I put a book up my nose and flip through the pages, so I can smell the paper.
When I have a hardcover book, I knock on the cover as if it's a door.
When I am holding a thick book, I put the pages between my fingers and start squeezing them, so I can "feel" the thickness. I often do this to paperback books.
I like to hug books to my chest.
My siblings notice this---I read every word I see out loud. From nutrition facts to song titles.
After reading, I have this heavy feeling in my head.
When I read a thick book, especially a hard copy, I imagine myself eating it.
Looking at bookshelves and stacks of books is satisfying, even if I have not read any of the books.
When I realized that I was one book behind on my Goodreads 2022 reading challenge, I sort of freaked out. I even prayed to be able to get back on track with my reading.
Before the Coronavirus lockdown, I would walk around with books to let people know I was smart.
When I come out of a (physical) library without books, I start feeling kind of guilty.
After reading a good book, my brain feels bigger.
I occasionally associate reading and/or books with a brain "wearing" glasses.
Sometimes, I imagine myself stacking books on a desk, and then resting my head on the stack the same way I would rest my head on a pillow.
While I still did in-person schooling, I enjoyed turning the pages of books, because it was kind of like flexing, from my perspective. I could show off the fact that I was reading. If I went back to in-person school, I would probably think the same way.
When I turn a page of a book, I sometimes hold the page up, and keep it suspended for a few seconds.
I feel guilty when I rip or wrinkle a page of a book.
I sometimes wonder what random celebrities are reading. (Ex. "What is Billie Eilish reading?" "What did Stephen Hawking read?")
When I read, I unconsciously treat my brain as if it is a living being. I imagine it wearing reading glasses and "eating" the words I read.
There are times when I find it easier to relate to book characters than to relate to actual people. Should I be concerned?
I imagine what would happen if my life was written in a book, and I wonder what people would think of the book.
I imagine what it would be like to meet certain book characters, or be a character in a book. For instance, would Hermione Granger think I'm smart? Would Draco Malfoy ignore me or try to beat me up? As a Ravenclaw, would I be able to answer the riddles required to enter the Ravenclaw house? Would I fight in the Battle of Hogwarts? What player would I be in Quidditch?
Arguments in movies and in real life are the worst, but arguments in books are somehow very interesting to me (if there are not excessive amounts of arguments).
I wonder what it would be like if certain movies or TV shows had book adaptations.
I get self-conscious if I do not understand a book, even if it comprises Old English. It's like a blow to my intelligence.
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