A bookworm will:
- Open up a book at about 30 degrees to reduce the risk of creasing the brand new spine- it was special edition after all.
- Ask too many questions out loud such as “Didn’t you see that coming?”, “What is wrong with you?”and "Why are you even in this book?"
- Flick briefly to the back of the book to catch a sneak peek of the ending (and ruin the entire reading experience before it has even begun).
- Re-read key scenes over and over again because they succeeded at giving them ‘the feels’
- Mind map all the characters and plots because there are always too many to remember.
- Exclaim every once in a while “Ha, I knew it!”
- Sigh every time the story protagonist coincidentally to get themselves in trouble- it could have been avoided of course, if only they hadn’t taken that path away from the light.
- Wish that the guy would hurry up and get the girl.
- Wish that the girl would hurry up and stop being so precious and pretentious and get the guy.
- Convince themselves that there is NOT someone creeping around in the house although the their book protagonist had just been attacked by a crazy home invader.
- Let out little snorts of laughter when they finally understand a joke… that happened about three chapters back.
- Panic when their theory proves incorrect, because that must mean that somewhere along the lines, their mind map went seriously wrong.
- Convince themselves that although they are already running late to leave the house in time for school/work/socialising/LIFE, in book time, they are still in the past, so an hour longer to finish the chapter won’t make much of a difference
- Call a friend in the middle of a late night read because the friend is a walking dictionary and will definitely know what that word means even though they could have just looked it up themselves
- Readjust their reading nook at least ten times
- Put off going to the toilet because the climax is just about to get started
- Put off going to eat or drink because the the climax is just about to get started
- Put off going to sleep because the climax is just about to get started
- Put off everything and anything (including breathing) because the climax is just about to get started.
- Close the book at the final page, let out a dramatic sigh and hold a minute silence to digest the fact that they have finally finished - then pick up the next book in the pile and in an overly dramatic voice say “Chapter One”.
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Do you do any of these bookish things when reading? Let me know!
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