REACTING TO WEIRD READING HABITS

[@andee656]

re-reading books you’ve already read when you still have unread books.

[@symon9847]

This is ME. Ive read this one book (through the mirror door by sarah baker) like 4 times while sitting next to my shelf of unread and highly recommended books haha.

[@bellathebookworm5156]

Guilty

[@graceglitters7371]

Same

[@lindseyreads8573]

Me with the Harry Potter series

[@k.c.maiale7504]

Yep

[@gennybaratta2460]

I always check to see how many pages the book has before I start reading

[@cookii.8369]

Genny Baratta Same

[@laraejohnson6006]

Doesnt everyone do that

[@luciafromwiisports37]

I check how long a chapter is going to be before I read it.

[@leilahudson9067]

Wait, is that not a normal thing to do? I always do that and I always remember the amount of pages.

[@isabellalovegood6233]

Same

[@dancemomzzaudioswaps5785]

When the characters get into dangerous situations and are about to die, my adrenaline starts pumping and for some reason, I can’t stop smiling so everyone around me thinks that something great is happening but really everyone’s dying.

[@thonks9198]

Who says that's not good?

[@oscarolivera1337]

Yessss those are always my favorite parts of books And the parts where they mention past books like in Heroes of Olympus

[@michellemahmud901]

DanceMomzz Audioswaps so true

[@fawzanwajahat8934]

So so sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo true

[@andrewgordon3589]

Oh man, I do this too.

[@sweetsugarhoneycandy5458]

Books are like dramas for me...So I scream at the characters. Stuff like... "OH HELL NO" "I KNEW THAT WAS COMING" "BOY REALLY?!" "GIRL NO" "Oh no, oh no no, no, NO, NO NO NO NO NO, NOPE!"

[@ihaveverylowbloodsugar453]

SweetSugar HoneyCandy I did it in class and everyone was staring

[@raveenakaur3440]

tomg same i thought i was the only one. i always get weird stares

[@annabelle_620]

SAME

[@aisharose1399]

Me during Super Woman Do Bong Soon

[@meticulousexistence2540]

Same

[@k.c.maiale7504]

Book: The character screamed Me: *does a silent scream* Book: The character does this weird facial expression Me: *does said weird facial expression*

[@manhasanjali]

Horribly me

[@becm7026]

big mood I’m so happy I’m not the only one

[@stoopidcrumpet6679]

OMG I THOUGHT THAT I WAS THE ONLY ONE

[@samimoon2681]

I know

[@dahlia.moon1374]

Same!

[@mrs.pineapple]

When I'm super into the dialoge I'll pretend I am the character. I'll make facial expressions and mouth the words.😂

[@arisacorvus4739]

this is literally me all the time 😂😂

[@ma.danielacornejorugel5774]

Me too!

[@gracebond8292]

I do that too!!!

[@sophiaperez2308]

This is literally me

[@jamjamjamjamjamjamjamjamjam]

ME ALL THE TIME

[@hannah.altmiller]

I prefer reading at night vs reading during the day. It’s quiet and it feels like you’re the only one awake and it’s really nice

[@persephonekore7738]

Definitely, especially cuddled up with comfy pillows and a blanket :)

[@danielle3308]

Me too! I struggle SO hard to read during the day. It just isn't reading time until it's dark

[@sayxri7001]

I can relate to this, but my sister doesn't want to let me read with the light and with the lamp it's not so good TwT.

[@esmegigigenevievesqualor2262]

Danielle I can read during day but I prefer night time

[@karlyb2144]

i like this feeling too! but i do prefer reading in the day because i like the natural light better than the lamp. i know i’m weird😂

[@user_rami]

Reading a thick book the night before an exam and finishing it in the morning is a different level of procrastination and commitment 😂😂😂😂😂

[@marinadkr1258]

This is so relatable it hurts.

[@nathand256]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@alechacon1126]

ya homegirl I do this! Is so sad because I finish books so fast just to not study.

