There are several unique experiences that only fellow book wyrms can relate too. There’s just something about reading that just isn’t quite like anything else out there. Below are 25 things only fellow book lovers will be able to relate to.
#1
The special feeling of getting lost in a book that you can’t quite explain.
#2
The comfort of always having your favorite story to escape into when times get rough.
#3
Knowing that one of the hardest things in life is putting down a good book in order to fulfill adult responsibilities.
#4
The feeling of dread when you start a new book because you know in just a few hundred pages it will end.
#5
The deeply held truth that book wyrms are some of the greatest adventurers on any planet.
#6
Never being quite able to understand why some people choose to only enjoy one life — theirs — and not the thousands you’ve lived through reading.
#7
That there’s a book to cure every bad mood. Special stories are kept tucked away for a rainy day.
#8
That some things are worth sacrificing for a good book. Like sleep. Who needs rest?
#9
That your addiction to books isn’t one that needs to be solved.
#10
The feeling of joy you get when you see that the next book in your favorite series is nice and big.
#11
Knowing that your well-intentioned list of chores will probably never get fully completed because a book always steals you away.
#12
That the library is the safest place on Earth and the ideal place to hide during a zombie apocalypse.
#13
That other book wyrms are just about the greatest people around. And if they love the same books as you? Immediate friends for life.
#14
That there’s always room in your heart to adopt a new book.
#15
The feeling of embarrassment you get when a stranger catches you accidentally reacting to a book in public.
#16
The battle of trying to put your book down so that you can finish the dishes and other chores. Bleh.
#17
Distrusting yourself because you’re your own worst spoiler.
#18
The frustration of always having to fill in your friends who haven’t read the book on intricate plot details after watching the show or movie.
#19
The stressful feeling of making sure to pack the right books for a vacation, but also having to keep room for less important items, like clothes.
#20
That the characters in your books have never let you down or not been there when you needed them.
#21
That authors who kill off your favorite characters are pure evil.
#22
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#23
The feeling of unfairness when you got grounded from books, not people or electronics, as a child.
#24
The struggle of wanting all your friends to read the same books as you, but not wanting to hand over your most prized possessions.
#25
That books are some of our best friends.
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