Recently I have been reflecting upon the weird things I do when I am reading or in my everyday life regarding reading and I thought I would share them with you. Maybe you can comfort me and let me know that I am not the only one who does them.
So, without further ado here are my weird book//reading habits.
- My favourite place to read is sat on a cushion, on the floor with my back pressed against a scorching hot radiator. Obviously I can and do read in other locations but this is where I feel the most relaxed. I love having a cup of tea within reaching distance when I read, any kind – peppermint, green tea, normal tea. Where do you like reading the most?
- Whenever I am out and about and I can see someone reading a book that I love, this weird thing happens to me. I stop what I am doing and just stare at the person for a while; I try my hardest to look normal on the outside but on the inside I am screaming up and down with eagerness. I want to be their friend, I want to go 3up to the person and chat to them about the book and gain their opinion. I know this is super weird but I would love it if someone did it to me, it would be slightly bizarre at first but then I would be like ‘yaaaaasss gurl, I love this book. ITS AMAZING!!’ Please tell me that at least one of you do this and that I haven’t gone completely crazy.
- I absolutely despise it when people bend the top of a page when reading as an indicator for where they got to. I will use ANYTHING and EVERYTHING before resorting to mistreating my book. The other day for instance, I didn’t have any paper in my bag so I quickly used my paracetamol packet instead to keep my page. Bookmarks can be so quirky, colourful and amazing…use them people…use them.
- Once facebook told me on a quiz, that I would meet my true love at a bookstore while reaching for the same book. Obviously facebook is 100% an accurate and reliable source, so I am waiting for the day to happen. Imagine it now…it has been a stressful day and I long for the comfort of a bookstore, I am in desperate need for the latest release and just when I am on the verge of giving up. I spot the last copy out of the corner of my eye, I run to the book in a socially accepting manner and just as my hand are about to clasp the book, a strong muscular arm collides with mine. *romantic instrumental music begins* as our touch creates sparks and we stare longingly into each other’s eyes.
So, number on my list is how I always think how romantic it would be to meet someone as a bookstore. OR, I imagine myself into books where I date the main character.
- Forgetting I have hands when reading and stifling a yawn with a book. I read about someone else doing this the other day and I realized that I also do it. I am so intensely captivated by the book that instead of putting to book down like a normal human to cover my mouth while yawning, I just bring my book to my mouth and yawn.
This post made me sound crazzzy, absolutely bonkers. I have sooo many more weird (yet wonderful) book habits to share with you guys, but I didn’t want to overwhelm you and scare you away. But if you do like this post and want to hear more- please comment below and I a second post will follow.
Also, do you have any quirky things you do while reading?
Ha, this was a really fun list. I love that your book becomes an extension of your hands. 😉 You don’t sound crazy at all, just like a true blue book lover, and it’s GREAT. I can definitely relate to using random items as bookmarks!
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Haha I have soo many more I reveal 😂😂
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Thanks for reading xx
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I find it soo hard to find the perfect reading spot, cause I need to move so much to avoid my neck and back from going sore D: (And yes, you do sound bonkers, but I totally get ya)
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It’s always hard to find a comfy position ☺️ haha thanks zx
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I have brought my book or my phone(when I’m reading an e-book) to my face and yawned so many times.
There’s a girl who sits in front of me on the bus, who I’ve never talked to, and she always reads of the bus. I’m always trying to see what she’s reading and I’m worried she thinks I’m a creep
– Yasmin
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Yesss you do it, that makes me so happy 😍 haha I do that when people read on public transport and always wonder if people do it to me
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I am so glad that someone else does these things, you know. Sometimes I want to ask people what they’re reading but then I don’t want to seem creepy
– Yasmin
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This post made me laugh. I can so relate! Such a nice and fun list!
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I’m glad, thank you ✨
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I love reading in my bed. And yea, I understand that you want to talk to people who is reading a book you have read or are reading. I can relate to almost all of these. I loved it! ☺
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Thank you 😊
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oh my gosh, number 2 is so me! When I see someone reading a book I like on the inside I am just like: “I LOVE YOU! Be my friend! We will be best friends forever!” Loved this post 🙂
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We should all start doing it 😂I would love it! Thank you x
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This is adorable!! I am have to drink tea when I read, it relaxes me and I’m obsessed! I totally yawn into my books too and I didn’t realize it until you made this post and put it on there lol.
I totally wish my boyfriend and I met the way you just described because that would be the most romantic and best story EVER to tell.
lol love this post!
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Yes to tea drinking while reading. Haha thank you, glad you enjoyed it x
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Yesss, I feel you on #3. Memorize the page number if all else fails. I would be delighted if someone commented on a book I was reading
A young patient recently came through with a copy of Raymie Nightingale and I freaked out bc I 💘 that book and author. An almost-unrecognizable look of surprise, and then excitement, passed between us as we talked about our love for Kate DiCamillo.
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Yes!! I seriously hate it when people just bend the pages 😭 I think books are such a nice way to break the ice x
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That sounds incredible, so lovely when people can bond over books. Yes just do anything and everything except inflict cruelty on a book!