[@stormforeveryspring]

666 likes

[@kellen3743]

ya homegirl AND one of the best feelings

[@blueprint3098]

*When you're reading one of the pages of a book and you realize that your mind has been somewhere else and you have to reread the whole page all over again because you weren't even paying attention-*

[@lorenzaiannoli6646]

It happens, especcially when I force myself to read or keep reading even if my eyes are screaming 😅

[@madsgrace121]

*or you are thinking about a convo that happend that you wish you said something*

[@andrikfelix6507]

*Same*

[@KaitlinGachaStudio]

Same 😅🤦🏻‍♀️

[@vlakz3308]

Me and my ADHD ass keep doing this everytime

[@vickymarie7764]

When a character says something sassy or emotional I say it out loud and pretend to be the character. (I'll even get super emotional and cry during super sad parts)

[@tainacbueno]

Virginia Valentin This is so me!!!

[@marylagasca8446]

Soo me 😂

[@mrs.pineapple]

Same!!!😂

[@lizlizlizoo207]

Same

[@Emily.Russell]

I do this sooooo much🤣

[@everestcanyon5647]

I almost always imagine how a movie adaption for the book would look in my head.

[@longliveplanetawesome3223]

I can only do that for a few scenes. Those scenes are either the most memorable, most relatable, or dumbest scenes in the book. I'll reread the scene a few times so I can imagine how it would play out.

[@Megan-tb5bz]

Yes!! X

[@Junaetzia]

me too! it makes the whole thing more fun i think.

[@everestcanyon5647]

The truth is, I don't even really try. It just happens. Like me picturing which angles the camera would pick it up from, close ups, long shots, stuff like that. Occasionally, I'll think about casting, potential production budget, the technical stuff like that, but mostly, when I read it, the image I usually have in my head is how it could actually look on the big screen.

[@tsuki-mii]

Same though! I love seeing the whole "movie" in my mind-- except I usually imagine it anime style because anime was and still is my life, haha 😂

[@janina_1412_]

When a character does something really embarassing, I close the book, put it down and freak out as if I did it. Or when there's an extrem plottwist that I TOTALLY did not expect, I stop reading and start talking about the book, the plot and how this just happened as if someone listened to me. Also part of the reading books half open faction

[@Rin-ot7se]

Janina S I relate soooo much to the first one, and was thinking I was the only one doing that lol. Also not only books, if there is a cringeworthy/really embarrassing scene in a movie or series I just run out of the room and wait out there until the scene finishes. I know, I know, I’m weird.

[@God_3712]

Yes!!!

[@roselinders9121]

I do that too!! Omg I thought I was the only one

[@kiarna3431]

I am so guilty of doing the facial expression one😂

[@marit_reitan]

Same!

[@Xmadilee]

Me too 😅

[@amezinghadders5142]

Haha me too😂

[@styxthistle497]

I do that while maladaptive daydreaming.

[@mi4583]

That was me!

[@mollymargaret2690]

I do the facial expression one and I feel awkward doing it...

[@teshara]

I've been told its hilarious, so at least we're making people happy?

[@WildflowerReads]

I do it too.

[@Emily.Russell]

I do that to

[@alexwentzel2191]

I do this and then the kids in my class look at me like I'm crazy😂

[@jaydescorner8401]

me too!

[@isabelahart9377]

I always notice that my brain talking voice sounds more like how the character sounds in my head sometimes I even have a slight accent! It’s quite fun

[@goodnight-moon564]

Isabela Hart My brain does this too!

[@ma.danielacornejorugel5774]

That happens to me too

[@kevins5473]

Same here.

[@lunarla123]

I feel you. Cause I do this every time I read

[@topic260]

Omg same

[@cegamez7237]

Also there's always one book that takes me like 3 months to finish. While I'm reading another 20 in between.

[@rachelsmith6303]

I am reading 3 books at one time rn....

[@DebjaniChowdhury]

Yay, I'm not alone.

