things (again, has been mentioned) by Arundhati Roy 6. Wings Of Fire by A.P.J Abdul Kalaam and Arun Tiwari 7. Letters From A Father To His Daughter by Jawaharlal Nehru Happy reading!
01:31 The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa 04:35 Notes of a Crocodile by Qiu Miaojin 06:18 Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong 08:36 Know My Name by Chanel Miller 10:17 Malgudi Days by RK Narayan 11:58 Reef by Romesh Gunesekera 14:33 First Person Singular by Haruki Murakami
It would be fun if Jack gets to read every Latin America/Spain school make us read as we grow up: -Doña Barbara -El poema del Mío Cid -Don Quijote -Cien años de soledad -Crónica de una muerte anunciada -El túnel
if you're ever looking for Filipino books to read I highly recommend "The Last Time I Saw Mother" by Arlene J. Chai. It tells the story of the women in one family as they retell their lives before, during, and after the Japanese Occupation which was a horrible period in Philippine history. It's very stream of consciousness, by that I mean it's basically like them retelling their lives like a long talk, passing down knowledge orally is also a huge part of history for us. It also talks a lot about the war and Filipino culture in general, in really easy ways that I think would be understandable even by someone who isn't familiar with Philippine history. My favourite story was Emma's, her life was hit the hardest during the Occupation and she's a lot stronger than she thinks she is. And I might be a little (a lot) biased when they told the story of the Battle of Bataan, where I'm from, cause it's a story I thought I knew well but this book made me realize there's so much that was left out of our history books. Anyways sorry for the long rambling, have a nice day!!
Do you know any filipino books written in tagalog that I can get online? I can never find any except a very old version of Rizal's noli mi tangere. Thanks
Jack, PLEASE read latin american books, especially "One hundred years of solitude" by Gabriel García Márquez, one of the best book I've ever read. I can totally say you won´t regret it, especially if you are a fan of magic realism, because latin american literature ihas SO MANY that are just amusing to read.
Pedro paramo was the book that influenced Gabriel Garcia Marquez to write that book, not sure if it’s available in English 😅 but it’s a underrated but influential title in the genre
It's one of my fav books ever! I always waited to read it cause i was put off by the many pages, but in the summer of 2018 i started reading it one sunny morning and didn't stopped until i finished. The very first page made me addicted and intrigued. It was so so good
If you're planning on looking into African literature (which would make a great video *wink wink*) you HAVE to read 'The radiance of the king' by Camara Laye, just finished it and it was so enjoyable, probably my new fave.
@@francescakyanda9182 omg Things Fall Apart was amazing!!! So amazing I’m scared to ruin how good I think Achebe is as a writer by reading his other books 🤣
When you said “RK Narayan” is when i lost my shit, thank you so much.Being an Indian and a reader,it truly is wonderful to see others read these.His short stories are so good, you should pick up a few.
Notes: 1. The Memory Police by Yoko Ozawa- A dystopian novel, fading away. 2. Notes of a Crocodile by Qiu Miaojin- Breaking binaries. 3. Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong- Poetry collection, belonging, identity, lyricism. 4. Know My Name: A Memoir by Chanel Miller- The assault of Emily Doe. 5. Malgudi Days by R.K. Narayan- Short stories, character sketches. 6. Reef by Romesh Gunesekera- Loyalty and servitude of a chef. 7. First Person Singular by Haruki Murakami- Short stories, memoir and fiction blurred. A recommendation: I believe you may find Joothan by Om Prakash Valmiki illuminating.
Being a Sri Lankan and just hearing the beloved Jack Edwards say "I am obsessed with Sri Lankan literature just made my heart do a lil dancey-dance. Because I'd never really heard the Western world praise our literature that much. *proceeds to cry in happiness and pride*
ME TOO ME TOO I genuinely teared up just a tiny bit. as someone who was born and raised in a western society I have been really struggling to hold onto my Sri Lankan roots, getting almost no exposure to it in my day to day life. it's so nice and honestly inspiring to see someone actively learning about Sri Lankan culture :D
Even before I watch the entire thing, as a person who speaks both Japanese and English, I’m always so amazed by the translators of these books (both ways). I’m sure people who speak other languages feel the same, but it’s incredible how translators can connect the different languages together. Ok. Imma go back to the video haha.
as someone who's studying translation with spanish, english and japanese as my language combination, you have no idea how 🥺 it is for ~people~ to acknowledge the difficulties & appreciate the work that's put into translating 🥺
@@sol.f jskfja i know what you mean tho i would love to work in literary translation and most often than not the reader of the translated work doesn't get the whole text; also not to get into ~the theory~ of it all but translation studies are very new and there's a huge difference between generations. plus, there's the thing about not changing the words that are originally there unless it's completely necessary, because the text isn't yours, but the author's and you, as a translator, aren't allowed to manipulate it to the point of turning it into a parallel text, which in most cases is what would work better; so you end up with not-so-natural structures and tons of cultural references that the public won't get
@@fallenfor5sos You’re describing exactly how I feel about some translations of old Chinese texts that lack footnotes. Like, once it’s translated into English??? It somehow becomes clunky, especially for the overly literal translation for things that don’t have an exact equivalent in English. And of course, the opposite is true as well
As a South Asian, it makes me so happy that you included us in this! We’re usually forgotten when people talk about Asia, so it’s refreshing to get some representation.
