another terrible booktok opinion

[@furuyawn]

the youtuber reads with rachel has said before that authors shouldn't read reviews on their work, and i fully agree with that. there's a huge difference between critique from an editor or fellow author and a review of an author's work as a product from a consumer. reviews are not meant to be nice or help the author; they're meant to give opinions that might help other readers decide whether or not the work is something they'd be interested in reading.

[@imclaireyay]

YES, Rachel is one of my all time favorite KZbinrs!!!!

[@spaceygemini]

i agree with her idea of saying an agent or friend should select certain reviews for the author to read that will be constructive, whether positive or negative.

[@manaami]

I like ur suha icon :D

[@furuyawn]

@@manaami OKFKEKSKDKWJGK SUHA KNOWER 🫵 !!!!! 🤝 (sorry,, just!!! nobody besides suhaquas has ever recognized who my icon is so i got really excited lmfao)

[@hellaSwankkyToo]

100% + perfectly stated. i agree w| you + Rachel.

[@JenCool42069]

that woman’s reasoning is NUTS! just because you spent 100 hours baking a cake doesn’t mean i need to say it tastes great 😭

[@stxrstruck6755]

2:10 This is SUCHHH a horrible take. ANYONE can write a book, just because you wrote one doesn't mean you deserve extra points for effort. And if you write a bad book you will get bad reviews, because anyone can write any book, but not everyone can write good books consistently.

[@GA_131]

As someone who has been writing for years and has never finished a book, I also agree. Writing an entire book is a accomplishment, but that doesn’t mean you have to rate only three and above. Because literally anyone can write whatever they want. It’s based on the content of the book, not necessarily the authors effort (though that can be a big factor in producing a good book)

[@MarshallBradshaw]

yea, exactly. anyone who DOESN'T write a book would be like.. a negative score. Thats how the range works. I'll give whatever shit book i want 0 stars.

[@runa_7022]

as a writer, i think id actually kms if i was given 3 stars out of pity. like genuinely id rather get a 1 star review. 1 star suggests my work made u feel enough emotion to HATE it, 3 stars means meh. i never want meh i want "amazing" or "garbage". THATS IT.

[@Pook-xr6dy]

Writing a book isn’t hard, writing a GOOD BOOK is hard.

[@inscreamingcolour]

people acting like they deserve something for writing a book is so annoying. i understand it’s a labor of love, but once an author publishes their work it becomes available to critique or enjoy however consumers want.

[@phangkuanhoong7967]

i've been writing a novel for 9 years and if i eventually publish it, i don't want no 3 stars because it was hard work. hard work is the basic minimum you put into whatever art you pursue. it's not a qualifier for praise.

[@knightnight6533]

Ooo what is it about?

[@samiracle13]

i’m only two minutes in but if three stars should be the minimum by default, then what is the star system for in the first place???? why?????? there’s 5 stars for a reason…???????

[@sal5811]

Writing is real hard, of course! But you know what’s harder? Writing a good book. And those will get my praise.

[@TheYogmister]

I have terrible opinions on everything

[@teenxtcy]

on accident or purposely?

[@monkey_says_hi]

real tho🐛

[@utatanepikoV5]

opinion on snails?

[@phoenix4665]

We could be the most delusional friends! In my opinion cows are birds and the US government needs no help whatsoever 😗✌🏻

[@Ermlol]

HELP wurld not going to like that@@teenxtcy

[@wolfwatch9731]

i mean there have been authors who go after reviewers for leaving THREE star reviews so the moral of the story is that authors are entitled and need to stay tf away from reviews

[@lesbathmia]

also- besides the potential that the writing might be bad or the plot or anything, there are books that are substantially bad and harmful, books that spread misinformation, books that are bigoted, books that glorify SA and abuse, books that promote violence or hate, etc. and those books should not be given those 3 stars, no matter how much time they put into them

[@luiguigi]

about the "on/by accident" thing, i have something similar. if someone says "whenever" when they mean "when" in a youtube video or something i have to stop watching it. it bothers me so much. "whenever" means "every time this thing happened" but they mean "this specific time that a thing happened." its so upsetting to me

[@jemappellemerci]

Right “whenever I cut my 18th birthday cake…” like no. You only had one 18th birthday cake😭

[@MegaHasmat]

God, I wish I could write 1300 words a day for 3 months straight. My brain is not that healthy and I do not have the energy or free time

[@Jane-oz7pp]

That's not healthy, anybody managing that is experiencing mania. Even Stephen King doesn't write that many words a day.

