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You know you're addicted to reading when...

I must admit guilt to all of these. Here are a few more of my own.

You know you're addicted when...

...you call in "sick" to work because you're at the climax of your book and you stayed up all night to read it and still have 2 chapters left.
...you get "rewards" from Borders for ordering so much.
...you have 3 copies of so many books because you're afraid that you may lose one or lend it and not have it returned when you wish to re-read it.
...your local bookstore salespeople fight over who gets to help you because they know they're getting a fat commission.
...every conversation you have starts with "Have you read..."
...everyone you know calls you to ask your opinion before purchasing a book because they just know you've already read it at least once.
...your Amazon wish list is 7 pages long and there are only 2 items on it that aren't books (and they're bookmarks).
...you forget what your spouse looks like while you're reading, and then look at them as if they've been away for a week when you finally finish your book.
...you buy 2 copies of a book so that you can have one at home and one in your car "just in case".
...you make your friends and relatives fill out a form before loaning any book to them.
...you have to consult your financial advisor before making a trip to the bookstore.
...you only go to the mall when you're heading to the bookstore even though you need shoes and socks and clothes.
...you've gotten frostbite from the bathwater getting too cold because you were too engrossed in your book to remember to get out of the tub.
...you're nodding you head as you read each of these and thinking "I've done that!"
 
Finally I have found my tribe!!!:D
I can relate with so many things posted here...

Here's another one I'm guilty too:
I keep a list of the books I want in my purse, just in case I feel the urge to buy one or if someone casually ask what I'd like for my birthday...
 
Remembered a couple more at lunch yesterday.
You know you're addicted to reading when you're disappointed that they brought out your food at the restaurant because you have to put your book down for a few seconds to put your napkin in your lap and pick up your fork.

And, you know you're addicted to reading when the waiter comes by to fill up your drink and you give him/her a dirty look because they caused a momentary distraction from your book, even though your throat is parched and you've been trying to suck the ice through the straw for the last 10 minutes to get some moisture.
 
... when somebody asks you about a possible wishlist ("what you'd you buy if somebody offered you 200 euros?") and all you can remember is books (I'm not materialist (sp?), maybe that helps).

Dharma
 
Dharma said:
... when somebody asks you about a possible wishlist ("what you'd you buy if somebody offered you 200 euros?") and all you can remember is books
Yes! My in-laws think I'm crazy because I directed them to my Amazon wishlist for things I wanted for Christmas last year. There were no clothes, shoes, towels, sheets, etc., just books, one video game, a book shelf and classical cd's (to listen to while reading, of course!). I worked, however, because I got 30 books last year for Christmas from relatives and friends. Sadly, I had finised all of them before the St. Patrick's Day.
 
I do. I can hear though, if it's yelling. Often I'm brought back from book world by things like 'Lady, this is the bus station, you have to get off here.'

does anyone else have the problem where they cannot see, touch, taste, smell, or hear anything else while they are reading? i completely block everything out and my husband complains about it. i don't hear him b/c i'm reading but i get a summarized version once i put the book down.

just curious.
 
The phrase "I finished the book I was reading" means nothing to your friends and family because they know you've probably already started another one.

My husband keeps telling me this - I proudly state that I finished another book and he says "So what, that just means you're starting another one..."
 
You learn to multi-task so that you can honestly tell someone that you were too listening to every word they were saying. Then repeat it back to prove it, while keeping an eye on your story at the same time.

(This drives some people nuts. I love it.)


You artistically arrange your book piles so that you now have 'furniture' and they are no longer just 'clutter'. This lasts until you decide you want to read the leg of your new table.

You ever have to say to another person, " Can you hold this for me? Don't lose my place."
 
When you mistakenly address a letter to "Water Stones" rather than "Walter Stone"!!
Wow, thought of that myself haha!
 
You spend your spare time online visitng Amazon and Barnes and Nobles sites exclusively; your eyes wide open and your mouth drooling.
 
I can also totally relate to soo many things here...except for reading ingredients. I only do that when i'm very, very bored.

And I know this will sound slightly crazy coming from a teenager, but when I'm bored on the computer or have to do research for school, I get sidetracked reading about 17th century french literature and history...in French. Hmm...with 200 euro I'd buy some really expensive old french books I've had my eye on for a while.
 
Here's a couple more to add

-you find yourself giving lectures on the books you read and your friends tell you you sound like an english teacher at 16.
-when you can't sleep, you get up and look at your books
-the only part of the NY times you read is the book review, which you criticize after reading it because you disagree with the reviews.
-you buy books as presents knowing you'll probably be the first to read them anyway.
 
You spend your spare time online visitng Amazon and Barnes and Nobles sites exclusively; your eyes wide open and your mouth drooling.

Yeah yeah! All of a sudden you find that two or three hours have passed, and you can't believe you've been browsing books online the ENTIRE time!
 
Yeah yeah! All of a sudden you find that two or three hours have passed, and you can't believe you've been browsing books online the ENTIRE time!

definately!

another one that just happened:

you can't find ANYTHING on your favorites list because it's so crammed with links to pages that sell books you want. So you can't even find the book you're looking for that you want NOW although you'll want a different one tommorow.
 
The local Borders store calls you when you haven't been in for a few weeks just to make sure you're okay.

You have more books under the Christmas tree than all other items combined.

When a coworker approaches your office, you look at them and say "How now, John, what news have you?" because you were reading Shakespeare for 4 hours the previous evening.

You dream in iambic pentameter.
 
Whenever you daydream, you think of the story you just read.

When your reading a book and someone calls you, you say your coming but they have to come and make you stop reading.

When your at the book store and your broke, you keep asking your friends for money.

You want a library, just so you can read them.

I wonder where those came from? :rolleyes: :eek:
 
When you are making dinner and judging how long food will take to cook by book pages you will be able to read in that time. eg; If I put the potatotes on now I'll be able to finish this chapter before the peas go on.

You are willing to eat overcooked beans if it means you can 'just finish this part'

You can see the path you've worn in the bookshop carpet to your favourite sections.

People assume you are not a morning person because the first hour of the day is spent nose in book, the only sounds being page turning and coffee sipping.
 
When someone gives you a present- a gift card for your local book store- you do cartwheels, somersaults, and back flips.
 
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