My Unpopular Bookish Opinions
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I’m doing the actual prompt today, whoop whoop! Here’s my list:
- People automatically assume I’ve read all the books I own;
- People assuming I’ve read a very obscure book they’ve once heard about;
- No, I cannot loan you that book for an undetermined amount of time;
- Having multiple copies of your favorite books is perfectly normal;
- Book reviews are for book readers, not authors;
- Just because I’m a reader does not mean I aspire be an author as well;
- I don’t understand the hype over some of the most hyped books (ahem Fourth Wing);
- I’m not a fan of BookTok;
- Trigger warnings should not be prominently displayed as they tend to spoil a lot;
- Every other book should not be turned into a book series / movie or TV show.
What are your unpopular bookish opinions?
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These are all valid points! I can’t stand BookTok! Thank you for mentioning it! Absolutely, yes, for the reviews, in the past, I had a couple of bad experiences with authors due to negative reviews I left. Mind you, not even once being offensive or mean, I was merely expressing my opinions on the material, lol. I do agree about the triggers, although I personally cannot read anything that involves harming children/animals in a very bad way. I’d rather be warned beforehand, but for this, there are specific websites that I tend to consult, such as Does the Dog Die and another one for the TW. Same with the overhyped books, although I ended up loving Fourth Wing, I will not read some of the most popular ones especially series.
I’m not into BookTok either.
I don’t have a TikTok account, so no BookTok for me. I also think Trigger Warnings can be big spoilers. Here’s my TTT: https://bonniereadsandwrites.com/2025/04/15/top-ten-tuesday-my-unpopular-bookish-opinions/comment-page-1/#comment-10588
Yes to number 3! Just because I like books doesn’t mean I’m a library – I’m quite attached to my books 😀
Yes to number one.
I couldn’t think of many opinions I thought would be unpopular until I read everyone’s lists this week and found myself nodding along!
Yes to number 1 for sure
I spy lots I agree with! We don’t need an adaptation of every book and bookstagram (I haven’t ever had TikTok) started annoying me a long time ago. 😉 Maybe someday the fun will return to the book life of social media! 🙂
I agree about booktoc!
I agree about BookTok! I won’t go on it and also about trigger warnings.
I agree that not every book needs to be adapted. Several have been adapted that maybe should not have been. As for the hype, I get that. My post today is about books that have received a lot of hype that I don’t understand.
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/books-that-dont-deserve-the-hype-my-unpopular-opinon/
Yay to #5, #6, #8, #9 and partially #10. I’m glad to see most of us bloggers dislike Booktok 🙂
My TTT: https://laurieisreading.com/2025/04/15/top-ten-tuesday-books-on-my-tbr-i-avoid-reading-and-why/
Oh my God I agree with so many of these! I have the one about reviewers on mine, how are we supposed to make informed decisions about what we read if reviewers are just trying to make authors happy!!
https://onereadingnurse.com/2025/04/15/top-ten-tuesday-my-unpopular-bookish-opinions/
I love these! 😂 It doesn’t makes sense to me to have read every book I own either, and yes, I have multiple copies of the same books too. I also learned the hard way to not lend out my books unless I’m okay with not getting them back.
I agree with a lot of your opinions! I also have not read anywhere near every book I own, people always ask me if I’ve read some random book and I stay away from Book Tok!
I recently read a book that said “trigger warnings are displayed on page 405 if you need them” (right at the end) and I thought that was a good idea.
I agree that books that get a lot of hype aren’t always that good. I was disappointed after reading Shatter Me and The Daughter of the Pirate King, and both were gushed about by many readers 🙂
If you’d like to visit, here’s my TTT: https://thebooklorefairyreads.wordpress.com/2025/04/15/top-ten-tuesday-unpopular-bookish-opinions/
Sometimes people are surprised that I’m a book reviewer because I haven’t read every book ever. It’s not possible to read everything!
Oh my gosh, #2. The number of times people are surprised that I haven’t read a certain book is mind-blowing. Like do you know how many books exist? I read between 100-200 books a year, which is a small fraction of the number of books published each year. I hope you have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by my blog earlier.