Lost in Translation threw some shade (Fifty Shades of Physical and Emotional Abuse) but none will ever be enough for those books. No reason another nice person should be subjected to them.
Indonesia is part of Asian, but I would recommend "The Sea speaks his name" by Leila S Chudori. That book was so good because telling a story of about Indonesia oppression under Soeharto regime. "Blood Moon Over Aceh" by Arafat Nur was good too.
I was about to recommend This Earth of Mankind. Its a classic for us, but I think more foreigners should read it! Our colonial era was a difficult time and more of the world should know about it imo
also Astrologer's Day was part of the English Literature syllabus for some of us haha, brought up so many memories! Both RK Narayan and his brother RK Laxman are legends
Malgudi Days is such a nostalgic read for every Indian. 💕 Its like a walk down the lane in which our grandparents grew up. Just wholesome and beautiful. I'm so glad you liked it, Jack! 😄
I would never read when I was younger unless it was for school (I’m 19 now). I’ve had depression for a few years and I couldn’t even get through a page without losing focus, since I’ve been recovering, I’ve found my new passion which is reading. I can finish reading a book in a few days now! The progress?! I absolutely love reading now and also love the community. I’ve been watching your videos and they make me even more curious about reading, I adore the way you explain the books as well.
I totally feel the same way!! I'm happy that i found this community, because now i find books as escapism and i love seeing my own progress and new passion
👍👍 We have all had similar experiences I guess. I was bullied No one quite really understood me No friends to talk to They would just tease me and stuff This really made me sad and I felt extremely lonely But ever since I started reading books, I feel as if I have finally achieved happiness and satisfaction I just feel that the reading habit has ultimately helped me convert my loneliness into aloneness.....
you should read the kite runner! (if you haven't already) it's a beautiful story about friendship and betrayal between two afghani boys, along with the history of afghanistan. it also has an emphasis on past, and how somehow it always follows you
It's soo good, Khaled Housseini (i hope i spelt that right) is such an amazing writer. His book 'A thousand splendid suns' was the first book that ever made me physically cry.
That books was genuinely so good. My mother, who was originally from Afghanistan and grew up there, said that she connected the most with “and the mountains echoed”. I haven’t personally read it but my mom has good book taste so bon appétit
We have R.K. Narayan in our syllabus in this semester, he is one of the three pioneers of Indian Literature in English and very interesting but I don't like the professor who teaches the text, lol sed life
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee is my recommendation. The title of the book Pachinko has a lot of meaning behind it and after you finish the book it makes perfect sense. Pachinko represented the highest a Korean could achieve at that time, the only business opportunity that they could be successful in; as Japanese companies did not employ Koreans. Pachinko was something they worked hard on yet it was also looked down upon and associating a Korean with Pachinko could be a way to insult them. There is so much history in this book. We follow a family of Koreans who immigrated to Tokyo. The story starts in Korea, 1911 and finishes in Tokyo 1989; some of the toughest periods in time for Koreans. Japan annexed Korea as well as the North and South division after WWII. This book shows some challenges people who immigrate face, from the language barrier, the religious differences and the lack of work available to foreigners.
@@shukrimohamed1521 I read Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo. It's about how the Korean society treat women; the inequality, abuse and judgement they experience
Omg ?!?! Malgudi days 😭😭😭 I... that is like our literal childhood. Everything was based on Malgudi days when I was in elementary school, the lessons, the plays ..EVERYTHING
As an Asian this really makes me happy though idk why Iran is never included in videos like this😂 I think mostly people assume Iranian literature is Arabic literature but that is not true so here are some dope persian books in case you are interested in reading sth different:) The blind owl My uncle napoleon Reading lolita in Tehran Things we left unsaid Kelidar The immortals of Tehran
I'm arab and hearing him say Palestine instead of "Israel" makes me so happy especially with everything going on rn. Also I'm Egyptian and we are known in the arab world as the best with like the drama and TV areas and a lot of books by Egyptian Authors are good, a really famous one is najeeb mahfouth.
I rarely ever comment but I have to say, you have such a way of talking about each book! As someone who took a class on how to write literary reviews I feel like you're a perfect example of how reviews should be made. You make me want to read literally every single book you talk about :) Thanks for all your hard work!
“It’s presentation time bitches” -Jack Edwards 2021 I shall say that whenever I’m making a presentation.(lol cuz if I say it in class I won’t see the end of it)
As an Indian, I'm so happy. RK Narayan was a talented author! The book you read is one of his best works. Very famous in India, there was even a tv series based on it.
I hope you’ll do Part 2 for specifics like; south asia, southeast, northern and western parts. Also I suggest you should read El Filibusterismo by J.P Rizal. It has English translation and he’s kinda famous in Europe back his time
You should read "Noli Me Tangere" (Touch Me Not or The Social Cancer in early English translation) and "El Filibusterismo" (The Filibuster) if you want to read some staple Filipino literary works.
"Side note: might actually start telling people that calendars have disappeared from my life just as an excuse for being a disorganized mess." -Jack Edwards, June 2021 I relate to this on many levels
African, Slavic, Irish, Armenian and Arab authored Books are my go to books nowadays. Edit: I put some of my favorite books down below the reply section but just a reminder that there might be some books there that not everyone will like so please don't flame me.
