I never something that has plagued me for years, making me ugly cry myself to sleep in pain and exhaustion on a regular basis, would become a trend 😃

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I don’t usually skim, I do when I’m doing like a project for school and have to read text to find the answer I skim to find the answers fast. But when reading books I absolutely do not skim. However I do read fairly fast the fastest I read a around 400 page novel was in about 12 maybe 13 hours.

Ppl are wrongly criticising they are not criticise Instagram TikTok other stuff those who show their bodies which create idealism to be that person in the world and thus comparing other life ppl begin on internet and these are kids involved there instead of studying and other ppl like James scholz are criticise for studying 12 hrs it’s pretty sad who is moving forward in their career and also making other ppl to move forward building that community and he is not hustler bcz he just studied 12 hrs had good sleep of 8 hrs it’s just a short spam of time needed for every student in life and he never said someone to study 24 hrs a day this 24 hrs day is hustler not 12 hrs day one

I think James Scholz never said to study this much hrs I think he did for himself and he had his own reason like pandamic stuff I don’t think James said or force someone to study 12 hrs but why u guys say he is hustler without knowing anything u guys just needs views for yourself accept that truth u all he is such a genuine person while he talks and kind person but bcz of ur hate and other stuff is causing have broken him too much and it’s better request from all ppl instead of believing other KZbinrs that James scholz is hustler it’s better to reach out yourself the truth behind the story even the the deep book author cal Newport said that even specially on James scholz on podcast that ppl are wrongly referring to James as hustler plz watch that podcast guys

you clearly didn't get what she meant. she is not calling herself a tortured poet. do your research again

I feel like social media slowly takes away every hobby I used to enjoy and makes it a competition. I didn't realise why I stopped appreciating books until you mentioned "if you don't read more books than the year before, you've failed" I literally had to learn to read slowly again, because I was anxious when the book was long, thinking "oh no, I have to finish it as soon as possible to start another book" Unfortunately, these creators made my perfectionism so much worse and I don't even feel like a person sometimes anymore. I feel like I have to be as efficient as a machine

The fiction I read is mainly sci-fi, fantasy, mystery, and horror. Straight white guys keep writing the same old crap straight white guys have been writing for the past 200 years. Most of them. So very little of what I read is by straight white guys.

I tried substack and ried to produce a little some thing daily i found that the process of writing was hard on me because i was miningg my payche pretty hard, after 70 little pieces i had to stop and physically being at the la pop rop dauly was horrible dor me .physically disabled have totype one handed. I was developing amerhod of typing covering the keysof aa laptop with one hand , it was exhausting . Now i have a piece i want to put a bow on dealing with a delicate subject matter and im not sure how to go about it .. ugh

Artists don't have to starve if if they don't mind poached deer meat.

I just quit reading a book if I find it too boring.

Hello Alina, I also once had UC, for about 4 years. And since you’ve had it yourself for so long I’m sure you’ve heard of or have had the opportunity to speak with your GI about surgery. Long story short, After years of medications and other treatments, I decided to have surgery. Called a Total Proctocolectomy. I did have a colostomy bag for about 8 months in between my two surgeries. The second surgery was the reversal. I have lived with the JPouch for the last 4 years and life has never been better. Being honest, the recovery from the surgery had its rough times but in the end, and looking back, it was the best decision I made regarding my UC. Take this for what you will, but I just wanted to put this out there as an option for you. As always consult your Specialist. Great video🎉

now there’s actually a subsection of literature called plays, wait until you hear about what they are comprised almost entirely of

i think reading mostly (not exclusively but MOSTLY) romance or fantasy is not necessarily bad if you just want entertainment. obviously other books will give you a broader range of things you can learn, whether writing style, the topics touched upon, and open your mind to understanding the role around you, but if you know what you’re looking for, it’s not bad to just choose entertainment you know you like. HOWEVER, not taking valid criticism to them is where people are at fault. you can really enjoy a book and it still have flaws

Look I’m a fast reader and I don’t even read 100+ a books a year. Reading should be a hobby and not a race or competition. These booktok girlies should find something else to make content on if they really don’t enjoy reading.

yapping for 15 minutes , are you agreeing or not

This is why you do not see anything remotely intellectual in them; not in their vocabulary, or in their character. Skimming isn’t learning. We don’t just read for entertainment, we read to learn, grow and develop.

