i read BO BURNHAM'S favorite books
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can’t believe mr bezos took the time to hand deliver a package too you - he’s a gentleman & a scholar
HE DID IT!
I'm glad I'm not the only one that still has every minute of Inside in my head
but of course! how can you not?
Dude. Every moment of the day. I wasn't even a Bo fan (just hadn't watched his stuff) when I sat down to watch it and my sub conscious has me unwillingly obsessed lol
I think about it so much. Honestly I didn't even know him and then Netflix recommended it for me and I think it hit me even harder because I hadn't expected to see someone who literally explains my own thoughts hahaha
@@ethalinia Netflix saves ‘٩꒰｡•◡•｡꒱۶’
I wake up every morning with a different song from Inside stuck in my head.
can we talk about reinvigorating the form/genre of booktube, because I think this idea might be it
i’m blushing!
Jack Edwards does some similar vids too!
Uncarly also does something similar. I’d recommend both Jack Edwards and Uncarly if you liked this
Not liking the books/music/film that a creator you respect and admire likes is very common (in my experience anyway). I like the way Bo Burnham interprets and presents concepts, but that's a stylistic preference. I like the way he sees things, not necessarily the things themselves. I think it's a reminder as well that the content isn't the creator, and vice versa - you can't fully understand a person by what they put out into the world as it's an amalagamation of so many varying factors. This can be a little strange to experience, especially if you connect so deeply with what they make. Sorry for the essay, I liked this video a lot and it got me a-thinking.
This is the best comment in this entire comment section hot damn you articulated that so intelligently and succinctly
Yeah. There is a little universe inside all of us. We can only share what are body and tools can manifest.
Never apologise for your mind-blowing essays again, Emily!😱
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THIS IS HOW YOU UA-cam
i’ve never hit the subscribe button so fast before
WOW thanks natalia!
Saaaammmme. Quality content.
AGREED :)
YES SAME
this was absolutely ✨immaculate✨ robert would be proud
😭✨
I can't imagine how powerful and transcendent to see Can't Handle this Right Now in person must have been
I saw it too and I’m pretty sure I fully dissociated during it because it was just completely overwhelming lol
i cry when i watch it on a screen imagine watching it live, i'd be a wreck of a person.
the Jefree Bezos II part. I DIED
The fact that I just learned Bo’s name is Robert 😯 woah.
knowledge is power!
he said in an interview that his parents always wanted to name him bo but named him robert in case he became a doctor, but that obviously backfired lmao so he just went by bo
He says it during Content but it’s pretty easy to miss
The execution of this video was absolutely impeccable. Please pat yourself on the back for this.
My fiancé and I went on our first date to see Eighth Grade because we were both Bo Burnham fans. Three years later, we saw Inside together in the theater! (After watching it together at home first 😌) Glad to see another person who loves Bo’s outward persona as much as I do 🥰
i am so jealous you got to see inside in theatres!!!! wowowow amazing.
thank you for your kind words as well :-)
The jeff bezos skit made me chuckle very clever. I also love the nods to Inside where you parodied the skits
me too, those were fun!
I usually don't comment, and I certainly don't watch many videos reacting to/commenting on Bo's stuff since Inside came out, since I find them all either underwhelming or unsatisfying. So, I was fully expecting to click away after 20 seconds of this video, but I was too captivated to do so! You have a great narrative voice, love the aesthetic, and I really think you brought something fresh with this video. Amazing work!
this is such a heartfelt comment and it means a lot that you sent it my way. thank you so much!
I can confidently say this is the best "I read a *famous person's* favorite books"! Great video!
Ally this was 👏so 👏 well 👏made. This book video series is such a great idea. The production of this video especially the recreations of shots from Inside, ya nailed em. And i respect the honesty with your perspective on his favorite books. 10/10
I read so few books that I'm probably legally illiterate, but UA-cam recommended this to me because of my Bo Burnham obsession and this video is so insanely well done and perfectly paced. You have an amazing knack for making videos and your odes to Inside throughout were a joy. Holy shit keep up the amazing work 🤩🙌💞
the bezos part was amazing
Brief Interviews is a difficult book, mostly because the men are hideous. If you ID with them, are you also hideous? If you dislike it, are you better than the hideous men? But there are some great stories in there, like "Forever Overhead," which, as you noted, influenced Eighth Grade.
