You can't be "wrong" if you're just saying you like the book or laughed or cried. But maybe if you commit to saying the prose is weak or there's no structure or there's no logic, someone can tell you you're stupid and wrong to say that.
English
Pages Unbound
32.1K posts
Pages Unbound
@PagesUnbound
A young adult, middle grade, and classic book blog! Twitter account run by Briana: Tolkien, Doctor Who, medieval lit fan.
Katılım Ekim 2012
925 Takip Edilen1.3K Takipçiler
I've seen some people say analyzing books "isn't fun" and they're "not in school," but I've also seen some people say they're not "qualified." Maybe some people are too afraid to commit to analysis because they don't want to be told they're "wrong."
English
Interesting article on BookTok and how "reviews" are largely just readers' emotional reactions. Even when readers think a book is "not well-written," they will give it a full 5 stars as long as it elicited a pleasurable reaction in them.
thepointmag.com/criticism/comm…
English
Just saw someone say a YA book "reads young" to them.
A book that has the characters lobby insults at each other about getting their "dusty dried out holes filled."
Yes, very young. Totally the thing I would give an 8th grader.
English
SPOILERS
You get Houses instead of Factions. The main character might choose an "unexpected" House. She has to do a scary jump as part of the test!!
There are things that are different, but I think she said Divergent was an influence to head off everyone noticing themselves.
English
You can see what the author means when she says she was thinking about how Divergent could have been different. The influences are clear. It’s fine, but a bit weird to read a book that feels as if it could have been published in 2012 to get in on the popularity of Divergent.
Pages Unbound@PagesUnbound
Book mail! STORM BREAKER by Nisha J. Tuli
English
@susanhecht @jhendersonYT They're tracking it for their own personal stats and not using the site as a way to review "for others."
English
@jhendersonYT When people write, “DNF, this book was not for me,” with no explanation. Why bother to post anything, then?
English
One thing not mentioned in this piece (which is fine) is that BookTok/Goodreads/YouTube/etc have shifted the meaning of ‘review.’ What people post online is almost entirely REACTIONS, not reviews.
Thus, ‘I loved it. It made me cry. 4 stars.’
The Point Magazine@the_point_mag
“Yes, the Brontës’ implied reader was educated, English and at least bourgeois, but the BookToker’s implied reader is exclusionary, too,” writes @writingenjoyer.“The reader whose affective register is foreign to the book’s finds nothing in it.” thepointmag.com/criticism/comm…
English
You Don't Need to Be Intimidated by Shakespeare
New post today on the Bard!
open.substack.com/pub/pagesunbou…
English
Pages Unbound retweetledi
It's time for the Book Blogging in 2026 Survey! The idea is to offer more transparency about stats & a better understanding of what's happening in the #BookBlogging community. Simple polls that will only take a moment so please share & encourage as many as possible to take part.
English
I imagine he inhabits circles where the tech people are telling him this is the future and people want it, but actual readers are saying they do not.
English
The CEO is walking the AI books statement back a bit, but I think he really didn't read the room by not definitively saying B&N isn't interested in selling AI-generated stuff. latimes.com/entertainment-…
Pages Unbound@PagesUnbound
I am going to have to stop defending Barnes & Noble. I did appreciate the idea of a large bookstore, but if they want to sell AI-generated books, I am out. There are other places to buy books.
English
Pages Unbound retweetledi
So we have been keeping a secret . . .
Heather Fawcett is writing a fourth Emily Wilde book!
Emily Wilde's History of Dark Faerie will publish in January 2027. Join Emily on a new research trip and pre-order the book now
English
What 5 year old is taking standardized tests? Public education systems have a lot of problems that deserve dialogue but don’t tell lies. At least in my state of NC standardized testing doesn’t start until 3rd grade.
Fixing Education@FixingEducation
We went FROM kindergarten being centered around play, movement, and social development…TO five-year-olds sitting for long stretches and preparing for standardized tests. How did we get here?
English
Pages Unbound retweetledi
I think I've finally managed to get The Book Blogger Directory working properly 🥳
Add your links now at jolinsdell.com/p/book-blogger…
English
@COSDAWGCFB @clharrington024 I am also thinking of all the news articles saying college students can't read full novels, so there's a question in here just of stamina. Do kids go on to read long things, not just do they technically have good decoding skills they developed. I genuinely don't know.
English
@COSDAWGCFB @clharrington024 I think that's the question most people are getting at. I have seen lots of studies that graphic novels improve comprehension, vocabulary, love of reading, confidence. I am not sure I have seen something explicitly state if kids "move on" from them to long novels.
English
Yes. 75% of books at book fairs are graphic novels. It’s obscene.
Graphic novels do not improve a child’s reading ability.
7% (or better) 🇯🇲@gregNEVERchills
My biggest issue with the book fairs is the number of graphic novels. The kids need more books with words, not less. I understand the need for graphic novels to bridge the gap for kids who don’t like reading. But those should be in addition to books with words, not replacing
English
Frederica by Georgette Heyer pagesunbound.wordpress.com/2026/05/21/fre…
English
@ecutruin Right, but "people who use AI to generate books" and "people who actually read" seem to be two separate camps of people. The people who "aren't opposed to AI" don't buy/read the AI books of their fellow AI users, and people who DO read avidly don't want AI books.
English
@PagesUnbound You've made an assumption that I didn't state. I simply said that hundreds of millions of people use AI tools themselves. So, they aren't likely opposed to engaging in such content. I don't know how many actually read AI books, as many probably don't read books at all.
English
I am going to have to stop defending Barnes & Noble. I did appreciate the idea of a large bookstore, but if they want to sell AI-generated books, I am out. There are other places to buy books.
People@people
Barnes & Noble CEO Says He Has 'No Problem' Selling AI-Written Books: 'We Will Stock Them' people.com/barnes-and-nob…
English
@ecutruin Except you are saying there are tons of people who want to read AI books, but you haven't shown these people exist.
English
@PagesUnbound Read the post that you're replying to. It applies to this scenario. Also, many people simply don't read books, in general. They also may not be able to even tell if a book was written using AI tools. As you've said, the author often doesn't disclose this fact.
English