Reading Is a Choice | The Anti-TBR Tag

ANTI-TBR TAG | Popular Books I’m Not Reading & Why! | Unpopular Book Opinions

Welcome back to the channel! Today I’m doing the Anti-TBR Tag — aka a list of books and authors I have absolutely no interest in reading (and I’m not sorry about it!). From popular books like The Midnight Library to big classics like Don Quixote and Moby Dick, I’m sharing all the titles I’m confidently skipping — along with the authors and genres that just don’t work for me.

If you’ve ever felt guilty about not reading a hyped book or DNF-ing a beloved author, this video is for you! No shade to anyone who loves these books — reading is personal, and this tag is all about embracing your own taste.

Let’s talk unpopular book opinions, reading guilt, and curating your reading list your way. What’s on your anti-TBR list? Let me know in the comments!


I’ll be answering all 8 questions from the ANTI-TBR TAG, including:

1.A popular book EVERYONE loves that you have no interest in reading?
2. A classic book (or author) you don’t have an interest in reading?
3. An author whose books you have no interest in reading?
3.2 A problematic author whose books you have no interest in reading?
4. An author you have read a couple of books from & have decided their books are not for you?
5. A genre you have no interest in OR a genre you tried to get into & couldn’t?
6. A book you have bought but will never read? (this can be a book you have unhauled/returned to the library unread)
7. A series you have no interest in reading OR a series you started & have dnf’d?
8. A new release you have no interest in reading?


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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
01:44 Q1. A popular book EVERYONE loves that you have no interest in reading?
03:19 Q2. A classic book (or author) you don’t have an interest in reading?
04:22 Q3. An author whose books you have no interest in reading?
05:55 Q3.2. A problematic author whose books you have no interest in reading?
07:04 Q4. An author you have read a couple of books from & have decided their books are not for you?
08:22 Q5. A genre you have no interest in OR a genre you tried to get into & couldn’t?
09:10 Q6. A book you have bought but will never read? (this can be a book you have unhauled/returned to the library unread)
10:19 Q7. A series you have no interest in reading OR a series you started & have dnf’d?
11:24 Q8. A new release you have no interest in reading?
12:02 Outro

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