on booktok, anti-intellectualism & why it’s ok to criticise books

please consider supporting the channel on patreon:   / blackteanosugar   a few days ago a video of discussing #booktok & anti-intellectualism went super viral and it sparked a ton of conversation about "tiktok ruining real literature", "people not being able to think critically about the things they are reading anymore" etc. etc. so here i am sharing my own thoughts regarding this and waiting for yours in the comment section down below :) ----------------------------------------- 🍿 timestamps: 0:00 - intro & Celine's video about anti-intellectualism 3:58 - tropification & different levels of discussing a book 6:48 - stop trying to turn booktok into something that it's not 11:19 - ant-intellectualism & failure to communicate 15:33 - reading for fun vs. being a critic 18:42 - outro & thanks for watching ----------------------------------------- 🤳creators mentioned: Celine: @bookishwithhb Nicole McKeon (fantasy author & artist, author of The Gwen St. James Affair): @nicoleyorkcreates ----------------------------------------- 🎥 related videos: i discuss booktok & tropification more in-depth here:    • booktok & how it came to be   booktok & overconsumption:    • on overconsumption, book hauls & being a “...   ----------------------------------------- 📚 books mentioned: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover None of This Is True by Lisa Jewel ----------------------------------------- find me on socials: 🕯️ instagram:   / blackteanosugarrr   🕯️ goodreads:   / 152132775   🕯️tiktok:   / blackteanosugarrrr   💌 contact me via: [email protected] 🍂 for music on my channel i use EpidemicSound: https://share.epidemicsound.com/7li4zd thanks for watching and have a good one! xoxo, raya