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    17 Truths Only Book Lovers Will Understand

    It's not "just a book," OK?

    1. You've been told you have a "problem":

    2. If you start a book right before bed, there will be no bed:

    3. The joy and agony of ending a great book:

    4. Books > Productivity:

    5. The hardest question to ever answer:

    6. Other people should never get in-between you and your book:

    7. How you feel when someone says they don't really read:

    8. And when people talk about seeing the movie instead of reading the book, they're automatically on your shit list:

    9. Each and every one of your books are precious:

    10. If there's a bookstore, you're going to it:

    11. This terrible struggle:

    12. If you're reading a series, you avoid online spoilers at all costs:

    13. You know that bookmarks are nothing but a name:

    14. You get a little prickly when it comes to film adaptations:

    15. Some people really don't get your obsession:

    16. And they underestimate your reading powers:

    17. But despite everything, you still get an overwhelming feeling of joy every time you crack open a new book: