i spent 24 hours reading every book in my Airbnb
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hello friends! today, because i am completely unhinged, i decided to spend 24 whole hours just reading books I found in my Airbnb in Paris. yep.
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My mind cannot comprehend Jack´s reading speed
mine neither, I would have managed two of the thinner ones at best
I realise fast readers usually are aware of their own perspective, train of thoughts and intellectual communications through words
It’s a process rather than an ability to just accomplish the task, if that makes any sense LOL
And they love to talk what they just read
same
sane
He is using a skimming technique
Let’s normalize 12h reading challenges so Jack can get some sleep! 🙌
Yes please!
Or at least have the 24h split in two. 12 on day one and 12 on day two.
Yes! ❤️
I can only imagine the airbnb owner seeing his taste in books discussed for millions to see like 👁👄👁
Or someone who knows the owner 😂
@@meowmeow-ep8wm whoever gave him the untouched Shakespeare book lol
@@rarecoast9000 that person is probably not friends with him anymore after watching this video
takes me a month for just one
The host came out alright at the end of it. Quite a few interesting books in their collection
The bookish urge to buy all the books Jack Edwards recommends...
For real
You really uno reversed him there 🙄🖐
Literally did that just now
Honestly, that's a real problem. I got into reading again a month ago and I'm already broke because I keep buying his recommendations
omg me rn deciding if i should get a paperback or an ebook copy of the curious case
can’t believe you read 3 books in less than 7 hours. it’d probably take me 12 hours to read just one of them 😭
The books were all quite small though. Still impressive though
He us using a skimming technique
Toni S, same as slow reader
@@neverbored has he explained how he reads? It’s insanely fast !
@@ginat.8064 Maybe I don't remember but also some people can read short fast (for me usually I read them slower)
Dunno if anyone else agrees, but you seem REALLY happy and upbeat (despite sleep deprivation)! Paris seems to be treating you well :)
I love the name Grace💖
fr tho Jack is a different breed. at the end of the challenge he was like "I'm SHATTERED" and he was still so much more energetic than I am any given day😭
"Agatha had smarticles particles" that's the quality literary analysis we all came for
Jack is amazing!
“Psycho-analysing my airbnb host” is giving ✨Joe Goldberg🧢✨ vibes
...and the fact that they both love books. I've got questions for Jack. 🤣
edit: didn't Joe also go to Paris at the end of season 3?💀
@@fouzya8310 exactly 💀
Coming soon: I've followed Joe Goldberg's routine for a year
@@luftpolsterfolie ong hahahha
There should be a whole series on psycho-analysing based on books! That'd be so fun!
Is your number 1 criteria for picking an AirBnb how aesthetic the backgrounds are for videos? I fully support that life choice. 😄🙌
I totally agree, this BNB was SO aesthetically pleasing.
@@FM95.5 aesthetically u mean?
@@DeanithForeverYoung certainly, spelling was never my strong suit 😆
@@FM95.5 mine either tbh
WHAT THE HELL DO YOU MEAN F. SCOTT FITZGERALD WROTE THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON?!? You just rocked my world. (Btw, how funny is it that I’m watching this while I’m at the library and I should be studying haha probably not gonna be laughing as much when this exam day comes)
*me, for whom it is exam week like* 👁️👄👁️
I ALSO DID NOT KNOW
Go study, come on, you'll kill it!
I literally Googled it, because I couldn't believe it!
To be fair, the short story of Button, from what I recall, is sooo different in tone to the movie version, which is serious and DRAMA. The story is most committed to being satire. But you should still read it.
Jack did you pick this airbnb solely based on the book quantity?
Yes.
@@jack_edwards its the periodt that does it for me-
No he picked it for the built in bookshelves for books he’s gonna pick up in paris
valid
valid
I once stayed in an AirBnb where the host had a shelf full of serial killer and true crime "in the mind of the murderer" books. I really didn't want to psychoanalyse that...
omg I would have run 😅
maybe he's just a psychiatrist and studies a lot about what goes through the mind of a murderer😅
I'd been outa that place in seconds.
