Just a girl obsessed with books and movies sharing her thoughts.

After a few days off, I’m back with a little post! 😀 I will also be back to blog hopping today to send you all a little love, thank you all of you for being so sweet and understanding !! ❤ 

I was reading a book and a friend came up to me and ask if I considered myself as a “bookworm”. I started laughing because she clearly has no idea about my passion of reading. So here are some ideas to help her out 😉

1. Buying Books Even if You Have a Huge Pile of TBR already

It’s like I just became blind to all the books I owned already and look at that new book like it’s the only thing in the whole world.

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2. Want to Punch someone in the face when they say “books are boring

To which I always reply: You obviously didn’t find the right book.

3. You’d rather ignore other obligations than to stop reading

Sleeping at 3AM?! NAHH when there’s a frkn PLOT TWIST IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BOOK.

4. Traveling Scares you because there’s not enough space to pack books

ARE YOU SAYING I HAVE TO SPEND A WHOLE WEEK WITHOUT MY BOOKSHELVES? HELL NO.

5. Being Scared of Running Out of Books to Read

DID YOU KNOW THERE WAS A WORD FOR IT? #mindblown

6. That Movie Tie-In Edition Cover 

7. Wish you can own all the different editions of the same book

8. The Very Idea of Going to A Book Store Turns You on

9. That Face You Make When Someone Interrupts Your Reading

10. Trying to check what’s the other person beside you in the bus is reading

*BE SUBTLE BE SUBTLE*… OH MY GOD?! THEY’RE READING ONE OF MY FAVE BOOKS *must contain happiness*

Do you agree with this ? XD Would you add anything else?! Let me know !! 😀

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66 responses to “10 Signs You’re Addicted to Books”

  1. Lashaan (Bookidote) Avatar

    A bit scary that they all apply to me… 😱 WHO CARES! READING IS LIFE! 😍 Awesome list, Trang!

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  2. Rachel Avatar

    These are so true! Especially #6, I can’t stand when they replace a classic cover with a movie promotion.

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  3. Kat Impossible Avatar

    I didn’t think I would need to check the list to know that I was addicted to books, but it was still so much fun to read!! 9/10 are ME ❤ hahaha (I am a not so secret sucker for movie tie-ins … maybe has to do with me having worked in that industry for a while. Who knows?)

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  4. Bookstooge Avatar

    thank goodness for ereaders. Now I don’t have to worry about 2 of those 🙂

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  5. OwlBeSatReading Avatar
    OwlBeSatReading

    Movie tie-in editions!! 😂😂 Loved that one! 😂😂 Fun post, made me lol!

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    Love this post by Book Reviewer ! This is so me…check out their posts at https://bookidote.com

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  7. Kristin @ Kristin Kraves Books Avatar

    So relatable! If I see someone reading in public I need to know what they are reading! I saw someone reading Ready Player One not that long ago and I was so tempted to say something to them about it but didn’t want to interrupt them because of reasons #9!

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  8. mrshible Avatar

    Great post, I’m totally addicted as I do quite a few of these

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  9. tomesandteablog Avatar

    Number six has got to be one of my biggest pet peeves. I generally don’t even care about book covers but I don’t want to see the movie poster plastered on it either. I’m probably most guilty of the first on the list though. I’ve made it a goal this year to read more of the books that I already own, but new books are so tempting!

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  10. Nicole (Read. Eat. Sleep. Repeat.) Avatar

    Haha love this! I especially feel point one… I can’t seem to stop buying books even though I already own so many I haven’t had a chance to read yet! 🙈😂

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  11. raistlin0903 Avatar

    Haha, these are great, and I definitely have a few of these signs lol 😂😂 Number 1 is especially true….my pile of to be read books is huge, but I still keep buying them anyway 😂😂 Fun post!

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  12. Lewington_Katie Avatar

    Definitely number six, when there’s a book you’ve wanted for a while & it turns out to be the movie edition, with the miscast actors, and as for three, I can’t even make plans because I’ll probably end up addicted to a book and staying in. I always underestimate a book and if it will hold my attention, then it does & I have to finish it in one sitting!

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  13. nickimags @ The Secret Library Avatar

    Brilliant and so true!! What about recommending books to complete strangers when they’re hivering over a familiar title in a book shop or library? 😄

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  14. 1magicalsoul Avatar

    I could not relate to this post more😂

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  15. Kristina Steiner Avatar

    Don’t need a list to know or admit my addiction is bad. 🙂

    I would add: If you always carry a book with you. (And are afraid one won’t be enough.)

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  16. suewinson Avatar

    lol lol! I can see myself in many of these! Ok maybe not the urge to buy every editions of the same book, but the urge of just buying books and more book shelves is true! I get really happy going to the library too, and I bring a huge suitcase to all booksales.

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  17. susyscozyworld Avatar

    I didn’t even know that such a word existed but I have abibliophobia, it’s official! And I can relate to all the points! 🙂

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  18. Resh Susan @ The Book Satchel Avatar

    I connect with ALL these points. HAAHAA. I didn’t go for a movie so that I can sit and read

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  19. the crazy reader Avatar
    the crazy reader

    Yes! I always get so curious when someone in my class or on the same bus reads! Not many HK people carry a book with them everywhere nowadays.

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  20. silverbuttonbooks Avatar

    These are absolutely so true!!! And, I didn’t know about abibiliophobia but I have always had it. This is an amazing list.

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  21. Inge | The Belgian Reviewer Avatar

    Yep! I like it when they are reading a paperback next to me, makes it easier to see which book they’re reading. It’s hard not to comment though and bite my tongue because sometimes I want to ask them what they think or give my unsollicited opinion :-). If it were up to me I’d go every weekend to another bookstore.. even if they have the same books 🙂

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  22. Angelica (TheBookCoverGirl) Avatar

    No set of characteristics has ever described me as well as this one. I’d already accepted my book addiction s long time ago! Great post!

