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    25 Struggles Only Avid Readers Know To Be True

    "I'd rather be reading" is your motto.

    1. When people try to talk to you while you're reading.

    2. When someone asks you to pick a favorite book.

    3. When you're invested in the lives of your favorite characters to the point of distraction.

    4. When you ignore life obligations for longer than you probably should.

    5. When you want vacation time to be book reading time.

    6. You get sad when you think about the Library of Alexandria.

    7. You sometimes get ridiculously excited about a product inspired by one of your favorite books.

    8. You are, have, or have thought seriously about majoring in English Lit.

    9. When you try to explain the plot of your favorite books.

    10. Trying to mask your true feelings when someone tells you that they "don't really like to read."

    11. When you talk about a movie based on a book you love and try to compare the two, but no one around you has read the source material.

    12. When everyone else is ready to leave the bookstore or library but you.

    13. You're running out of space for new books.

    14. When you search for the sequel, and it's not out yet.

    15. The pain you feel whenever you turn the last page of a great book.

    16. When someone tells you to put your book down and pay attention.

    17. This dilemma:

    18. When new cover art for your favorite books gets released.

    19. When you buy a book for someone else as a gift, but end up reading it first.

    20. Decorating your bookshelf.

    21. The mixed emotions you feel whenever your favorite books are made into shows or movies.

    22. When you sometimes wish your ships were real.

    23. When one of your favorite characters dies.

    24. You know exactly what your presents are going to be.

    25. Accidentally staying up way too late.