I read a lot of those books since I'm hella interested in crime investigation and criminal psychology, so much so that I want to be a homicide investigator. Can't blame you for being a tad worried though lol
“Broken English just means they speak more languages than you” don’t remember where I heard this but it’s something to keep in mind in English centric countries
That's a fantastic viewpoint!
wow, sounds true to me
*Steve Kaufman walking in*
my girlfriend speaks english as a second language and she apologizes to me (someone who is a native english speaker and can only speak english lol) and i remind her of this a lot. she can speak three languages, i cannot be making fun of her for making mistakes even i make 😭
@@tsuki3752 that's so sweet of u 🥺💚
"it's a terrible idea but i'm going through with it" describes my life
Jack there’s absolutely no shame in talking about the numerous hours you’ve spent inside Billy B. This is a safe place
Level 4 was my safe space 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
me: **binge watched your videos about reading books instead of actually reading the tens of unread books on my shelf** mhm yes this is very much adequate
Read them in your own time
Me lmaoo
I only have two more books to read 🥲
this man is literally talking about dead people as if they're instagram influencers like imagine one them listening from heaven/hell being like is this man complimenting me or insulting me
Next video: reading all the books in my lawyer's office before my air b&b host files for a restraining order.
LOL
🤣🤣
We’ll be having to send Jack word of the day toilet paper in gaol next.
I’m eagerly waiting for the 24 hour reading challenge. I’m too excited for all ‘Jack in Paris’ episodes.
Loads of vlogs coming to my second channel next week !!!
@@jack_edwards yay
Jack in Paris >>>>>>>> Emily in Paris
"based on how this book Smells it's never been read" -- an icon and truly a reader
I didn’t even know that The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was a book and not only a movie, so you’re all good 😂
Me too😭✋
I didn't know that it was a book and a movie
same here haha!
I didn't know there was a movie -
@@nunun672 how old are you?
Not Jack starting a 24 hour reading challenge with a rant about feeling betrayed by his English degree😭
I'm also impressed that there are so many English books in the apartment. And great books too.
Yes, Jack reads fast. However don't let that make you reflect on your own reading skills/speed. The speed of reading does not mean "better reader"
I'm a reading teacher for dyslexics and the goal is to comprehend what you are reading. A slower reading (and writing) speed is NO REFLECTION on one's intelligence. So while it is impressive that a person can read many books in a certain time frame, it is also impressive that anyone can read considering that the human brain did not evolve to read the written word. It is an amazing feat regardless of speed.
These videos are fun as Jack is a cutie. I can say that because I have a son just 2 years younger. ;)
🥺
Thank you for this wholesome comment, I bet you made a lot of people rethink their reactions to this as well as me! Was sitting moping about it just now, but your comment gave me a smile. Coming from someone with ADHD who is relearning how to enjoy reading as an adult!
I told my husband you're my favorite booktuber, because the way you talk in your videos, "It's like having a conversation with a friend!...A one-way conversation."
But seriously, I get the vibe that if I ever met you in real life, you'd talk exactly the way you talk on camera, and I love that.
love this so much -- thank you!!
Jack recklessly throwing the books around when reviewing them is giving me life
And it's giving me anxiety because it's technically not his 😂
Jack casually reading a bunch of books in 24 hours.
Me, having finished 100 pages in one day: "Where's my medal?"
so true!!!! 100 pages are my limit😅 while it's even averaging on 30 🤣
Yess I read 113 pages in one of my books yesterday, I feel celebrity 🙌
hey jack how many books do you want to read for this next challeng----?
jack: yes.
I feel like Jack reads as many books in 24 hours as I read in a year. It took me 4 hours to read a 100 page book the other day😩
I can't even read for 4 hours straight... so, go you!! 🥳😊
You are not alone. Brave heart.
It's okay, dude!!! I've only read 3 books this year, even though I love actually reading!
That why we watch jack and use his recommendations so hopefully the time we put in, is for a book we really like :)
Also I think the english lit degree gives u a super power.. my friend and mother on law both have one and they fly through books lol
You and your community make me feel much less alone for liking to read. I feel like I’m always surrounded by people who “hate” reading or think it’s boring. Then I come on here and I just feel: ✨💖
time stamps:
3:03 - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
by F.Scott Fitzgerald
4:48 - Curtain: Poirot’s Last Case
by Agatha Christie
6:59 - Shakespeare
by Bill Bryson
9:32 - Lost Girls and Love Hotels
by Catherine Hanrahan
11:44 - Nonsense Poems
by Edward Lear
13:07 - The High Window
by Raymond Chandler
14:37 - Dreaming in Cuban
by Cristina Garcia
That apartment looks amazing 🙌 you should do *banned* book challenge like Animal farm, The grapes of wrath, All Quiet on the Western Front, The Decameron, Ulysses, Lady Chatterley's Lover and etc.
