11 Annoyances That Make All Book Nerds Swear Under Their Breath

    I feel betrayed when I turn the page and get a paper cut.

    1. Dropping your book and losing your spot because your bookmark fell out.

    2. Turning the page and accidentally giving yourself a paper cut.

    3. Reading outside when it's too windy and your pages keep involuntarily turning.

    4. Finding a booger in the pages of a borrowed library book.

    5. Accidentally showing up to a bookstore an hour before it opens.

    6. Trying to eat dinner and read at the same time and spilling food on the pages.

    7. Letting someone borrow a book and having it returned in poor condition.

    8. Having someone spoil a big plot point when you weren't done reading.

    9. Accidentally ripping the paper when you turn the page.

    10. Reading on your e-reader and the battery dies.

    11. AND WORST OF ALL, WHEN YOUR FAVORITE CHARACTER DIES.