the only book i've rated 5-stars in 2023 (so far)

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  • Опубліковано 23 лют 2023

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  • @Ohnoitsthatguy-620
    @Ohnoitsthatguy-620 Рік тому +4996

    Ive been so conditioned by this app for sarcasm that actual sincerity was the most surprising turn of events.

    • @kahoku451
      @kahoku451 Рік тому +6

      😂😂

    • @happyjellycatsquid
      @happyjellycatsquid Рік тому +58

      Especially with the Hardin voice over like… that fact it wasn’t sarcastic is one big missed opportunity 😆

    • @afrinrahman5519
      @afrinrahman5519 Рік тому +11

      Fr I thought it's gonna be some bs book and was totally expecting a twist. Him being sincere was surprising

    • @XamandaaaX
      @XamandaaaX Рік тому +2

      Check out newly published romance novel- Village of pain

    • @LordJesusChristisGodandSaviour
      @LordJesusChristisGodandSaviour 10 місяців тому +7

      God, the Lord Jesus Christ loves you! Restore your relationship with God by repenting of your sins and putting your faith in Jesus Christ, "... that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures..." (1 Corinthians 15:3-4)

  • @burnt-croissants
    @burnt-croissants Рік тому +3456

    not the hardin voice over 🥴🥴

    • @Moonstar79
      @Moonstar79 Рік тому +157

      IS THAT SERIOUSLY WHAT THAT’S FROM LMAO

    • @cassie2055
      @cassie2055 Рік тому +60

      STOP 💀

    • @jennyyeh4730
      @jennyyeh4730 Рік тому +13

      Where is the voiceover from !??

    • @Moonstar79
      @Moonstar79 Рік тому +38

      @@jennyyeh4730 "After" lmao

    • @Sofi-equestrian
      @Sofi-equestrian Рік тому +1

      @@Fluorescent.mushrooms 😻😭😂

  • @danieladamico5485
    @danieladamico5485 Рік тому +844

    There's a film adaptation that came out last year and it's soooo beautiful. Highly recommend it, it's called The Quiet Girl.

    • @slyyneha9254
      @slyyneha9254 11 місяців тому +5

      the film is good? do you recommend watching it?

    • @user-bn9kr6nz5h
      @user-bn9kr6nz5h 11 місяців тому

      I saw "The Quiet Girl" four times at local cinemas after it was released in North America in March of this year. I can't recommend it highly enough. The ending will stay in your mind for months afterwards. A beautiful, timeless film.@@slyyneha9254

    • @247IcecreamLover
      @247IcecreamLover 11 місяців тому +18

      ​@@slyyneha9254its very good, a good chunk of it is in irish but it has subtitles. Originally called An Cailin Ciuin

    • @ilana8153
      @ilana8153 10 місяців тому +5

      The quiet girl was so good I just wish it didn’t end like that

    • @BraceletsByCookie
      @BraceletsByCookie 9 місяців тому +5

      One of my friends was a background character in the movie!

  • @siffredskov1754
    @siffredskov1754 Рік тому +542

    Not music from the After movie😅😂

    • @rachelcarpenter3965
      @rachelcarpenter3965 Рік тому

      Hardin Scott's HORRID fucking voice...gah.

    • @panicfvx
      @panicfvx 10 місяців тому +6

      Nah I thought the quote wasn’t bad until I realised the franchise it was from, now scroll whenever I hear the sound💀

  • @megjshark
    @megjshark Рік тому +3011

    you’ve literally given 7 books 5 stars this year

    • @rurubelle2920
      @rurubelle2920 Рік тому +490

      Idk, the other 6 books could actually be 4.5 just rounded up to a 5 cause goodreads don't allow half star ratings.

    • @aulbayne
      @aulbayne Рік тому +692

      Just to confirm that the above comment is correct ^^^ Jack also uses The StoryGraph, where you can give .25 and .75 ratings, and this is the only 5 star one :)

    • @Moonstar79
      @Moonstar79 Рік тому +47

      @@dianaayt More than 5 stars? Blasphemous!