@@aswati Armenian Books that I love to read are: Road ftom Home by David Kherdian Black Day of Fate by Peter Balakian Passage to Ararat by Michael Arlen Slavic books that I love are: Voices from Chernobyl by Svetlaba Alexievich (any book from her is highly recommended) Down Among the Fishes by Natalka Babina For African Books: The Famished Road by Ben Okri Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela We Needs New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo The Hairdresser of Harare by Tendai Huchu The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell So Long A Letter by Mariama Ba Anthills of the Savannah by Chihua Achebe For Arab Books: I Saw Ramallah by Mourid Barghouti Nadjma by Kateb Yacine Guantanamo Diary by Mohamedou Ould Slahi For Irish books (I got a few) : The Country Girls by Edna O'Brien The Glorious Heresy by Lisa McInerney Milkman by Anna Burns Skippy Dies by Paul Murray Normal People by Sally Rooney The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry Ulysses and Dubliners both by James Joyce
I hope you don't mind, but I would like to add some Slavic recommendations for those ago are interested in those books: - Primeval and Other Times by Olga Tolarczuk - The Ministry of Pain by Dubravka Ugrešić - Dark Mother Earth by Kristian Novak - Bridge over Drina by Ivo Andrić - The Big Green Tent by Lyudmila Ulickaja - The Fortress by Meša Selimović - The Taste of a Man by Slavenka Drakulić - Croatian Tales of Long Ago by Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić - A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Lermontov - Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera - How We Broke Our Legs by Miro Gavran Please keep in mind that some of these books are very dark, but I tried to include a range of topics and genres 😊
YES YES YES! Also I want to recommend an Indonesian book titled Beauty Is A Wound by Eka Kurniawan. It's AMAZING. Here's the opening sentence: "One afternoon on a weekend in March, Dewi Ayu rose from her grave after being dead for twenty-one years." (if anyone wants to read it pls pls pls look up on the trigger warnings first)
I'm Asian and I kinda never read Asian books unless it was for school, I tend to read from western artists lol, maybe this will give me some recommendations
it’s the 20 second blank screen at the end of the video for me
Hello, please read some of the Bulgarian classic literature from the previous century. Authors like Dimitar Dimov, Dimitar Talev, Ivan Vazov, Hristo Smirnenski, Peyo Yavorov. It would really make my day and i bet you will be fascinated!
What about a week focused on countries that you've never read a book from? Maybe 1 book per continent?
Please read Animal's People by Indra Sinha... It's too good😍😍... The raw portrayal of people will win you over... And yes it's based on Bhopal gas tragedy
you need to get into Portuguese writers, poetic hidden treasure there
You should read Man Tiger by Eka Kurniawan
"reading as a substitute for personality"
there was no need for this personal attack
Oooof @me next time
"You choose looks, I choose books" is innacurate for him though lol. Apparently you can have both.
@@random23287 ngl this is smooth af
Can we have it in a t-shirt HAHAHA
The thing about the Memory Police - the title in English is very misleading, especially because it's not the translation of the original title. In Japanese it's called something along the lines of Secret Crystallisation.
Thank you for letting us know! I read The Memory Police last year, but found it deeply underwhelming. My main issue was, in retrospect, the misleading title. I appreciate your help! :)
Interesting! I was always drawn to this book but seeing people's reviews made me rethink it, although hearing Jack talk about made me wanna pick it up again. Goes to show how important correct translations are!
As a translator I can say that it’s less likely this was a “mistranslation” and more likely that the local publishing company picked a different title to appeal to the local target audience. It’s very unlikely that the translator themselves picked the title for the book :)
I’m reading it in Japanese right now, and I was gonna comment the same thing! “Secret Crystallization” or “Silent Crystallization”, something along those lines would be the direct translation!
@@kaliland9296 this is a great point! I saw that it was originally published in the 90’s but only translated to English in 2019. And the reason it was translated in the first place was because the publisher thought a story like this would appeal to Western audiences given the current political situation. However, it is totally misleading when the real significance of the book -in my opinion- is the relationships between the characters. And how memories and how we hang on to them defines our sense of self.
I was initially grabbed by the title just like everyone else but before I bought it I read the prologue and instantly decided that I’d the book was nothing more than just describing commonplace objects to a person who can’t remember them, then I would enjoy it. And that’s pretty much a lot of how the story goes.
For me instead of a disappointment it was a surprise. It exceeded expectations. Instead of being bogged down by logic and rules as a typical dystopia would have, it left a lot of things intentionally ambiguous and let the reader mostly decide how they felt about things. I’d say though it’s marketed as dystopia it fits more into surrealism.
It's soo incredible to see a booktuber being so inclusive. I would really like to see you reading Eastern European literature, especially Balkan. Thank you, for all your amazing videos!
That would be so amazing!!
I'm down for that 100%
Yeeeesss, he needs to read Ivo Andrić, he is our only Nobel prize winner. Also, Miroslav Krleža, Meša Selimović, Marija Jurić Zagorka and sooooo many more. I would love to see it.
If he makes video about books by Balkan authors I'm going to be thankful to you for life.
@@itisKarla Totally agree with you. I have yet to see someone explore literature from our area. I think the only thing to be highlighted while reading our literature is that it isn't so much of a commentary on history (as some like to push as factual) as much as it is a story about a persona's perspective of certain historical events that are dressed up (sometimes, but not always) in certain characters or situation. I think critics get that one oftentimes wrong. But more than anything, they are stories about a psychological state of mind.
Am I the only one who feels offended every time he says “you choose looks, I choose books” 😂😂 this is the book section on TH-cam. 😂
I think it's his way to avoid comments about his t-shirts...
