Dear reader, you aren't always the main character..
Self-inserting and wanting the main character to be reflective of you is an especially salient theme on white cishet non-disabled bookstagram these days. Here's why you should challenge this!
My friend Maddy (@maddysbookopinions on Instagram) & I often discuss the frustrations we feel when reading or listening to people’s self-centered & deflecting “bad takes,” in bookish spaces, & most notably, it happens within the romance community. I’m not making a blanket statement about ALL romance readers; please read this in good faith.
It’s fascinat…
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