    • @jack_edwards
      @jack_edwards  Рік тому +1260

      goodreads doesn't allow for .25 ratings so some of those were 4.5 or 4.75 rounded up. my more accurate reviews go on the storygraph where this can be done!

    • @gracia8348
      @gracia8348 Рік тому +184

      girl stop calling him out 😭

  • @sorchaaislingoregan1000
    @sorchaaislingoregan1000 10 місяців тому +22

    I studied foster in school for my Leaving Cert. It’s such a remarkable commentary on rural Irish life and family. I keep going back to it and it is always 5 stars

  • @danyramos8139
    @danyramos8139 Рік тому +16

    OH MY GOD THAT IS SUCH A GOOD BOOK!

  • @adannayoutube4243
    @adannayoutube4243 Рік тому +14

    omg i read “small things like these” back in december so i’ll have to check this out!!

  • @mckenna8663
    @mckenna8663 11 місяців тому +7

    Thank you. Due to this video, I blindly went and read this book. Wonderful Story!!

  • @byusimmer6468
    @byusimmer6468 Рік тому +3

    Ohh okayy maybe this should be in my tbr

  • @divyaaa013
    @divyaaa013 Рік тому +13

    you were the last person I expected who would use this Hardin Scott audio XD

  • @erikaaaaa2882
    @erikaaaaa2882 Рік тому +46

    an irish author does it again!

  • @cmondya4919
    @cmondya4919 Рік тому +6

    I just saw your bookhaul video :')

  • @Bloodonthepick
    @Bloodonthepick Місяць тому +2

    Thank you so much. One of the best trilogies I’ve ever had the privilege of experiencing and its religious allegories resonate with me. Amen.

  • @sarahgupta6755
    @sarahgupta6755 Рік тому +8

    I don't know why but the audio you selected is cracking me up. Can we get you reacting to the after series? 🤣 the whole of it!

  • @nickice7009
    @nickice7009 Місяць тому +3

    Love that book and the audio book is good too

  • @roochel
    @roochel Рік тому +16

    you should watch the quiet girl, apparently the film based on this book!

  • @LeftysLefty
    @LeftysLefty Рік тому +10

    oh Claire Keegan - shes good! Ive read a bunch of her stuff (her books are usually slender) including Foster. You have good taste in reading!

  • @henrietta9394
    @henrietta9394 Рік тому +23

    Small things like these by keegan is on my tbr, I might add this to the list too 😅
    Edit: I read it and I absolutely adored it! It was so charming and sweet. I love Irish literature so I’m probably biased but I would rate it 5 stars too ☺️

    • @ralphmills8283
      @ralphmills8283 6 місяців тому +2

      Irish people just have such a unique way of perceiving things, it’s like constant obsessive admiration of the world around for fear it may disappear

  • @traceyhamilton8481
    @traceyhamilton8481 11 місяців тому +2

    I read this book today and within an hour stumbled across this reel. 😮 Great story.

  • @edenmurphy2025
    @edenmurphy2025 Рік тому +3

    Ahhh I’m so excited i ordered it last night

  • @iselinhaga66
    @iselinhaga66 8 місяців тому +4

    Thats it, its been on my list for ages! Im buying it.

  • @laurenschenck5355
    @laurenschenck5355 Рік тому +3

    I am glad you loved it ❤❤❤❤

  • @vedashreemahajan5351
    @vedashreemahajan5351 Рік тому +7

    Hearing hardin's voice to a jack Edwards video was something I thought I would never see..

  • @Isaahmed457
    @Isaahmed457 Місяць тому +2

    The book you read that I love is. If life is a bowl of cherries what am I doing in the pits? Best book ever.

  • @edenmurphy2025
    @edenmurphy2025 Рік тому +5

    Read this on the train yesterday. Its beautifully written hut I wouldnt give it 5 stars

  • @Priyanshu_Chakraborty
    @Priyanshu_Chakraborty 5 місяців тому +1

    During 15mins meditation in morning i listen audiobook n it helped me a lot sir.

  • @aoife3288
    @aoife3288 Рік тому +24

    You should watch the quiet girl!! It's a film based off this novella and its up for an Oscar. Truly astounding film

  • @germitch
    @germitch Рік тому +20

    So glad you liked this one!!!!