[@danishsamir8807]

@@rachelsmith6303 Man!! I do the say.. Currently I'm reading these two books called the God delusion and The immortals of Meluha!!!

[@snailer01]

Yesssss..... I have a book I read for school and then I have books I actually want to read ^^

[@neenahuber]

Little Women lol

[@monicacatherine]

Even if the character is described in detail I still imagine them how I imagine them 😂

[@alexandrarose3072]

SAME

[@user-on5zw1hl5y]

Omg ikr ex: Leo from The Last Present I imagine him with brown hair instead of black

[@goodnight-moon564]

Same!!!

[@eviezheng5077]

SAME

[@kaitling6527]

Monica Catherine saaame!

[@Gracegalxc]

Whenever the book gets to a reAlly *sPicEy* bit, where there’s a lot of *teNsion*, I have to mentally prepare myself, and so I need to put the book down and have an intermission..

[@musicissmylife0511]

True😂

[@stormstudioproductions9860]

I'm not the only one!!!!!!!!! Yeeeee

[@mmt5096]

Dreamer 39 lmao same

[@megcarey2648]

Sameeeee

[@makaylaclayton3017]

Me toooooo I'm even this way with movies and if something embarrassing happens it's takes me a while to pick up the book again, because the second hand embarrassment is too much

[@glazeddonut1148]

I won't read the entire day but as soon it's past 11 I NEED to READ !! 😂😂😂 And then I stay up to 4 am reading EVERY NIGHT !!!

[@miahua9111]

Glazed Donut MOOOOOOD

[@riyamishra280]

That's so me

[@israaslimi4896]

SAMEEEE

[@Spooky_l3xxi]

Sammmme

[@bbblueblun]

Me too 😂

[@zephe1574]

4:28 If a character smirks then I'll smirk if a cha r.c acter gasps then I'll gasp.. I just do it out of habit.. It's strange.. (especially when I'm in class lmao)

[@jocelyndolence9618]

i’ve gotten stared at before for doing that

[@morganclayton9660]

Me too!!!

[@yarashalaby5400]

Sameee

[@ourtrueselves9999]

I was once asked to leave the class for that...

[@suchismitasen9046]

Same

[@samepaige9035]

Me: Reads Character: Does something that everyone know will cause a big ruckus at is having problems with love Me: Stops reading and starts talking to the book giving the character advice that will never reach them or change the story Character: Still does it Me: Son I gave you advice but did you take it no! I do this all the time like ALL the time

[@Emily.Russell]

I do this to One of my favorite characters was acting stupid and I said "child... Just stop you'll regret this later, but I still love you"

[@goodnight-moon564]

YourL0cal Otaku I do this too! I literally close the book and basically give them a 4 page essay about what they should’ve done and how things would be different, and how the problem would be solved easily, or what I “would’ve” done had I been in their situation

[@madisonshanfeld1680]

YourL0cal Otaku that is me

[@ma.danielacornejorugel5774]

YourL0cal Otaku SAMEEEE

[@kvothebloodless8186]

Omg that is literally me

[@pipermb978]

I find great pride in figuring out parts of the story, twists, and endings of books, so I don't read the last chapter or page; but I do check that last page's number so I know when I reach the EXACT middle of the story Idk why symmetry?

[@bellathebookworm5156]

Nope, this is me. I completely understand

[@LydiaDederasHorseTraining]

I do the same thing!

[@jismislakhotia3564]

me toooo

[@wolfie8227]

I do the same! And I will still check how many pages I have left even if I'm really interested in the book and don't want to put it down. Such a weird habit

[@capricornickus]

@@wolfie8227 ikrrrrr. Like i always need to know how many pages i have left

[@julietgore5940]

I always imagine a new ending for books after I finish them, or just arguing with the characters in my mind and random times of the day

[@Emily.Russell]

Oh gods I'm so glad I'm not the only one who does this....

[@chrizelducay5889]

Me too!