Burnham has also mentioned Wallace's essay "E unibus plural: television and U.S. fiction," which is in A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again (which also contains the cruise ship essay).You can find it online. Burnham hasn't specifically mentioned Infinite Jest, but I noticed a lot of themes in Inside that parallel IJ.
this video is SO GOOD oh my god, the amount of creativity you have??? wow, i love inside and i love this
aaaaaah 😭🥰
the creativity! the passion! the opinions! ally...chef's kiss!
the visual jokes and references to inside are SO GOOD!!! i really love how you fused bo's sketches with your own stuff, i literally screamed when you reviewed your review, it was deep and well-said as well
really happy the algorithms led me here :)
Shut up the production value of this video is amazing, the recreation of Bo’s special in your different clips was so creative and I just know that it took so much time and energy
damn ya didn’t have to hit us with the acapella “goodbye” at the end lol but seriously this is an awesome video! normally i can’t watch book reviews without stopping halfway and coming back to it later, or just not watching at all, but this video obviously had a lot of effort put into it and it shows!! like i’m very happily subscribing right now! and normally i don’t announce when i subscribe like that but i feel like this deserves more appreciation than just a simple button tap
INSTANT SUBSCRIPTION. I too am a huge fan of Bo's work living in Belgium! AND my name's also Ali! I'm so glad this got recommended, can't wait to discover your channel.
Great video! I just think it's important to note Present Shock was first published in 2013 (and based on stuff he wrote earlier in the 2000s), which that alone makes it pretty ahead of its time and could explain (in parts) how chaotic it is in attempting to analyse internet culture (never read it in full either though, the podcast with Bo feels much coherent and easy to follow).
the bezos bit was perfect haha
that would change things a bit! my book has: “first published in 2013” printed inside it? but when ya google it it does say 2004. i don’t think this is correct because twitter wasn’t a thing until 2006!
regardless!
we have so much in common! haha what a small small world.
@@allisonpaiges I just edited my comment! From what i could find it seems to be 2013 indeed, but drawing from articles and columns Rushkoff had written in the early 2000s (there was a famous one in 2004 apparently but not sure which one or which paper it was for).
Either way, fascinating topic!
Of course he loves David Foster Wallace.
i just recently subscribed to you and while watching this MASTERPIECE i realized you only have 8k subscribers (literally thought you had like 40k or more)... your videos are literally SO GOOD and you yourself seem like a super cool person! anyway this video was amazing!!
you are so nice!!!
The scenes that were a love letter to Inside were a really interesting addition to a celeb book review video.
found this channel today after going down the bo burnham rabbit hole and I decided I love you
" I hope... it doesnt change how you see *me*, which is not at all" Amazing. She really said healthy brain, no parasocial unbalance for U
after having hundreds of mediocre and pointless bo burnham covers recommended to me watching this video made me really happy because of how actually unique it is.
There's a lot of excellent video essays out there about Inside if you want more
this was actually amazing. highly enjoyable. 10/10
i love how with this video, just like carley's vid, you take a bit of the style of each person and put it in your videos i love
I really enjoyed this video! I love the Inside/Bo theme throughout and your dedication to read those books even though you didn’t like them is appreciated. It’s refreshing to see something on UA-cam that just hits a little different and is also good quality and creative. I’m from the US but my dad lives (and is from) Belgium, so hearing you talk about that was cool too.
This is one of the best videos that I've seen on youtube lately. Loved how you explained your own opinions and that anyone can have their own, it always feels like we're supposed to like what everyone else likes, especially if a person we admire likes it. Definitely a new subscriber here!
The scene of you getting the amazon package at the door.. PERFECT. I stopped what I was doing so I could watch that. 😂 you are golden. Never change.
This is perfect im obsessed with his newest special, the album has been on replay:)
The levels are brilliance here *clap* *clap* *clap* We see and appreciate this formatting Ally
This video was, simply put...a masterpiece.
such high praise! thank you!