Clearly, Jack chose both books and looks
He should maybe say "they choose looks, We choose books"😂😂
@@Sophie-mf2kq yeah I like that! 😁
I think he’s trying to say his viewers are pretty since it’s a given we’re all gonna be into reading else we wouldn’t be on booktube
I'm a huge fan from Sri Lanka, so imagine my surprise when you included a Sri Lankan author. I may have stopped breathing for a couple of seconds.
As an Asian, and a Vietnamese, thank you for making this video. I really wish there would be more books be translated, whether from Vietnam or anywhere in the world. It is a wonderful way to learn about culture and the world through the eyes of the authors, especially in the pademic when I can’t travel around.
You are so right while saying you are filling the gap of the education system. It is also valid for my country as well. I am Turkish and we only had either Turkish or Western literature during our classes. Now that I've grown up, I am also trying to diversify what I read. Definitely will check the books you mention in the video.
Hey Jack! If you’re ever planning to to a video on Malaysian literature, here are some of the books I think you might enjoy-
1) Garden Of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng
2) The Gift Of Rain by Tan Twan Eng
3) The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf
You HAVE to read Hang Kang's Vegetarian or Human Acts, soooo good!
Read Indian books.
1. The God of small things - Arundhati Roy (1997 booker prize winner)
2. The ministry of utmost happiness - Arundhati Roy
3. Man-eater of Malgudi - rk narayanan
4. Short stories of vaikom Mohammed basheer
5. Works of mt Vasudevan nair
Omg I’d love to hear your take on magical realism in Asian vs Latin American literature
Seeing the name "Malgudi Days" just sent me into a nostalgic trip to my childhood
one of my favorite books of all time is Pachinko by Min Jin Lee. it goes through four generations of a Korean family and how they’re forced from their home to move to Japan during the 20th century. it’s absolutely incredible.
Read more books by Indian authors!!!
this was really fun to watch :D
the first books premise reminds me of that one Phineas and Ferb episode
I know that it's not in this video, but I recently read 1983 Kim JiYoung because of your recommendation (and I live in Korea) and Im so glad I did IT WAS INCREDIBLE and a realistic slice of life for Korean women that I meet on a daily basis. Seeing the misogyny that is well known in Korea between the women I have met and talked with over this book (and the basis of the book) so eloquently put is incredible, thank you so much for the recommendation of that one!
ngl i was sad during aapihm because so many people just .... didn’t celebrate it / called it pre pride month...... but this video is so touching thank you so much jack :,)
That's so sad to heAr! I read 5 books for AAPIHM and they were all amazing! And now I'm reading Crying in H Mart because I didn't get it from my library in time for May but it's really good so far. Jack's book selections were so much more mature than mine though. Love that he did this video, I wish more booktubers had done this too...
i'm so glad someone like you exists on the internet and that I've come across you
Hey Jack! As your next video suggestion I would recommend you to read uzbek literature, I think u will love it! In particular Abdulla Qodiriy's Bygone Days, Ulugbek Hamdam's novels, Alisher Navoiy's Hamsa and gezel collections as well as Judgement in two languages and Rauf Parfi's modernistic novels, Ahmed Yesevi's Book of Wisdom.
R.K Narayan was part of my high school syllabus and this suddenly brought back memories
same!
God, I've been in a reading slump for almost 3 years now because my A Levels were taking up all my time with Covid, and you're starting to get me hyped to read again.
Damn I was just watching through the video and saw him appreciating our literature!!! I'm so soft rn.
please do a video on your favourite sri lankan novels!!
hey jack! i’d love you to try reading south east asian books esp indonesian authors! such as andrea hirata’s, tere liye (i see you have a lots of liking for dystopian and fantasy, then his works are perfect for you!), and dewi lestari’s books. or even pramoedya ananta toer if you want to read some classic indonesian literature. there’s a lot of english translated available everywhere!! cheers x
as a south asian woman who is also trying to expand the literature they consume, i'd love to hear more about your south asian literature degree, the books you loved, etc
After your recommendation, I sat down and read the Stanford Victim Statement. I read an excerpt from her book that was published on Buzzfeed. And I cried. I am writing this huddled on the sofa with tears streaking down my face and I beg everyone to please read it.
Would be cool if you make a video with latin authors! I'll leave some recommendations: Jorge Luis Borges, Piedad Bonnett, Gabriel García Márquez, Juan Rulfo, Alejandra Pizarnik, Julio Cortázar, Cristina Peri Rossi.
Do Russian literature as well!!! Love love love russian litterature
Please do a Dutch version (Reading Only Dutch Books for a Week), because the Dutch literature culture is huuuge and I'd love to know what you would think of it :)
You should try Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. It's a classic novel here in the Philippines it's even embedded in our School Curriculums. It's a great read!
I was hoping to see Asian diversity in the books you chose than one region dominating
so cool seeing all the Indian viewers talking about Magludi Days in the comments, i never would've known its importance to people without seeing them! (i am american lol)
I think it would be great If you do one of these with latin american authors like Gabriel García Márquez, Jorge Luis Borges, Isabella Allende, Elena Garro, Vargas Llosa, etc. In general all the authors from the XX century in latin america were excelent.
