Things you shouldn't do while interacting with a book-lover

1.       Be-little their love of books.

This would be the easiest way to get us to write you off. You lose points for being flippant, and gain points by using vocabulary like ‘bibliophile’.

2.       Mention that you don’t read.

 Instantly minimizes the number of things we have in common with you.

3.       Ask who their favourite author is.

That’s an unfair question. Do you have any idea how hard it is to choose just one writer who you like above the rest? Personally, my favourite author sometimes depends on what I’m currently reading. The same goes for that question about favourite books.

4.       Interrupt them in the middle of a book to ask how it is.

One word: concentration. And you just broke it. Be a doll and wait till we’re done with the book, then you can get a blow-by-blow account if you want.

5.       Interrupt them in the middle of a book, period.

Engrossing reads are hard to find at times. And having one is like eating your favourite ice cream and then suddenly having it snatched away. Can you imagine that happening to you? Not fun, is it?

6.       Text using sms-language.

 ‘Tonite’ will never be a suitable substitute for ‘tonight’. Same goes for ‘ryt’ vs. ‘right’ and all those other abominations.

7.       On that note, just don’t use incorrect grammar...especially if we know that you know better.

We are all passive grammar Nazis at heart. We might not tell you straight-up, but that stuff bothers us. A lot.

8.       Argue that a movie adaptation is better than the book.

This is rarely ever true (see ‘The Maze runner’). So unless you’ve actually read the book, you’re better off not doing this. Or maybe you should, the debate would be kind of fun.

Feel free to add more in the comments,

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