thoughts on booktube, reading, future of channel 💭
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- Опубликовано: 1 июн 2024
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as my friend daniel says, "a burnout video is a booktube rite of passage!"
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I'm a similarly slow reader. The pressure coming from all sides is to consume, consume, consume and it gets exhausting after a while. The price for stepping back from that is isolation, feeling like I'm out of the loop. I haven't squared the circle yet, but am coming closer the more time goes by. I hope you can, too.
edit: on the audio thing, I tend to listen at about the same speed as I read. My brain can outpace the slower narrators, so I turn those up to 1.15 or 1.20x. 3 or 3.5x seems absurd and I wouldn't be able to take it in, much less remember much of anything!
exactly, and it was changing the way i was reading and what i was reading. my channel is here so i can talk about what i read, not the other way around, reading things for the sake of my channel, you know what i mean?
3x speed is definitely at chipmunk levels, and i wouldn't have been able to listen to that without immersion reading 😅 1.5x speed is the sweet spot for me for the audio to sound like "normal" talking speed
I am also a very slow reader. It takes me about 35-40minutes to read 20 or so pages 😭. I appreciate this. Also watching book videos I’ve discovered I don’t like making tbr’s even though it looks fun to do, it just doesn’t work for me and I feel pressure to read books I’m not interested in reading at the time just to finish my tbr. I also don’t like setting goals to finish a certain number of books or type of books. It just takes the fun out of reading and begins to feel like homework.
goals are nice when they're helping you get to something you normally wouldn't have, but it becomes such a detriment when you feel like you're forcing yourself 😔 i feel you!
Welcome back!! I’m so glad you did this. Figuring these kinds of things out and staying true to yourself are everything. Be well. Be happy. Read for the joy.
thank you!!! 💗
The long awaited return!! 🎉🎉
I'm also a slow reader, maybe not quite as slow as you, but close! And I have learned I don't want to read faster. I love really taking a lot of time to sink into a story and a world. I don't mind audio reading, but I am very cautious about which books I read with my ears because slowly reading with my eyes is a first class experience for me. I'm glad you took the time away from youtube to figure out what was and wasn't working for you!
i feel exactly the same way! letting myself read at the pace i'm comfortable at and reading slowly always lets me enjoy the book more and lets me really be absorbed into the story. and that is the whole point of reading for me, to enjoy the experience, not to speed through everything
This is so spot on for how I’ve been feeling this past year.
realizing that this was how i was starting to feel was such an important step! i hope it was for you too
I can understand where you're coming from. I have been doing videos in the past (all of them are privated now) and then I was in a big reading slumb and then I was so ... anxious because what would I be talking about?
So I feel you. And the burnout and of it all.
But I am glad you are still here.
I have felt the same way! I am currently taking a break from posting on booktube. Its been almost a year since I made my last video. My relationship with booktube started to get toxic. I needed a break to fall in love with reading again.
Thank you so much for making this video!
NINAAAA!!!! miss you 🥺💗
i hope the break has been going well for you, and you can rediscover your love for reading 💕
I really love hearing your thoughts on reading and books in general! Even though I just started posting videos this year, I can see how some of the social parts and comparison takes a toll on a person. It’s really great that you have figured out ways to do this that works best for you 💖 I’m excited that you will continue to share your thoughts.
it really is a rite of passage we all must go through when we first start channels 😂
Glad you're back and will be enjoying what you're reading more!
Everything you mentioned is true for me as well and I’m also taking a similar approach now. Great minds 🤘🏽
hell yeah 😎🤘 we fight the system
RUclips recommended you to me after your first or second video and I really like your content. I started Robin Hobb thanks to you. And I love her work.
And I appreciate you talking about the algorithm. I somehow made it into amazon's number one slot for fantasy for a self-published book waaay back. And I made decent money on the exposure to topping (or in top 100) on that list for two weeks. I never, ever came close to that again and it ruined my writing for years. Like I forgot the first few books I published were just for fun, for me. And I've toyed with a RUclips channel for Star Wars books, but fear the algorithm ruining something I started for fun. I really love when creators like yourself talk about this kind of stuff.
the algorithm is good for some things i guess! 😂 but yeah, it becomes a problem when it turns into our sole focus, and it starts to dictate and change our habits
i'm so happy to hear you are enjoying hobb!