If you liked the Indian short stories collection Malgudi Days, you should read The Shadow Lines by Amitav Ghosh. It's an Indian novel in English and it's pretty amazing, to say the least. Would love to hear ur thoughts on it xx
Oh God Save my Indian heart! You summed up the Boks so well❤️
Okay Jack real talk tho, if you're really into Murakami i think you should read the rat trilogy and dance, dance,dance. They're one of his first novels and are distinctly different from the later works, but you will enjoy it.
I read Pachinko (Min-jin Lee) in the summer and it broke me
not sure if you read manga/comics/any kind of graphic novels, but i would love to see your take on Junji Ito’s work. he’s a super famous horror mangaka, and idk, i feel like going over some of his classics would be a good video. The Drifting Classroom by Kazuo Umezu is also v well-known and was a direct influence on Ito sooo 👀
You should make one of those videos with brazilian books!
Big up from Sri Lanka, hope you could get in :)
So glad you rated Know My Name 5 stars!! Totally agree that this is also the best memoir I've read. Her writing is phenomenal!
Ah it's like a classic crossover !! Love it !
you two should collab. My two favorite booktubers
Gurrrrrl ily
Totally agree!!! Loved this book!
Hey jack, you should do a “judging by the cover”-video, letting followers or friends pick out some books for you with with weird/great/bad covers, and then talk about what you think the book is going to be like, read it and compare your thoughts after reading to your cover-impression.
I would love to watch something like that from you!
Up 🙆
up!
Gosh I love that idea!
Yesss!
Yes I love that idea!
As an Asian, you can't imagine how happy I got when I saw the title
Same. Racism is so prominent in Europe, seeing a famous English TH-camr respecting different cultures is so refreshing
Same
There’s also a lot of racism in our asian communities, especially forwards Indians and Filipinos.
@@Progress234 i was thinking the same but if we want to make racism disappear we have to forget where the author is from imo.
@@Stellar-Cowboy absolutely
In case someone is interested in Indian literature, try reading these-
1. The Palace Of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee
2. The Country Without A Post Office by Agha Shahid Ali
3. Train to Pakistan by Khushwant Singh
4. The Hungry Tide (as Jack mentioned previously) by Amitav Ghosh
5. The God Of Small Things (again, has been mentioned) by Arundhati Roy
6. Wings Of Fire by A.P.J Abdul Kalaam and Arun Tiwari
7. Letters From A Father To His Daughter by Jawaharlal Nehru
Happy reading!
thank you for this! I'm Indian and want to read more Indian literature but didn't know where to start
All the lives we never lived by Anuradha roy !
Thankyou for this! Im white british but i want to expand my reading and having recommendations will help me avoid bad or problematic books
After reading God of small things my standards raised a lot higher. I'll be impressed if I find a book that'll meet those standards. ♥️
The ministry of utmost happiness by arundhati Roy too!!!
01:31 The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa
04:35 Notes of a Crocodile by Qiu Miaojin
06:18 Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong
08:36 Know My Name by Chanel Miller
10:17 Malgudi Days by RK Narayan
11:58 Reef by Romesh Gunesekera
14:33 First Person Singular by Haruki Murakami
Thank u.
As someone from Spain, day one of requesting Jack to read only Latin America + Spain books for a week
Omg yes, that would be awesome
Agreeeeeee
Omg yes, we have amazing literature! Especially Andalusian literature. 🙈💕
@@yinhannasjournal ¡Y tanto! Lorca es mi escritor favorito de todos los tiempos
It would be fun if Jack gets to read every Latin America/Spain school make us read as we grow up:
-Doña Barbara
-El poema del Mío Cid
-Don Quijote
-Cien años de soledad
-Crónica de una muerte anunciada
-El túnel
Jack, I am BEGGING you, please do Hozier's book recommendations. My reason? he's Hozier, thank you for coming to my ted talk.
I VOUCH FOR THIS ,PLEASE JACK T-T
i second this. please jack
YES
Omg, this!
up
if you're ever looking for Filipino books to read I highly recommend "The Last Time I Saw Mother" by Arlene J. Chai. It tells the story of the women in one family as they retell their lives before, during, and after the Japanese Occupation which was a horrible period in Philippine history. It's very stream of consciousness, by that I mean it's basically like them retelling their lives like a long talk, passing down knowledge orally is also a huge part of history for us. It also talks a lot about the war and Filipino culture in general, in really easy ways that I think would be understandable even by someone who isn't familiar with Philippine history. My favourite story was Emma's, her life was hit the hardest during the Occupation and she's a lot stronger than she thinks she is. And I might be a little (a lot) biased when they told the story of the Battle of Bataan, where I'm from, cause it's a story I thought I knew well but this book made me realize there's so much that was left out of our history books. Anyways sorry for the long rambling, have a nice day!!
Do you know any filipino books written in tagalog that I can get online? I can never find any except a very old version of Rizal's noli mi tangere. Thanks
@@stephenp1461 If you want funny and light, I recommend Bob Ong books.
Added to my TBR
Jack, PLEASE read latin american books, especially "One hundred years of solitude" by Gabriel García Márquez, one of the best book I've ever read. I can totally say you won´t regret it, especially if you are a fan of magic realism, because latin american literature ihas SO MANY that are just amusing to read.
Pedro paramo was the book that influenced Gabriel Garcia Marquez to write that book, not sure if it’s available in English 😅 but it’s a underrated but influential title in the genre
It's one of my fav books ever! I always waited to read it cause i was put off by the many pages, but in the summer of 2018 i started reading it one sunny morning and didn't stopped until i finished. The very first page made me addicted and intrigued. It was so so good
If you're planning on looking into African literature (which would make a great video *wink wink*) you HAVE to read 'The radiance of the king' by Camara Laye, just finished it and it was so enjoyable, probably my new fave.
