the performative act of reading 

i'm annoyingly one of those people who annotate nearly every book they own because it helps me comprehend it better and get more out of it, but for the vast majority of people (and still me when I know i'm not gonna be as invested in a book) libraries NEED to make a comeback. they're also so underrated for vibes. Like, people want the studious book lover vibes so badly? Go to a library and read the books there!! They're so incredible, and if you aren't like me and don't scribble in books, people should definitely utilise libraries. Loved this video. Consider me subscribed 😎

I personally don't care about the performance aspect. I mean I also like to show off, how cool my taste in music is when I wear a band shirt, or like my fashion sense in general, when wearing something fashionable. Also it´s like veganism, id rather like people to be vegan out of trend, than not at all. But the consumerist aspect is fckn dangerous.

I agree 100%, and as a person who lives in a country where books are excessively expensive, every time I go to buy a book I buy it only because I know I REALLY want to read it and not just to enlarge my bookshelf, and that mentality has accompanied me all my life.

Wow this actually kinda called me out. I do enjoy reading, but like you said a lot of it is performative for example I'll be out in public and think wow I'm gonna take out my book and read yeah everyone's gonna think I'm so smart. Don't think that's gonna change anytime soon tbh but it's good to be self aware ig? Love the vid, you should consider starting a podcast!! I'd eat that shit up thank yu

In germany we have a website that I use like a library. You can buy used books there and resell them back to the website after reading. The delivery only needs 2 days.

great vid overall! glad this popped up on my feed because this is something I’ve been thinking about as someone who reads a lot on public transportation and am very aware of how I am perceived lol. my only note is regarding Sally Rooney’s writing - I’ve read both Normal People and Beautiful World Where Are You and she does the whole no quotation marks for dialogue in each of her novels. for me at first it was hard to get into, but once it clicks, everything flows sooo much better than traditionally written dialogue. I think it actually serves to further symbolize the themes of (mis)communication present in her books - it further blurs the line between what is said and what is left unsaid.

girl this is so real because everything i do feels like its being done for someone else even when im trying not to show off my cool taste in music or book.as a kid my parents taught me not to show off like at all so i would want to tell all my friends about my trips and stuff and it felt extremely wrong so i found other ways like i dressed nice and wanted people to notice without making it obvious and had books and listened to good music and played it in the car anf stuff idk what im yapping about but yeah i feel like its a way of showing off without being obvious

love this! also so proud of you, you smashed the run!!

I don’t think a book has served its purpose once read, for me there is quite a bit of sentimental value, and tbh it makes me feel nice. It’s not that deep .. but i do feel called out.. though i do read my stuff..

I get like half my books from library (currently reading Maurice and In Memoriam by Alice Winn). And a lot of old public domain stuff freely downloaded. Mostly I only buy books if my library doesn't have them. I did buy Secret History on kindle for easy referencing - I'm writing a Secret History/Like Minds fanfic and it was only 5 euros. Having 20 physical bookmarks in a book would be a pain lol.

I read a lot until I started high school. Like easily 100+ pages every day. Since then I have often been too tired and spent too much time online (I have ADHD). I have only read one fiction book cover to cover this year 😭 And 50-80 pages of four other books lol.

Hi, i just got your video randomly. Enjoyed it very much, looking forward to watching more videos from you.

Great video! I totally agree with u I hope your race went well

I like u

girl get a different mic i beg of you the mouth sounds 😭