Hey there, fellow reader, glad you’re here! Quick question: how many books did you buy last month versus how many did you actually finish? Uh-huh, that’s what we thought.
And that emotional attachment to fictional characters that’s honestly a bit concerning? Still going strong? Don’t worry, we’re not judging. Okay, maybe a little, but only because we’re doing the exact same thing. It’s just what happens when you truly love literature.
Since we’re all clearly in this together, we’ve gathered some hilarious posts from the Book Memes subreddit. They capture what being a bookworm is really all about. Take a look and see how many hit close to home.
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Book From Hell
Me Too, Bro
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As a trying to writer, and failing to writer, I feel this to the bottom of my shoe sole.
Love This
I Love Learning Words That Encompass Concepts Like This!
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Not Oc
So Cute
The Specific And Highly Active User
So Real
💯
Well, when we bought a house, we specifically found one with a room that we could devote as a dedicated library. (It is, alas, too small, but I'm looking into ordering a TARDIS to stuff in the closet in there. In the meantime, we're double-stacking the shelves.) We also have a new dishwasher.
Book Hangovers! Who Else Can Relate?
If I Can't Take My Books With Me, I'm Staying Here With Them
I've heard of ghost writers, but never until now have I encountered a ghost reader :-)
Ya Dawg I Heard You Like Roads
Like A God
We try to understand the world, but only through the medium of our own thoughts about it.
Remember The Days When The Back Of The Book Told You The Premise Of The Story?
All In Favour Of Changing Library To Book Hoard, And Librarian To Book Dragon? :)
... but friendly dragons, if you bring their riches back on time and in good condition
Reading
My habit is to put the book down and then just fantasize about its world while I fall asleep
I Always Lose Them
Foil-wrapped teabags are my go-to. Two things one should always carry: at least one novel, and a stash of just-in-case teabags.
"Just One More Chapter” Famous Last Words
The Only Correct Definitions
Dammit Sarah!
Its Just A Book
Ink Drinker Goes Hard
🤣🤣
The Characters... Oh How My Heart Aches
... mainly, letting it soak in that you can never read that book for the first time, ever again ...
The Two Types Of Nihilism
When You Know They’re The One
Does Anyone Else Do This?
Jesus, Just Make Her A Narcissist
You Know The Titles
Reading: The Most Stressful Way To Relax
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"Howl's moving castle" is the only instance where the movie is better than the book.
Seriously Every Book Has That On It
Call a book a bestseller for it to become a bestseller for no reason
Fly You Fools!!
Who Doesn't Love A Trope?
Adult novels are often the same, but with bills to pay, and tiresome visitors.
Flip A Coin
Im The Second One
How True
Heck, I spent over a year and a half writing a novel in full knowledge that it *couldn't* be published. (I was playing with not one, but *two* sets of intellectual property owned by others.) I wrote it to scratch a mental itch, to see if I *could* write it, and to answer a few questions. There was an old Doc Savage novel I liked, but the ending was badly unsatisfying. Then I read a non-fiction book about the 1939 New York World's Fair, which mentioned an unsolved-to-this-day terrorist bombing at the Fair. Slowly my mind combined these two things, and once I had the thought to glue them together with the Fourth Doctor Who, I was off and running. Researching it was a blast, and I welded together Doc Savage continuity, Dr. Who continuity, and real-life honest to goodness History. You can read "Paradocs" for free on FanFiction dot net.
Yes !!!!
Self Help Books
Sleep Is Temporary. Fictional Pain Is Forever
1 New Book, 2 New Books, 3 New Books,…
Who Can Relate LOL🤣
Creep Through The Snow With Dostoevsky
I Just Like Seeing What Other People Have
Seriously! Need Some Solutions
68 year old me struggling to find someone to give my favourite books to.
The Odyssey
Anyone Else?
I’m Calling Myself Out, Here
Denial Be Like
Hmmmmm
Seriously. Very Unfair
Fortunately, both my parents were big readers so this was never an issue.
