21 Things You Only Know If You're Always Reading Several Books At Once
Books To Read: 57. Books I've Read: 0.
1. If there’s one thing you love, it’s books.
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Or perhaps you just like the ~idea~ of books.
2. Nothing excites you more than the thought of one day having your very own library full of books you love to read.
3. Or grabbing a hot, steamy coffee, and relaxing with a good book in bed.
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Just like they do on Instagram.
4. But despite your dream of being a Literary God, in reality your relationship with books is quite different.
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5. Because fucking hell, you are terrible at committing to books.
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6. You absolutely love getting book recommendations, but you never seem to get round to reading them.
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7. And you have a tendency to start a book, accidentally abandon it, start another one, and then abandon that too.
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"What is wrong with me?!" you scream, surrounded by piles of books you've only half-finished.
8. In essence, you’re a commitment phobe.
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You are the fuckboy of the literary world.
9. It’s not that you don’t WANT to finish a book. You’d love to! You *love* books.
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10. But for some reason your love of reading doesn't translate into *actually reading*.
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11. You love making book wishlists.
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Not that you'd ever finish it.
12. And the Goodreads app is both your biggest vice and greatest shame.
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It's like online shopping but for books, and it's the biggest enabler you know.
13. Whenever anyone asks you what book you’re reading, you can’t quite give an honest answer.
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14. And you immediately feel bad when someone asks about your progress on the book they lent you, only to find out you STILL haven’t finished it.
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15. You’ve lost count of how many Book Challenges you’ve started and failed.
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16. Which means you’re an absolute nightmare at a book club.
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You have never finished a book in time for a book club.
17. You'll buy a new book knowing full well you'll probably never get round to reading it.
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18. And it sometimes feels as though you're more interested in hoarding books than actually reading them.
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19. One day, you hope to be the disciplined, well-read, monogamous book lover you know can be.
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20. But until you get your act together, your "Books To Read" pile will forever be bigger than your "Books I've Read" pile.
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21. And that's just something you've come to accept.
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Hell, someone has to.