Can we talk about the fact that many booktalk creators are just porn addicts? I swear all they read is about it sex, and it’s usually the most deranged, cry for help shit. And the authors aren't any better. They write stories that don't have a plot, and half the book is sex that isn't even appropriate for the context. Like the characters just found a body, why did they pause to have sex before calling 911? So many times have I gotten books that were highly praised on tiktok just to find that the writing is shit, and it’s just a porn book. Some people even complain when a book doesn't have sex in it and feel like it’s a waste of time. They're no better than men who are addicted to porn hub.

These folks won't even get through the Marmeladova's rant in C&P

17:16 I like the refusal to talk politics, tbh. As a non-American, I know more about your country than my own, and I've never even been there once. I hate not being able to follow a bloody cooking show without someone comparing their Soufflé to Nancy Pelosi or something. This soulles obsession with politics honestly feels like a hivemind at this point.

Ppl are building social media book community to have a larger influence to get their book published . The idea is to get 1 million followers and take that to agents as a marketing pitch for their books

I havent been on tiktok in a few years but those of us who read mostly non fiction/audiobooks feel like we are excluded from booktok/book communities. It very much feels cliquish. And it very much feels like its a competition about how can buy and read the most smut. (Yawn.)

Just another symptom of how rotten to the core America has become

Where is your goodreads acc?!

11:00 but my point as far as reading stamina is that bookmarks exist. If you're feeling restless or can't focus on the novel you're literally going to be critiquing publicly, bookmark it and go make a cup of tea. skimming because you're struggling to read at that particular time is not the answer if you're then going to publicly shame a book for not being engaging. Of course these reviewers couldn't get immersed in a book! they are skim reading the most immersive content in them

8:00 It's completely different that these people choose to read of their own volition, aren't assigned these books, and call themselves book reviewers. they're projecting certain opinions about these novels to their readers which aren't trustworthy because it can't be a good review of a text if you haven't completely read it. They behave as though consuming books at a frightening pace is achievable and even aspirational, promote overconsumption by buying and exhibiting grand displays of their bookshelves full of copies of the same book in six different designs, and they trash authors based on skim reading. It's problematic especially given their followings because a few of them have a big outreach and could realistically affect sales of the books they're lying about having read

Amazon did not set up Goodreads. Goodreads was a private company and website set up by a couple. Amazon bought it because they wanted the reading data.

Thirty-five years later I do not regret my literature degree. I would do it all over again.

Confession: i do skip descriptions if the aspect is descibed to often (looks, "he was BLAHBLAHBLAH", or constant singular setting imagery unless it actually has a message or a really unqiue place) (im vile i know)

If i get 10 books in a year im happy haha😅

The one about books having too many words could have been a valuable conversation about small print being less accessible, but the point or lack of one she makes is nuts. What did she want there to be, pictures?

I have found so many channels saying “If you wanna read faster then just start skipping paragraphs”… that’s not reading.

I love your thumbnail so much :')

Honestly, if people are reading more because of that, good! I hope more book influencers emerge from this "aesthetic reading culture".

i honestly despise reading goals and challenges too - people turn their form of entertainment into a chore, which swiftly sucks out a lot of the joy.

I knew more than some of them were just skimming.

Milanote looks super cool, could possibly use for my school work. !!

That video was genuinely eye-opening for me, as I hadn’t even realised the problem existed. I’ve been reading international classics since I was ten, simply because that’s what we had at home, and I couldn’t be bothered to go to the library. And no, you don’t need a degree in literature to understand them-historical context may change, but human nature does not, which is why these works remain relevant and relatable. I imagine one’s understanding deepens with age, but classics are accessible to varying degrees at any stage of life. They’re also a fantastic way to learn history, especially if it’s not your strongest subject. That said, just because a book is old doesn’t necessarily make it good. I could name a few that are as tropey and clichéd as some of the modern, overly popularised works we all know but won’t mention.

