1. How do you view your role as a booktuber? [Examples might be as a critic, a curator, an influencer, an entertainer, an educator, etc.]
2. Do you have any educational background in literature or literary criticism, either formal or self-directed? And [if you are comfortable sharing] do you have any other education or professional experience that you bring to bear on your reviews?
3. Do you typically do any research on either the book or the author before you review a book?
4. Do you focus your reviews more on the objective qualities of a book or more on your subjective opinions about it?
5. Have you ever received a free book or advanced reader copy from the author, and if so, did it have any impact on your ability to honestly review the book? (Or on how you felt about it?)
6. Do you review every book you read? Are there any reasons that you might read a book but choose not to review it?
7. How do you feel about the fact that many people now primarily consume book reviews by hobbyists on BookTube rather than professional critics? (What is lost; what is gained?)
Links to (some) of the stuff mentioned:
The two books I mentioned that were sent to me by the authors are:
1. What is the first manga , comic or graphic novel you ever read? One or all three if you like. If not, what was the first movie you saw that was based on a comic?
2. Which book or series have you reread the most ?
3. The shadow or the phantom: Which is the better character ?
And have you read any stories containing these characters?
4. H.G Wells or Rex Stout? Who in your opinion is the better writer and why ?
4. Biography or collection of essays: Which would you rather read?
6. Tag some people
@WilliamsLibrary
@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk
@mindysbookjourney
@JzyShzy
@booksimnotreading
@danecobain
@jimsbooksreadingandstuff
Links to my reviews of some of the stuff mentioned in this video:
2. Is there a genre or type of book you would never consider reading? (Such as, would you ever read a romance? Or if you regularly read romance, would you ever try a science fiction novel?)
3. Does erotica count as literature?
4. Is it better to read classic books than popular bestsellers?
5. Have you ever bragged about reading a classic in order to sound smart?
6. Do audiobooks count as reading? What about comic books or graphic novels?
7. Have you ever looked down at someone for reading a popular fluff book (a book with little substance to it; for example, a self-help book or celebrity memoir)?
8. Have you ever been the recipient of someone else’s snobbery?
9. Would you ever be friends with a snob? (Maybe you already are?)
10. Are people who don’t read less sophisticated than people who do?
11. Measure yourself: based on your answers to the previous ten questions, would you qualify as a book snob?