  • @RidingAGrizzly
    @RidingAGrizzly Рік тому +3

    I've read 43 books this year so far. Finally got my hands on (and finished) The Nature of Nature by Enric Sala. It's the only one to ever receive my 5 stars (even Mary Oliver and Thoreau came up a smidge shorter than 5). It's the single most important book to read today. I might share a soul with Mary Oliver, but Enric Sala translates my heart and mind into words in his work.

    • @yugen467O
      @yugen467O Рік тому +1

      Hey can you suggest me some books to increase attention/focus and memory

  • @mkmade2729
    @mkmade2729 Рік тому +4

    My recommendation: The powerful messages by karthikeyan and laws of power by robert greene

  • @SweetCarolineBAMBAMBAM
    @SweetCarolineBAMBAMBAM 10 місяців тому +2

    We studied this book for our leaving cert (equivalent gcse's) and it made me so mad for some reason. Like nothing happened at alllllll. I'm glad you and other people liked it. It's a shame that it just fell short for me

  • @nicholevernon3375
    @nicholevernon3375 Рік тому +109

    Why are your hands so aesthetically pleasing

    • @rumo1086
      @rumo1086 10 місяців тому +7

      Because he's never done a day of hard work in his life lol.
      Jk probably manicures and moisturizer. I genuinely thought it was a woman's hand at first.

    • @ican384
      @ican384 10 місяців тому +1

      @@rumo1086jealousy is a disease

    • @MattD86
      @MattD86 9 місяців тому +4

      Everyone has begun saying “aesthetically pleasing” in the past few years. So dumb.

    • @davidcopson5800
      @davidcopson5800 5 місяців тому +1

      I haven't read that one, who is the author?

  • @maxalburg5665
    @maxalburg5665 10 місяців тому +4

    Down Here in the Warmth by Euel Arden is one of the best books I’ve read in a while. It really drained me emotionally. I had to take a reading break after finishing it.

  • @edythedean
    @edythedean 4 місяці тому +1

    i love that book so much

  • @AffirmIAm
    @AffirmIAm 4 місяці тому

    Great content

  • @adelept
    @adelept Рік тому +10

    thank you for not making us sit through the whole intro😭😭😭🙏🙏

  • @gamerbutnotforrealtho7834
    @gamerbutnotforrealtho7834 Рік тому +1

    For me it was i fell in love with hope

  • @juliedavidson255
    @juliedavidson255 4 дні тому

    This book is divine ✨️

  • @marwamaghraoui7236
    @marwamaghraoui7236 3 місяці тому +1

    The adaptation is so emotionally compelling, I think you'll enjoy it

  • @kayligo
    @kayligo 6 місяців тому

    Are you going to read Hello Beautiful by
    Ann Napolitano?

  • @rakhidhaundiyal6121
    @rakhidhaundiyal6121 Рік тому

    Hii can you please review before the coffee gets cold

  • @midnightgir6
    @midnightgir6 9 місяців тому

    That was quite the pause for dramatic effect.

  • @jessaldrich9921
    @jessaldrich9921 10 місяців тому

    Out of the hundreds of TikTok’s I’ve seen in the last year this is the only one I’ve seen

  • @krysa3557
    @krysa3557 8 місяців тому +1

    Jack, i really need you to recommend me a book or books if possible about flawed characters 😅

  • @gillianwinzinger9558
    @gillianwinzinger9558 Рік тому +147

    Fine, I'll buy a copy. Are you happy now?

  • @sylvia7650
    @sylvia7650 11 місяців тому +1

    On Jack’s recommendation I read this today ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

  • @JugalSingh
    @JugalSingh 6 місяців тому

    This video felt a bit special it was very deep and thorough and you did that for us, for free so thanks 😂

  • @littlefiddlechick1513
    @littlefiddlechick1513 2 місяці тому +1

    Have you read Mr. Fix It and Miss Sue? I love it!❤

  • @rgvucla
    @rgvucla 3 місяці тому

    Absolutely brilliant story

  • @shinek3891
    @shinek3891 Рік тому +1

    come on people! as if there isn't enough on my summer reading list already! (thanks anyway)