[@ruleofthree99]

the REAL nyt best selling author is the porn bots in the comments 🤩

[@colinnnnnnn699]

And maybe the real porn bots were the friends we made along the way?

[@jupitersnoot4915]

Wait, people DON'T like when books are written in the 3rd person??? When I was at school we were taught that writing in the first person is super unprofessional and amateur qnd that all good books must be written in 3rd person. And I 100% believe that.b

[@AverageCrow]

i dont think i have EVER seen an actual book written in 1st person.. i've seen a few 2nd person books, specifically choose your own adventure books, but for the most part its only 3rd person ive seen.. in the book im writing now, i had originally planned for it to be 1st person but i didnt like it, so i changed it to third. it was SO much easier to work with it. the only times i plan to go back to 1st person is for select chapters where something important happens with a character, and i need to show their thoughts.

[@moribucci]

The Hunger Games is 1st person, and present tense as well, if memory serves. Not claiming it's the best book/series in the world (I love it), but that's one you might have heard of.

[@-Vixieeee]

Isn't diary of a wimpy kid also first person?

[@kiaraithink7753]

I think the pjo books and Amari and the night brothers are first person but I’m don’t remember 100%

[@MrMrSockhead]

isn't Catcher in the Rye first person? i might be forgetting something honestly

[@auri3670]

as someone who’s graduating this year with a BFA in writing, i could not disagree more with that tiktok. yes, writing is hard work. it’s a lot of starting and stopping, moments of glory because you finally found out how that scene is going to play out, and being blocked. it’s hard. it sucks. but any type of art is hard. drawing is hard. designing furniture is hard. making a film is hard. but you put in that effort because you want to create an amazing piece or artwork that stands the test of time. i would be insulted if someone gave me a three stars out of pity; i want honesty. you deserve honesty when you pour your heart and effort into your work, not fucking three stars to make the reviewer feel better about themselves

[@-Vixieeee]

Congratulations dude! 👍

[@ericaa3]

if its ''sO hArD"' sounds like she needs another hobby

[@childofgod759]

💀😭

[@GaryMcSnail]

Your star headband while talking about star ratings. Absolutely love it ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@fiend-ish1090]

5:00 that is exactly how i feel when ppl say seen instead of saw, as in "i seen you at the store". like WHYYYY

[@AverageCrow]

i write things, and i have since 4th grade. i've always had a thing for darker, creepier stuff. my first time writing my own book, i never finished it, but i took the idea of a monster that haunts your dreams and makes them true, into a new story. im not sure if i plan to get it published or anything, i might just leave it online (wattpad/ao3 as its what im familiar with lol) and i honestly dont expect it to get super popular or something, just having a few people enjoy it is all i really want to see, im mainly writing for *me*. to get my creativity out and all the strange ideas i have into a story.

[@83croissant]

And she is not even a published author yet? She’s in the PROCESS of writing it????

[@lesbathmia]

dude my petty language pet peeve is when ppl say “i could care less” to mean that they could NOT care less. do u even pay attention to the meaning of the words u say 😭😭😭 so yes i get the “on accident” thing too lmao

[@YvngKrishna]

Also some words just sound really annoying, i genuinley HATE the word oligarchy it makes me so irrationally angry

[@YvngKrishna]

Certain phrases too "raggamuffin" "tender" raggamuffin is more irrational but tender just makes me think of exposed muscle

[@thereaddrawclub4706]

if someone decides to not rate books lower than a 3, that's their own personal philosophy. I personally don't give books ratings at all, because I find it too restrictive. that's my choice. would never try to force that on others lol

[@RamonaGelosi]

If I regret spending money on a book and time bc I didn't like it and also was racist and sexist...WHAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH ME RATING IT 2 OR 1 STAR?!?!??! God, this woman. Also is like you said, now the 3 stars would be like 1 star, but then there would be few room for 4 stars and 5 stars books THEY ARE 4 STARS AND 5 STARS FOR A REASON, THEY OWNED MY HEART. If we use 3 stars as minimum then the scale has to be from 1 out of 10 stars, and put 3 stars for courtesy. I like participation trophies tho but this is not that, this would be worse Also sameeee I usually don't care about the reviews before reading the book

[@josiahws5]

5:00 maybe they wrote it on accident

[@solncedino6989]

9:10 "either grow thicker skin, or give up" for real though!! god i wish i could just tell this to so many people

[@tylrtrnr]

i can’t ever meet wurld cause she’d shame me for saying on accident 😭

[@jcshells3661]