how is booktok full of self-proclaimed feminists who advocate for a women's right to express her sexuality, but then absolutely fumble the concept of boundaries, consent, and you know, not have the decency to sexualize random strangers who didn't ask for it? Like just because the words are less crude than catcalling, doesn't make it any less demeaning or humiliating. "Booktok isn't hurting anyone", except it is. Maybe not as much as the 🌽 industry or the misogynistic culture that we live in, but it has hurt people and impacted people and their relationships with others. And it's definitely baffling to see the absolute hypocrisy coming from this type of Booktokers specifically. (And this isn't even getting to how readers, or even authors themselves, romanticize or glorify DV and abusive/unhealthy relationships portrayed in books. In which I mean, writing about characters experiencing DV and/or being in abusive or ubhealthy relationships can be done and discussed tactfully, but unfortunately, that's not what we're seeing from the unfortunately popular side of booktok)

Marie Antoinette walked so BookTokers could run.

I 'm an erotic fiction writer who used to publish his works for free on sites like Literotica. Till about ten years ago, the moderators were mostly male, so there were rarely issues. I didn't even get messages from the moderators after uploading. But then, one day, someone called Lucy contacted me, informing me that all of my stories were going to get deleted. When I asked why, she said that they were sexist towards women. I found that ridiculous, since my novella were just male fantasy. But apparently, if erotic fiction doesn't appeal to women, it won't get published...not even for free. And the kicker is, Literotica used to be aimed at men. I'm guessing, when viewed from a wider scale, any fiction that puts women in a bad light will probably get denied publishing rights, since most moderators at major publishing houses are female now. You want to know why men stopped writing? You were partly correct in the video, but the truth is that women gatekeep. They tend to collude in matters that seemingly benefit them.

Similarly, when you read female literature, you'll be introduced to femunist books. The truth is, when you follow the major literature competitions, they are invariably won by people with vagines, so the logical question should be, did the boys stop trying all of a sudden?

A good reading chair is the best thing ever. I have one that I carefully chose after sitting on many many chairs and it’s my favourite piece of furniture.

1:10 it also has to be said that pure numbers isn't impressive, like okay you read 300 borderline rape books a year, I had to read 2 german philosophers for my class, we are not the same.

I know I'm not. I read what interests me not what's on Booktube.

well the only hobbies I see her do is reading a lot , watching movies or old movies 🍿, cheering 📣 , listening to music 🎶, studying and journalism so yeah I totally agree and understand where you’re coming from but still that still no excuse for how Rory treats or behaviors around people and her mom, Paris seriously 😒 yes Rory changed but not in an good way so yes I totally agree 👍 or at least I think 💭 so!.

Do you think "9 circles to La vita nuova" by Charles Myriel is something completely new in relation to the entire music industry in its entire history? Because I have not met a single song that lasts 27 minutes and you do not get bored, plus it has many meanings that shine like a diamond of the highest standard, the shine of which philologists and literary scholars at universities will take apart for a very long time.

I have been writing for nearly 30 years. When I decided to switch things up and try out editing I discovered, not just how dominated the industry is by women, but how women focus it is, and how agenda driven. In my editing class I was the only man and whenever I questioned the teacher (a woman) I was ignored or considered hostile because I questioned her. It usually would take a woman student to echo or back me up before the teacher would even consider then question and would generally dismiss it with "don't worry about it." I remember when after questioning the teacher about needing to understand how fiction works in order to help the writer, and getting the same result, that one of the women who would back me up just tear into the teacher about caring more about pushing the current agenda than addressing the the need for writer and editor being able to connect on a craft level for the sake of the story. After all, when I took this class it was during the days when people claiming that gender editors, sensitivity readers, and the such were conspiracies and anyone bringing them up were crack pots and need to be laughed at. Time has vindicated all of us but I'm not sympathetic to the normies who enjoy their blindfolds. They can enjoy the bed they made and sleep in it.

I have to say-this explains why so many terrible books have gotten popular on BookTok. Not because people actually enjoy them but because they’re not actually reading them. We also need to talk about the amount of BookTok creators who skim over anything that isn’t smut. I’ve seen a lot of people admit to skipping anything that isn’t a sex scene. The normalization of only reading for sexual gratification is very real on that corner of the internet and I feel like we need to start thinking about the damage that could cause and is already causing. We can empower women to own their sexuality while also remaining cognizant of the harm that too much of this can cause. Two things can be true at once.