Am I The Only One?
I don't get mani/pedis, go to the salon, eat in restaurants, go to bars, etc. I absolutely will not guilt myself for spending money on books, cheese, coffee, and chocolate.
I Guess I Have A Type 😅
I’m Just Saying
It's Large. It's Very Large
I know I will never be able to read able to read all my books in my lifetime! I sure hope we can still read after our lifetime!
The Sacred Texts
Can Apply To Anime Too
Ooh Brandon Rogers, I wonder which video this is from, definitely one of his old ones.
My Broke Self Can't Justify Buying Another Edition Of A Book I Already Own In A Language I Can't Even Read Just Because Of The Pretty Cover
Sure, like the novels of Terry Pratchett. For many years, he wasn't published in the US, so we had to get ours from Britain. Josh Kirby painted beautiful covers. Then Pratchett started getting popular in the States, and the sellers here started getting books published in the US. US publishers printed boring covers. Once he became super-popular, they went back to the British covers.
If Love Don't Feel Like Pride And Prejudice, Then I Don't Want It
Baby Yoda And I Think A Like
Found This In The Wild
Meirl
What Scares Him Most
Every Time
Literally My Class
Turns Out My Standards Were Written By Fictional Men And My Mistakes Were Very Real
Sounds Fun To Read
My Least Favorite Fantasy Trope
Reading In A Nutshell
It’s Not Plagiarism, It’s Divine Intervention
I Made This A Year Ago But I Hope You Like It
And Das On Character Growth
On an Agatha Christie, always read the last three pages first. It will make the rest of the book more enjoyable.
Seriously
It Was, Not Will Received
You Ever Wonder Why Its So Hard To Find More Readers?
I Swear Every Book I Find Has This
He😍was😍gorgeous😍
Agree?
Green Green Green
I Want My Sleep Back!
I recently read a book that I wasn't really enjoying, just so I could find out the answer to the mystery, and then it ended without revealing anything! Wasted four days I could have been reading something good!
The Entire Plot Of The Great Gatsby
I read GG at least three times in high school (thanks, English teachers). Became an English major in college and realized I--yet again--was to be subjected to that book. I got out of it by offering to write an essay instead. GG is not my cup of tea.
My Boy Fyodor
In Response To The Current Discussion On R/Books
If you like audio books, good for you, I genuinely hope you enjoy them, but they are NOT the same. I said what I said and I stand by it.
Bonus Points If Their Names Rhyme
I Love Nature. Demeter Kid For Life 🥰
Judging A Book By Its' Cover
Go for the *good* version - 'The Dracula Tape', by Fred Saberhagen. A retelling of Stoker's book, from Dracula's point of view.
Who Did I Miss?
Don't Mind If I Do
That Was A Weird Book
1984 Is Overrated Af
Well Maybe I Am Percy
I have better luck getting ice cream to flow past my finger into my mouth.
Theogony
This Book Is Very Long And Very Slow
For Very Different Reasons
It still gives me nightmares ten years later. Top of my "do not read this if you value your sanity" list.
*audible Sniffing Noises*
“Patroclus, Help! I’m Stuck In My Armor!”
I read the Iliad and tbh compared to everyone else *cough*agamemnon/paris*cough* Achilles is a pretty good character. He is kinda whiny tho
I identify with about 95% of these. And no, I will not apologize for that. One of the reasons I have a job is so I can make money to buy books.
I am part of a coffee connections group, where we have a topic each month we chat about over morning tea. I volunteered to lead this month's topic, book reviews, but I have no idea which of the 100s of books I have read to talk about! How do I choose one?
I identify with about 95% of these. And no, I will not apologize for that. One of the reasons I have a job is so I can make money to buy books.
I am part of a coffee connections group, where we have a topic each month we chat about over morning tea. I volunteered to lead this month's topic, book reviews, but I have no idea which of the 100s of books I have read to talk about! How do I choose one?