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  23. thewilsoncrown Avatar

    All of these are so true!!

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  24. Satou Johns Avatar

    Oh my god! Like 6 out of those I have them and the 10th is totally me! I do that all the time! XD

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  25. Tabi Bear Avatar

    I 100% agree with this, so relatable!! XD I’m like; try and stop me walking out this bookshop with less than 10 books ok?! 😉

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  26. Marie Avatar

    Hahahaha what a brilliant post, I love it SO much. I can relate to all of these – I don’t have great bookshops here in France, well, they don’t have a good selection of English books so… whenever I am travelling and there are amazing bookshops there, I am always so excited to go to the bookshops. Almost as much as I am to visit the actual city,hahahaha. And I have that damn fear of running out of books to read haha 🙂

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  27. Dani☆Touch My Spine Book Reviews☆ Avatar

    Just LOVE these!😍💖💙💖💙 I can totally relate! Fantastic Post as always my blogger babe crush!!!😍💝💖💙📚💚💝😍

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  28. Aislynn d'Merricksson Avatar

    Well, my Kindle takes care of the wanting to travel with an entire library issue. 😆😆 I have that phobia in spades and aces. Books, or my Kindle, are also my security blanket. I must have one with me at all times, nevermind if I’ll actually have time to read. I get hella agitated.

    (What is the gif from #3 from?)

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  29. Step Into A Book World Avatar

    I agree with all of these! I am always scared of running out of books to read that I got out to get more books which why my TBR is so big.

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  30. Beth (Reading Every Night) Avatar

    Oh these are definitely signs I’m addicted to books. 😀 The worrying about travelling because I won’t have enough to read is the main reason I brought a Kindle (and after this one holiday where my parents limited the amount of books I could bring to one and I finished it on the plane there. Hell is having only one book to re-read over and over for a week-long trip). Also I’m well on my way to owning every edition of Harry Potter! I think I have about four copies of the first book alone! 😀
    Great post Trang, it was a lot of fun reading this. 🙂 ❤

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  31. Raven @ Dreamy Addictions Avatar

    I totally agree with this post! Those GIF’s are pretty hilarious! 🙂

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  32. lostartofreadingblog Avatar
    lostartofreadingblog

    This post is perfect!!!! YES to all of this….especially the movie tie in cover, just no!!

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  33. abbywd Avatar

    This is so funny… and so relatable!!! 😂 Great post.

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  34. Zezee Avatar

    Hahaha!!! #10 is totally me and I try to be inconspicuous about it too.

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  35. Sophie @ Blame Chocolate Avatar

    Hahahaha completely relatable post! I don’t know what kind of friend that is, asking you a question like that D: Seriously, Trang. You need new friends 😂 (jk)
    I would add “ignoring people and relationships in my life in favor of books and making them super mad at me” LOL I do that sometimes and know it’s super awful but can’t help it! If I’m reading or thinking about a book/story/characters, there can’t be anything else on my mind 😂😂 Hey, priorities!

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  36. dragonsandzombies Avatar

    Haha, so true! I an relate to a lot of them 😀 And I am definitely that person who tries to check out what you are reading. And I get happy when I realize it’s a book I know! 😀

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  37. healed1337 Avatar

    I have a couple of those, like getting multiple variant covers for comics that I really enjoy, getting, annoyed when somebody interrupts my reading, and buying a couple novels when I still have a small pile of books I haven’t read yet (more so with trade paperback collections though). Can’t say I prioritize reading above my more important obligations though. Also I’m not scared of running out, because on occasion I’ll re-read a favourite instead.

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  38. LizScanlon Avatar

    Gosh, I am soo addicted… so totally addicted and this whole list is so legit… point 6 made me laugh out so much! 😀 brilliant gif!

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  39. Books, Vertigo and Tea Avatar

    No 6 though!!! Haha I hate tie-in covers and feel like they should be banned. Does anyone even like those?! Why?

    I am not sure what is scarier, how much I relate to this post or how much I relate to no. 2 hehe 😉

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  40. Kat J. Avatar
    Kat J.

    My name is Kat and I am a bookaholic.

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  41. theorangutanlibrarian Avatar

    AHH I RELATE TO THIS A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT! haha well of course I have to buy new books- what if I go through them all and run out?! hahaha that’s a perfect response to someone saying they didn’t like books (the “you obviously haven’t found the right book”, not the punching, though of course it’s tempting 😉 ) hahaha so agree about not sleeping 😉 I am always afraid I’ll run out of books (hence the book hoarding 😉 ) hahahaha I so get what you mean about checking out what other people are reading! Wonderful post!!

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  42. Dalindcy Koolhoven Avatar
    Dalindcy Koolhoven

    Check, check, check. I think we might be the same person.

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  43. Jonathan Scott Griffin Avatar

    I agree with this list through and through. How about this. Another sign you are addicted to books: Collecting obscure and forgotten antique novels, by forgotten authors, from the 18th, 19th, or early 20th century in hopes that you’ll find the next Moby Dick.

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  44. audreywritesabroad Avatar

    Hahah I love this post. And yep, guilty of all of them ! xD

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  45. ignitedmoth Avatar

    Haha I love this post! YES to all of it. 😀

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  46. musingsofabookishnerd Avatar

    Spot on! I can related to every one of these! 🤭

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  48. Little fox reader Avatar

    I laugh so much!!! hahahah Everything is soooo me!! And those gifts….hahahah
    Great post!
    btw you have a new follower! 😀

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