Great idea!!!!
Why is the Ulysses banned?
@@noabinnendijk361 Ulysses was banned becuase it has a few sexually suggestive moments, talks about menstruation and has a lot of dirty jokes. That's why it was banned for obscenity in a lot of countries. It's also very irreverent of the Catholic church and the political establishment in Ireland in general....which is why it was banned in Ireland untill the fifties :)
ANIMAL FARM IS BANNED? damn. i read that for school in the 8th grade last year.
@@jannah5513 Not now but it was kinda banned in Soviet union
the fact that you read like 8 books in 24 hours is a level we could all aspire to reach (in an unhinged way ofc)
also love this way of finding random books to read that you might've never picked up otherwise! great video!
Jack: _starts talking about Agatha's book_
Me: Huh, methinks I should read this.
Jack: _spoils it_
Me: It's... it's okay, at least we don't know HOW he dies.
Jack: "It references Othello a lot... who ALSO kills himself :)"
Me: oKAY DAMN
It has been decades but if I remember the book there is plenty unspoiled.
omg same I had poirot on my tbr list. I'm hoping I can forget about it by the time that I come around to actually reading the series lol.
You might forget after reading all the pirot books before the end 🤣
istg i felt physical PAIN with this spoiler i had to pause the video for 3 minutes before i continue bc im a huge agatha christie fan and i didnt get to this one yet so I DIED WHEN HE SAID WHAT HE SAID !!!!!!
I feel better knowing I’m not the only one 😔
I've worked in a bookshop for 4 years and I had the EXACT SAME REACTION about The Curious Case of Benjamin Button being written by F Scott Fitzgerald. I literally found out 2 days ago and I was so confused.
As a person who has read every single hercule poirot story, I must wholeheartedly say that I almost tripped down my stairwell when I heard that you were going to read this book. I will now head to the hospital because I think I sprained my ankle (actually)
How’s going?
okay but in all seriousness now, imagine how clever and full of random wonderful knowledge Jack must be, to be reading so many books of all kinds, about all and any parts of life, from different eras and places in the world... I read so much less and I still feel like I've gained so much everytime I read the written words of somebody else's mind. to read this much must enrich you in so many ways. this is POWERFUL
Out of Context Jack Edwards: “I’ve spent a lot of time inside him.”
God I wish that were me 😔
@@non-pe8xn ummm 👁👄👁 🤣🤣🤣
I'm pretty impressed by the number of book in english your host owns ! Where I'm from in France books in VO are not the easiest to come by, but I guess it's different in Paris !
There are several English-speaking and international bookstores in Paris, including La Fnac. I don’t remember if Jack said that all the books were in English or if he picked among those who were.
About the walk to the teather being stinky- In Spanish (I honestly don't know about English as it is my second language) we say 'Mucha mierda' (lots of shit) to wish someone good luck with their play! Apparently it's because when people used to use carriages with horses instead of cars, when a play was incredibly successful, there were a lot of horses around the theater, which resulted in a lot of shit. Hence, lots of shit is like wishing someone that their play does well!
Same in French! We say “merde” (shit) to wish someone good luck with their play, but I had no idea why hahah this is fascinating thank you for the info
Same in Portuguese also!
In which country?? I am from Costa Rica and have never heard that haha so interesting though!!!
@@anavargas2837 in México! Although tbf I also hadn't heard it before until I got into teather haha
Omg im from spain and i knew the saying but not where it came from!! ✨️mucha mierda✨️ is just more saucy than 'break a leg'
For Christmas, you should do a book advent calendar where you recommend a book a day!
It's been a while since the last Jack 24 hours reading challenge, you've been missed!!
i have to say i did not miss them
😭
HOW is Jack reading books in two hours each??
i picked v short books!
Skimming technique
there once was a poet called lear
who filled jack up with fear
it was hour 11 i wanted my bed
and i don't know how we ended up here
😭😭
Jack has finally put into words how I feel about latinx literature “poetic, rich and haunting” and also how I like my men
what i'm hearing is that your ideal man is the ghost of Shakespeare
Ive heard that if you thrice whisper those three words in the mirror at midnight, Hozier will appear ✨
I’m on mental health leave from college rn n watching ur vids just soothes the soul
Best of luck to you for getting better!
you should do 24hrs of reading everything out loud and see how many books you can get through 😂
I love Bill Bryson! My 12th grade English teacher introduced us to Bryson and I was hooked right away. We got to read a chapter from Notes from a Big Country in class and when I got home I told my mum about it. Then she walked over to her bookshelf, pulled her copy out of it and gave it to me so I could read the rest of the book. This was so random and perfect.