  • @iamsleepy27
    @iamsleepy27 8 місяців тому

    one of jacks best recommendations, was great

  • @NerdyNurseReads
    @NerdyNurseReads Рік тому +16

    Goodreads says 7 five star books

  • @nitikajangra7282
    @nitikajangra7282 13 годин тому

    Chasing the veridicality is also one of my favorite books. Written by nitika singh

  • @Justazraa
    @Justazraa 8 місяців тому

    THE HARDIN VOICE OVER LMFAOOO

  • @AverageGamer325
    @AverageGamer325 4 місяці тому

    Nice bro

  • @One_With_The_Force
    @One_With_The_Force Рік тому +1

    Hey! I'm a young writer, and recently a hacker deleted my 73 page book I've worked on for months.
    I will soon start over again. When it's done, would you please read and review it? Love your content❤

  • @yahaira_f
    @yahaira_f Рік тому +57

    What about the other five books you gave five stars to this year? Goodreads exists

    • @Adagissimo
      @Adagissimo Рік тому +52

      Goodreads doesn't allow fractional values - Check his storygraph instead to find the ones he's rated 4.5/4.75 and rounded up!

    • @Foodfry122
      @Foodfry122 Рік тому +2

      So does storygraph which is better (Amazon doesn’t own it) and allows 4.75 and 4.5 star ratings.

  • @wesleydraves1281
    @wesleydraves1281 4 місяці тому

    Two books I’ve personally rated 5 stars and I would recommend to anyone who hasn’t read it would be the novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, and the novel The Boy In the Striped Pajamas

  • @elijuh3
    @elijuh3 11 місяців тому

    Just borrowed this from the library.

  • @labelle1301
    @labelle1301 Рік тому

    Not the after sound lmfao

  • @kurlykaitlyn
    @kurlykaitlyn Рік тому +2

    Out of 20 books, the count of Monte Cristo is my only 5star so far. A really big 5 star though, it’s a masterpiece

  • @allancornell2191
    @allancornell2191 6 місяців тому

    Invitation to the Game is an old fav of mine.

  • @sunrisesilence
    @sunrisesilence Рік тому +26

    I think you guys forgot that 5 stars on goodreads doesn't mean 5 stars irl, on storygraph they have 4.75 stars or so

  • @learningthief
    @learningthief 8 місяців тому

    CAN'T HURT ME -David Goggins

  • @Kokichiiisme
    @Kokichiiisme 3 місяці тому

    I've only given 4 book series 5 stars in my whole life! (Hunger games, hooky, demon slayer and before the coffee gets cold)

  • @hannamakowska1018
    @hannamakowska1018 Рік тому +1

    long live would be THE perfect closer imo

  • @jardupngolf
    @jardupngolf 3 місяці тому

    Now i want to read this book

  • @abbiereynolds8016
    @abbiereynolds8016 Рік тому

    Oh wow we read this book in English class in school (I'm from Ireland)
    Wasn't expecting to see someone recommend it here😅

  • @thehomosapiennnnn
    @thehomosapiennnnn 10 місяців тому

    I was so fascinated by the line in the audio then i realised it is from the "After" series and I was like nooooo.... I think the only good thing about the series is this line

  • @Progressjourney
    @Progressjourney 2 місяці тому +5

    I also love reading books and recently I made a short video to share my feelings about the book "The Alchemist" - my favorite book. Everyone, please comment and discuss with me

    • @crhollifield2012
      @crhollifield2012 2 місяці тому +1

      i read the Alchemist when i was 15 and it changed my life. great book 10/10

    • @soumyadeeps_music
      @soumyadeeps_music 2 місяці тому

      ​@@crhollifield2012I'm going to read it next

  • @RkingTheGreat477
    @RkingTheGreat477 11 місяців тому

    Read oh how I wish I went back it’s so good

  • @gagan7426
    @gagan7426 3 місяці тому

    New sub i love books

  • @kalayne6713
    @kalayne6713 8 місяців тому

    Any Irish is good by me. Will find this asap.

  • @Kiwimarauder
    @Kiwimarauder 6 місяців тому

    Just read it after seeing this short.