YES and Things Fall Apart!
@@francescakyanda9182 omg Things Fall Apart was amazing!!! So amazing I’m scared to ruin how good I think Achebe is as a writer by reading his other books 🤣
That would be a great video!
Yes! And ‘Devil on the Cross’ !!
Please! And Collective Amnesia by Koleka Putuma (poetry)
When you said “RK Narayan” is when i lost my shit, thank you so much.Being an Indian and a reader,it truly is wonderful to see others read these.His short stories are so good, you should pick up a few.
Notes:
1. The Memory Police by Yoko Ozawa- A dystopian novel, fading away.
2. Notes of a Crocodile by Qiu Miaojin- Breaking binaries.
3. Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong- Poetry collection, belonging, identity, lyricism.
4. Know My Name: A Memoir by Chanel Miller- The assault of Emily Doe.
5. Malgudi Days by R.K. Narayan- Short stories, character sketches.
6. Reef by Romesh Gunesekera- Loyalty and servitude of a chef.
7. First Person Singular by Haruki Murakami- Short stories, memoir and fiction blurred.
A recommendation: I believe you may find Joothan by Om Prakash Valmiki illuminating.
Thank you ❤
Thankssss
Thank you
Thank you!
Not all heroes wear capes :)
Being a Sri Lankan and just hearing the beloved Jack Edwards say "I am obsessed with Sri Lankan literature just made my heart do a lil dancey-dance. Because I'd never really heard the Western world praise our literature that much. *proceeds to cry in happiness and pride*
ME TOO ME TOO I genuinely teared up just a tiny bit. as someone who was born and raised in a western society I have been really struggling to hold onto my Sri Lankan roots, getting almost no exposure to it in my day to day life. it's so nice and honestly inspiring to see someone actively learning about Sri Lankan culture :D
Mine tooo!! , Sri Lankan literature is stunning, and are hidden gems. My little Sri Lankan heart was full !
ආඩම්බරයකි...
Totally 💜️💜️💜️
Same here!
Even before I watch the entire thing, as a person who speaks both Japanese and English, I’m always so amazed by the translators of these books (both ways). I’m sure people who speak other languages feel the same, but it’s incredible how translators can connect the different languages together. Ok. Imma go back to the video haha.
as someone who's studying translation with spanish, english and japanese as my language combination, you have no idea how 🥺 it is for ~people~ to acknowledge the difficulties & appreciate the work that's put into translating 🥺
As a certified a**hole more often than not I complain about how I could have done it better. Maybe I haven't run into many good translations
@@sol.f jskfja i know what you mean tho i would love to work in literary translation and most often than not the reader of the translated work doesn't get the whole text; also not to get into ~the theory~ of it all but translation studies are very new and there's a huge difference between generations. plus, there's the thing about not changing the words that are originally there unless it's completely necessary, because the text isn't yours, but the author's and you, as a translator, aren't allowed to manipulate it to the point of turning it into a parallel text, which in most cases is what would work better; so you end up with not-so-natural structures and tons of cultural references that the public won't get
@@fallenfor5sos
You’re describing exactly how I feel about some translations of old Chinese texts that lack footnotes. Like, once it’s translated into English??? It somehow becomes clunky, especially for the overly literal translation for things that don’t have an exact equivalent in English. And of course, the opposite is true as well
@@fallenfor5sos OMG!! Hii I'm also studying translation but with spanish, english and french
As a South Asian, it makes me so happy that you included us in this! We’re usually forgotten when people talk about Asia, so it’s refreshing to get some representation.
usually here in the uk alot of people refer south asians 'asians' regardless !
day seven of asking jack to read timothée chalamet's book recommendations.
Vouch
hehe Timothee cha-omelette
No lol
Timothee chalamet shimmy yaah shimmy yay😎👊
Which are his recommendations?
Okay but the fact that he actually meant Asian countries and not 'Asian' countries just made me happy as a person staying in Asia 😂😂
Day 3 of asking jack to throw shade at 50 shades of grey books
He’s read Jane Eyre Laid Bare, he can handle anything 😂
Lost in Translation threw some shade (Fifty Shades of Physical and Emotional Abuse) but none will ever be enough for those books. No reason another nice person should be subjected to them.
Or cringy wattpad books😂
Lost in translation did a really good job at that... I suggest u check out his content
Oh my god this is such a good idea
Why do you want to punish him?
Indonesia is part of Asian, but I would recommend "The Sea speaks his name" by Leila S Chudori. That book was so good because telling a story of about Indonesia oppression under Soeharto regime. "Blood Moon Over Aceh" by Arafat Nur was good too.
Interesting. I will check those out. Thanks for the recommendation.
I was about to recommend This Earth of Mankind. Its a classic for us, but I think more foreigners should read it! Our colonial era was a difficult time and more of the world should know about it imo
Reading Malgudi Days as a summer assignment is such a nostalgic thing for Indians, I used to find Swami's father so scary😂
Same-
Malgudi Days and Swami and Friends hit different in summers
ahhh the nostalgia!!!
i’m an indian but never read that book , gotta read it now !
also Astrologer's Day was part of the English Literature syllabus for some of us haha, brought up so many memories! Both RK Narayan and his brother RK Laxman are legends
THIS EXACTLY THIS !!! Malgudi days had such a huge presence during my childhood days!!
