I was on tiktok and saw someone stitching a video response of a woman criticising a mm book. But thats not what i want to talk about ( this is the useless contex i add for no reason sometimes😂) what i want to talk about is a comment in the video. The comment was

" i don’t understand why people can’t just say “it wasn’t for me” and move on. I am not here to yuck someone’s yum or criticize someone’s work. We can’t all like the same things, I get that, but I’m no hater." And the creator responded with "Yes!!!! Stop being haters, please🔥"

hate ( or more so criticism) is just as important as the love. its a book not a fanfic. people will criticise it. it will be criticised and analysed. there will be haters talking about how stupid the book is (im not talking about the book in the video here btw. im talking in general) and how the characters are also stupid. we cant all love the same wrork. wich is ultimately why people hate books. And criticize them.

Ofc we're not talking about ridiculous criticism that are not even about the book (like not being able to see yourself in the characters) or cruel criticism.

But what stood out to me is " I am not here to........or criticize someone’s work" because no. I AM here to criticise someones work. Especially when its a PUBLISHED book. I would agree if this was about fanfics but published book? No. Absolutely not. People are allowed to hate books.

Thats part of art. Art will be criticised or loved. And not every criticism will be deep and analytical. Sometimes even "it was boring" is still valid. Because at the end it WAS boring. I read it and it bored me why wouldn't that be valid? You might read it and find it fun amd nkt boring and yours would be valid too. Its subjective. Like, if you dont want your book to be criticised then write a fanfic, an original fanfic. Dont publish it🤷‍♀️.

I hope i explained this well. What do yall think?

Hello! I have a bit of a fun challenge for you guys - aka i am desperate, so I thought I’d come to the one place I think can really help me out 😌 I’m looking for a book to essentially represent me and my partner in this period of our life, and would love some hyper-specific recs to romanticise my life. I’ll dot point the requirements for ease of reading - ‘I would have written a shorter letter, but I didn’t have time’ 😐

—MF romantic leads (no sexuality preference besides that they are into each other at the very least)

— University / academic setting ! Bonus points if it’s a historical university with dark academia vibes 😌

— Either a student x professor situation, or both students

— Smut preferable, kink encouraged (also happy with romance-heavy, sexual tension etc. if not full blown smut lol)

— Fantasy and non-fantasy are appreciated equally

Context on MY life if anyone is feeling extra generous and is able to match a book to my life in an even greater capacity lol:

I’m doing my clinical masters in psych, he’s doing his PhD in environmental science. He is also a tutor/lecturer, has how own office, etc (I do not 😡) - hence the professor x student being acceptable lol. I mostly love and read themes like dark and light academia, cosy fantasy, castles, potions, magic, cottages, countryside, the usual shebang (I’m a simple creature hehe), but would also love some non-fantasy recs that I wouldn’t normally go for, given that they are along any of the lines mentioned.

Thank you so much in advance for anyone willing to take on my request - I’ll owe my life to anyone who finds me a book to obsess over 😌😌

Without doxing yourself plzzz

Some of you are reading so much with full time jobs😭 I gotta know what y’all do and how many hours you’re doing it. I know a few people are lucky enough to get to read on the job! That’s the dream.

Do you guys feel like you have an equilibrium when it comes to the number of books you’re reading? I just thought about this, since I’ve been trying really hard to cut down (a bit) on the number of books I’m reading at the same time, but whatever I do I always end up reading 5 books at once. I feel this might be my personal state of equilibrium which provides my brain with enough different topics to choose from and maybe trying to cut down on that number is wasted effort…? How does it work for you? I’m curious to hear your thoughts™️

Heyyyy! If you're stuck on a book to read next or even a series , what do you use? A wheel app or a physical jar ...or even something else ?

Hey everyone ^^

As someone that likes reading, and writing, in multiple povs how do we, as a collective, think about multiple povs in the same chapter?

It's a part of the story in a sequence, not completely different characters in different locations and situations. Just, looking at bits of the scene happening through different eyes.

I actually like it and definitely don't mind it, but what do you all feel about reading it?