#colleen hoover or something

[aladyofthecanyon]

i love watching movies

[can-of-w0rmz]

How some people feel after shitting on people’s interests just because they’re popular or “basic”, and assuming they’re better than them for having niche interests (you’re the problem):

For anyone who needs to hear it, just because someone’s extroverted or enjoys popular things doesn’t mean they’re stupid or that they even can’t have niche interests too. Crazy insane mental concept, people aren’t one dimensional. Touch grass. Or kys. Whatever works best really

[spacexfucker]

Everytime I see ppl on here complain about the "bad books" on tiktok I just know you're spreading the regurgitated moral panic from there about smut that women read bc if you were actually on booktok in a meaningful way, the brûlée crust of monster fucking books or whatever you're upset about is like the top layer of booktok. Underneath are disabled, POC, queer, and a mix of all three creators which recommend books that are probably more your speed. Asserting that all the popular books are bad without having read them and going further to imply that someone couldn't get anything out of them is an interesting (deragatory) thing to do.

Literally saw someone say it was anti-intellectualism to read "those shit books". I'm sorry??? Dressing up your put down of what women read as "anti-intellectualism" is a hilarious way to distance your condemnation from the ageless push to condemn anything women read. You are not more educated for reading whatever you do. You are not morally superior for reading "complex" work. Giving shit to a largely female base for liking fun smutty romance is not new. That's been going on for as long as women have been allowed to read.

What, truly, is the point of acting so holier-than-thou about this? What do you think is gained from making fun of people who read a popular book? You think that's all they read? How do you know? Even if they did, why does that matter?

I think some of you are stuck in this headspace where your reading level from school is still a badge of honor and through your own faults and pitfalls you feel as if being able to pick up a book on theory or even more advanced fiction and get through it makes you a better person somehow. It doesn't.

And frankly, given the choice of who I'd be forced to spend time with and listen to, I'd much rather it be some "tiktok girlie" going on about the newest published mary-sue pulp than have to hear you wax on and on about how you wouldn't be caught dead with a dime novel in your hands.

[lois-thegreat]

does anybody have any book recommendations

[starrytones]

i find it kind of funny when all the people with a penis wince if kicking groins is mentioned, but then i read the phrase "he bit her clit" and okay i get it now. ow wtf.

[honeybearhalsin]

I hate you booktok I hate you kill yourself

[talbot-larry]

Book youtuber I watch: we should leave the anti-intellectualism accusations in 2024, it's ok if some ppl skip paragraphs for more exciting scenes or get annoyed with wordy pages or refuse to read classics or bla blah it's a good thing they're even reading!

Me: rip to you but I'm a natural hater

[taylorsabrina]

swiftie carpenter's can i ask what ya'll have been reading lately? i got a $40 barnes & noble gift card for christmas, but idk what to spend it on. 🤔📚

[clancyycat]

just wasted so much time going through that article thats like “1000 books you may have actually read” that gets passed around on here every once in a while and um. the list kinda sucks

[tiddiesoutwhenthetisout]

me going over a fic chapter because i got a comment

> cringing hard

> "what did i want to do"

> "agony"

[murphysiblings]

making assumptions abt ppl's lives & even the depth of their personality based on what they have on their bookshelf is so dumb . tiktok die

[daughterofzeus-the-novel]

I know some of classicsblr dislikes the way Madeline Miller modernized the Illiad for Song of Achilles but I loved Circe and I'm really liking this one so far

[torpublishinggroup]

It seems no monster is heartless, and no angel is without sin.

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The character art is by Alice Maria Power.

WHAT IT’S ABOUT

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In the aftermath of the deadly Libertatem trials, star-crossed lovers must face a choice between following their hearts or saving the world.

Newly found star-maiden Astraea is determined to keep her freedom and recover her memories. While Nyte tries to regain control of the vampires hungry for bloodshed, a sinister plan by his brother to overthrow him sparks a dangerous feud. Time is running out, and history seems doomed to repeat itself as they embark on a journey filled with magic and unforgettable romance.

[encrucijada]

might do this thing on my substack where i ask (almost) all my friends to tell me their favourite book and then i'll read it and review it

[marklikely]

the results of that "is fanfic a book" poll have shown me one thing and its that this site never graduated past that absolutely insufferable phase in 2013 where everyone acted like every book is the single most sacred thing on earth

[anqelbean]

This is the lowest hanging fruit I swear