I admire how much you are able to read, it’s really a talent :D
also: whenever I read a book, most of the time it “haunts” me for at least a month, I wonder if that also happens to you
:)
Same though! It takes me a couple of weeks to process what's happened!?
Me also having an English degree and not knowing The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald: 😶
Same. Master' s degree in English philology. Yikes.
Same. I literally had no clue
@@dace8828 genuine question. What is philology?
@@T-Law. it comes from greek philo + logos, and it means 'love for words', or something like that. That's what we call English studies in Spain, we say English philology.
The fact that i trust Jack's book recommendations more than i trust myself 😂💀✨ (i kid u not, he doesnt disappoint)
"Is a terrible idea but I am still doing it" 😆 this is me with almost every idea I had in my life
Your criticism of lost girls and love hotels is exactly how I feel about the depiction of Hong Kong in exciting times. This was such an awesome video loved all of the reviews and such a cool idea!
just Jack read more books in 24 hours than I did in half a year
nice
"Smarticle particles" this is amazing - I don't understand how you can read so fast and you have so much wit and humour, it's nearly unreal
I ditched Grammys nomination for this premiere 🤣 a good choice for sure
I just wanna say that this is literally my comfort channel - it got me through the anxiety of my school finals and college entrance exams and now I'm sitting at 2:30 AM losing my mind over college work... so I'm here for a pick me up. Thank you Jack, you're literally the best
No because the way I'm excitedly waiting as if an album is about to drop😂I can't imagine how I'll be when he publishes his second book.
How on earth do you read so fast?? It takes me a good 5 or 6 hours at least to get through a short contemporary novel, and I don't think I'm a particularly slow reader.
I think you should do a “reading my StoryGraph’s book recommendations” video.
I really wanna know if that app can actually help me find a favorite; I also feel like it would make a fun video.
This seems so relatable. My favourite thing to do when at other people's homes is judge the state of their mind by the books in their bookshelves. I love your videos!
How freaking fast are you reading? (It’s a compliment) I would probably only finish about two books in that time 😂
'pyscho- analysing my air bnb host' - ive never felt so personally attacked in my life
i like that the way you speak makes me process words i don’t usually hear because i’ve only read them in books.
Could you do a video reading the Reese Witherspoon book club books?
Omg yes
When Jack smells a book and can tell that it hasn’t been read before. 🤣 I’m the same with just lifting a book. BTW, you haaaaaaaave to read Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson. It’s absolutely so informative of walking the Appalachian trail while also being drop dead hysterical.
I am just wondering what kind of conversations Jack holds? He must've a plethora of knowledge
If you’ve ever seen a Whit Stillman movie, I imagine he speaks socially like a character from that
Really liked this one! Love how you critique, honest about the sidenotes with Fitzgerald, what to expect worldbuilding wise. That kind of stuff that can really impact how and if someone enjoys a book. Thanks for another cool video, enjoy paris! ♡♡♡♡
them bookshelf’s are beautiful
I love watching other college grads admit that they haven't read a lot of very common literature!! Like YES I did a million papers on some of these books, NO I didn't read them
Not gonna lie, as an extremely nosey book lover who can literally resist snooping around other people's bookshelves and secretly psychoanalising them, this video is EXACTLY my aesthetic.
I don't exactly remember when i started watching your videos but since i watched your first video your voice become like a background noise in my life. Your videos are entertaining, relaxing and informative. Watched all of them more than once. Literally can't stop
So forgive me if i say ✨ I'm obsessed✨
I have only just found your UA-cam channel today and safe to say I am hooked! I love the passion and energy you speak with, you seem like a very fun person to be around and your videos feel like I am discussing books with one of my best friends 😊
Honestly I've never been this excited for a video
I am honestly astonished at how fast you can read. You just read in 24h the amount of books that I would read in 6 months
Could you do a video about how you prep for book reviews? Do you have notes behind the camera? What about how many retakes you have to do?
