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Sometimes we all do weird things that make us unique and fun. Some of these unusual habits relate to our hobbies.

Reading Quirks is a webcomic series, created by the team from the Dallas-based bookstore The Wild Detectives and drawn by Laura Pacheco, a talented cartoonist from Spain.

The comic series is all about those weird things that readers do, and about hilarious situations booklovers might get themselves into because of their admiration for literature.

Take a look at these amazing, fun comics and let us know if you find something that you can relate to.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have an eReader, which can be lit up so as to read in the dark. Even the intensity of the light is adjustable. That solves a host of problems.

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Kristin Connon
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is me. I've rarely had a conversation with a person as good as the ones I have with my books

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The quickest way to escape from life is the first book that comes your way.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I used to collect books until they started taking over the house. Now I read almost everything on my Nook, and I love it. Now my collection of ebooks is enormous, but they can still be loaded on to a Micro SD card. :)

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Reading helps make solitude more enjoyable. You may be alone, but at the same time not alone.

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Elise Mon
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i'm not a bookish nerd, but i did this too .. just can't look at misplaced book

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There are a few books that have always stuck with me. Once I grew up, I went back and reread them in order to enjoy them again. But I discovered one thing. The way I remembered them growing up was not quite the same as rereading them as an adult. Not a 'positive' or 'negative', but different. If you are going to return to your favorite books, be prepared for this.

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Taryn Wallace
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The last chapter of the last Harry Potter book literally made me feel like my childhood was ending and nothing was ever gonna be as good as the time I spent reading that series (I started in like 11th grade )

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Cherie Barnard
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The movies almost never delivers. They usually leave parts out or twist things that's essential to understanding the characters or to how the ending will unfold.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The nice thing with the pencil is that you have the option to erase. With the ink pen.................?

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So true. Many people from my class see me as out of ordinary (I like to think I really am unordinary) and thus, worth investigating, so they keep inviting me at parties and so on... First reason I don't go: I have other things to do(especially reading). Second reason? They are morons. You can recognise one by the fact that they don't read books on purpose(for sometimes one barely manages to find a few minutes to spare for a favourite read. I've experienced that. It's depressing.)

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is so true! For me there is also: a new find that your dying to read

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's fine to lay them down like that for a moment. What really drives me crazy is when someone curls the page over so that they're only looking at one page at a time!

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

...then I regret buying my oh so portable, light, friendly, ginormous library-in-my-hand e-reader...there is no more satisfaction after the last page is done :'(

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is a teachable moment that can change a child's life. All reading adults should be prepared for this question and how to encourage a journey of a lifetime.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I always make sure my purse is big enough to fit a hardcover book comfortably.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

From George Orwell "1984". Everyone should have read it. Sadly, it becomes more and more important in these times.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I still can read to 2 am even though I'm well past my childhood years... and won't even regret it in the morning xd

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sometimes I write down names I see over the shoulder and Google them to find out the title :).

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is where ebooks are an advantage. I like physical books too, but I like more being able to have and carry more titles.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My grandpa's younger sisters often did such 'borrowing'. He even considered hiding his most precious books from them XD

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Unfortunately, the ones in the public libraries I vised after growing up never seemed at all happy to be there.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't understand the need to buy all those copies, though. If you have the ebook, you can read it in bed or at lunch. If you have the audiobook, you can also listen to it in bed or at lunch. Why also buy another? If you save on it, you can buy more books.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I feel a huge sense of accomplishment when I find and correct a typo that got published in a book I'm reading.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why would you buy without reading the blurbs? You know nothing about the book that way. How can you tell if it's the kind of book you'll like? There's a huge chance of wasting money on something you won't like when you could have bought something else.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sometimes the blurb doesn't properly explain or the blurb itself is ALL is all the good parts and its a terribly boring book. Big let down.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Blurbists are fellow writers, it is a kindness shown and a favor owed. Can't trust 'm.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hate when there is no blurb, just a cover with a picture on it with no hope of an inkling as to what I'm about to pick up. I LOVE blurbs! but only if they dont practically tell you half the book and then say ... "what did she do next? read on..."

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

hahaha yeah I love how they call it homework - the book is the TRUE story, the movie is just an idea in comparison. You gotta do your real homework first!

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My idea of hot, hot, hot: Guy or girl in glasses, wearing a chunky sweater, stretched out on the sofa, reading. HMMMMMMmmmm.... If he's got a scruffy beard or she's a redhead - well, I guess Heaven exists after all :P

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dog earing as a whole gets on my case. If you do that, then the corner is easier to rip! Just use a bookmark!

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Now on my "to read" list! Good job, the Wild Detectives and Laura Pacheco!

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