The immediate fallout from Trump's election led to fractures within BookTok, with users unfollowing peers based on political alignment, highlighting deep divides in the community.
TikTok user @_onesteph stated that literature often reflects societal issues, asserting, 'You voted for this future,' referencing Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale to underscore the political relevance of literature.
Romance novelist J.J. McAvoy compared the efforts to exclude political discussions from BookTok to violence, arguing that suppressing voices is a denial of reality.
The debate over whether BookTok should involve politics reflects broader tensions on social media, revealing how communities dedicated to specific interests grapple with political implications.
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