[@ma.danielacornejorugel5774]

Me too, I have imaginary arguments with Draco Malfoy sometimes

[@riyamishra280]

When I read a book and finish it , for some reason I start behaving like the main character (or the other character I loved) and start thinking like them in my mind for atleast a day (I don't purposely do it ,it just happens ), I call it "bookhangover"

[@lorenzaiannoli6646]

Bookhangover, that's it! It should be officially recognised! 😁

[@pree1689]

lol I do the exact same thing, and I'll even start quoting them in conversations too!😂

[@God_3712]

Omg me too I can't get them out of my mind

[@srch-10]

OMG YES

[@maciec.2008]

same lol

[@azariahprice4592]

I read in my head and mumble all in a British accent when reading Harry potter

[@rv78635]

^^

[@haileyellas7360]

Sameeee

[@annaminor3197]

I read harry potter to much and one day just said bloody hell like ron. I live in Maryland.

[@lunalluna9401]

I do the same except I read them in spanish 😂😂

[@Emily.Russell]

I do this to or with the Narnia books

[@isabellejoubert9602]

Before I read a book I smell it😂😂😂😂

[@aoibhincopeland4737]

Omg me too I thought I was the only one 😂😂

[@kayla4551]

What

[@firebow2810]

I think everyone does that

[@bellathebookworm5156]

I love them smell of new books and old books that have been well taken care of. My grandmother has a shelf next to her kitchen and she gave me a book from that shelf that smells like banana bread!

[@lilyivanov2025]

Who doesnt

[@allaboutalice8543]

Before I start a book, I look at a random page and when I get to that page, I remember and get happy.

[@Diana72910]

All about Alice! Omg i did that!

[@allaboutalice8543]

@@Diana72910 Really?! Thank goodness, I thought I was the only one!

[@Diana72910]

All about Alice! No! Hahah I did it somany times. I also look at how many pages there are in a book

[@allaboutalice8543]

@@Diana72910 Yeah, I do that too.

[@keatsiannightingale]

Hey, that happens to me too!

[@Wendigirl11]

I will get up in the middle of reading and walk around to process what’s just happened, while playing with the blinds thingy string.

[@rv78635]

Omg same

[@warwicknaude5563]

Same. I also walk around while I'm reading (I just don't like sitting still)

[@nine-vi7rw]

I like to walk when I'm thinking too. Feels very Sherlock Holmes-ish but it helps with thinking lol.

[@shaylawymer943]

I do this too! I also do it if I'm watching an intense movie and need to take a breath lmao

[@lunalluna9401]

Me too! I stop for a while and just think about what just happened 😂

[@ianlazarus_]

my weird reading habit is going through a reading slump throughout the whole school year then in the summer I could finish a book in a day edit: woah thanks for all these likes glad people can relate to me 😂 another update: so I’ve started to get back into reading again since school ends in 2 weeks and what’s really helped me break out of this slump was the sun is also a star by Nicola Yoon! totally recommend reading this. I haven’t finished it yet but I’ve gotten to about page 50 in like a week (which is a new record for me when I read during the school year 😂)

[@ninaelmoyan3478]

That's what I do!

[@izzwiththefizz7461]

Yessssssssssssss I thought I was alone

[@ninaelmoyan3478]

@@izzwiththefizz7461 most of the books I read last year were during the summer I'm pretty sure…

[@ianlazarus_]

Nina Elmoyan glad I’m not the only one 😂

[@thatswiftie1824]

MEEEEEE

[@allybrooke1467]

I do the facial expressions too when i read... Example: like smirking when a character does, or frowning when a character is described doing so.

[@gracebond8292]

BRO SAME!!!

[@rainyreads4258]

SAMEEE

[@God_3712]

I don't really notice but my family always says they know my reading face so maybe i do it too

[@srch-10]

SAMEE

[@Elmo-nl3ef]

I also do this and i always wink when a character winks

[@whatcanidooo]

I just get way too invested in what I'm reading. Like if something really bad happens I'll just set down the book and like walk across the room and back just to mentally prepare myself for the results of the bad thing. Or if something really good happens I'll take a moment to let it sink into my brain (and try not to squeal)(probably while smiling manically). Oh and I also talk out loud to characters when they're about to do something stupid or when I think they should do something.

