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Jack Edwards is the author of 'The Uni-Verse: The Ultimate University Survival Guide' (HarperCollins, 2020) which seeks to make university less intimidating for future students. He is also a Youtuber and social media creator, talking about literature with reference to popular culture.

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Jack Edwards on We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
"The book with the most shocking plot twist for me."

Jack Edwards on No One Is Talking About This
"It's an ironic title, because I can't shut up about it."

Jack Edwards on Girl, Woman, Other
"Would make your feminism so much more intersectional."

Jack Edwards on Love Is a Mix Tape
"About how music is the soundtrack to our existences."

Jack Edwards on Siddhartha
"About a man who is searching for his faith but finds everything he needs within himself."

Jack Edwards on Play It As It Lays
"About 1960s LA."

Jack Edwards on Night Sky with Exit Wounds
"Dazzling."

Jack Edwards on Queenie
"I really enjoyed it."

Jack Edwards on My Policeman
"Phenomenal."

Jack Edwards on The Vanishing Half
"I can't imagine not finishing this."

Jack Edwards on Loveless
"An exploration of asexuality and being aromantic."

Jack Edwards on A Little Life
"Probably the saddest piece of literature I have ever encountered."

Jack Edwards on Before The Coffee Gets Cold
"This book wrecked me."

Jack Edwards on The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
"A bit silly but also good fun to read."

Jack Edwards on Emma
"[The author's] best piece of work."

Jack Edwards on No One Belongs Here More Than You
"Great for people who only read in short bursts."

Jack Edwards on Luster
"One of the best books to come out of 2021."

Jack Edwards on What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
"The stories are very concise and self-contained, but they get you hooked."

Jack Edwards on Call Me by Your Name
"Will fill [you] with love and then break [your] heart into tiny pieces."

Jack Edwards on Slaughterhouse-Five
"About [the author's] own experience of being a prisoner of war in Dresden."

Jack Edwards on Klara and the Sun
"Sort of dystopia about the rise of artificial intelligence."

Jack Edwards on My Year of Rest and Relaxation
"Details different types of depression."

Jack Edwards on Hamnet
"I think will become a modern classic."

Jack Edwards on The Master and Margarita
"Bizarre, but quite wonderful."

Jack Edwards on The Housekeeper And The Professor
"I hate maths, but even I enjoyed this book."

Jack Edwards on Norwegian Wood
"Will make you want to visit Tokyo."

Jack Edwards on Brighton Rock
"Has one of the best opening lines of all time."

Jack Edwards on The Old Man and the Sea
"Very fishy option."

Jack Edwards on Such a Fun Age
"Centers around the messy nuances of privilege."

Jack Edwards on Normal People
"The perfect people for university aged people."

Jack Edwards on Crime and Punishment
"Great."

Jack Edwards on Moby-Dick
"Classic."

Jack Edwards on What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
"Will really resonate with anyone who loves running."

Jack Edwards on The Song of Achilles
"A greek mythology retelling."

Jack Edwards on Never Let Me Go
"Has some great twists and turns."

Jack Edwards on The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
"Everyone I know who has read [this book], whether they've been reading for years or just started, adored it."

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