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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- in today’s video, im sharing some of my unpopular book opinions and reacting to your unpopular book opinions - diversity in books, booktok, tropes, etc…
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A book having more diverse characters shouldn't make it less relatable because there's more to the characters than their sexuality/race/gender/etc. As a queer person I've read many many books about cis straight people and I'm still able to relate to some of them because of their personalities. I also think that a book not being relatable shouldn't be an issue, by reading books we can get to know different experiences and learn new things, and that's a good thing.
English is not my first language so sorry if there's any mistake
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enemies to lovers will always be superior than friends to lovers and heck yes to romance sub plots that move slowly being the best
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Completely agree 😂👌
I feel like it’s easier to find good friends to lovers books, but when you find an enemies to lovers that slaps, it slaps above all else
Enemies to lovers is waaaay better that friends to lovers but it’s much harder to find a well written enemies to lovers I find those tend to have the most cringe and bad writing and don’t even succeed in making the enemy part convincing
I AGREE
This is so true. I prefer enemies to lovers but most are terribly written and shallow. I read more good friends to lovers than the other which is disappointing
Some of my favorite disability representation books:
The Circus Train
A Curse So Dark and Lonely (Harper has cerebral palsy and it’s a beauty and the beast retelling)
Cinder (Cinderella retelling, she’s a cyborg)
An Ember in the Ashes (Izzy wears a eye patch)
True Biz (deaf culture)
You, Me and Our Heartstrings (Daisy has cerebral palsy) (author has cerebral palsy)
Six of Crows (Kaz uses a cane) (author uses a cane)
* all of these changes are written accurately (in my opinion and what I’ve heard from others) and are strong ❤️
With love,
Someone who has cerebral palsy 💚
Love
I would also like to add Gallant from v.e.schwab? Maybe a odd choice but the mc in it is basicly mute and can't talk ever since she was born. She sometimes uses sign language to comunicate with the people around her. As a deaf person myself I kind of saw myself in her. So that's why I would like to add that book lol
@@laura_B24 definitely adding this to my TBR thank you ☺️
Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow has some great disability representation as well as mental health.
@@ElectraHeart05 adding to my TBR ❤️ thank you 😊
The most well-done enemies to lovers will always be better than the most well-done friends to lovers because the best enemies to lovers are slow-burn enemies to friends to lovers, so we get the best of both worlds.
THIS IS SO TRUE
omg so this is such an unpopular opinion for me but i HATE enemies to lovers 😭 it just doesn’t make sense unless they’re like academic rivals or something. i’m a friends (especially childhood besties) to lovers girly
In regards to the diversity comment, I think many ppl forget that diversity doesn’t just mean diverse demographics. I’ve always looked at it in the light of ideas & experiences more so than simply somebody’s ethnicity, gender, sexuality, etc. Obviously w diverse ideas & experiences comes diverse backgrounds as well since ppl of different backgrounds tend to have different experiences & will have a different outlook on life. All of these add up to a more well rounded story. Sure, relatability definitely can add to the enjoyment you get out of a story but I think many of us also read so we can experience & learn about a different side of life. Just bc somebody else’s story isn’t relatable to you, it doesn’t mean it's less important or less impactful. In fact, I’d say they’re even more important & more impactful as they offer us a unique perspective we wouldn’t get otherwise.
i've said this soooo many times and i'll say it again: i'd rather a book have no diversity than poorly written diversity that perpetuates stereotypes, especially harmful ones. it really boils down to (for me) what an author is trying to say with a character.
i've read so many books by white authors that make it SO CLEAR that a character was written to be a specific race/sexuality/what have you for the sake of diversity and nothing else. it's as if they just dropped in this character for one scene to be like 'look! i wrote a poc/queer character so you can all shut up.' and then they go back to the whities and never have that character speak again :(
and usually that character is the most interesting character tbh so it's kinda a waste
idc i will die on the "friends to lovers is better" hill.
I respect that
Me toooo
i just started six of crows duology after binging your old videos..am i bit lost because it's my first time ever reading fantasy yeahhhh but your guide to grishaverse helped and i'm so hyped
love you rvideos so much
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Came for unpopular opinions, stayed for ‘legabitquoi’.
