#reading habits

Is reading literary fiction a necessary marker of intelligence, or just a snobbish status symbol?

Is Goodreads ruining the joy of reading by turning it into a competitive, performative popularity contest?

With Goodreads stagnating, are you trusting TikTok book recs more than critics?

Is it worth switching to an eco-friendly indie bookstore over Amazon for your reading fix?

Would you ever pay for a vintage edition book over a modern paperback for daily reading?

What's your take on people who treat reading like a competitive sport?

With used book prices up, are you leaning more into e-readers now?

Does anyone else obsess over the etymology in footnotes more than the main text?

Is reading on a Kindle destroying our attention spans, or are paper purists overreacting?

Is an Amazon Kindle still better than reading on a tablet?

Have recent price hikes changed your approach to building a personal library?

Is a £20 monthly subscription to book summary apps worth it for casual readers?

Are you switching to e-ink devices over paperbacks to save on rising print costs?

Would you switch from physical manga to digital to reduce your carbon footprint?

Would you switch from physical books to an e-reader if battery life lasted three months?

Has the price of self-help books made you skeptical of their actual value?

Do people who judge others by their bookshelves actually read anything themselves?

Is "dark academia" aesthetic more about looking smart than actually engaging with books?

Has anyone else noticed a shift in how young people talk about classic literature?

After library closures in my area, am I more reliant on secondhand book swaps?