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imsorrydaveimafraidicantdothat
http://global3.memecdn.com/spiderman-cant-read_o_804618.jpg
ontheceiling
That last gif makes my heart swell. This is why I have a stack of books tattoo'd on my wrist.
Beenacreeper4toolong
I love this:) brilliant work !
ThingsWithinThings
I have a problem where I buy a ton of books, read the first chapters, get distracted, buy more new books, read the first chapter, etc.
RobotBeardThePirate
Books are sort of like the TARDIS. Their content exceeds their mass. And they take us to worlds and times we’ve never dreamed of seeing.
ifinallyhadtocomment
I think you have to REALLY trust someone to lend them a book. I'd rather buy someone a copy of a book I have and think they would like.
difficultdifficultlemondifficult
+1 for the History Boys!
turtlescar
God bless the History Boys. Can't help but feel a bit sorry for Hector all the same.
MycurlyhairsaysIcantgoouttoday
This is the best summation of my life and my entire being.
g0dd355
As an English teacher +1
argo12
I'll never forget being so drawn in by a story that it seemed like I was watching a movie instead of reading a book.
WhoNeedsToiletPaperAnywayEh
"Please let me find my inner peace, so that I finally can start to write my book." - Me.
juen8940
Most authors are not 'at peace' , the good ones are usually a little mentally off. Thats what makes them creators of masterpieces!
irishsausage
“I do things like get in a taxi and say, "The library, and step on it.” - David Foster Wallace
stprwt
Ive just finished Got, angels and demons, da vinci code, the lost symbol. Books are the shit.
ShinoPuppy
It's a good start, but may I recommend Deception Point, then moving on to Brad Thor and Vince Flynn?
Jarkeler
I have a bad habit of always reading awesome book series way too fast, then being depressed for a week when I realize it's over.
Rodolph
I just finished "the dark tower"...*cry
halfeffortcomments
I just made my account, just so I could give this post a +1
killerdog
Yay! Harry potter <3
JacksCompleteLackOfAUsername
I think it should be perfectly acceptable to kill someone who borrows a book and returns it in awful condition. I have a friend who (1/2)
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constantly does this. She once returned a book of mine with water spilled all over it and a fucking chunk bitten out of one of the (2/3)
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pages. Recently she was looking at a book. When I said I had it she said "I don't need to buy any books, you already have them all." ANGER.
theluckysuccess
Conversely I have no idea how some people can keep their books in such pristine shape. All my friends books look like he just received 1/2
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them from Amazon. Yet he's read them all. I envision him reading all his books while they are open to no more than 45 degree angles... lol
theboyskeeper
I have a friend who actually DOES do that. He prefers not to have the spines cracked.
theboyskeeper
I have had a friend borrow a book and return it to me in similar condition and then tell me...1/2
theboyskeeper
2/2...that that's the way it was when I gave it to them. I was VERY irritated. I don't lend them books I care about anymore.
ShinoPuppy
There is a term for this: "justifiable homicide"! Have fun! Also, gloves. Gloves are a really good idea. Just sayin'.
JacksCompleteLackOfAUsername
FINALLY
khaleesiofwesteros
If I was a character in a book, that would be a boring ass book.
spiritussancto
makes me think of the fact that my dreams are always boring crap like walking down the street eating a bagel. my brain thinks i'm an NPC
khaleesiofwesteros
My dreams are always like an acid trip.
MySecretHideout
This is beautiful. :') I love books sooooo much. (No, Mom. I don't have a book-buying problem.)
Jumpinjackieflash
The only problem is storage. ;) I regret every single book I've ever given away.
MySecretHideout
& I agree! I know it sounds mean of me, not wanting to donate used books away but...but the adventures they took me on. It's hard to let go.
MySecretHideout
Ha, book hoarder problems. I have started using my eReader more and more often, but I like owning my fave books in physical copies.
grmegu
Brick Heck.
PettyThiefLout
+1 for History Boys quote.
EverybodyDoTheBender
you forgot the best one: http://inktank.fi/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/carl-sagan-quote1.jpg
OoohDeLallyGollyWhatADay
That quote...where did these onions come from?!
DamnTheseElectricSexPants
THIS IS WHY WE NEED TO FAVORITE COMMENTS
rosyfingereddawn
And (as if to drive the point home) I immediately started reading it in his voice/cadence.
CaptainButtbeard
I sometimes wish I had the attention span to enjoy books, other times I lose myself in the story of a game and realize they're very similar.
GeeEm
Yeah, these things aren't unique to books. As a lifelong gamer I can attest to the immersion.
CaptainButtbeard
Especially in create your own story games such as Mass Effect and KOTOR. I fucking cried when Mordin died.