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Disability diverse books I’m excited to read:
- Sick Kids in Love by Hannah Moskowitz
- One for All by Lillie Lainoff
- Love from A to Z by S. K. Ali
BIPOC ya romance/fantasy recommendations:
- My Sisters Big Fat Indian Wedding by Sajni Patel (EVERYONE READ THIS)
- Beauty and the Besharam by Lillie Vale
- Excuse me While I ugly Cry by Joya Goffney
- This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi
- The Girl who fell beneath the sea by Axie Oh
- A Taste for Love by Jennifer Yen
- A Cubans Girl Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey
- Tokyo Ever After by Emilio Jean
Fav LGBTQ+ books
- Infamous by Lex Croucher
- Montague Siblings series by Mackenzie Lee
- Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron
- She Drives me Crazy by Kelly Quindon
Always looking for more recommendations :)
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I feel like I´m seeing more and more fantasy books with queer mc and I´m all here for it
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I've thought about the topic of white authors' writing POC characters a lot. Especially as someone who is biracial reading characters of color from the point of view of a white author tends to be in my opinion heavily fetishized and relies on stereotypes.
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I love you for mentioning the YA dystopia. The Hunger Games specifically.
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no smut, slow burn, and the couple getting together at the very last minute will always be superior
Hey Sunny!
If you're looking for a romance sub-plot where the characters meet in the first book, but nothing happens regarding their relationship in the first book + is also a enemies to lovers slowburn where they don't get together until like book 4 + has a really good fantasy plotline + has a lot of other loveable characters and other sub-plot romances also (including lgbtq)...You NEED to read the Falling Kingdoms Series by Morgan Rhodes 💖
my personal unpopular opinions is that i REALLY want more POC villains/antagonists in all entertainment but ESPECIALLY books. people are so afraid to write characters of color/characters of marginalized groups in position other than the hero or helpful best friend and it's getting... kinda boring. it's a slippery slope with these characters because its so easy for white authors/an author thats not apart of that particular group to meld in racial stereotypes with their villainy OR when their villain is the only POC in the book and becomes a representation for that particular group so i understand why authors are a little hesitant, but it'd still be cool to see more often.
my favorite example of this is actually from a show not a book but it's Isaac from Castlevania series, he's a black Muslim villain turned hero (eventually) who's culture and religion is directly tied to his philosophy around the acts he commits. his outlook is so interesting and something you don't see often in media and i'd love to read some books with villains like him.
I love how Sunny is talking about diversity!
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@@sunnykimreads (:
Hey Sunny! I’d love to see a video with diverse book recs or a video with dystopia recs! Also, I think this is a very important video and I like to hear your opinions. They’re often very insightful :)
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I don't have tiktok, love watching booktube, but honestly if i end up picking up a recommendation it's mostly from bookstagram, i found such a niche community there so the recommendation are pretty much always diverse, books i otherwise wouldn't even know existed. More love for booksta people!
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Def relate on needing to actively read more diversely
"I'm not here to yuck anyone's yum" iconic (:
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Unpopular opinions(?):
Lovers to Enemies is the best trope that has two enemies in it.
Enemies to lovers and friends to lovers will always be better if its LGBTQ+
Nobody gives a fuck if you read classic literature or ya books, its honestly hilarious to watch toxic classic literature girlies and colleen hoover girlies bitch slap each other on TikTok.
Malina>Darklina
Rivals to Lovers>Enemies to Lovers
There isn't something as "Forced Diversity". I saw someone on Twitter say "This feels like forced diversity..." When Adiba Jaigirdar tweeted about her new book with an overweight girl with dark skin on the cover. (Like wtf)
NOT EVERYTHING HAS TO HAVE SPICE !!!
Bittersweet/sad endings>happy endings
The one bed trope is so overrated i absolutely despise it because its sooooo overused
4:58 i need more ya dystopia book recs i’ve read so many already 😭
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The way i dont like enemies to the lovers trope i love indifferent to lovers... like they go from not giving a shit, they're just passing by until theyre realise that they want to stay
OMG THIS
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Hi Lina! How are you? Do you have any recomendation? Please✨🌟
anyone have an opinion on this?
so im straight and when I end up reading romance books I always gravitate towards f/m romances. I read countless lgbtq+ books from other genres (fantasy, literary, memoirs) but have realized I've rarely been drawn to reading non-het contemporary romances and was wondering what people's opinions are on this? should I be trying to diversify what I read from the romance genre or is having a personal preference in this specific matter acceptable? would really appreciate thoughts on this from people!!
