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BookTok has been gaining more and more popularity over the past couple of years. The culture has become increasingly more complex, with issues around diversity, aesthetics, boundaries, and overconsumption being brought up in criticisms of BookTok. Today, I’ll be covering some recent BookTok controversies, and the good, but also very parts of the community. Let me know what you think of BookTok and this video! I hope you all enjoy!
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➤Mina Lee’s video youtu.be/WxDd8ocpcHk?si=fOFrq9p6I9cRc-oo
➤BookTok biker incident expanded by Annamarie Forcino youtu.be/IBYwyklxHz4?si=QXZ_3rpt4U-2xw0i
➤Biker incident video by WURLD youtu.be/-1zioZjnxe8?si=roLyDtnIUnvTBZgF
➤Kraken controversy expanded by Swell Entertainment youtu.be/O_v3QSTjNr8?si=k6-yjcEdNME5W7xw
➤Is BookTok Ruining Reading? youtu.be/gu2Q1unqr7U?si=A7n1mS04wEk-Z6O8
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✓Sources✓
➤Colleen Hoover’s problems thesuffolkjournal.com/41555/opinion/opinion-booktok-is-negatively-impacting-literature/#:~:text=The%20popularization%20of%20Hoover's%20novels,watered%20down%20by%20%E2%80%9CBookTok.%E2%80%9D
➤What’s wrong with BookTok femmagazine.com/whats-wrong-with-booktok
➤BookTok is a mistake pittnews.com/article/177256/opinions/opinion-booktok-is-a-mistake
➤Why romance is so popular on TikTok https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-27/why-romance-and-romantasy-novels-are-so-popular-on-tiktok/103198518
➤BookTok overconsumption theedgesusu.co.uk/culture/2023/03/15/booktok-a-platform-of-overconsumption-that-has-amassed-more-power-than-a-religion
➤Seattle Kraken controversy nbcnews.com/pop-culture/booktok-nhl-seattle-kraken-alexander-wennberg-controversy-rcna97369
➤Teenage biker incident pajiba.com/book_reviews/the-booktok-teenage-biker-dark-romance-controversy-explained.php
➤Reddit thread reddit.com/r/books/comments/zpv81p/has_the_booktok_boom_done_more_harm_than_good
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BookTok has been gaining more and more popularity over the past couple of years. The culture has become increasingly more complex, with issues around diversity, aesthetics, boundaries, and overconsumption being brought up in criticisms of BookTok. Today, I’ll be covering some recent BookTok controversies, and the good, but also very parts of the community. Let me know what you think of BookTok and this video! I hope you all enjoy!
➤My Goodreads goodreads.com/user/show/83729435-luke-kono
✓Related Videos✓
➤Mina Lee’s video youtu.be/WxDd8ocpcHk?si=fOFrq9p6I9cRc-oo
➤BookTok biker incident expanded by Annamarie Forcino youtu.be/IBYwyklxHz4?si=QXZ_3rpt4U-2xw0i
➤Biker incident video by WURLD youtu.be/-1zioZjnxe8?si=roLyDtnIUnvTBZgF
➤Kraken controversy expanded by Swell Entertainment youtu.be/O_v3QSTjNr8?si=k6-yjcEdNME5W7xw
➤Is BookTok Ruining Reading? youtu.be/gu2Q1unqr7U?si=A7n1mS04wEk-Z6O8
✓Music Used✓
➤youtu.be/mIgY67SanP8?si=jsB5P2vFERJ6ztes
➤youtu.be/2rOTgT0-ZEk?si=oLO8p9VW6fR-vFYD
✓Sources✓
➤Colleen Hoover’s problems thesuffolkjournal.com/41555/opinion/opinion-booktok-is-negatively-impacting-literature/#:~:text=The%20popularization%20of%20Hoover's%20novels,watered%20down%20by%20%E2%80%9CBookTok.%E2%80%9D
➤What’s wrong with BookTok femmagazine.com/whats-wrong-with-booktok
➤BookTok is a mistake pittnews.com/article/177256/opinions/opinion-booktok-is-a-mistake
➤Why romance is so popular on TikTok https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-27/why-romance-and-romantasy-novels-are-so-popular-on-tiktok/103198518
➤BookTok overconsumption theedgesusu.co.uk/culture/2023/03/15/booktok-a-platform-of-overconsumption-that-has-amassed-more-power-than-a-religion
➤Seattle Kraken controversy nbcnews.com/pop-culture/booktok-nhl-seattle-kraken-alexander-wennberg-controversy-rcna97369
➤Teenage biker incident pajiba.com/book_reviews/the-booktok-teenage-biker-dark-romance-controversy-explained.php
➤Reddit thread reddit.com/r/books/comments/zpv81p/has_the_booktok_boom_done_more_harm_than_good
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✓Extra Info✓
➤Footage- iPhone 14 Pro Max
➤Audio- iPhone 14 Pro Max
➤Editing Software- Final Cut Pro on 2019 MacBook Pro
➤Thumbnail- Canva Pro
“Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for ‘fair use’ for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarships, and research. Fair use is permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.”
All clips, sounds, and images belong to their respective owners.
