@jasonkpargin: #books #BookTok #booktoker

I HATE YOU I HATE YO :

hey guys come over and watch one tiktok on my phone

Zach :

I can’t even explain what a horrible precedent it sets for this to even be possible

miss_random_ :

Who invites people over to watch tiktoks???

Alicia ⚢ :

This is becoming a genuine issue because I was reading Moby Dick earlier and Ishmael paid for his room at the inn with Apple Pay

ACBirch :

I am gonna be pissed if Frodo pulls out an iPhone and starts scrolling through Only Elves.

Manic Pixie Cab Girl :

There is a solid 50/50 chance they asked AI to update Pretty Little Liars

Aleks Pāvuls :

Zach LaGreca :

I’m reading Crime and Punishment right now and it would be so much more understandable if Raskolnikov used Google Maps to find the pawnbroker’s apartment in 19th century St Petersburg

Nick :

You guys wanna come over and watch this cool TikTok I found

Nico :

Such an unnecessary change because anyone can get that reference without ever watching fear factor. It’s literally in the name.

The bunny :

I refuse to read any Charles Dickens until they add pandemic, tiger king, and multiple uses of "6-7"

MutinyX :

I think a problem with all writing now is they NEED the viewer to understand everything. Most of the best quotes from the Simpsons were the first time I ever even heard of the reference, which made me seek out the original material.

bluedrop :

No one goes over to someone’s house to see a TikTok video

Jon :

people should push back on this. this is too close to 1984 for my liking

Ej :

oh i hate this, I used to love reading older Stephen King novels and looking up all the 80s references

Elf 🔥 :

"after meeting Juliet, Romeo deleted tinder from his phone"

4B_Bear :

This is OBVIOUSLY UPDATED BY AI. No human would think that makes sense.

PIE :

My favorite bible verse Psalm 23:1 “The Lord is my homie; I don’t want.”

diamom :

imagine if they did this with Shakespeare. books should stay within the context of when they were written

dingus :

you guys are actually sending tiktoks to your friends? I collect them and present them to my friends every Sunday on 10:00AM

Charlie :

I knew Anne of Green Gables didn’t have an E scooter

NekkittttNvr :

That is the dumbest thing I’ve heard. If they think the reference is too niche or outdated why don’t they just add a note in the bottom explaining it? I’m from another country and most books from US and other countries when translated include references and names we have no idea about, but publishers mark those references and explain them

narzil :

This should be illegal

Joe :

Pennywise, more like Quarterwise since pennies are no longer made

RacHell :

will historians in the far future think we invited friends over to watch tiktoks? 😭😭