🧩 Hook

(location: studio) Do you ever have a hard time deciding which books to read out of the mountain on your “need to read” list? (me stacking up tons of books) Or maybe you just getting into reading, and have no idea where do you start? (me scrolling through good reads looking at all the book recommendations, close up on phone, close up on me)

💭 2. Intro (Act 2)

I’ve been there, when I was just beginning to read, I had no idea where to start. (me standing back looking at my bookshelf, overwhelmed) Now a year later, I have a different problem, where I have so many books I want to read I can’t figure out which ones to give priority too.
Luckily I have developed a bit of a system for how to choose, in both scenarios. Lets have a look.

Now I had a slight advantage because my brother is an avid reader, and had no shortage of books to recommend. (cut music, lean in, and say “yeah he read 100 books last year” then make a “like what?” face) Come to think of it though, I have read very few books that he has recommended. Mostly because I was afraid he would recommend some massive autobiography about someone I find entirely uninteresting.
First, I checked the YouTubers I followed to see what they were reading. (me searching YouTube and watching videos, get multiple angles here) Luckily some of them had book reviews, and that at least got me started. But what if the people I watch… don’t read?
Well I ran into that a little bit to, but then I found an app that’s main function is to connect you with books you’ll enjoy. It’s called goodreads, and it changed the game for me. Not only can easily find books on there, you can track what you read and even follow other people to see what they are reading. Each book has a rating and reviews written about it. (grab broll of me searching goodreads, following people, etc. close up shots, some wide slow ones as well)

script continues… but that’s 385 words