When you finish the best book of all time and you need something equally good immediately.
1. That horrible feeling when you get to where
you're going and you have to put your book down.
you're going and you have to put your book down.
Upside: Even the worst commutes
are now exciting.
are now exciting.
(I get sad when my husband stops the car
and I have to put my kindle away.
OR, I get sad when I reach my destination
and have to shut my audiobook off at the good parts.)
2. When a great book is over and you're like,
"I don't even know what to do with my life now."
The last time I finished a book I loved I felt like,
I can't just go back to living my life
without reading this book
without reading this book
but I don't want to re-read it just yet. Dilemma!
(Who wants to go on with real life,
when you can read another book. Right?)
(Who wants to go on with real life,
when you can read another book. Right?)
3. Trying to find other books as
great as the book you just read
but you just can't do it.
great as the book you just read
but you just can't do it.
I usually end up on Amazon for, like,
15 hours trying to find out why they claim
15 hours trying to find out why they claim
I'll like this book if I loved the book
I'm crazy-sad I already finished.
I'm crazy-sad I already finished.
It's like having someone recommend
a new best friend. I need reasons.
(This is why, I have favorite authors that I auto-read.
And, with almost 3k books in my Kindle library,
it does take me forever to settle on one.)
a new best friend. I need reasons.
(This is why, I have favorite authors that I auto-read.
And, with almost 3k books in my Kindle library,
it does take me forever to settle on one.)
4. Crying in public when you read something
sad on the train/bus/plane.
Oh, you people think I'm reading something
that reminded me of something sad?
that reminded me of something sad?
Oh no. I'm just reading about this part where
her mom dies and she ... [sniff] ...
and it's, like ... so sad.
(Oh yeah! When I always listened to
audiobooks at work, I had to take
bathroom breaks just so nobody would see!)
and it's, like ... so sad.
(Oh yeah! When I always listened to
audiobooks at work, I had to take
bathroom breaks just so nobody would see!)
5. When the movie version is
about to come out and you still haven't
read the book version
about to come out and you still haven't
read the book version
and you're so ashamed of yourself.
*Races to finish Gone Girl
before the movie comes out
before the movie comes out
so I can decide whether or not
it lived up to the original.*
(This is what happened to me with
the Divergent Series
and The Maze Runner Series!
I did read Gone Girl, though!)
it lived up to the original.*
(This is what happened to me with
the Divergent Series
and The Maze Runner Series!
I did read Gone Girl, though!)
6. Your Goodreads list is out of control.
Between the books you've read
and the books you want to read,
and the books you want to read,
it's a list no one could possibly
get through in one day.
(I'm telling you, OUT OF CONTROL!
There are almost 1,200 want to read books
on there and I haven't even
added some of them!)
get through in one day.
(I'm telling you, OUT OF CONTROL!
There are almost 1,200 want to read books
on there and I haven't even
added some of them!)
7. Having something to do when
your late friend is late because
you always have a book on hand.
your late friend is late because
you always have a book on hand.
I am still judging your lack of consideration
for me but also I have a book and it is great.
Take your time.
for me but also I have a book and it is great.
Take your time.
(I'm never impatient with a book in my hand.
I subscribe to this method of waiting.)
8. People want to borrow books you've
had signed and you don't want to loan
them out so you feel like an asshole.
had signed and you don't want to loan
them out so you feel like an asshole.
It's just, it's a collectors iteeeemmmmm.
(I stand firm on this point. They are my
precious's. You may not touch,
and for that matter,
don't even look at them.
Otherwise you might be tempted
to pick one up!)
(I stand firm on this point. They are my
precious's. You may not touch,
and for that matter,
don't even look at them.
Otherwise you might be tempted
to pick one up!)
9. When you start a book that is part
of a series, even if it's only three books,
of a series, even if it's only three books,
you feel like you have to read all of them.
Even if I don't like the books that much,
I just feel like I need to complete it
I just feel like I need to complete it
to feel OK as a person in general.
(I am holding out on a Jessica Sorensen series,
because I don't want to wait for the ending!)
(Don't judge me!!!)
(I am holding out on a Jessica Sorensen series,
because I don't want to wait for the ending!)
10. When you're on the beach and
the battery on your tablet starts to die
and you do not have a nearby outlet
and you do not have a nearby outlet
because you're in nature.