[@shiningstar6649]

Same

[@HashK29]

omg same here. i also like read out loud some dialogues like if its the climax or just a really good line

[@sydneyproctor5906]

I can’t help but smile when something is great or funny in a book and then my family looks at me like I’m crazy

[@kaitlinhenline8367]

Yes I have the worst way of reacting intensely to what I'm reading.

[@breyanareese1487]

Oh...my...bagesers...ME!!!

[@professorhistoire5349]

I also like reading while it's raining outside. It soothes me.

[@SA-mv2ku]

Professor Histoire omg saaaaameeee

[@rachelsmith6303]

I just skimmed through this comment and I thought it said ‘it smoothes me’ 😂😂😂

[@friendusesthisaccountnocom9928]

I have no choice,I’m a Brit and rain comes naturally,I have lived in London for my whole life,and rain is just something to add to the excitement

[@CloudytheLeopard]

Yeah

[@a1ienbydefault178]

When I get hooked on a book I start reacting to the events. A couple of months ago I wound up mourning Dumbledore's death during class.

[@rcantwell161]

Last sentence of epilogue: I will kill him. Person reading last sentence: WHATHAPPENEDWHAT

[@cifge_404]

Ooh, what book was that?

[@Sara-ci8vg]

@@cifge_404 red queen

[@cifge_404]

@@Sara-ci8vg Oh... I'm scared now. Is it gory?

[@Sara-ci8vg]

@@cifge_404 I don't remember it exactly because it's been over 2 years but there was a fight

[@cifge_404]

@@Sara-ci8vg I don't mind violence, I mind overly detailed violence. The cover kinda makes me think there might be some of the latter...

[@catcreme]

that person who mentally corrects bad writing style - same!!

[@alyssalelis1084]

Eyyyyy

[@mo18nelson59]

I also do this😂

[@breadcheta]

Me too!

[@victoriasmith490]

Me

[@Sabrina-rl1xx]

Same here. And then if it goes on too long I start seeing red and have to dnf it.

[@angie0430]

If I read a characters kiss, I smile and my mom is like: what’s so funny?

[@lunalovegood7950]

Pink fluffy unicorn Dancing on a rainbow omg this is so true

[@ma.danielacornejorugel5774]

Sameeeee

[@crystalwu5950]

I start laughing like crazy😂😂

[@madixoxo246d6]

@@crystalwu5950 me too XD

[@srch-10]

What a mood

[@rachelelizabethdare7217]

I read the last sentence first Idk why but I just do it and yeah that’s it

[@kayleemccallister5292]

Me too, so glad I'm not alone

[@kat-zq9lz]

me too, there is some... adrenaline in it? :D

[@LoveAllThings3]

​ I've only done that once for Catching Fire and immediately regretted it, so basically I don't plan on doing that again

[@kayleemccallister5292]

@@LoveAllThings3 what happened with catching fire? The Hunter Games Trilogy? I've only read the first one

[@LoveAllThings3]

@@kayleemccallister5292 Very brief summary is that they held a special hunger games with 2 previous winners from each district(so Katniss and Peeta are in it again) and SPOILER they end up becoming allies with a bunch of people and end up blowing up the arena, sparking a rebellion and prompting the capital to destroy District 12, so the last line of the book is Gale telling Katniss that there is no more District 12, which is what I'd spoiled myself with after only reading the first 2 chapters

[@erinalvena8404]

I like making specific playlists that would set the atmosphere of the book. Like if there's an intense battle or emotional character moment, I would stop reading just to have music play to help elevate the moment

[@mariam0205]

I do this all the time😂

[@tirilvinje9354]

Same😂

[@AKookieForYou]

Me too!