GeeEm
But even in games where you don't play as your own character, if done well you can really understand how the character thinks and acts (1)
GeeEm
Whereas if I just READ about the protagonist, I'd have to take the author's word for it.
CaptainButtbeard
Indeed, great examples of that is RDR, Last of Us, Hitman Absolution and many, many more.
UrImperfectAndSoAmI
When you find the right one you won't want it to end. You will actually feel loss when it does.
CaptainButtbeard
Indeed. That's sort of my battle between sandbox and story driven.
holyglamgrenade
second image: Stranger Than Fiction. watch it.
gooblegobbleoneofus
I'd go the whole wide world Go the whole wide world just to find her
bibliophilic
I liked that movie so much more than I expected to. It was amazing.
tanadarko
I was sitting here trying to remember the name of that movie, then I thought "duh! Just scroll down!" Imgur never fails me.
Valonquarsbigbrother
Just worth to see it because it's one of the only movies where Will Ferell isn't (constantly) a clownesk figure. Great movie!
YourVacuumCleanerJudgesYou
Agreed! It's so underrated.
Witchpig
I wish I could +10 you for this post... Happy cakeday :)
Powerpal2015
I'll contribute a +1 for ya.
thetain
one time, when I was drunk I tried to upvote someone and I wrote +12 instead of +1. I think this post deserves +12...or +10 at least.
ScruffyLookinScoundrel
"A reader lives a thousand lives before dies. The man who never reads lives only one." - G.R.R Martin
Raglefant
Coming from him, kind of sounds like a threat
allwehavetodecideiswhattodowiththetimethatisgiventous
this quote is really powerful
Virtuoso
Why does this quote not have more upvotes‽
deCongalton
I think it's actually tyrion lannister. And in my mind, he's a real guy to whom quotes can be attributed
ZebraBrother
That one was actually Jojen. Though Tyrion did say "A mind needs books like a sword needs edging", so you're not entirely wrong
laserkatt
*like a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep it's edge.
ScruffyLookinScoundrel
No, it's Jojen Reed talking to Bran. But I agree, Tyrion does say some good stuff.
CarryOnMyWaywardTardis
sorry, but that quote is older than Martin himself
ScruffyLookinScoundrel
Maybe so, could you find a source?
igetanxiouscomingupwithusernames
That last gif, OP... Too true.
AncalagontheBlack
I get the same feel on the internet sometimes, which is probably a sign I shouldn't browse 4chan.
igetanxiouscomingupwithusernames
Nah... There's that one 4chan post about an EMT who will not hesitate to save you, but on the internet, STFU, tits or GTFO.
gooblegobbleoneofus
History Boys, in case you didn't know
igetanxiouscomingupwithusernames
Ah, thanks!
Efreeti
RIP Richard Griffiths
mrspoontastic
gave me chills
ANewBadlyDrawnReactionImageAsIMakeThem
Fun fact: that's Vernon Dursley.
igetanxiouscomingupwithusernames
I blew my friend's mind when I told him Tywin Lannister was Noomsy from The Golden Child. His reaction is kinda my current reaction to you.
SupremeLanaBanana
A not so fun fact: He died last year :(
igetanxiouscomingupwithusernames
Aw, man...
ANewBadlyDrawnReactionImageAsIMakeThem
RIP that guy
ilikewhenitssunny
so true!! wow im so happy to find people who agree! i always feel so alone in the world i live in. To know there are others, it's satisfying
igetanxiouscomingupwithusernames
In a world of 6.9 billion and growing, the odds are greater in sharing an interest with someone than being alone. Finding them, however...
ilikewhenitssunny
glad we live in the century where its much much much easier
iwanttobeapenguin
It explains how something like fantasy can feel more real than non-fiction. Just because there's magic doesn't make it feel untrue.
MaxxiDotPad
It makes reality that much harder though...books are where things make sense.
igetanxiouscomingupwithusernames
Goes back to the whole "Is art a reflection of life, or vice versa?" argument.
igetanxiouscomingupwithusernames
I feel the same way about video games, sometimes more so. Books can let you live as a hero you relate to; in most games, you ARE the hero.
Jumpinjackieflash
That's how I *always* feel about Middle Earth. Who else can invent an entire universe, populations, languages, history, etc. like Tolkien?
igetanxiouscomingupwithusernames
You'd be surprised what you can create when you dedicate more than a decade of your life to something. Look at George R. R. Martin.
Jumpinjackieflash
Yeah, I have 2 sons. LOL
werbenjagermenjensen
What movie is that?
31415926535897932384626433832795028841971
I believe its part of an interview with Richard Griffiths (Vernon Dursley in HP) but I could be wrong.
