{"id":37286,"date":"2024-06-04T18:14:03","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T22:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/?p=37286"},"modified":"2024-06-04T19:05:08","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T23:05:08","slug":"the-worlds-largest-book-club-booktok-is-transforming-literature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/the-worlds-largest-book-club-booktok-is-transforming-literature\/","title":{"rendered":"The World\u2019s Largest Book Club, BookTok, Is Transforming Literature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you walk into a bookstore, it\u2019s impossible to miss the #BookTok sign.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You might find it tacked onto a table with novels that have gained traction on TikTok.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But what exactly is BookTok?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s the world&#8217;s largest book club; a virtual space where people come to share their creativity and thoughts about literature. But the platform is not without controversy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TikTok\u2019s algorithm caters to your interest. In the case of BookTok, if you are only interacting with fantasy-romance novels, that\u2019s all you will get.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Still, a search bar does exist; if you\u2019re dissatisfied with the lack of diversity on your For You Page, you can utilize it to broaden your horizons.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, people are reading books from cultures that they might not have known about before, such as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Never Let Me Go<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Japanese-British novelist Kazuo Ishiguro or <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tender Is The Flesh<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Argentinean writer Agustina Bazterrica.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the range BookTok offers, some argue the platform is ruining literature by creating a fast fashion-like culture, where tropes like \u201cenemies-to-lovers\u201d or \u201cforbidden romance\u201d take precedence over good plots and well-developed characters. Authors know that readers enjoy these archetypes, so they use them to market and sell books.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nonetheless, BookTok is an amazing tool. Novels that came out years ago have become overnight successes. New works can be promoted and become the next bestseller before they are released.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Think back to 2020, when some of the most popular books were <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Song of Achilles <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(2011) by Madeline Miller,<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Secret History<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (1992) by Donna Tartt and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We Were Liars<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2014) by E. Lockhart. None of these books were released in 2020, nor were they from the same genre, yet they gained tremendous popularity on TikTok.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Critics also accuse people on BookTok of reading performatively.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As stated <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gq-magazine.co.uk\/culture\/article\/booktok-tiktok-books-community\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in an article<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Barry Pierce for GQ magazine, \u201cthe act of reading [is being] replaced by the act of being a reader.\u201d TikToks often showcase people\u2019s huge stacks of unread books and the desire to \u201cromanticize reading\u201d by going to a caf\u00e9 rather than reading the book in a less glamorous setting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, this doesn\u2019t negate someone&#8217;s status as a reader. If someone is reading books, they are a reader, regardless of where they read and how often they&#8217;re reading.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many sports fans collect memorabilia, watch games and learn about sports, yet they don&#8217;t always play the pastimes they love. The same can be said of readers. Many bibliophiles collect special edition novels, watch book reviews and analyze writing, but they aren&#8217;t reading 24\/7. That doesn\u2019t make them any less of a reader.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite its criticisms, BookTok is transforming literature. The platform is giving a voice to those who haven&#8217;t been heard while reshaping the literary world.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you walk into a bookstore, it\u2019s impossible to miss the #BookTok sign.\u00a0 You might find it tacked onto a table with novels that have gained traction on TikTok. 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