February 13, 2023īookTok utilizes its audience’s desires to find genuine connections through art. I think she did that for others as well!- Stephany. Slate writer Laura Miller explains that “the blandness of Hoover’s characters makes them easy for anyone to identify with, and the smooth, featureless quality of her prose makes her novels easy to breeze through in a day or two.” Many readers appreciate this writing style, with one Twitter user writing, “I personally don’t mind, her books are easy reads, and I am so happy that I picked up "It Starts With Us" I had forgotten how much I loved to read.”Ī lot of people dislike Colleen Hoover, I personally don't mind her, her books are easy reads & I am so happy that I picked up "it starts with us" bc I had forgotten how much I loved to read & I finally picked up reading as a hobby again. So in order to break into mainstream culture, reading material must be easily consumable and Hoover’s works are just that. This has rendered our attention spans short. But with convenience and technology comes a culture of haste, overstimulation, and need for quick information. BookTok, by virtue of its accessible, free–for–all platform, expands young adult reader numbers. This recent burst of fame, seven years after its publication, can be attributed to BookTok, a space on TikTok where creators recommend and review books. It Ends With Us, published in 2016, appeared on the New York Times Bestsellers list in 2021, where it stayed for 88 weeks (as of Feb.
So why do people keep recommending her books, and why does she still find incomparable success? Capitalizing off a book meant to empower women ultimately makes light of the very serious content, and it reads as extremely offensive and insensitive.
The coloring book's production has since been canceled.
2023, Hoover planned to release a coloring book based on It Ends With Us, receiving online backlash-for good reason. Yea he's a jerk but he's hot #itendswithus #lilybloom #rylekincaid #fyp #foryou ♬ som original - i
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