31415926535897932384626433832795028841971
I lied. It is Richard Griffiths but from a movie called The History Boys.
brickyphone
The history boys, It's based off a play, funnily enough
igetanxiouscomingupwithusernames
No clue, but I need to add it to the list of movies I need to watch.
hortonhearsawhat
If you love feeling like this, I suggest Donna Tartt, she has a knack for explaining little inexplicable things that I feel everyday!
igetanxiouscomingupwithusernames
Cool -- do you have any specific books you'd recommend?
hortonhearsawhat
first novel has somewhat of a cult following and is similarly great. People don't praise 'The Little Friend', her second book, as much, (3)
hortonhearsawhat
Well, I just finished reading The Goldfinch (her latest one, published late 2013), and it's a fantastic book if a bit of a (1)
hortonhearsawhat
but I think it's just as good. Give any of them a go, you won't regret it. Happy reading! (4)
hortonhearsawhat
behemoth (771 pages). She's only written two other books as she spends roughly ten years crafting these gems. 'The Secret History' her (2)
RobertEmmet
Someone said to a professor of mine once, "A poem is an anonymous gift to an anonymous recipient." I find this holds true with any book.
igetanxiouscomingupwithusernames
Quotes are the best things in the history of things.
SuharuStormrage
I hate that feeling though, it's like someone stole my idea before I even had it.
igetanxiouscomingupwithusernames
Life's about perspective; at least there's one other person who would agree with your idea... better than being alone in the way you think.
SuharuStormrage
I guess it depends on how confident you are in general. Everyone would agree with your idea if you presented it well enough.
igetanxiouscomingupwithusernames
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8To-6VIJZRE
ireadthenewstodayohboy
It give me chills. Essential, with a book, you can never really be alone.
igetanxiouscomingupwithusernames
Look up parasocial interaction. That's what you're talking about. Some feel it in TV, some in books, some in movies...
ireadthenewstodayohboy
Oh, interesting! Will do, thanks.
TheChosenAsiangirl
Books are a uniquely portable magic. - Stephen King
PetrificusTotalus
I'm trying to decide if your username is relevant or not. I'm going to say yes.
TheChosenAsiangirl
yap, I must be stereotype asian daughter so asian dad will approve!
Tobadforeveryone
Yep
Dukeofwails
The fact that a Stephen king quote gets 666 points...
Jumpinjackieflash
Well, his books are a uniquely portable curse. What an over-rated HACK.
Namesarehardtothinkof
Overated. no.1 selling author on the planet.
Jumpinjackieflash
Still doesn't mean he has talent.
Mos2414
You must be a Koontz fan.
Jumpinjackieflash
Don't care for Koontz either, thanks. But at least he doesn't name drop all day like King, and jack the reader around with his junk.
TheChosenAsiangirl
I would love to downvote you twice
Jumpinjackieflash
Go ahead. I dare you.
NakedBears
And then there are books like twilight...
ArabManWithBigBeardYetNotATerrorist
Did he just toss away a bible?
MuggleStudies
Dear God I hate twilight, but as a sixth grade teacher, I'm happy when they are willing to read anything!
Anax01
There are countless books like Twilight and countless more which are several times worse. The main difference is they're lost in obscurity.
rufio42
Twilights the lesser of 2 evils compared to Fifty Shades of Shite
PetrificusTotalus
2) worst books I've ever read. Granted, they're cheesy and somewhat unoriginal, I honestly think it's the movies/fandom that has given
ScruffyBelievesInThisCompany
Talk all the shit you want about Twilight, it got millions and millions of people reading. You can't deny the impact it has had. 1/2
ScruffyBelievesInThisCompany
Even if it is a fucking terrible story! If it made people decide to pick up more books, then that is nothing but good. 2/2
Mistruths
I managed to read through half the first book before I just couldn't keep going. I just kept sighing. "This could have been so much better."
NakedBears
Yes, getting people into reading is great if they continue and go on to better books... doesn't change the fact that it is literary garbage.
PetrificusTotalus
3) them the shitty name. Also, nothing annoys me more than people trolling on the books + how they're written when they haven't read them.
sassygassylassie
I agree with you.
grimoirine
I tried to read them, and I love cheesy suburban fantasy - hated em, but I'll downvoted you once, and upvote you once, for honesty
NakedBears
Don't get me wrong, i tried the first as my gf was reading them... MFW
PetrificusTotalus
My gf at the time was reading them too, that's why I started them, albeit somewhat ashamedly at the time. But they're bearable.
PetrificusTotalus
1) I'll get downvoted to hell for saying this, but honestly, as a 21 year old male who read them when they first came out, they weren't the
ScruffyBelievesInThisCompany
They weren't what?!!
PetrificusTotalus
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