A 4chan greentext satirizing the modern corporate bookstore experience and current publishing trends.

A screenshot of a 4chan greentext post from Anonymous dated March 6, 2022. It lists observations about modern bookstores, including 'garish' covers, pseudo-poetic titles, specific author demographics, and commercialized literary praise.

Anonymous 03/06/22(Sun)09:19:32 No.20021834 Bookstores feel like they come from a parallel reality these days. >Step inside >Top 40 dance music blasting >Instantly assaulted by multiple stands for books with covers featuring garish colour combinations and huge bold simple fonts. >They are all best sellers with 75 awards each from prestigious literary institutions that were established 3 weeks ago >They all have trite, nonsensical, pseudo-poetic titles like 'All The Fire That We Hold Tomorrow' >The authors all have vaguely African or Indian last names, or are Sarah J. Maas. >Every book is covered in reviews claiming it is 'brave', 'timely', 'a pertinent reminder', or 'necessary' >Another stand is full of books promising me how to Un-F*CK YOUR FINANCES or beat Anxiety with Keto. >A giant poster for a deeply moving celebrity autobiography hangs from the ceiling >Trip over a stack of books from 2017 about Trump gathering dust in the corner >Return a week later to find a whole new suite of books, authors, and awards have been randomly generated and placed on display.