We read to discover new worlds, to enjoy, to learn, to open new doors of knowledge, we read to know that we are not alone and so that, on each page, our imagination continues to be nourished. There are thousands, millions of reasons that lead us to choose a book and devour it from beginning to end with our eyes and mind. In fact, we could even say that there doesn’t have to be any reason to do it… we breathe and read, we eat and read, we walk and we simply read… Why not? However, there are a number of things that only book lovers understand. Tell us if you feel identified and, of course, don’t forget to tell us what else is happening to you. Shall we start?
Meet these 15 things that only book lovers understand… Do they happen to you?
1. It is that you are always reading!
«Will you come down for a coffee?», «Hmm… No, I’m on the last chapter and I can’t leave it now». There are not many people who can understand that, sometimes, readings have more priority than our social relationships. This is not why we are asocial or unsympathetic creatures, not at all, it is simply that there are days when we need to be immersed in books. It is that you are always reading! They tell us often, as if sitting on our bed with a book is synonymous with laziness. They cannot understand that at that very moment, we are in other worlds, where the outside world suddenly does not stop bothering us with its incessant noise.
2. The stack of unread books
Another thing that only book lovers understand is the accumulation of unread titles. If you are a true book lover, it will be very difficult for you to enter a bookstore or a book fair without wanting to take at least a couple. But your willingness to buy does not go hand in hand with your reading speed, so you always have several pending reading.
3. You don’t leave without your book of the moment
One of our things that only book lovers understand, and to which we have all succumbed more than once: You are going to work, to a doctor’s appointment or on your way to an English class. But the book you are reading is never missing from your bag. And you don’t know if they make you wait or if you have to spend twenty minutes in transit on the bus, and those are ideal times for a next chapter.
4. The book is finished! What am I going to do now with my life?
This is another thing that only book lovers understand. It may sound a bit exaggerated, but there are certain books that leave us completely orphaned. When finishing the last page of the book we let out a sigh of bitterness that nothing can alleviate… What are we going to do now? If you’re lucky enough that that novel is part of a saga, you can’t help but wait for the writer to rush into the next installment. And if it is a novel without a continuation, you will have no other option than to glance at it from time to time and keep it in the chest of your memory, there where you leave your most precious things.
5. That encounter with someone who has read your favorite book
The universes collide. You have just read the strangest and most unknown book in the world, the one you enjoyed so much and that, apparently, no one else knows. How weird are your tastes? Suddenly, In a cafeteria or in a classroom at your university, you hear someone commenting on a moment from that book that you still have in mind. You pounce on him and they both spend three hours in a row commenting on every moment, every sentence. You just gained a friend for life.
6. The passion for used books
Another of the most symbolic things that only book lovers understand is that inexplicable and symbolic passion for used books. There are some who prefer them new, but the reality is that the aroma of old books, the life of their pages, the fingers and the eyes that will have gone through them… all this is a process loaded with magic.
7. The allergy to lending your books!
This is one of the commandments of book lovers more universal. And it is that those of us who give value and care to our library really hate having to lend a book. The reason? Nobody takes care of them and appreciates them like we do, and in the worst case, although quite common, they don’t return them!
8. You don’t have a favorite book
For those who don’t read much, it’s easy to pinpoint one or two readings that have been the most momentous. But for seasoned readers, this becomes a daunting task. read to HemingwayGarcía Márquez, Poe or Cortázar, among hundreds of other great writers, and choosing a single work is an almost impossible task.
9. We love paper!
Another thing that only book lovers understand is our love for paper. Yes, e-books are fine, and they will surely be the future of the industry. But nothing like having the book in your hands, feeling its pages and mark them with our favorite bookmark.
10. The movie is never like the book
Surely it has ever happened to you. You go to the cinema to see the premiere of that movie based on one of your favorite books, you see a lot of people admired, fascinated by the characters, by the moments that appear on the screen… Meanwhile, you wonder why they get excited If what you see has nothing to do with the book! Then, they will surely criticize you because you are too demanding, too intellectual perhaps, incapable of enjoying a good movie. However, inside you know that there is nothing comparable to what you live reading in a book.
11. Falling in love with a literary character
This is one of the things that only book lovers understand, and that is so real… Is it possible to fall in love with a character that doesn’t exist, that isn’t real? Many will say that of course, because few characters describe those values that you adore so much, few people are capable of saying those phrases that move you so much. Sometimes, They are beings halfway between fantasy, the impossible and the supernatural, but you can’t help but love them for that.
12. Do you admit your passion?
Another thing that book lovers face is the difficulty of admitting how much time we can be able to invest in reading. One hour a day, five hours on Saturday, six on Sunday… For ordinary people, you will immediately become a rare bookworm.
13. Your friend the bookseller
Another thing that only book lovers understand is that we always have a bookseller friend and a favorite bookstore.. The one we go to look for news, rare specimens or that story that was recommended to us in a workshop, but that is not very commercial.
14. Cry or laugh in public
Surely it will have happened to you at some time, For example, if you are reading on public transport, a scene moves you to tears. Or that perhaps it generates a spontaneous laugh. Well, book lovers do not repress these emotions. On the contrary! We enjoy them.
15. We always want more!
And we close our tour of the things that only book lovers understand, with the voracity of more and more. It’s simple: we don’t settle. We may have read dozens of books, but our reading passion will always be waiting for the next one.
And you, Do you identify with any of these aspects? Tell us now what it is for you to read, what are those writers that are never missing on your bedside table or on your electronic device. Tell us about what it is for you to pick up a book and what things happen to you that no one else understands. Meanwhile, we invite you to discover which are the best science fiction books.