This is so real.
(I have learned to embrace the invention
that is a backup battery.)
(I have learned to embrace the invention
that is a backup battery.)
11. If you read a lot on a phone or tablet,
getting interrupted by your friends
who don't know You Are Reading
who don't know You Are Reading
A Really Important Book Right Now Bye.
(I have a real problem with this, not necessarily
my friends, but husband, family and almost
always when I go to the doctor's office etc.)
(I have a real problem with this, not necessarily
my friends, but husband, family and almost
always when I go to the doctor's office etc.)
12. You're that person who's walking while
reading just like Belle
reading just like Belle
because you cannot put your book down.
This is me constantly.
(I've tripped a few too many times
due to this reason!)
(I've tripped a few too many times
due to this reason!)
13. Sneaking away from your desk
to the coffee shop for 20 minutes
just so you can read during the day.
"Coffee? Oh no, I just came here
for some silent reading."
(Well, coffee is a must, so I disagree there,
but I would totally do this before I got a job
where I could listen to audiobooks all day!)
for some silent reading."
(Well, coffee is a must, so I disagree there,
but I would totally do this before I got a job
where I could listen to audiobooks all day!)
14. Not being able to pack as many shoes
as you want on a long vacation because
your suitcase has at least five books in it.
If you need to resort to using books as shoes
at some point, eh, so be it.
(This is a true story.
My last convention, I got a ton of signed books.
They are my pretties, but a pain in the ass
to haul in your suitcase!)
at some point, eh, so be it.
(This is a true story.
My last convention, I got a ton of signed books.
They are my pretties, but a pain in the ass
to haul in your suitcase!)
15. When you're really into a
Very Heavy Book
Very Heavy Book
and your shoulder is killing you
from carrying it in your purse.
Worth it.
(This used to be a big issue for me,
but I've adapted to the digital age and
now have almost 3,000 books
in my Kindle library!)
(This used to be a big issue for me,
but I've adapted to the digital age and
now have almost 3,000 books
in my Kindle library!)
16. When you desperately need a
sick day
sick day
because your book made you sad.
"I'm going through something
very personal right now.
very personal right now.
You wouldn't understand it
unless you've read
unless you've read
Where The Red Fern Grows."
(I blame Molly McAdams for this a lot!
The problem is that her books
are sooo good!)
(I blame Molly McAdams for this a lot!
The problem is that her books
are sooo good!)
17. When your friend Beth totally spoils
the ending of the book you just started.
What the shit, Beth?
(Grrr....This is the worst!
Facebook ruined the Divergent trilogy for me
THIS exact way!)
(Grrr....This is the worst!
Facebook ruined the Divergent trilogy for me
THIS exact way!)
18. Reading a really addictive book and
not knowing anyone else who's
read it or is reading it so you have
no one to discuss it with.
read it or is reading it so you have
no one to discuss it with.
What is the point of having friends
if you guys aren't going to mirror my actions?
(ALL THE TIME!!!! This is especially bad,
when it is epic and you want to share
with the world!
That's why I have a blog...lol.)
(ALL THE TIME!!!! This is especially bad,
when it is epic and you want to share
with the world!
That's why I have a blog...lol.)
19. When you lend someone a book
you love,
you love,
and they ruin or don't give it back.
And now when people ask me why
our friendship ended,
our friendship ended,
I have to say, "Because of a book?"
Thanks a lot.
(I've still never forgiven my best-friend
for never giving me back
The Gunslinger by Stephen King
in eighth grade!)
Thanks a lot.
(I've still never forgiven my best-friend
for never giving me back
The Gunslinger by Stephen King
in eighth grade!)
20. The joy of re-reading a book
for the millionth time and
still noticing a new detail.
still noticing a new detail.
What? Her sweater was red
when she went to the hospital?
when she went to the hospital?
Oh my god, how did I miss that?
(Do you re-read books?
I will admit to a few favorites
I can always re-read.)
(Do you re-read books?
I will admit to a few favorites
I can always re-read.)
21. Having very serious discussions
with your friends about what age
you'll introduce your future children
with your friends about what age
you'll introduce your future children
to Harry Potter.
The correct answer, of course,
being age immediately.
being age immediately.
Who wouldn't agree with this statement???)
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