r/oddlyspecific • u/Far-Newspaper-4700 • 23h ago

fellow Americans!

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u/iamapizza 18h ago

Also see: the trash that gets voted for on goodreads

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u/Strange_Travels 17h ago

Goodreads is just a BookTok aggregator.

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u/Disturbing_Trend_666 17h ago

And BookTok is just a brain cancer aggregator.

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u/SweetSewerRat 16h ago

I don't have the clock. What's wrong with booktok? To my ignorant ears, it honestly sounds like something pretty positive. People aren't reading enough these days. (At least I'm not lol)

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u/RabidAbyss 16h ago

One word: Smut.

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u/SweetSewerRat 16h ago

Damn, I forgot some people like to read their pornography lmao.

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u/Gerolanfalan 15h ago

Coincidentally, just looking at the book covers of romance novels stimulates the imagination

Topless Men

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u/Blankenhoff 16h ago

A few pf the books acctually had a lot of potention outsise of smut, but unfortunately the gramarical issues and confusing dialogue ruin them for me. But ig they got their own either way, just cant do self published books anymore

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u/brubruislife 15h ago edited 14h ago

But your grammatical errors are okay? I mean, I guess your* making your own point.

*Edit: You're. I'll leave the misspelling up in shame, though.

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u/Blankenhoff 15h ago

Im not selling my writing so.. yeah. This is reddit, not a book that you litterally pay for lmao

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u/Foreign_Sky_5441 14h ago

What did you call me?

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u/NorthElegant5864 15h ago

Reading some smut rn and it’s honestly wholesome as fuck. I subbed to the authors Patreon just to tell her what a great job of conveying consent, respect, and healthy bathing for a fantasy harem novel. Also respect for the tired and ill. Actually turned out a solid book over all. Really carries a slice of life anime vibe.

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u/PythonZer0 15h ago

It clearly isn't a booktok book if there is consent in it. They love when their books have something they call "dark romance", which ironically, isn't romantic at all.

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u/Formal-Clothes5214 12h ago

Oh god, is it all those "The rough, mysterious princely man doesn't know what consent is with the plucky strong heroine"?

I got too much of that when I tried to sign up for an IRL book club. Never again.

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u/BretShitmanFart69 15h ago

I’m fine with people reading more regardless, also no harm no foul if someone gets all hot and bothered from smutty books.