Jack Edwards Book Recommendations
69 Books Recommended
The Unreal and the Real
Selected Short Stories
by Ursula K. Le Guin
"'The Ones Who Walk Away from Ominous' really inspired the 'Spring Day' music video." - Jack Edwards (Source)
Malibu Rising
A Novel
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
"Lots of twists, and one for the gossip lovers." - Jack Edwards (Source)
Love Is a Mix Tape
Life and Loss, One Song at a Time
by Rob Sheffield
"About how music is the soundtrack to our existences." - Jack Edwards (Source)
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Small Pleasures
A Novel
by Clare Chambers
"About the little things in life that make life so special." - Jack Edwards (Source)
Green Ideas Slipcase
by Multiple Authors
"For the Greta Thunberg in your life." - Jack Edwards (Source)
Love in Color
Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold
by Bolu Babalola
"A selection of mythological retellings in a modern context." - Jack Edwards (Source)
No One Is Talking About This
A Novel
by Patricia Lockwood
"It's an ironic title, because I can't shut up about it." - Jack Edwards (Source)
Demian
by Hermann Hesse
"Influence the 'Blood, Sweat, and Tears' music video." - Jack Edwards (Source)
If I Had Your Face
A Novel
by Frances Cha
"All about modern South Koren culture set in Seoul." - Jack Edwards (Source)
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
A Novel
by Ottessa Moshfegh
"Details different types of depression." - Jack Edwards (Source)
Changes
A Love Story
by Ama Ata Aidoo
"About leaving a marriage and negotiating a new, single life." - Jack Edwards (Source)
The Hungover Games
A True Story
by Sophie Heawood
"Full of this dark sardonic wit." - Jack Edwards (Source)
No One Belongs Here More Than You
Stories
by Miranda July
"Great for people who only read in short bursts." - Jack Edwards (Source)
Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke
And Other Misfortunes
by Eric LaRocca
"I read this all in one sitting because I was just so hooked." - Jack Edwards (Source)
Kim Jiyoung
Born 1982
by Cho Nam-joo
"All about the female experience of living in South Korea." - Jack Edwards (Source)
The Housekeeper and the Professor
A Novel
by Yoko Ogawa
"I hate maths, but even I enjoyed this book." - Jack Edwards (Source)
Lonely Castle in the Mirror
by Mizuki Tsujimura
"Has some great twists and turns." - Jack Edwards (Source)
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
A Novel
by Karen Joy Fowler
"The book with the most shocking plot twist for me." - Jack Edwards (Source)
Convenience Store Woman
A Novel
by Sayaka Murata
"All about the intersection between feminism and criticism of capitalism." - Jack Edwards (Source)
Before the Coffee Gets Cold
A Novel
by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
"This book wrecked me." - Jack Edwards (Source)
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed
Stories
by Mariana Enriquez
"An Argentinian collection of short horror stories." - Jack Edwards (Source)
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
A Novel
by Ocean Vuong
"I think that people who love Taylor Swift's writing would really love the writing of [this author]." - Jack Edwards (Source)
A Single Man
A Novel
by Christopher Isherwood
"Chronicles a 24 hour period in the life of a man who has recently lost his husband." - Jack Edwards (Source)
The Windrush Betrayal
Exposing the Hostile Environment
by Amelia Gentleman
"About the power of journalism." - Jack Edwards (Source)
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And Then the End Will Come!
