booktok has been getting a lot of bad press recently, so i wanted to share my rebuttal lol

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FAQs:
what happened to your intro? it got copyrighted ://///
how old are you? 25!
when is your birthday? 18th october 1998 (libra)
where did you go to university? i studied english at durham!
where do you live? new york city
what is your job? book critic
what do you film with? lumix gh5 + canon g7x
what do you use to edit? final cut pro
how do I contact you? [email protected] or social media!

Video Chapters
00:00 introduction
01:24 let's talk about booktok
03:50 the worlds biggest book club
04:46 so, did booktok ruin reading?
07:47 books that critique society
08:30 "literature that only makes sense to those who care"
08:43 poetry to analyse
08:54 my point is
9:17 booktok is performative
11:50 a study by YouGov
12:54 what makes a booktok book?
17:08 you are allowed to just enjoy art.
18:52 will books be written for booktok?
22:18 does booktok over simplify?
23:45 [ad] Squarespace
24:37 valid criticisms of booktok
27:07 the desire to create an aesthetic
30:20 intellectual snobbery
31:39 booktok is a net positive

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