Submitted by nightOwlwhy t3_11rsb3u in books
SoVerySleepy81 t1_jca1djn wrote
For the same reason that people went crazy over the books that got chosen for Oprah‘s book club. People like feeling like they’re part of something and if you’re reading a book that a bunch of other people that you like are also reading you get to talk about it with them.
helloitsme_again t1_jca2jtw wrote
I would trust Oprah’s book club a lot more over booktok
rliant1864 t1_jcao7yc wrote
Daytime television is TikTok for people that still use landlines, nobody's winning here
McGilla_Gorilla t1_jcb44cf wrote
Oprah’s book club brought a lot of great literature to the forefront of American contemporary culture in a way that no other outlet really has. Morrison, Whitehead, McCarthy, Franzen, JCO, Mistry, Tolstoy, Faulkner, GGM, McCullers, Robinson etc
Comparing that to the rape fantasy garbage that gets pushed on tik tok is ridiculous.
rliant1864 t1_jcb78ch wrote
You can get good recommendations anywhere, that wasn't really my point.
I was just enjoying the irony of pumping up daytime television versus TikTok like they aren't both segmented dripfeeds of current pop culture and criticized in their day for it.
The people who mocked daytime TV originally in turn were probably mocked by people that got their recommendations from the Reader's Digest and National Enquirer, and they're mocked as young'uns by readers of literary magazines, and those whippersnappers are getting drek when they could be getting their family bible hand printed by the local monastery.
McGilla_Gorilla t1_jccsjyr wrote
I don’t think this is a useful comment considering this:
> they aren't both segmented dripfeeds of current pop culture and criticized in their day for it.
Isn’t accurate. Oprah was recommending works based on their literary value, not on their relevance to pop culture.
rliant1864 t1_jccufeu wrote
Whatever you want to believe, my dude
Legitimate_Catch_626 t1_jcciyom wrote
If you’re getting rape fantasies pushed to on Tiktok it’s cause you lend Tiktok to believe that’s what you like. I’ve never had anything like that suggested to me.
McGilla_Gorilla t1_jccsunn wrote
Colleen Hoover is the number two most discussed author on TikTok. Sure everyone’s individual feed will look different, but she and similar authors are the most broadly represented on the platform
I don’t personally use TikTok
thebeautifullynormal t1_jccktfl wrote
Not really I just got on tik tok and looked up.booktok and within 5 minutes I was given 3 different 'spicy books' recommendations. Also tiktok should know that dudes don't read smut.
skyewardeyes t1_jcdc86x wrote
I’m sure there are dudes who read smut.
Bonezone420 t1_jciks28 wrote
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helloitsme_again t1_jcdnn1d wrote
Ummm Oprah interviewed a vast amount of diverse people and her book recommendations didn’t come from trends but came from recommendations from a big diverse group of people
TikTok books are like garbage reads for bored housewives
Legitimate_Catch_626 t1_jccis3j wrote
Why? The recommendations on booktok can be extremely diverse. I’ve never had Colleen Hoover suggested to me while on Tiktok. The algorithm suggests creators based on what you like and are interested in. If someone is getting CoHo it’s because they want trendy.
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