I read "Team Human" by Douglas Rushkoff after listening to his podcast with Bo and I had a lot of the same thoughts that you did. It´s a really good book with interesting and important points but in the end it left me with not many concrete, actual memorable arguments, just a lot of vagueness. But maybe thats just the way his thought process works, I thought it was nice to read anyway. This video was amazing, it´s art criticism, but it´s art itself, which is always the best. I loved all the references and the style! (I am so happy this got recommended to me:))
I absolutely love the execution of this video! Themes and music from Inside really add something special to it! It’s really nice to hear you explain things, the bezos skit made me chuckle ❤️
i just discovered bo burham 4 days ago and after binge watching all of his stuff, i am o b s e s s e d
I rarely watch book reviews on UA-cam and when I do, I skip a lot of the video because it's redundant. BUT NOT THIS TIME!
It was really interesting to see how you paid hommage to Inside while reviewing the books. A lot of people just recreated scenes of the special while doing covers or reviews of the special itself, but I found that what you did here was original it its way. I'll check more of your videos! :)
(And that part at 3:17... loved it! 😂)
I thank the algorithm gods this popped into my recommended. This was... absolutely lovely. You're so well spoken.
You are so creative
You watching your old vlog really threw me for a loop because the first ever video I saw of yours you taught me how to make scrambled eggs. 😂😂
4:01 ICONIC!
The editing was so good! I watched your channel in the early days of your collab channel and am glad to find you again!
let me tell you this video was recomended to me by leena norms and i enjoyed your play and editing so much!! it answers to my soul the same way bo's "inside" did and i deeply appreciate this feeling
this is a work of art
:,) ✨
A lot of video essays about Bo Burnham have started appearing in my feed since Inside came out, but this is the one that made me get my chicken hands up 👐
I love all of the references you have to INSIDE! Super creative!
I just found out your channel, thanks to all the cookies I collected while watching Jack Edwards's series of book reading. This is incredible! You made your own INSIDE, yay!
Ah, my new favorite UA-camr posted a new video!!!
me reading this comment: 🥺
Love the visuals!! Not only the Inside scenes but the editing between them! :D
this entire video is god tier level of entertainment
and oh my god, the dfw cruise book, a supposedly fun thing I'll never do again, is really really fun, I agree! I always wanted to read more from him but I guess I'll start from something else now.
i’ve never seen your channel before, and i am so happy i clicked on this video in my recommended because it’s fantastic! you’ve earned a new subscriber! :)
Haha, this was fantastic! I like videos with extra effort. I will probably check out the books anyway as that Rushkoff interview was really interesting. I'm used to smart people occasionally rambling in books. :D
Ah, you can pay licensing for a video with ads? Interesting.....
THE INDESCRIBABLE POWERRRR OF YOUR BOOK REVIIEEEWWWWWWWWS
Can we appretiate the job she did with referencing Inside? Love it!
the bezos scene and your expression, hilarious! subscribing so quick, can’t wait to watch yor other videos!!
I have been scouring the internet trying to find his book recs, thank you for taking one for the team 🤧
This is my first time watching your videos, and I must say, I absolutely LOVED it! Really well done, and I loved how many references there were.
i dont normally comment on videos but the burnhamesque shots, the background music, just the whole process was so fucking well done
im commenting again bc i just came back to watch the second half and it only gets exponentially better
THIS IS WHAT I NEED, thank you Allyyyyyyy
Man I really hope Bo sees your video, it is really well made and you have good observations!
I am on a comfort rewatch of every Ally video and just got an AD ON THIS?! Does this mean what I think it means?!
i'm so sorry jordan this has ads because i used copywritten music!
@@allisonpaiges awwww man, I was hoping the Adsense gods had smiled upon you!!
It's funny that UA-cam recommended this video to me, because I did in fact read Forever Overhead by David Foster Wallace just a few days ago, after reading in an old AMA on Reddit that it's Bo's favorite short story, and an inspiration for his movie Eighth Grade ! I work at a public library so I ran to get the only copy we have in french (because it's my first language and I wanted to really get everything, since I don't read that much in english), and while I enjoyed this story a lot, I must say, I'm not really sure about Wallace's other writings, because they seem a bit too tough for me. But we'll see. I also bought Bo's poetry book, Egghead, which is funnier than I expected and also has really charming and romantic moments in it. So yeah, I'm happy I came across your video ! Great work ! :)
I never comment, but THE EDITING! so good!!
this was amazing!! I would love to see a list of Bo's book recommendations
I loved every single moment of this video!! SO GOOD
I don't know what I expected when I stumbled into this in my reccs. But this was great, and I loved it!! Really great production!!