[@chanyeolswife5235]

That sound cool. Maybe I will try it with some reread book.

[@Indrea13]

I do this too lol

[@TheReadersGuild07]

ok here comes my weirdness: 1. when reading a book and I accidently see the last chapter I yell at myself for spoiling the story 2. when I read a book and I see all caps in the dialoge i say, "welp someones yelling..." 3. when I read I fiddle with my bookmarks 4. I make my bookmarks and make them look like food. So im basically torturing myself by making myself hungry while reading. 5. when I read I create the character looks and personalities in my head and I create the setting. So its like watching a movie. 6. whenever a book describes a tall and strong man I create the same body structure just different hair and face for those characters. 7. when I read a hard back book I open and close the book continuously because I like the crackle sound of the spine. 8. I listen to music when I read 9. once I read a 200pg book in 2 weeks and then right after that finished a 400pg book in 4 days 10. when I read mystery books (like the A-Z mystery books :P) I yell at the book because I blame a certain character for the crime. 11. I read all these books about people dieing and murder but I hate horror movies 12. I can walk around while reading and not bump into anything 13. when im in school in class and the teacher tells me to stop reading I close the book, hide it under my desk, open the book back and continue to read in secret. 14. if someone annoys me I threaten to smack them with a book and if they take my book a take out a thicker book. .~. oop~ that's a lot anyway that's all mah weirdness

[@ma.danielacornejorugel5774]

Lanapasquana :p Same with me!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@zainabfatima14]

That's unexpectedly... exactly what I do! I always have about 7 to 8 thick books in my bag

[@anerdybooklover5889]

I do literally all of these things!

[@nurfazianabtabdulghafar5650]

I relate so much to number 5

[@sophiaperez2308]

I can read while walking and not bump into anything either. I do this all the time.

[@halkab6124]

...i am multilingual and if i love a series I need to read/have it in every language I speak... (I've got over 30 harry potter books I need help)

[@kashifkhan-kb7yy]

wow that ust be hard to read all the books in every single language but cool!

[@cifge_404]

Apparently, my facial expressions change subconsciously depending on the circumstances. The only reason I even noticed was because I was reading The False Prince the one time I ever read in the living room. I was reading the scene where the main character is in the dungeon being interrogated, and Mom was like, "What's going on? Your face looks really mean." And that was the last time I overcame my self-consciousness and read in front of my family. Also, reading upside-down? How are these people not getting nosebleeds?

[@funnyhuman232]

I love that book. Yas... IT IS GREAT

[@HieiIsMINE]

Yeah, I've surprised mine with vocal reactions, they usually don't ask after the first bit because they know a book rant is coming if they stay. XD I liked The False Prince too.

[@curehead9877]

@@HieiIsMINE I've ranted to my mother and my sister for a hole entire hour about how this girl could've saved the guy from dying from a arrow if she wasn't crying

[@megk0717]

1. I feel ya. My mom says my expressions change all the time while I'm reading 2. do you like the false prince? its one of my favs and 3. I don't have anything else to say, I just felt like I had to add a 3

[@lunalluna9401]

I always calculate how many pages I read in one sitting

[@lorywiest1353]

Same! Lol

[@hannah.altmiller]

Sometimes I’ll pick a character that reminds me of myself and read their lines out loud

[@melandrischutte1384]

I do it randomly With any character.. It annoys meh

[@heatherfitzpatrick4592]

Oof I’ve never thought about that, imma try this 😂

[@sweetsugarhoneycandy5458]

I sometimes do that😂

[@breadcheta]

This is adorable oh my god

[@sareinahartates4931]

i do this all the time 😂💕

[@cmathew4992]

I react way to intensely when I read. When there’s a joke, I laugh out loud. I guess that’s okay when I’m at home, but I was in my science class today reading 2 mins before the bell and a really funny scene came up and I laughed so hard. That was weird

[@ma.danielacornejorugel5774]

Midnight Reasons same with me!!!

