Hello everyone! Great to see you again. Being the quiet type, I often see some habits we bookworms have. Non readers might find it weird, even crazy while I, on the other hand consider it perfectly normal. Hecks, sometimes even I as a bookworm myself have a hard time understanding my fellow book lovers.
Below is the list of habits I find quite frequently done by bookworms. This post is made for you, non readers so if you have loved ones who love to read, hopefully this will help you understand their point of view.
Book sniffing
Yup, even I as a bookworm don't understand this thing. I work with paper all day at work, I don't care to smell them again when I am relaxing. They keep on saying "new book smells so good", but then again, it must have something to do with the whole experience. Book shopping is fun, it's not about the smell, if you ask me.
Falling in love with the characters
I wonder what's so hard to understand about this. People fall in love with fictional characters all the time. Everyone and their dads have their own favorite superheroes. They're fictional characters. See? It's not hard to fall in love with them. Why this one considered strange is beyond me. So, if you're friend said that she'd like to date Ron Weasley, just smile and continue your conversation. Even better, tell her your favorite fictional character, too.
Wanting to travel into the world in the books
I actually don't have any strong opinion on this. I think it's completely normal to feel this way. If you are a fantasy lover, I bet you have felt this. We read to escape reality sometimes. When I was reading Harry Potter for the first time, I thought how cool it would be to be able to live in two worlds. Now that I've read A Song of Ice and Fire, I swear I want nothing to do with Westeros (and all the neighboring nations). This is one of the books that makes real life seems like paradise.
Being upset when interrupted
I think this is a reasonable thing. Well, I used to be a video gamer and it's kid of the same thing. When you are concentrating on something, interruption would feel like someone kicks your sand castle (that you build for hours). It's as irritating as itch on unreachable part of your back. So, ask those gamers, how would they feel when being interrupted. So, if a bookworm give you a nasty look when you are interrupting him/her, now you understand why.
Your turn now! Non readers: are your friends and family readers? Bookworms : what book converted you into a reader? I'd love to hear your stories!