Malgudi Days is such a nostalgic read for every Indian. 💕 Its like a walk down the lane in which our grandparents grew up. Just wholesome and beautiful. I'm so glad you liked it, Jack! 😄
YAAASSSS, such a classic
I was bouncing on my seat when he said Malgudi days.
It's truly such a special book
*yes*
@@jhopesimportantbusinesseu369 One like for your name..💜
I would never read when I was younger unless it was for school (I’m 19 now). I’ve had depression for a few years and I couldn’t even get through a page without losing focus, since I’ve been recovering, I’ve found my new passion which is reading. I can finish reading a book in a few days now! The progress?! I absolutely love reading now and also love the community. I’ve been watching your videos and they make me even more curious about reading, I adore the way you explain the books as well.
I'm so glad you are doing better! Best of luck with your reading
I totally feel the same way!! I'm happy that i found this community, because now i find books as escapism and i love seeing my own progress and new passion
👍👍
We have all had similar experiences I guess.
I was bullied
No one quite really understood me
No friends to talk to
They would just tease me and stuff
This really made me sad and I felt extremely lonely
But ever since I started reading books, I feel as if I have finally achieved happiness and satisfaction
I just feel that the reading habit has ultimately helped me convert my loneliness into aloneness.....
omg same
hence proved, books heal all :)
As an Asian, this reminds me that I need to read more books by authors of people that have my same heritage!! 😅❤
Same!
Malgudi days is literally indian's middle school memory
Right!! Every single book review topic was either Malgudi days or Treasure Island!
@Shivangi ohh yaa, i thought i was missing something x)
so trueee
Guys when did you do your middle school? I did it around 2014 .... And we did not have these books...
SO TRUE
you should read the kite runner! (if you haven't already) it's a beautiful story about friendship and betrayal between two afghani boys, along with the history of afghanistan. it also has an emphasis on past, and how somehow it always follows you
It's soo good, Khaled Housseini (i hope i spelt that right) is such an amazing writer. His book 'A thousand splendid suns' was the first book that ever made me physically cry.
That books was genuinely so good. My mother, who was originally from Afghanistan and grew up there, said that she connected the most with “and the mountains echoed”. I haven’t personally read it but my mom has good book taste so bon appétit
We have R.K. Narayan in our syllabus in this semester, he is one of the three pioneers of Indian Literature in English and very interesting but I don't like the professor who teaches the text, lol sed life
Where are you from? I am Indian, so I read this book as a passtime during my summer vacations when I was a kid.
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee is my recommendation. The title of the book Pachinko has a lot of meaning behind it and after you finish the book it makes perfect sense. Pachinko represented the highest a Korean could achieve at that time, the only business opportunity that they could be successful in; as Japanese companies did not employ Koreans. Pachinko was something they worked hard on yet it was also looked down upon and associating a Korean with Pachinko could be a way to insult them.
There is so much history in this book. We follow a family of Koreans who immigrated to Tokyo. The story starts in Korea, 1911 and finishes in Tokyo 1989; some of the toughest periods in time for Koreans. Japan annexed Korea as well as the North and South division after WWII. This book shows some challenges people who immigrate face, from the language barrier, the religious differences and the lack of work available to foreigners.
I have this book on my tbr do u know any other books like this?
@@shukrimohamed1521 I read Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo. It's about how the Korean society treat women; the inequality, abuse and judgement they experience
@@shukrimohamed1521 There is The Vegetarian by Han Kang as well.
I read this in the summer and it broke me. Such a tragically beautiful (or beautifully tragic?) book
Why am smiling like an idiot every time I get the notification for Jack's new videos?
Also my Indian heart is happy today ❤️
Same!!!
Jack being a fan of withcindy makes me feel like my worlds are colliding- They're literally my two favourite booktubers
Same
Same 😂
I have a video idea:
Reading lgbtqia+ books for pride month
I am doing this, I have read some great books for Pride!
Omg yes, that’s an amazing idea!
I would like Jack to know that I am writing down his puns and they are going to be my Insta captions 💅
This is so funny haha imagine someone who follows you & Jack reading your captions like "...wait a second 🧐"
@@0Rachizzle0 I will tell them I am a certified Jack Edwards fan😎
As you should. 😌✋🏻
We need reading only Latin American books
X100000000
SI SI SI
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Yes please!
Omg ?!?! Malgudi days 😭😭😭 I... that is like our literal childhood. Everything was based on Malgudi days when I was in elementary school, the lessons, the plays ..EVERYTHING
As an Asian this really makes me happy though idk why Iran is never included in videos like this😂 I think mostly people assume Iranian literature is Arabic literature but that is not true so here are some dope persian books in case you are interested in reading sth different:)
The blind owl
My uncle napoleon
Reading lolita in Tehran
Things we left unsaid
Kelidar
The immortals of Tehran
I'm arab and hearing him say Palestine instead of "Israel" makes me so happy especially with everything going on rn. Also I'm Egyptian and we are known in the arab world as the best with like the drama and TV areas and a lot of books by Egyptian Authors are good, a really famous one is najeeb mahfouth.
I am Indian 🇮🇳 and you choose a book by an Indian author... Gives me butterflies🦋
Why does it give you butterflies I think indian authors have produced some of the best english literature there is
@@inayatqureshi6715 true but I haven't seen many people on booktube talk about any
@thesukhe do you have any other recommendations?
