Reading

[zevthepaparazzo 844]

idk where to post this but it's going here 

why is reading aesthetic now 

but people aren't even reading good books 

like people on "booktok" recommend "viral" books that are just smut and nothing else 

more like "p0rndisguisedasfantasytok" 

also the commodification of domestic abuse/rape disguised as "dark romance" 

if reading is trendy now why can't they read wuthering heights or dorian grey or to killah mockingbird or hero of the story or ramona quimby 

i'm not much of a gatekeeper, but i highkey wanna gatekeep literacy 

am i insane for saying that?

Edited 1 hour ago by zevthepaparazzo

[PartySick 163,567]

I thought this was about "reading 💅" not actual reading

I guess I'm not surprised there's a "booktok" but I always find most recommendations lowkey trash, even the best sellers. I usually just pick up silly audiobooks to listen to at work when I get tired of listening to music. Usually dark themed fantasy stuff, post-apocalypse is my favorite genre  nothing like a good story

[zevthepaparazzo 844]

20 minutes ago, PartySick said:

I thought this was about "reading 💅" not actual reading

it's about the former 💅

i think

Edited 43 minutes ago by zevthepaparazzo

[LateToCult 40,993]

I’m so old now. Nonfiction has become my go-to. When I’m in the mood for fiction I go digging around AO3 😭

[Nite 5,734]

I'm not big on booktok but booktube has served me pretty well. There are a lot of channels that make long videos and take their time with their reviews and if you find someone who matches your taste you get some great recs out of it. Especially if you look out for channels that actually talk about the books and don't just show off their bookshelf and hauls. A lot of mine are German but I really like these channels:

 

If you like scifi/fantasy: