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

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 :)
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🍿 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
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🤳creators mentioned:
Celine: @bookishwithhb
Nicole McKeon (fantasy author & artist, author of The Gwen St. James Affair): @nicoleyorkcreates
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🎥 related videos:
i discuss booktok & tropification more in-depth here:    • booktok & how it came to be  
booktok & overconsumption:    • on overconsumption, book hauls & bein...  
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📚 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
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