  • @fabriciocunha8436
    @fabriciocunha8436 Місяць тому

    Have you ever heard of machado de Assis?? If not u should give him a chance! One of the most brilliant authors I’ve ever read

  • @MuchinduAWARD
    @MuchinduAWARD 3 місяці тому

    ❤❤ Kindly asking for text book for pure science

  • @christinaschiefer2208
    @christinaschiefer2208 Рік тому +12

    I just finished this book this week and I enjoyed it a lot.

    • @keingewissen5778
      @keingewissen5778 9 місяців тому +1

      It’s like 100 pages, how long did you read it, lmao?

    • @christinaschiefer2208
      @christinaschiefer2208 9 місяців тому

      @@keingewissen5778 Two days. This was just to say that I just recently read it.

    • @Press-pb77
      @Press-pb77 4 місяці тому

      @@christinaschiefer2208what genre is it

  • @Xyx98730
    @Xyx98730 9 місяців тому

    Please read dead beautiful by Yovenne woon

  • @saucv
    @saucv 8 місяців тому

    Question. If you listen to audio books can you say I read the book? I do lots while driving, but should I say I just listen to “” book?

  • @biblichorvibes
    @biblichorvibes Рік тому

    THE AUDIO FROM THE LOVE OF MY LIFE AUDIOBOOK IS KILLING ME I LOVE THAT BOOK

  • @Lisa-ym1si
    @Lisa-ym1si Рік тому

    This was a really special book…

  • @dailybibleverses5898
    @dailybibleverses5898 9 місяців тому +1

    Jesus loves you all!

  • @morgan_baileyy
    @morgan_baileyy Рік тому

    POV: my diary

  • @donderCS
    @donderCS Рік тому

    I’m reading Small Things Like These right now before I leave for Ireland, and Foster (followed by Antarctica) are next.

  • @omgherovideohosting564
    @omgherovideohosting564 7 місяців тому

    That bracelet is amazing! Can I ask where you got it?

  • @areebajaved8145
    @areebajaved8145 Рік тому +12

    Jack you've given 5 ⭐️ to more than 5 books 🌚

  • @clairebrickhill9007
    @clairebrickhill9007 Рік тому

    Just finished Bunny by Mona Awad, you said you hope its turned into a movie. What would be your fan casting??? 😊❤ we need some phycology book reviews like the lucifer effect

  • @ripper3072
    @ripper3072 9 місяців тому

    Which hotel chaj. Is this??? Telll us!! Pls..

  • @suzys735
    @suzys735 7 місяців тому

    I read it and it was beautiful… as was The Quiet Girl (film based on the book)

  • @ryanandida8618
    @ryanandida8618 Рік тому +2

    What about The Death of Ivan Ilyich? Wasn't that one also 5 stars?

  • @emmadecaussin8512
    @emmadecaussin8512 Рік тому +1

    This book went over my head lol

  • @eatmorepeanuts
    @eatmorepeanuts 7 місяців тому

    💯 she’s the only author I am keeping track of at the moment

  • @mallikadancehub158
    @mallikadancehub158 Рік тому

    From which app u buy ur novels.... I want to buy original novels 😢

  • @mysticforest9607
    @mysticforest9607 Рік тому

    Hey, have you read The Wingfeather Saga. If you like fantasy I suggest Wingfeather.

  • @szmsz
    @szmsz 6 місяців тому

    What is this book about?

  • @theamazinganonymous7847
    @theamazinganonymous7847 Рік тому +17

    Jack over here tempting us to spend even more money on books 👁️👄👁️

  • @i.am.happy203
    @i.am.happy203 5 місяців тому

    The Book of Lost Names is amazing

  • @Hamburg_Kerl
    @Hamburg_Kerl 3 місяці тому +13

    The old 10/10 book I’ve ever rated was the Bible

    • @De_Selby
      @De_Selby Місяць тому +2

      Hm that one's a good 0/10 for me.

    • @xxLonniExx
      @xxLonniExx 10 днів тому

      -5/10 rating is deserved for that one fantasy book :)

  • @ragavnanda1808
    @ragavnanda1808 4 місяці тому

    I almost thought it was charlotte’s web 💀