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Drop your HOTTEST TAKES on books rn:

Anonymous 1d

my hot take is listening to audiobooks isnt the same ad reading a book. its a way to take in a story, but its whole different medium- more closely related to podcasts.

Anonymous 1d

I am a huge epic fantasy reader and absolutely love the lord of the rings movies but cannot stand the books. Have tried multiple times 🫣

Anonymous 1d

I don't judge people by the books they read (unless it's concerning or a man with one of those narcissistic "self-improvement" ones). Any literate person can pick up a book and read the words in it, doesn't make u knowledgeable unless u display a certain understanding of it afterwards and reading "junk reads" for fun doesn't make someone shallow or dumb. People should be able to read whatever they want as long as they got what they personally wanted out of the book

Anonymous 1d

I’m sick of seeing the same dynamics in romantic pairings. It’s gotten to the point where I feel dread when the love interest is introduced. It doesn’t feel natural anymore

Anonymous 1d

I find it really weird when adults older than I am read nothing but YA series. Just to be clear, I don’t have a problem with adults reading YA books every now and then to unwind and have fun, but going on BookTube or BookTok and seeing these 30 to 40 year olds with their bookshelves full of nothing but books for teenagers actually drives me insane.

Anonymous 1d

I (queer person) go out of my way to read queer books actually written by queer authors and it really bothers me when that’s considered controversial or offensive. My apologies for wanting a story from a writer who will actually understand what I’ve gone through and what the main character will go through. You can read a book for whatever reason you want. I happen to be reading certain books so I can see myself in them. Sorry that bothers you

Anonymous 21h

Pride and prejudice was so hard to get through and wasn’t worth it

Anonymous

#2 1d

Agree, i definitely listen while I do chores the same way I listen to podcasts. I do think you still consume the content of the book but it’s definitely not the same as actually reading the book

Anonymous

#5 1d

honestly yeah. i was about to reread the percy jackson series but i gave up on it because it felt weird to read a book about 12 yr olds from the perspective of a 12 yr old, written FOR 12 year olds. it turned me off almost immediately and i loveddd the series as a child

Anonymous

#2 23h

So I am someone who only listens to audiobooks. I used to read physical books for the longest time and had an amazing stamina but as I’ve grown older it has greatly diminished. The best argument I’ve heard against the “audiobooks aren’t the same” is that at the end of the day both mediums are taking in the information, and using their mind to create a visual/understanding in their heads.

Anonymous

#7 23h

On one hand you’re reading a book and using a voice in your head to narrate it, but the only thing that people who listen to audiobooks are doing is cutting out the middleman. That’s my take and it’s perf fine if you don’t agree but I thought I’d toss it out there.

Anonymous

#7 23h

i read physical books and listen to podcasts everyday and the main reason why i'd say theyre different is because when i read a book, there's a certain voice that develops in my brain, a tone for each book i read the voice in my head as i read sounds different. with audiobooks, the narrator does the work of creating that inner voice and ive never listened to an audiobook that matched the voice in my head its also harder to pick up on the technical aspects of the writing through an audiobook