Hey Guys,
We book lovers are a fickle bunch, but usually very nice people who love to immerse ourselves into new worlds and meet new characters as often as we can, which is great, but unfortunately some people don’t seem to understand our love. Ok! Obsession!
Some people will go as far as to give their opinion on books, which may or may not cut very deep within, after all we are very fragile, especially with all of the emotional breakdowns we have to endure because of our love for books. So, just to make sure your words don’t end up hurting us, here is a guide to what you shouldn’t say to someone who loves books!
Why don’t you just watch the movie rather than reading the book
Don’t get me wrong, I love movie adaptions, so much so that I did a post on my top 10 favourites yesterday, which you can check out here (shameless plug). However, they do tend to miss out some of the best and most important details from the book. Well, maybe not important to some people, but to people like me, really important. Watching the movie is literally like seeing half of the story. It’s just not the same!
I accidentally ripped one of the pages in that book you lent me
Thankfully this hasn’t been said to me yet, touch wood, but I have had someone spill an entire bottle of water on a book I was reading, right in front of my eyes. You should have seen the look on my face. I was truly mortified.
Don’t you already have enough books to read?
Enough books? Really? I am pretty certain there is no such thing as having enough books. Sure, not all of them fit on my bookcase now, but that doesn’t matter, because I have wardrobes I can put them in. I mean, who needs clothes?
I read that book you love. I really hated it!
This is like a knife in the heart. If someone read Noughts and Crosses, which is my favourite book, and told me they hated it, I would be upset, because it is just so perfect. Please don’t tell someone you hate their favourite book. It is actually really hurtful.
Reading is boring!
The amount of times I have heard someone say this is really unbelievable. Why is it that so many people seem to think the idea of reading is the most strenuous task known to human kind? It really isn’t. Just give a book a go, and you’ll soon find out that once you get into it, the time just flies by, without knowing where it has gone.
Why are you getting so emotional? It’s just a book!
A lot of us book lovers easily get attached to the characters we are reading about, and love them so much, to the point that it pains us when we have to say goodbye to them. It’s like losing a friend. I am only human after all!
HATE when people say reading is boring…
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EXACTLY! It’s annoying, and the person is probably someone who hasn’t even given it a go!
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These are fighting words lol.
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Haha! Yes ๐
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so true! could relate with all those points ๐
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Haha! I am glad you could relate! ๐ I will check it out ๐
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I hate it when people say they don’t like a book that I loved.
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Yes! That is probably the worst one of them all!
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So accurate Chloe! So accurate. What I hate the most is when they say to just watch the movie because yes, they miss some of the important parts and they often ruin the whole thing *coughs* Allegiant *coughs*
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Thanks haha! Exactly what I mean!! Oh and wow ๐ you clearly have a strong opinion on that one!
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Hahaha, I just really hate when directors and producers mess the movie adaptation. Yeah, I can resist some few changes but changing the plot and all… UGH! I can watch a 5 hour movie adaptation if they get it right.
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I don’t mind the “I hated that book” so much, just because different people have different tastes and getting offended over someone not liking something I liked just feels pointless.
But the “Reading is boring”? I want to smack people over their darned heads! Gaaaahhh!!
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Oh I understand what you mean. For me it’s just my favourite book I get a bit upset with but yeah I get what you mean. Oh and yes! That one is seriously annoying.
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Im the same way like oh you didn’t like it because you don’t appreciate talent lol. Then it gives me a reason to talk about all the ways said book is amazing. Usually they’re like oh I didn’t notice all of that and then it makes them think!
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That’s true. I’ve definitely done something similar before.
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I agree with the entire post! I mean when someone says they hate Harry Potter, I am offended to say the least. Reading is never boring and when people say just watch the movie, I want to hit them with the same book. ๐
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OMG, YAS! I hate all of these!!
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I loved all the gifs!!! I love reading! I borrowed a book from my friends over a year ago and haven’t given it back yet ooops
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Love the gifs ๐
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people that say those things are really annoying! if someone said they ripped a page out of my book, then you don’t want to be near me! haha
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Excellent post. That one about the page rip…*twitches* I’ve had people return books with folded down corners and broken spines. *more twitches* now I just never lend books. They are too precious to be dealt with by other people.
I also hate “haven’t you already read that book?” I love re-reading my favourite books. They are worlds to continually escape into.
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I love this post! I think that telling to your friends to watch the movie rather than reading the book is like ripping your legs off. ๐ I also think people shouldn’t say reading is boring, they can think it but not say it, it’s like calling you stupid!!! Everything here is SO true!!!
Awesome post!!! XD XD
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Yes yes, yes, and YES! I hate it when people judge a book by its movie and say they hate reading. And you can never have enough books. NEVER.
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