As a European, on accident is 🙅‍♀️ simply unacceptable, it's just not said here

[@owaowa6818]

going to change my 1 star review on my dad's doctor who messed up his hernia operation by putting the wrong sized mesh into a 3 star because the doctor went through so much hard work to be a doctor 😢

[@thegoatofdoom]

so glad to find another person w a niche and petty language pet peeve. i personally HATE the meme/phrase “would you still love me if i was a worm” bc it should be were, not was. i’m a snob when it comes to the subjunctive sorry💔

[@ashleylesiak4114]

The reward you get for writing a book is getting to say “I wrote a book.” Anything more than that is determined by your skill, marketing, and book trends.

[@deltatownn]

11:00 THE WAY MY JAW DROPPED OH MY GODDDDDDDDDDD THE AUTHOR OF WHAT WROTE WHATTTTTTTTTTTT

[@HuckleberryCyn]

“Grow thicker skin or give up” is so goddamn true. My dream when I was a kid was to be a stand up comedian. When I started taking steps toward that, I realized I couldn’t take the pressure of failing or people heckling me. When I tried to push myself through it, I had a mental breakdown! So I stepped back. It didn’t mean that the industry needs to change to suit my needs! Authors online keep staying delusional.

[@theedexterspeckman6512]

i will rate a book however i see fit. you don’t get any participation trophies as an author, especially if its your JOB.

[@nowyousieme]

"on accident" for you is "try and" for me (it's "try to")

[@tanithetiger]

I totally understand your petty feelings about the phrase that isn't "by accident" 😂 I have similar feelings about "I could care less."

[@Aerials135]

i felt what you said about "on accident," i hate that one too. i feel the same way about "purposely" instead of on purpose or purposefully, i know it's technically a word now, but i still hate it.

[@commandergrab396]

5:50 wild take, but I get it. There are weird things that set me off too. But I have to ask, is this a judgement that you make by purpose?

[@wh0sc4nd1ce]

Wattpad is so easy to find things on accident that are super smutty that had no warning whatsoever, i personally think it’s international because I don’t know how you can write something so maniacal and publish it with out the mature tag on accident!

[@chickenfoot2423]

i feel the exact same way about 'on accident' and im so glad its not just me that genuinely loses respect for people that say it lmao

[@Tobithepurpleducc]

You should read the black winter series by Darcy Coates. There’s four total books, they’re horror/adventure and its one of my favorite book series, besides heartstopper. I’ve never seen anyone else talking about this series and it would be so cool to see you review it :)

[@DarwinRoger893]

My opinion as a writer and a reader is that if someone spent time reading a book and they hated it, they're allowed to shit talk about it. If someone trashed my book, I'll be sad but ultimately my work failed to satisfy a reader and they should be able to speak about it.

[@datsquisheeboi]

me typing in the ''not by choice'' part into the searchbar

[@henrieemiwy]

NOT THE BIG BOOTY BOTS IN THE COMMENTS

[@cosmicowmix7154]

"Big booty bots" is crazy 😭😭💀

[@henrieemiwy]

​@@cosmicowmix7154 ITS TRUE THOUGH i opened the comments when it uploaded and see 5 bots with someones booty as th pfp im crying

[@YvngKrishna]

ONG! Like theyll always have some random ass made up name like "Amanda Figglehorn" and their comment (if it isnt straight up copied) will be smth like "joonie:sweet lora:smell karen:butter 💕💕😍💕😍😔👍🙂😋🤣" like who is paying to make these things

[@henrieemiwy]

@@YvngKrishna AMANDA FIGGLEHORN. IMIN TEARS HELP ME? ALSO FR WHO BUYING ALL THESE BOTS

[@beeboopbop80085]

I've been going through a hard time lately and this is really what i needed🫶🏻

[@notaraven]

Speaking purely in a business perspective, 3 stars is probably the worse score a book can get. 1 to 2 stars tells you theres something wrong with the book that can be fixed. Getting canned also means your story has caused strong emotions and it guides you on what demographics your story is made for. 3 stars is meh, its consumable slop no one recommends or shouts how terrible it is. I rate books 3 or 2 stars if i forgot the book before i even put it down.

[@aesyfreedom9655]

BRO ON ACCIDENT IRRITATES TF OUT OF ME

[@orange_octopus_oo]

Lol, I think I've said "on accident" just because I'm so used to others saying. I never gave it much thought but I see now that it doesn't make sense 😂

[@pauieeepau]

I also wish schools gave me passing marks if I just showed up to exams. 😂😂😂

[@xfatima]

Oh my god, "on accident" is one of my biggest pet peeves too!! Not ridiculous at all.

