Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 24 minutes ago

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This video is inspired by @libraryofaviking's video youtube.com/watch?v=sbEf3v8E-_M&t=72s
and @hardysbooks's video youtu.be/zTBQJtVH404?si=OxVtqCy0N1PSWaCb

And that's to @PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy for inspiring this conversation

00:00 preamble
00:17 why am I talking about this?
1:51 classics vs modern books
06:21 broad audiences vs niches
07:26 what is the book trying to do?
08:54 why are you reading?
10:17 a librarian's perspective
10:48 why rate anyway?
15:21 my advice to booktube
17:36 do you think booktubers are trustworthy?