Loved this random but weirdly creative video idea Jack! Within Booktube your videos are entertaining yet unique and excite me to look beyond my reading comfort zone! ☺
me: *has 2 essays and a paper due in two days* *panicking*
also me: 8:21 “it’s fine, it’s fine, everything is under control” *continues to watch Jack’s video*
go write your essays
Jack, just cause s book is unread doesn't mean it was a gift😂
* my whole shelf of books I bought but never read looming in the background, a single tear streaming down its cheek *
there's this french fantasy series I'm reading at the moment and I'm really really liking it, it's called "The Mirror Visitor Quartet" ("La Passe-mirroir" in French). I literally just finished book 3. I'm kinda obsessed with it right now i guess. Just a book series recommendation :)
JACK ! I love you channel, you have easily become one of my favorite youtubers !
I love Agatha Christie! I'm so happy you liked her book! ☺️
Speaking as the world's slowest reader I feel pretty impressed with myself when I finish a book in three days and Jack is reading them in two to three hours. Makes my yearly reading goal of 75 books seem woefully inadequate. 😭 This is why the Bible says those who compare themselves amongst themselves are not wise.
I’m aiming for 10 books this year so please don’t think your 75 is woeful 😅 I think it’s very impressive!
5:02 -"Our pal Agatha just always gets the pacing just right..."
*people walking by behind the window *
I love your video ideas! They're SO creative!
Haha I'm a house keeper of two air bnb.. (not the owner) and I love borrowing and reading the books, a lot have a note at the start as they were gifted and that's cool. One cottage has a lot of classics... but the other two have a great selection lol
1:31 ok but the book stand on the left corner is a Quran stand and is used when reading for a long period of time or after prayers. the Islamic design 🥺💕💕
Please do a video where you explain how you read, what you look for in a book, and tips to speed read with maximum information recall. You’re a legend.
There are people who are smart in math and science and then there are intellectual people like Jack. Your brain must be filled with knowledge based on the books you read, you probably know so much about so many things. And your reading speed is mad impressive. Great video!
The fact that this airbnb just literally has books so you can read for free 😭 how lucky one must be 😭😭
About the book about the Canadian girl living in Tokyo: her mocking Japanese people's English and non-native speakers in general is unfortunately EXTREMELY ACCURATE. I came to uni in the UK from abroad and part of my degree included a year abroad in Japan, and A LOT of my English-natives acquaintances would make fun of the way Japanese people spoke English despite the fact that we literally study Japanese at uni and are supposed to know more about the country and like it enough to spend a year there. Not to mention that we were studying Japanese so we should have been immersing ourselves in the language rather than encourage our Japanese friends to speak English to us just to laugh at them afterwards. Of course I am not a native speaker either, and although I have experienced some mocking because of it, it was never as bad. Then I realised: Brits will give you a pass as long as they find your accent 'cute' and as long as you're white-passing.
all of this to say: English native speakers!!! Stop treating people like they're stupid just because they're not proficient at English!! You try learning our language instead!!!
Hi Jack! I’ve started watching your content for the first time recently. I actually came from your UA-camr books videos and I think they’re really funny and I really like your content! You actually inspired me to get a little more into reading and I think you should start a blog where you review some of, if not most of the books you read. Just a suggestion, and I don’t really know how often you read comments but I just wanted to say keep up the good work!
It‘s so nice seeing you at the piano in „Shakespeare and Company“. I sat at the exact same place about 5 years ago and played the piano (which was so out of tune but the atmosphere was just incredible ☺️).
"I only read 3 full books in 6 hours, that's not good!"
Bruh, it takes me a month to finish one, what the fuck?
I'll never understand how people read more than two books in a day
I loveee this video. I would love if you did the good reads review thing with all the books in the air B and B and read the worst reviewed and the best review
I friendship you with Rowan Ellis, I feel like y’all’s chaotic energy will just be lovely together😊
2:19 - Wait until you find out that F. Scott Fitzgerald is a descendant of Francis Scott Key who composed the Star Spangled Banner, Jack.
Wh... What? 😳
@@laiatezenas3300 Yup! They’re second cousins 3X removed - whatever the fuck that means. Fitzgerald’s full name is Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald.
@@ingridsanchez9787 That's incredible! Thanks for this totally unexpected anecdote !
You mean to tell me that the Curious Case of Benjamin Button, the award winning movie with Brad Pitt and Kate Blanchett, is actually a book by F. Scott Fitzgerald? My English degree is crying in the corner 🙃🙃🙃
Loved it! Will you be making a video about your reading goals o 2022?
This was such a chaotic reading challenge! I loved it!