(But Five Things You Need to Know in the Meantime)
by Brandon Andress
"About the end times, but then it flips the idea on its head and encourages people to live in the moment." - Jack Edwards (Source)
The Vanishing Half
A Novel
by Brit Bennett
"I can't imagine not finishing this." - Jack Edwards (Source)
Red, White & Royal Blue
A Novel
by Casey McQuiston
"A really heartwarming love story." - Jack Edwards (Source)
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Norwegian Wood
by Haruki Murakami
"Will make you want to visit Tokyo." - Jack Edwards (Source)
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Misery
A Novel
by Stephen King
"About a famous writer whose number one fan kidnaps him and holds him hostage." - Jack Edwards (Source)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams
"A bit silly but also good fun to read." - Jack Edwards (Source)
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Elon Musk, Shah Rukh Khan, Naval Ravikant, Seth Rogen, Richard Branson, Tim Ferriss, Evan Goldberg, Sahil Lavingia, Zack D'Aleo
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
Stories
by Raymond Carver
"The stories are very concise and self-contained, but they get you hooked." - Jack Edwards (Source)
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Call Me by Your Name
A Novel
by André Aciman
"Will fill [you] with love and then break [your] heart into tiny pieces." - Jack Edwards (Source)
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The Old Man and the Sea
by Ernest Hemingway
"Very fishy option." - Jack Edwards (Source)
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Jordan Peterson, Jack Dorsey, Josh Waitzkin, Mark Manson, Lex Fridman, PewDiePie, Phil Keoghan
Moby Dick
by Herman Melville
"Classic." - Jack Edwards (Source)
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Steve Jobs, Barack Obama, PewDiePie, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Penn Jillette
A Little Life
by Hanya Yanagihara
"Probably the saddest piece of literature I have ever encountered." - Jack Edwards (Source)
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The Memory Police
A Novel
by Yoko Ogawa
"Centers on a group of people who decide to rebel against the system." - Jack Edwards (Source)
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The Song of Achilles
A Novel
by Madeline Miller
"A greek mythology retelling." - Jack Edwards (Source)
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
A Novel
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
"Everyone I know who has read [this book], whether they've been reading for years or just started, adored it." - Jack Edwards (Source)
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Slaughterhouse-Five
A Novel
by Kurt Vonnegut
"About [the author's] own experience of being a prisoner of war in Dresden." - Jack Edwards (Source)
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The Master and Margarita
by Mikhail Bulgakov
"Bizarre, but quite wonderful." - Jack Edwards (Source)
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Peter Thiel, Jordan Peterson, Jack Dorsey, Max Levchin, PewDiePie
Crime and Punishment
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
"Great." - Jack Edwards (Source)
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Jordan Peterson, Esther Perel, Larry King, Christopher Hitchens, PewDiePie, Jim Cramer, Ernest Hemingway, Jim Carrey, Brian Dean
Brighton Rock
by Graham Greene
"Has one of the best opening lines of all time." - Jack Edwards (Source)
The Good Soldier
by Ford Madox Ford
"There's death, and adultery, and lying. What more could you want?" - Jack Edwards (Source)
Shuggie Bain
A Novel
by Douglas Stuart
"About a child growing up with an alcoholic mother." - Jack Edwards (Source)
Lost Girls and Love Hotels
A Novel
by Catherine Hanrahan
"A very sex positive book." - Jack Edwards (Source)
Siddhartha
by Hermann Hesse
"About a man who is searching for his faith but finds everything he needs within himself." - Jack Edwards (Source)
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Naval Ravikant, David Blaine, Emma Watson, Wim Hof, Neil Strauss, Bryan Johnson, Navdeep Chandel, Tim Ferriss, Fred Wilson, Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Phil Jackson, Lex Fridman, Justin Kan, Harry Styles, James Clear
The Hungry Tide
A Novel
by Amitav Ghosh
"All about the symbiotic relationship between fishermen and the water." - Jack Edwards (Source)
Girl, Woman, Other
by Bernardine Evaristo
"Would make your feminism so much more intersectional." - Jack Edwards (Source)
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Klara and the Sun
A Novel
by Kazuo Ishiguro
"Sort of dystopia about the rise of artificial intelligence." - Jack Edwards (Source)
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Normal People
A Novel
by Sally Rooney
"The perfect people for university aged people." - Jack Edwards (Source)
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Such a Fun Age
by Kiley Reid
"Centers around the messy nuances of privilege." - Jack Edwards (Source)
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What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
A Memoir
by Haruki Murakami
"Will really resonate with anyone who loves running." - Jack Edwards (Source)