so happy that u recreated the scenes. totally worth it
this is a masterpiece
first video of yours i've seen but the impressive attention to detail and the amount of effort in this video earned a sub - keep up the good work :)
and i like your outfits
i loved this so much!! i also struggle with thinking there’s something wrong with me rather than with the material when i don’t like something. this editing & your delivery were done so so well. i hope you get really big on this site :)
everything about this video is just *chef’s kiss* i’m so glad i came across your channel!!
now i wanna start reading again, I've been on booktube long enough and my return to it this week has been great. this video is so incredibly good. i believe i am convinced. the usage of music from inside, the cinematography inspired by him and how detailed and, in a way, appreciative, the reviews are. even if you dislike the book. i just love this omg
This is one of my favorite videos I've seen in such a long time! I'm late to the game on this one, but 👏👏👏 love love love!
Allllyyyy I'm just so proud of you for this video 😭 what a joyous viewing experience
omg when you said trying to explain youtube to your parents and using a voice burnham song to do so is literally me!!!! and i too went make happy tour 2015!!! love no burnham! love this video! so well edited, the references and cohesiveness of your craft and bo’s craft is amazing! so glad i saw this video! absolutely subscribed 🥺🫂🥹
omg all the typos…. yikes i was obviously excited lmao. but i had to comment once more, bc after watching it a second time the ending was just so touching to me. made my day, thank you for your time and craft! it’s appreciated!!
Book reviews with skits? I love it! I also really like the idea of reading someone’s favorite books to get to know them better. Great video!
Loved every second of this!! I started watching you & Deidre and Bo at the same time on UA-cam (10+ years ago??) so this gave me such a warm fuzzy feeling 🥰
🎶theeeeeere it is! aaaaaaaagain! that fuzzy feeling! 🎶
This was great, thankyou. I defs don't think am going to read those books now. I am however going to go watch a bunch of your old videos 😋 So thankyou again in advance. 🙂
this deserves so much more attention!! ur editing and how u used his music n shit was so cool
I am OBSESSED with your channel
wowww the sets and homages are just 😘👌🏼
I loved this video sm sm sm, there I subscribed before I forget.
You know what you coming to terms with not liking the books he liked reminded me of ? It reminded me of an insecurity I have that the friends I have whose mind I really admire and view in high regard only appreciate me because I'm some sort of mirror for their mind to be stimulated, and when I'm talking to them, it isn't truly my words that make them like me but the reflection of their own thoughts in them that make them view my thoughts as more well-thought-out and intelligent than I actually meant them because their mind acts as a magnifying glass, so I kind of always oscillate between being rather happy with my mind and feeling like an idiot sandwich impostor.
And I feel like that may be what happened here with these books. I think he may not like them for their intrinsic value but for their worth as a mirror to let him bounce ideas off of them and them giving him food for thought rather than providing the thought itself.
“Same Vibes as not fully cooked scrambled eggs!”!! OMG! Yes! I may steal this description!
You are the cutest. I was NOT expecting this.
I LOVE THE WAY THIS VIDEO IS SHOT :DDD
You nailed this!! I love your normal editing style but mixing you're content with inside made me so giddy!
THE VIDEO I WANTED TO SEE THANK YOU
ok but that staircase outside your door is really cool
Loved this. Perfect homage to Bo and his new special. 10/10 would recommend
You brought me back to og youtube with your creativity and now im gonna go finish my book for you💗 love this so much-best video ive seen in forever
This was a delight to watch from the beginning to end
i’m so mad i was never recommended your channel before this!!! now i’m going to binge all of your videos!
ALSO @bo burnham, when will you write a book!!!
@@arielreads he has a lil poem book called "egghead!"
ahhh hi welcome thank you!
omg this is a perfect video. truly top tier
:,)
I love the transitions. You definitely got your own voice. Loved the video
Love the idea that Bo creates work with short story vibes! That definitely rings true for me.
As someone who has watched your videos for like 11 years, I have also read a lot of books you recommended over the years and found myself not liking all of them, so that bit about putting a stranger and their opinions on a pedestal, i felt that!
That was a beautiful video, thank you for creating!
yeah! i feel ya. there are so many books out there. we’re not all going to have the same experience with them all.
What a gem of a video! Love how you executed this!
this video is why I stay on UA-cam. so well done and I'd been looking for some of Bo's books he mentions as well!