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Dec 29, 2025 11 min

So Apparently...Reading is A Competition Now?

from Once Upon A Ramble Hosted by Reem

I personally love BookTok, it has brought readers and bookish creators together, helped people share books they loved and general book recommendations with each other, opened new doors for so many authors and turned their stories into massively popular books, and changed the publishing industry for the better. But, at the same time, it did participate in shifting the reading culture completely, turning reading from a comforting hobby into somewhat of a competition. In this video, I discuss why with why this is happening, the negative effects it has on both readers and authors, and how we can stop making reading a competition and start reading for ourselves again.Of course, these are just my opinions, we all have different opinions, I hope you enjoy this video!📌 Subscribe for more deep dives, character/storytelling analysis, and videos on music, movies, and books!

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