I'm normally too shy to comment on videos but I decided to get over myself this once because this video was the epitome of "right person, right place, right time" for me! I'm also a pretty slow reader (30-40 pgs/hr depending on the "complexity" of the prose etc.) and on top of that, I'm a somewhat sporadic/all-or-nothing type of reader, meaning I can go weeks without reading a single page only to hunker down and read an entire book/series practically in one sitting when the mood strikes haha! I joined Storygraph last year and in my excitement to "find my people" joined so many read-alongs and buddy reads only to end up feeling super cranky and chronically exhausted in less than 2 months... I remember feeling so confused at the time because I really loved discussing the books we were reading together until it hit me that the reason I was starting to feel burned out was that I had forced myself to go against my "natural ways" haha...
Another thing that really resonated with me was what you said about feeling the need to read the books (especially the new releases) that either are recommended by the content creators you follow or appear on your community feed on SG/GR just because it almost makes you feel like those are the books you SHOULD be reading and if you're not, it means you're not reading the "right" books. The same goes for what you said about how you feel about those books once you've heard/seen someone else talk about them. I often find myself thinking, did I actually like the book or was my reading experience affected by how X, Y and Z felt about it? It's absurd to feel that way, of course, and you know it's absurd but you still can't help feeling that way...and as you said, that's not the content creators' fault AT ALL! It's 100% on the consumer if they feel that way and it's up to them to do whatever they need to do to get their head straight, so to speak.
Anyways, I'm sorry I'm rambling. I'll wrap up before this turns into an essay (lol)! Thanks for making this video! You may feel like you're only saying things that others have said a thousand times before but that shouldn't stop you from sharing your thoughts because you might just end up being the one person someone (like myself) needs to hear those words from. I'm glad you took the time you needed to sort your thoughts and rekindle your love for reading. I love your videos and get excited every time you post a new one, no matter how sporadically that may be, so keep doing things your way - we'll all still be here!
Btw I just realised how that first sentence might read and thought I should clarify that is NOT how I meant it LOL! 🤣
Happy you are back!!
aww, thanks angela! good to be back 🥰
I'm a slow reader as well. I prefer to read a book 'precisely' instead of skimming through the pages and forgetting everything I've read the next day🥲
And also how people read as many books a year... My favorite book ever is 1200 pages long and it took me 3 months to finish. I wouldn't have wanted to miss it in the world!
completely agree, that's how i am too! i know it's not "efficient" to read every single word and subvocalize, but i feel like i miss things if i don't do that, no matter how inconsequential the words may be
As a fellow BookTube content creator, I related to almost everything you said in the video😅BookTube and book social media has definitely changed my relationship with reading (especially in some negative ways...), but like you said, it is about finding that balance. I hope you find more peace and less worry in your reading life and thank you for your insight!
the fact that we all go through this just goes to show how much effect social media has on all of us 🥲
thank you and likewise!
A pleasure to see you and hope that you're well. Always enjoy the content.
Hey stranger!!!!
I TOTALLY agree with everything you touched upon. I have a similar relationship with being on booktube. Reading as much as humanly possible is not fun.
Slow readers unite! ❤
If weren’t for audiobooks I’d probably read like a book a month…but I agree, I don’t retain the information from audiobooks. I have also been thinking about taking a break to focus on books I’m super excited to read.
SHELLEYYYYY
it's a lesson we must all learn when we begin booktube lol
sometimes breaks are just needed! ooh what are you currently excited to read?
@@christeascozycorner It really does take a certain type of drive to keep up a channel regularly. I don’t have it 🫠😂
I’m currently reading The Final Strife (and loving it!)
I finally read The Veiled Throne in March! I’m still on the fence about the series. Have you read the Grace of Kings yet? 😂
What are you reading???
HAHAHA NERVOUS LAUGHTER... i still haven't gotten back to the grace of kings yet LOL. I'M SO RELIEVED YOU DIDN'T WAIT FOR ME 😂 i'm currently continuing with the rain wild chronicles by robin hobb, on the 3rd book now! and i just finished reading the eye of the world and omgggg i loved it so much
@@christeascozycorner 😂😂😂 I honestly don’t blame you. It’s a good series, but on the boring end.
Those are two series I need to continue. Happy reading 🥰
I also want to hardly know anything going into a book. Knowing a book thing is coming on chapter XX or looking out for the thing that half of people hate, is too much influence before. I want to hear that after reading and see if I agree.
i feel like i know exactly what book you are referring to hahaha. but yes i totally agree!
@@christeascozycorner I'm referring to like 5 different books that are all the same problem haha
😂😂😂
I usually describe myself as a glacial reader lol
okay i love this description haha
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Me watching this video as a baby youtuber.. 😳