I think it's normal for people to gravitate more easily to things that they can relate to, to be honest. I'm gay and most of my readings tend to be straight romance but i find more enjoyment in the occasional queer books i can find. So it's not weird or needs to change, it isn't really a big deal if you gave LGBT literature a chance and it didn't resonate with you and you shouldn't feel forced to, everybody has their own tastes and sometimes people like seeing themselves or project themselves into books and it would be hard to do that as a straight person with queer lit. Maybe someday you'll find something that you like in this category but don't freak out over it if you don't, much love ❤️
@@august4132 thank you for your perspective, I really appreciate it!! and yes I wouldn't ever completely rule out ever reading any queer romance novels so maybe one day I'll find one that interests me! I do enjoy reading queer stories from other genres that aren't strictly only in the romance genre so maybe that's just what works for my tastes the best I guess
have u read the emperors edge series ? i think youd like it. it has the rag tag group of criminals, good banter, slow burn, and each book in the series is a diff pov.
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I totally see what you’re saying about diversity. But the connection I have with a book depends on how it’s written and how relatable they are to me. Can I slip into their skin? And it’s possible there’s implicit bias on my part. Thank you for making me more aware. ❤
here's an LGBTQ+ book for you (kinda slowburn + had my jaw on the floor, maybe a lil underwhelming tho)
- history is all you left me
- more happy than not
idk if I'm the only who does this. But I like to follow along to the audiobooks of books because it keeps my attention
i think diversity is very nuanced tbh but
- i think we should just stop popularizing white authors who write abt white characters. like if we just stop buying into it the production will stop as well and we should just shed light on more poc authors who write about poc characters
- having to choose between whether there’s no diversity and whether there’s misinformation is so horrible and legit the problem with everything 😭😭
- the choice about no diversity is what i’d choose as well, but it bothers me when people say there’s no need for diversity at ALL because there does need to be. growing up without a character(s) that looks like you is something that can make everyone feel unseen.
I agree with all of this
I totally agree with everything you said
Sunny you should read “a memory called empire!”. Great plot, world building and the only notable romances are lgbt and sub plot.
Thank you for your videos they really make my week! 😊
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It's so cool to see that :) !
Fantasy enemies to lovers makes soo much more sense than contemporary enemies to lovers(unless they are rivals)...I totally agree that
Fantasy (enemies to lover >friends to lovers)
Contemporary(friends to lover>enemies to lovers)
I agree with some of these
Also I feel like part of the reason white straight cis memoirs feel so empty is bc that’s the perspective and lens media has always worked through. We see the white straight cis experience everyday in the way society is shaped, in the movies we consume and the fiction we read and the influencers we see. Amongst other things obviously
hi sunnyyy
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2:39 i'm sorry, but this just sounds like you say it because reading is like an Occupation, or a Job, or a Side Hustle to you (idk if you make money from this channel). Reading is a hobby to 99% of readers. there is no bare minimum. there are no qualifiers to reading. if you only wanna read this one very specific thing, then it's your right to only read that very specific thing. setting goals and achievements and requirements for reading will only turn readers off and make them stop reading because at that point it's a chore and not a fun activity. there are mainstream things i have no interest in and there are diverse things i have no interest in when it comes to books, so i don't read either of them. reading is not activism, and it shouldn't have to be.
I love chatty Sunny🥰
hi sunny!
HI 🫶
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love your videos. they are amazing.
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That's a popular opinion. 🧉🦄
hi sunny!! here are some queer fantasy recs you might like:
- the last binding series by freya marske (this especially i reckon you'd enjoy!!!)
- the tarot sequence series by kd edwards
- the sunbearer trials by aiden thomas
- cemetery boys by aiden thomas
- this is how you lose the time war by amal el-mohtar
for more contemporary i recommend:
- the charm offensive by alison cochrun
- kiss her once for me by alison cochrun
- perfect on paper by sophie gonzales