[@BleachBath-fr8ps]

2:30 Ah, right-wing participation trophy rhetoric. This controversy and kids receiving participation trophies are nothing alike. Kids young enough to receive participation awards barely have an idea of what that award does or doesn't mean. This is a whole ass adult demanding a minimum amount of positive feedback for something they may or may not have earned.

[@limendime3720]

I am not sure what you mean by this comment. Would you mind expanding on the first and third sentences? I agree that it is silly for an adult to want a participation trophy. Even when I was a child(6 years on) though, my classmates and I thought participation trophies were dumb. Before we were 6 they didn't hand out trophies/awards.

[@gilgaws]

WURLD, UNRELATED, TWF4 OPINION GO!!!

[@WURLDSTAR]

LOVED IT

[@gilgaws]

@@WURLDSTAR YIPPIE!! Also, great video, finally got a chance to watch. Keep up the great work, man!!

[@mikeysslice531]

From personal experience - everyone thinks they can be a writer- not everyone can be a good writer. Unfortunately, I am one of those who CAN write and have received several accolades because of my writing ability, including awards and compensation, and have been featured in publications. Still, I'm also a reformed Wattpad smut writer. They were horrible. The writing skill was okay at the time but the content is cringe and I wish I never wrote it. 😭

[@bugco11ector]

when wurld is looking disgruntled in the corner of a thumbnail u know its about to be a good one

[@BlackRedBlueBerry]

9:53 and Amy Winehouse said tears dry on their own.

[@Taankk]

i remember when i tried to pull my chair and flipped it on accident

[@keiviroque5666]

It’s hard to write a book but it’s even harder to write a good book.

[@emptyarchive]

so unrelated but youre genuinely so pretty!!

[@rgaijin]

the fact that this person says they've written 120,000 words in 3 or 4 months and wants 3 stars for "their hard work" just speaks volumes to me about how hm let's go with "questionable" their book would be and that they might deep deep down already know that and that's why they want 3 starts for their hard work. but it doesn't work that way.

[@meowsav]

I was listening to this while driving and tbh you sound sm like BOZO vs The World LOL you have a very calming voice, nice video ! 🖤

[@dollie.luv333]

Off topic but u look so pretty in this vid fr 😭🫶

[@WURLDSTAR]

thank you!

[@lestatsluv317]

This booktok opinion made my brain want to explode. I am a writer. I have written, to completion, four books (long ass books) and I am currently writing two more (depending on the day) and you know what? If you read my book and you want to rate it? It is none of my business what rating you give it. If you go the extra mile and you say what you hated about it, I am genuinely grateful, one star or not, because I know from personal experience that what you hate about a book could be what gets someone else to read it. Why? Reading is subjective. If you can't deal, as a grown ass adult, with the fact that not everyone will love what you write... because that's impossible even if you are a great writer in terms of your technical skill....do not publish your work, especially if you intend on reading the reviews. Your mental health will suffer for it. I am sure Colleen Hoover, EL James, and Stephanie Myers put some sort of effort into what they wrote too but in my opinion, I would only give everything all of them have ever written one star if zero stars were not an option. 😂

[@thebasedgodmax1163]

it's weird that she says authors should deserve it for editing and publishing a book, even though the writer themselves isn't the one who edits or publishes. sure there's an editing process, but the actual "editor" isn't the writer usually. also it'd be really funny if everyone gave her book 2 stars when it's published.

[@goodradoodles1549]

1. Condolences on your allergy, sounds inconvenient in the world we live in 2. Girly pop the reviews aren’t really for you, they’re for other readers 3. Yes making things is hard and you should be proud of yourself for the things you like about your work but it’s equally important to take criticism and critique. It’s the only way to improve long term. Reviewers probably aren’t giving critique on average but lots of authors pay for it.