[@lorenzaiannoli6646]

I react to things or dialogues in books as well, like laughing or crying or cringing 😁🤣

[@MM-gf3ty]

lmao aww that must have been awkward af yet hilarious at the same time

[@God_3712]

I do that when I am sure I am alone. That's when I am my truest self

[@phatsimoleepo9384]

I do the same. I get really emotionally invested. 😂😂😂 Laugh, cry, cringe 🤣🤣🤣

[@hopeharrison5758]

I have a tendency to look up from my book when something really extreme happens and then just have an extreme reaction, whether it be crazy hand motions, spewing gibberish out of my mouth or just shaking my head sadly. Sometimes it’s so extreme that I start to pace.

[@Sonja25997]

I do this as well^^ also if the tension gets too much and I just have to shake myself out of it to enjoy the rest ^^

[@lorenzaiannoli6646]

Yeah, sometimes you need time to process those kind of things, in my pacing I often think out loud about the consequences, what might happen next, before returning to the book 😅

[@God_3712]

I do this ALL the time!

[@tutdunsthemouse]

"treat your head the way you'd want other heads to be treated" - jesse 2019

[@jakejordan6218]

I cannot read audiobooks. I DONT KNOW WHY!! my teacher made us listen to an audiobook every night, and I just brought the book home..

[@bellathebookworm5156]

Same! I need to read it

[@eswh8383]

Audiobooks make me sleepy

[@toulouse1]

Same

[@sophiagough-solar3969]

I prefer physical books too! 📚😅

[@lisa_vxng]

same! I'll just get distracted with whatever else I'm doing and not listen to the audiobook and I also can't stand most of them because I speak (and read) very fast so most readers are too slow for me to not go crazy listening to them. Once I know the book tho, it's great background noise (like Harry Potter while cooking or something)

[@aubreysummers1729]

Sometimes people will be talking to me while I'm reading for like five minutes and I won't hear a word... It's happened a lot... Also I can read while about 20 people talk on a bus... I have a problem😶

[@aubreysummers1729]

@Noel Jinks oh wow 😂. I remember when I was in third grade, I would slowly take my book off my desk and read in on my lap while the teacher was talking. Did it for about a month and never got caught 😂😂😂

[@laraejohnson6006]

My bus has 70 people on it and I read on it everyday

[@aubreysummers1729]

@@laraejohnson6006 I applaud your talent, stranger. 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@metaiicc]

Same they cancel it out, and then if it's quiet I just can't concentrate

[@oliviathebookworm661]

Same, when I get going, I can block out everything, one time I looked up from reading in school and my whole class was gone.

[@ant1m0ny32]

Sometimes I stop reading if there is a conversation and I start saying out loud what they should say

[@Emily.Russell]

I do this to

[@ma.danielacornejorugel5774]

Same

[@monicam.6060]

Exactly!

[@gracebond8292]

oh my word yes!!! i need to be involved in these characters' arguments, it is vital to my reading process.

[@lilyivanov2025]

4:30 I literally did that today when the character opened her mouth in shock I did it too....i do it all the time even in school it's REALLY wierd

[@yourlocalnerd9287]

When reading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix I always say “hem, hem” when Umbridge says it no matter where I am once I did it in the middle of class

[@stevinadsouza7380]

Me too

[@kitfongho2975]

Same

[@smarthydra061]

That's commitment to reading right there 😂

[@frejavanadis]

when a character has a name I can't pronounce I read their name as their nicknames, even if it's the whole thing spelled out

[@real_jjk4647]

I just read like the first letter of their name and ye watever. example: Arabella Me- Ara-asdfghjkl

[@atlasfischer6906]

I just don't read the name at all. When I read Measle Stubbs and the wrath monk in Swedish, I didn't know his name wasn't Swedish so when I had to describe it, I pronounced it super weird

[@k.c.maiale7504]

Me: *reads the name* Person: It's pronounced like *insert name* Me:.....*continues saying it wrong*

[@real_jjk4647]

@@k.c.maiale7504 SAmE😂

[@aimeejones1925]

I do that too sometimes, or I just keep pronouncing the name as I thought it was in the beginning. Ex: Maryse from The Mortal Instruments. for whatever reason, I always pronounced her name as 'Maureese', not 'Marise', as it's supposed to be pronounced. I still pronounce her name like that while reading, even after watching the whole show.

