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"[W]ord of mouth" is probably mostly for girls. I never once had a boy tell me growing up that I needed to read a particular book. > I was the only kid in

by throwaway2037 3y ago

"[W]ord of mouth" is probably mostly for girls. I never once had a boy tell me growing up that I needed to read a particular book. > I was the only kid in my class who read for pleasure. Nice humblebrag. Also, I find this hard to believe.

ryanmcbride 3y ago
I don't really think it's a gender thing, my friends who were boys and I talked about books pretty frequently. They were pretty much the same as videogames, comic books, movies and shows to us so we'd talk about them in the same way. I specifically remember that when the first Harry Potter (I was a child cut me some slack) came out I bounced off it because I didn't like it, and then one of my friends at school couldn't stop talking about it and got me interested enough to pick it back up. And don't even get me STARTED on the LotR books. Or Star Trek novelizations (which I still consider books).
triceratops 3y ago
> Nice humblebrag. Also, I find this hard to believe. If they did, they didn't tell me about it. That might tell you how much the other kids talked to me. Not much of a brag now is it? :-D However, I have good reason to believe it. I went to the public library every weekend when I was in elementary school. I never, ever ran into anyone from my class there in all those years. If the other kids in my class at age 9 read for pleasure, they weren't anywhere close to me in volume. It's not a brag, and not a real achievement. The tallest kid in a class at age 14 might only be of average height in a crowd 10 years later. This is the same thing.
- throwaway2037 3y ago
  Many kids never visit the library except during school visits. They get books as gifts and read them at home.
teitoklien 3y ago
> "[W]ord of mouth" is probably mostly for girls. I never once had a boy tell me growing up that I needed to read a particular book Crazy gender stereotype based on just anecdotes (nothing wrong with saying it tho, its always awesome to hear about different experiences) Most of the books that changed my life, got me into tech, programming, got me into business, entrepreneurship, hustle, etc. All the books, podcasts, etc were either shared directly to me by my male friends (im male too) who insisted i read those books for my betterment cuz those books were acc. to them : “Awesome” , or books that i discovered while exchange discussions about what books are we reading right now, exchanging reading lists, etc. There are tons of girls out there who hate reading books, (my mom included, she always has hated books, outside of school homework and exams), I do not like reading fiction books much, nor do my peers, we’ve exchanged book suggestions since childhood, now even more with more and more internet friends. Ive had great books on gardening, or agriculture, or history, etc recommended to me either inside books by authors, or by random telegram groups consisting mostly of nerd men. 99% of the books recommended to me were by men, and im a man. So i dont think its a girl only thing, plenty of people exchanging book, just go to any major reddit forum on reading and booksuggestions (like r/suggestmeabook) and you’ll find tons of men who are more than happy to give you suggestions, if you cannot find classmates or neighbours to share with

ryanmcbride 3y ago

I don't really think it's a gender thing, my friends who were boys and I talked about books pretty frequently. They were pretty much the same as videogames, comic books, movies and shows to us so we'd talk about them in the same way. I specifically remember that when the first Harry Potter (I was a child cut me some slack) came out I bounced off it because I didn't like it, and then one of my friends at school couldn't stop talking about it and got me interested enough to pick it back up. And don't even get me STARTED on the LotR books. Or Star Trek novelizations (which I still consider books).

triceratops 3y ago

> Nice humblebrag. Also, I find this hard to believe. If they did, they didn't tell me about it. That might tell you how much the other kids talked to me. Not much of a brag now is it? :-D However, I have good reason to believe it. I went to the public library every weekend when I was in elementary school. I never, ever ran into anyone from my class there in all those years. If the other kids in my class at age 9 read for pleasure, they weren't anywhere close to me in volume. It's not a brag, and not a real achievement. The tallest kid in a class at age 14 might only be of average height in a crowd 10 years later. This is the same thing.

throwaway2037 3y ago
Many kids never visit the library except during school visits. They get books as gifts and read them at home.

teitoklien 3y ago

> "[W]ord of mouth" is probably mostly for girls. I never once had a boy tell me growing up that I needed to read a particular book Crazy gender stereotype based on just anecdotes (nothing wrong with saying it tho, its always awesome to hear about different experiences) Most of the books that changed my life, got me into tech, programming, got me into business, entrepreneurship, hustle, etc. All the books, podcasts, etc were either shared directly to me by my male friends (im male too) who insisted i read those books for my betterment cuz those books were acc. to them : “Awesome” , or books that i discovered while exchange discussions about what books are we reading right now, exchanging reading lists, etc. There are tons of girls out there who hate reading books, (my mom included, she always has hated books, outside of school homework and exams), I do not like reading fiction books much, nor do my peers, we’ve exchanged book suggestions since childhood, now even more with more and more internet friends. Ive had great books on gardening, or agriculture, or history, etc recommended to me either inside books by authors, or by random telegram groups consisting mostly of nerd men. 99% of the books recommended to me were by men, and im a man. So i dont think its a girl only thing, plenty of people exchanging book, just go to any major reddit forum on reading and booksuggestions (like r/suggestmeabook) and you’ll find tons of men who are more than happy to give you suggestions, if you cannot find classmates or neighbours to share with