Books·Posted on 17 May 201721 Things You Only Know If You're Always Reading Several Books At OnceBooks To Read: 57. Books I've Read: 0.by Gena-mour BarrettBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. If there’s one thing you love, it’s books. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 2. Nothing excites you more than the thought of one day having your very own library full of books you love to read. View this photo on Instagram 3. Or grabbing a hot, steamy coffee, and relaxing with a good book in bed. View this photo on Instagram 4. But despite your dream of being a Literary God, in reality your relationship with books is quite different. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 5. Because fucking hell, you are terrible at committing to books. 6. You absolutely love getting book recommendations, but you never seem to get round to reading them. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 7. And you have a tendency to start a book, accidentally abandon it, start another one, and then abandon that too. View this photo on Instagram 8. In essence, you’re a commitment phobe. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 9. It’s not that you don’t WANT to finish a book. You’d love to! You *love* books. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 10. But for some reason your love of reading doesn't translate into *actually reading*. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 11. You love making book wishlists. View this photo on Instagram 12. And the Goodreads app is both your biggest vice and greatest shame. 13. Whenever anyone asks you what book you’re reading, you can’t quite give an honest answer. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 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. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 15. You’ve lost count of how many Book Challenges you’ve started and failed. 16. Which means you’re an absolute nightmare at a book club. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 17. You'll buy a new book knowing full well you'll probably never get round to reading it. 18. And it sometimes feels as though you're more interested in hoarding books than actually reading them. 19. One day, you hope to be the disciplined, well-read, monogamous book lover you know can be. 20. But until you get your act together, your "Books To Read" pile will forever be bigger than your "Books I've Read" pile. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 21. And that's just something you've come to accept. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF