Anonymous #1 18w

Reading ANYTHING is often an entry into reading diversely so elitism makes me insane

27

Anonymous OP 18w

Literally and even if they don’t read diversely it’s better to read booktok books than nothing

19

Anonymous #1 18w

Also there is a ton of diversity within booktok that it gets no credit for. Sure new and popular trends will get recycled to death, but there is so much unique fiction out there. I just read a mafia romance with great wheelchair user rep in it. You can’t judge genres and whatnot in sweeping claims because you discredit so much good within books doing so! Reading is always good and being elitist or superior about it hurts everyone.

21

Anonymous OP 18w

Yes exactly you’re right

15

Anonymous OP 18w

Literally me. I got into back into reading because of the love hypothesis, and my love for reading has completely spiraled from there into so many different genres. Reading is for everyone!!!

10

Anonymous #2 18w

That makes me happy

6

Comment Deleted

0

Imagine being this confidently wrong

3

u genuinely could count scrolling on twitter and yikyak as reading. maybe ur reading some bs, but ur reading nonetheless. sure quality is important, but quality is different for everyone. it’s subjective. writing is a creative art, and everything has quality to it if it finds the right audience

8

Comment Deleted

0

No one is talking about food labels. That’s just you. Having a superiority complex about what you read does not make you better or smarter. If someone is reading books of any sort, they are expanding their reading prowess and knowledge. I can tell you didn’t read a damn thing we were actually talking about though, so go off with your classics dickriding. Sincerely, someone who just finished my MA in English and enjoys horror and smut as much as I do my medieval lit classes.

6

Comment Deleted

0

“Several idiots” and it’s just you talking about yourself. I actually did read a good amount of graphic novels and comics in grad school. There is a ton to dig into when it comes to rhetorical choices in media that blends visuals and text. In fact, there is a whole dissertation called The Unflattening about it. But ya know what? Pls don’t respond. I don’t need to argue with someone who thinks they are better than others because of their genre choice. Closed minded middle school behavior 🤪

1