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#2 and #5 are so me! Whenever I see someone reading on the bus, I secretly stare at them and just smile. I probably look creepy, but it makes me so happy seeing people read. I always stifle my yawns with a book. It’s just so much easier lol
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Yeah seeing people reading restores my faith in humanity 😂😂
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It’s hard not to walk over and just ask isn’t it. I love seeing people read, it makes me so happy. 😊
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Oh my goshhhh I am obsessed with this. Yes to every.single.thing. Thanks for sharing 🙂
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Haha thank you, glad you enjoyed it xx
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Haha thank you 😊 I’m going to make a part two today x
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Yayyyy!!!
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You’re not alone, specially in disliking people who indulge in book cruelty 😢
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Book cruelty must be stopped!
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Always gotta have tea to accompany a book! Agree with when you see someone with a book you like, just want to grab them and discuss the book and become best friends forever. And I’ve used my kindle as a bookmark before 😂
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Hahaha amazing! Good use of a kindle x
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This is so true! All of them! My favourite place to read is actually in my bedroom on a specific chair that my parents bought for me FOR READING! And dog-earing pages is simply book abuse, bookmarks all the way!
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Awh yes!!! Chairs for reading are amazing. It is book abuse 100%
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I always have a nosey at what people are reading. There’s actually a homeless guy who I pass a couple of times a day who always has a battered paperback and I’m dying to know what it is.
In terms of my bad habits, apparently I make faces when I read. A couple of people on public transport have asked me what I’m reading or if I’m enjoying it due to the expression on my face. Sooo embarrassing:)
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Awh you should definitely find out or have you by now? Hahah that’s funny, I do that too. I’m going to make a part two of this post today to reveal more quirks 😂
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Fab I can’t wait to read it. I haven’t. The last few times I’ve seen him he hasn’t had it and I’m never sure if it’s weird to ask.
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Oh, I have totally started conversations based on someone’s reading choice. You can make some great friends in cafes that way. The 7th book in Harry Potter was the book that broke mys silence btw.
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I love that books bring people together 😍
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I can so relate to all of this, specially the part abut staring intently at strangers’ books!
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It’s hard to resist isn’t it 😂
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Love this idea for a post! And yes I am so with your second point!
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Haha thank you 😊
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Lovely wonderful habit, :LOL: The reading Of this post Was a lot of fun. Thanks
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Thanks for Reading 😍
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MY pleasure, thanbks!
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Really fine post, I definitely adore this site, keep on it.
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Thank you 🙂
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Pretty! This was a truly wonderful post.
Thank you for your provided advice
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Thank you 🙂
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Not my favorite place but on the toilet seems to be where I usually end up reading.
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Haha that’s fair enough! Thanks for stopping by 😊
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Reading this list was fun! I like reading in my bathroom; in small enclosed spaces.
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I’m glad you enjoyed reading it. Yeah I like that✨
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A year late reply is better than no reply right? 😏 haha it’s always comforting to know people do the same things as you. I am going to make a part two of this post today and reveal some other weird quirks 😂
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Awh I love this!!! Thank you so much for featuring me in your post. I’m going to work on a part 2 now for this 😂 embrace some more of my weird habits
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Haha I loved the second one. I feel that way too when I see someone reading. My inner fangirl screams ‘we need to become friends’ but I’m so shy I don’t usually do it. 🙈
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I feel ya one that, I want to talk to people but I’m too shy 😭 that’s the perks of being a blogger-friends without the awkwardnes✨
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Haha exactly!!! I love how it’s so easy to interact with people through texting. 😀🙈
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That’s very very true 😍😊
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This is one of the most relatable posts ever! I really hope that I meet my true love that way. That seems like the kind of thing that would happen to everyone but me though, lol. I would probably fall on my face if that occured in the book store. XD
~Sam
https://redheadwithabook.wordpress.com/
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Hahaha I can totally agree with that statement😂 imagine! It would be perfect but I’d be the same and embarrass myself some how
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XD Yes I am the master of reading…. but not being graceful lol.
https://redheadwithabook.wordpress.com/
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‘Forgetting I have hands’ this is so relatable and I didn’t even realise I forgot I have hands while reading too until you pointed it out haha. My heart definitely skips a beat when I see someone reading a book I love and then I stare at them long enough for it to be creepy 😂
How cute would it be if you actually met your one true love at a bookstore??
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Hahah glad you enjoyed the post 😂 haha also glad I am not the only one and imagine 😍😍😍
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guest authoring on other websites? I have a blog
centered on the same ideas you discuss and would really like
to have you share some stories/information. I know my viewers would appreciate your work.
If you are even remotely interested, feel free to send me an email.
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I love this!!! I do so many of these things. Sooo glad there’s someone else like me 👏🏼👏🏼
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Haha, I totally do the yawning thing! The other day my ear was itching so without thinking I used my right boob to hold the pages open…pretty sure that’s not socially acceptable!
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Hahahha I absolutely love that! 😂
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I’ve noticed that whenever I buy a book before I start reading, I smell it. Why? I don’t know. Its like confirming, yes this is in fact a book cuz it spells like one.
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smells*
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I love that!!! 💗
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This is such a relatable post! Especially about using anything and everything as a bookmark, I’ve used a paracetamol packet too! As well as a tissue (unused of course, I could never do that to a book).
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