[@Archegone]

its ok to think that writing is hard and authors should be acknowledged for their hard work. HOWEVER! that celebration op is looking for is best done with friends or family, people who know you personally and have firsthand seen the work you put into your project. yeah its an accomplishment to put something out in the public sphere! honor that accomplishment with people who are invested in you as a person, and not just your body of work

[@FollowerofDuck]

anyone can write a book, but writing a GOOD book takes serious effort and time

[@Jerri.Blank.9674]

I’m a writer and I don’t want anybody’s participation stars 😂

[@cerestrial8591]

Oh, this must be why boomers always complained about participation trophies…

[@xXxzAAa0aAAzxXx]

you should not be reading reviews of your published works as an author actually

[@grshjelm1984]

The feeling of giving a book less than three stars is RISING RIGHT NOW!! I am sorry, I write stories myself, but that does not make me entitled to a rating that is based on the feeling of the moment - just no. NO. A five star should be rare, not a given, and if you feel different then I am sorry but our perspectives on the world are extremely different. A five star is a gift, not a certainty, and three stars is not bad, it is actually pretty good. Mediocrity is not bad, it is good and anything "better" is just that, better. You can not always be perfect and that is the way of life, being perfect is to not be natural, it is to be an ideal of photoshoped and ingenious. Taking criticism is a huge part of growing and getting better in the things that you want to grow in, and it is what it is.

[@alastair876]

"Give authors 3 stars" Ill be an asshole then, I aint giving books like fourth wing any fuckin higher

[@harrij9831]

I am not okay with 'on accident'.

[@cerestrial8591]

It’s so weird to demand people rate books highly. They presumably bought the book.. meaning they paid money to the author. THAT is the reward for the hard work. Authors don’t deserve good reviews just because they worked hard. It’s admirable, yes, but that doesn’t mean that their work has to be liked by everyone. I’ve spent weeks on drawings, months on paintings sometimes, and guess what- sometimes they still suck. And that’s fine.

[@catballer69]

on accident by accident 😊

[@tophtopherson8920]

when you did the whole diet tribe on people saying on accident instead of by accident🎉 I know something, do you notice how so many KZbinrs don't know how to use prepositions properly? it is such a consistent problem across so many different types of content and so many different types of KZbinrs, but extremely shockingly consistently. they fail to understand the proper use of prepositions specifically. of course, all words are made up. English is BS and as long as you are making sense, it counts as talking right as far as I'm concerned. but it's a thing I can't help but notice constantly.

[@Man-ej6uv]

you are not your art. an attack on your art can feel like SHIT but it's not (always) an attack on you. the best you can do is be confident and let your rage make you better.

[@bread_X3]

7:07 this is an amazing insult lmao

[@elliotboyd4494]

Happy belated birthday!!!

[@fambi1271]

This reminds me of the girl who pretended to be asian

[@TheAdarkerglow]

Creative Endeavors, while they may be grueling, tiresome, and painful experience, are undertaken at one's own obligation. No one made you write a novel, or paint a picture, or compose a song. You did so for personal fulfillment and you believed it was good enough to share with the world. Again, nobody made you, and not everyone is going to appreciate it. If it's not good, say, "okay, I'll do better, but I'm going to keep doing it, because I love it," and you'll never again be afraid of a 1 star review. You'll be happy someone took the time to reply.

[@PaperLoser-gv4wb]

These vidoes stumble my home feed on accident, huzzah :)

[@That_one_bad_artist]

WE FINNA GET WURLD TO 100K

[@djdeadbunny4105]

happy late birthday girl!!!!

[@flintsooothecool1]

happy late birthday girl !!!

[@Mariamox]

Honestly i am bad eith stars, i likr to hive all books 4 stars 😂😂😂 except if i hate it

[@injy9226]

Why are we tipping authors

[@totitelevisionshow]

happy birthday! 🥳🥳

[@vampi.r.e]

Yo what audio u use for ur intro

[@Strawberry_Beloved]

I’m sorry! I said that on accident! Oop-

[@phoenix4665]

Me personally….. I don’t read 😎

[@liarsandfools]

Just did you on akinator! Lmao he got it first try!

[@WURLDSTAR]

WHAT !!!!! i think i know myself too well or my description is totally off bc i cannot get him to guess me at all lmao

[@mairu949]

Unrelated to the vid but if u want some good books i got the darkest minds its a dystopia

[@spidergang4life]

she desreved way more than 5k views more likey 1000000000 views

[@hii_avaa]

2:10 this sounds like when people say tips are mandatory

[@hii_avaa]

3:25 that's because it deserves five stars

[@ishasavi5715]

I LOVE YOU WURLD :3!!!!!!!!

[@flintsooothecool1]

yo look a cool person !!!

[@TheCyledacosta]

Happy belated birthday btw what happened to your fornite video

[@tamathegiant]

great video :) cant to see you blow up

[@Biia-bonbon]

I think you look very very pretty! Love your videos ❤❤