@@aoifeneville2403 what genres do you like?
@@Niyati99 To be honest I think it has to do with the ignorance of Westerners towards Asians in general
Bestie i have been waiting for this
I rarely ever comment but I have to say, you have such a way of talking about each book! As someone who took a class on how to write literary reviews I feel like you're a perfect example of how reviews should be made. You make me want to read literally every single book you talk about :) Thanks for all your hard work!
“It’s presentation time bitches”
-Jack Edwards 2021
I shall say that whenever I’m making a presentation.(lol cuz if I say it in class I won’t see the end of it)
It’s 2021😭😭😭
@@ba3561 omg I’m still stuck
Thanks :)
@@naghmehmyari5138 same this is hilarious
@@ba3561 🙌🏿🙈😁
As an Indian, I'm so happy. RK Narayan was a talented author!
The book you read is one of his best works. Very famous in India, there was even a tv series based on it.
"You choose looks, I choose books"
- Jack Edward 2021
But he got both.
It's from Matilda
Can you read books written by LBGTQ+ authors because it is pride month please???
PS. Love your vids!
That’s a great idea!
I'm a Vietnamese, and also a big fan of Ocean Vương! Love to see you are discovering Asian authors x
I hope you’ll do Part 2 for specifics like; south asia, southeast, northern and western parts. Also I suggest you should read El Filibusterismo by J.P Rizal. It has English translation and he’s kinda famous in Europe back his time
Oh no! I was really expecting to see "God of small things" by Arundhati Roy in there. But Im so glad you read those books!
One of the most heartbreaking and beautiful stories ever written
I’ve read it before and loved it!!
@@jack_edwards YES!!!
hey Jack, just thought I’d let you know that Ocean Vuong uses they/them pronouns :)
Omg I’m Chinese and I’m so happy for no reason
4th
You should read "Noli Me Tangere" (Touch Me Not or The Social Cancer in early English translation) and "El Filibusterismo" (The Filibuster) if you want to read some staple Filipino literary works.
"Side note: might actually start telling people that calendars have disappeared from my life just as an excuse for being a disorganized mess."
-Jack Edwards, June 2021
I relate to this on many levels
"read a book from an author that's not your nationality"
Literary every book a read cause I'm Bulgarian 😉
Samee but I'm German:))
African, Slavic, Irish, Armenian and Arab authored Books are my go to books nowadays.
Edit: I put some of my favorite books down below the reply section but just a reminder that there might be some books there that not everyone will like so please don't flame me.
Can you please recommend a few of your favourites?
@@aswati Armenian Books that I love to read are:
Road ftom Home by David Kherdian
Black Day of Fate by Peter Balakian
Passage to Ararat by Michael Arlen
Slavic books that I love are:
Voices from Chernobyl by Svetlaba Alexievich (any book from her is highly recommended)
Down Among the Fishes by Natalka Babina
For African Books:
The Famished Road by Ben Okri
Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela
We Needs New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo
The Hairdresser of Harare by Tendai Huchu
The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell
So Long A Letter by Mariama Ba
Anthills of the Savannah by Chihua Achebe
For Arab Books:
I Saw Ramallah by Mourid Barghouti
Nadjma by Kateb Yacine
Guantanamo Diary by Mohamedou Ould Slahi
For Irish books (I got a few) :
The Country Girls by Edna O'Brien
The Glorious Heresy by Lisa McInerney
Milkman by Anna Burns
Skippy Dies by Paul Murray
Normal People by Sally Rooney
The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry
Ulysses and Dubliners both by James Joyce
I hope you don't mind, but I would like to add some Slavic recommendations for those ago are interested in those books:
- Primeval and Other Times by Olga Tolarczuk
- The Ministry of Pain by Dubravka Ugrešić
- Dark Mother Earth by Kristian Novak
- Bridge over Drina by Ivo Andrić
- The Big Green Tent by Lyudmila Ulickaja
- The Fortress by Meša Selimović
- The Taste of a Man by Slavenka Drakulić
- Croatian Tales of Long Ago by Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić
- A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Lermontov
- Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
- How We Broke Our Legs by Miro Gavran
Please keep in mind that some of these books are very dark, but I tried to include a range of topics and genres 😊
Jack: if he is ocean, I wanna go scuba diving
Us: if he is jack then we are sausages
Oh my God- 😂
YES YES YES!
Also I want to recommend an Indonesian book titled Beauty Is A Wound by Eka Kurniawan. It's AMAZING. Here's the opening sentence:
"One afternoon on a weekend in March, Dewi Ayu rose from her grave after being dead for twenty-one years."
(if anyone wants to read it pls pls pls look up on the trigger warnings first)
I'm Asian and I kinda never read Asian books unless it was for school, I tend to read from western artists lol, maybe this will give me some recommendations
You should definetly check out MELUHA by Amish Tripathi...its a trilogy....its a contemporary adaptation of Hindu mythologies related to Lord Shiva.
Jack being a big fan of Cindy.
I'm so happy when you mention about Srilankan authors with bright smile.
Anyway love from 🇱🇰
Title: 7 books in 7 days
Video: 17:07 minutes.
*This is my angel number for the day*
love how Jack is unaware that he chose books AND looks: hilarious, intelligent, incredibly handsome
Absolutely!
As an indian, I feel PROUD