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such lazy, lazzzzzy content. two books does not make a haul, jesus
 
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such lazy, lazzzzzy content. two books does not make a haul, jesus
Honestly, I was like that’s it?!? Because of the thumbnail etc but guess they AD sense is good so he’ll publish whatever, he didn’t even really talk about other books he’d have wanted to buy!
 
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Just looked at the Twitter thread and find all the fawning slightly nauseating. I notice someone describes him as an ‘A1 bibliophile’. Perhaps it is just me but I tend to think of a bibliophile as someone who reads books from a range of genres (not just fiction) and has a deep love of literature. I don’t follow his content closely, but I think most of Jack’s videos tend to be responses to various popular works of fiction made ‘famous’ by ‘celebrities’. Please correct me if I’ve got hold of the wrong end of the stick.
I looked through the comments and the main point his adoring fans seem to be going for is: "Anyone claiming that you're lying about reading so much is just jealous that you read so much more than them!"

But...Jack just claimed reading a lot didn't bring him any clout. And yet here his fans are all saying that the amount he reads (or pretends to) is a majestic achievement that inspires jealousy in the masses. His commenters are unintentionally proving what bull his dubious defence is.
 
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The jealousy argument is so lazy and 9 times out of 10 is completely inaccurate. People just want authenticity, and when you follow people for long enough you spot discrepancies in what they say.

Its quite easy to disprove his doubters...just do better reviews and answer people who question why you don't know things about books you claim to have read.
 
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If reading on here upsets him to the point that he always has to post/comment about it he could simply... not 🤐
 
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Just looked at the Twitter thread and find all the fawning slightly nauseating. I notice someone describes him as an ‘A1 bibliophile’. Perhaps it is just me but I tend to think of a bibliophile as someone who reads books from a range of genres (not just fiction) and has a deep love of literature. I don’t follow his content closely, but I think most of Jack’s videos tend to be responses to various popular works of fiction made ‘famous’ by ‘celebrities’. Please correct me if I’ve got hold of the wrong end of the stick.
Spot on. Every book he “reads” is always a Waterstones bestseller or a trendy-celeb virtue signalling novel about something he thinks is “amazing” or profound. When in actual fact he just looks like he has no taste in books. If I have to hear him talk about Hamnet or A Little Life one more time.
 
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Honestly, I was like that’s it?!? Because of the thumbnail etc but guess they AD sense is good so he’ll publish whatever, he didn’t even really talk about other books he’d have wanted to buy!
everyone knows adsense money is highest in december (i'd assume that includes the days between christmas and new years?) so makes sense he's trying to milk that before it's too late
 
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I’ve not looked at the video, but does anyone else think all the pie charts are a bit weird? Something to do with his ‘reading trends’.
 
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I’ve not looked at the video, but does anyone else think all the pie charts are a bit weird? Something to do with his ‘reading trends’.
It’s just the app! I was cringing when we called it the story graph the whole time when it’s legit just StoryGraph, also jack you saying 160 isn’t an amount people have to read, I don’t read for my job and have done more than you so stfu, he honestly is so cringe in that video, clutching that ikea mug for dear life….
 
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Spot on. Every book he “reads” is always a Waterstones bestseller or a trendy-celeb virtue signalling novel about something he thinks is “amazing” or profound. When in actual fact he just looks like he has no taste in books. If I have to hear him talk about Hamnet or A Little Life one more time.
He was obsessed with sally rooney and the book normal people. So i was plnning to red but im questioning his opinions now. Any ideas if its a good suggestion or nah?
 
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He was obsessed with sally rooney and the book normal people. So i was plnning to red but im questioning his opinions now. Any ideas if its a good suggestion or nah?
Normal people is marmite, so many people who don’t read regularly or read outside of particular genres and are all over tik tok love it, but there are some fundamentals (in my opinion) that sally Rooney doesn’t have! If you’ve watched the TV show, you’ve legit got the good end of it
 
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He was obsessed with sally rooney and the book normal people. So i was plnning to red but im questioning his opinions now. Any ideas if its a good suggestion or nah?
It’s not a book or author that i’d be drawn to, there’s not a lot that he reads that I’m that drawn to other then the literary books.
 
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He was obsessed with sally rooney and the book normal people. So i was plnning to red but im questioning his opinions now. Any ideas if its a good suggestion or nah?
I personally really liked normal people, and it really helped me get back out of my reading slump. I can see why it's not everyone's cup of tea, but I wouldn't be put off reading it just because Jack liked it!
 
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I personally really liked normal people, and it really helped me get back out of my reading slump. I can see why it's not everyone's cup of tea, but I wouldn't be put off reading it just because Jack liked it!
agreed, I liked it a lot, you just gotta like the literary style and be okay with it being very character-driven, not plot!
 
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He was obsessed with sally rooney and the book normal people. So i was plnning to red but im questioning his opinions now. Any ideas if its a good suggestion or nah?
I loved it! I also loved her novel "Conversations with friends".

However, I think the above poster who describes Sally Rooney's work as "Marmite" is spot on. People seem to either love her or dislike her.

If you're undecided about purchasing the book, Rooney actually wrote a short story about the two main protagonists in Normal People which is available for free online. It gives some insight into Rooney's writing style and the shape of the characters.
 
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