Some of us always have our nose in a book. We take pleasure in pulling a book out of our bag when we are at a coffeeshop, waiting for our next class to start or cuddled up in our beds. Here are a few things that bookworms are constantly thinking about.
1. Where is the nearest bookstore?
We bookworms are always looking for the nearest bookstore. It’s impossible to want to leave a place like that. We spend hours in there looking at all the different books we want to get lost in. Starbucks has become a trend in bookstores across the country, which is another reason to not leave. Who doesn’t love a good book and a cup of steaming coffee? The sights and smells of a bookstore are unlike anything else. You can retreat into your book or use it as cover to watch the world around you.
2. I cannot put this book down until I have finished it.
I have this really annoying habit of not putting the book down until I’ve finished it, even if it’s 4 in the morning.
3. What is the next book I should read?
I’m constantly looking for new books to get lost in. Books are my escape from reality and therefore i need them to help me relax and get away from real life at times.
4. If I’m reading, why are you talking to me?
One of my biggest pet peeves is when people try to talk to me when I’m trying to read. Sorry, but chances are I won’t be listening. I will be too absorbed in this other world that I will not be able to hear what you are saying to me.
5. You’ve read that book too?!?
These are my favorite conversations — whether it’s about liking or hating the characters, liking the movie that possibly goes along with the book, having your mind blown that the plot was as crazy as it was. It’s always good to know that others have read and, most likely loved, that book as well. I love talking about the books I’ve read, especially if the ending was not what I expected at all.
6. Why isn't there another book in this series?
This is an issue that we bookworms do come across. Whether it’s because the book ended poorly or because there is still so much that could have been said. Chances are there is another one! You just have to wait for it!
7. Why do I have to wait so long for the next book?
When you start a book, you don’t always realize that there are more in the series or that the author is coming out with more books. Now we play the waiting game, impatiently, of course. This is the time period when you get hooked on a new series or book and *almost* forget about the book you are waiting on.
8. You love some characters, you hate some characters and some stay with you forever.
Bookworms know the feeling of hating a character with all of your being or loving a character so much you wish they were real. There are some characters that you can’t help but think of from time to time because they’ve taught you different things. I grew up with Harry Potter, and maybe it’s because that was the longest, hardest book I had read up to that point, but the characters have stuck with me. They inspired me, they opened up a world that I hadn’t known existed. The Harry Potter series opened up a world of books to me.
9. You might feel guilty about buying certain things, but one thing you will never feel guilty about buying are books
Sometimes you have to convince yourself to buy that new shirt, or you don’t really want to go out for lunch to avoid spending money, but that’s just so you have money for books. I have never regretted buying a book, even the ones that have not been my favorite.
10. You crave that new book feeling.
With all the technology that is out and being used, a lot of people have opted for electronic books on their Kindles or Nooks, but there is just something about holding a new book in your hands and having the new book smell. The feeling, for me, is basically that I’m holding this entirely new world in my hands, and I can’t wait to jump right in.