[@Lovelyclarii]

I sometimes take a pause when there's a moment when something I waited for to happen happens and just shut my book and take a minute to breathe and fangirl.

[@expressoreos]

@Clari Same ! 🤣 i’m like "Oh yeah !!! I knew it !!"

[@rainyreads4258]

i do that a LOT!! i literally squealed one time during independent reading time at my school last year because I was so happy. i got a weird look from everyone else but my teacher understood 🤣

[@emxry]

The benefits of reading the last portion of a book: If you don’t want to read it anymore, you know the end is exciting so you carry on reading anyway.

[@mollyrose4462]

Or it’s like the book version of when a movie starts off with an event and then montages to days, weeks or whatnot prior to such event. You know? 😂

[@emxry]

Molly Rose yeah 😂

[@hamdia2259]

i read trashy wattpad books to get myself out of a reading slump

[@kayellex1369]

Sometimes I prefer the trasht wattpad books to actual books... Least they know what we want and don't kill off every character

[@elizabethblack2674]

@@kayellex1369 same

[@izzy9305]

sameee

[@ellentaylor-king5680]

Hold on you might be onto something here 😂

[@God_3712]

Bruh what a mood

[@marilynnb7287]

'Treat your tongue nicely unless it feels like a tongue massage' -Jesse 2k19 Edit: oh wow this must be the most liked I've ever gotten on a comment...

[@toniobagaye5297]

Come on Jesse... Read the heroes of Olympus series!!!!

[@wolfgirl28]

When I read/write I find myself pulling their facial expressions without even meaning to

[@Samantha-ls1zv]

I also inserted myself into Series of Unfortunate Events and ran around my backyard acting out all of the adventures when I was little I still put cinnamon in my hot chocolate though #ThanksSunny

[@malisha.rahman]

"People really are like houses with vast rooms and tiny windows. And maybe it's a good thing, the way we never stop surprising each other." - Simon vs. the Homosapiens Agenda

[@elblack4980]

I make up a character with an entire background and everything and put it in the story line 📖

[@fremzzplum5083]

That is sooooo cool!!

[@stormstudioproductions9860]

Every fanfic ever

[@ender4344]

Thats interesting

[@khavy3914]

I also do that to save my fav characters ;-; The authors sometimes go ways too cruel on them I'm sad :(((

[@elizabethblack2674]

That's just fanfiction.

[@gemdumet3125]

I can never picture characters as full fleshed people, I only see them as beautiful moving drawings , like animated because that way everything could be adapted exactly like I imagine it

[@isaa1782]

I can relate to the "correcting sentences"-one so much. Btw I'm a hobby-writer

[@evakmohns5363]

Yes!!!!!

[@emmarushingthroughbooks1051]

I call creases on books "love lines" because it shows how many times a book has been read and loved

[@jessethereader]

love that!

[@emmarushingthroughbooks1051]

Oh gosh! You actually noticed my comment!😆😆😆

[@NA-wv7qk]

I have two: -When I'm at the end of a book I'll find a song that I think perfectly suits the scene and listen to it till the end but I'll have to read the last word at the exact end of the song (cue a ton of rewinding songs) -I must fold down page corners and bend spines cause it makes the book feel used and read.

[@rachelsmith6303]

N/ A you puppy dog ear them!! Those poor books!!!

[@bellathebookworm5156]

I personally dont dog ear, but i understand the want to make the book look loved

[@depsm7333]

Imagine reading the last chapter of Mockingjay before the whole book

[@funnyhuman232]

S T O P THAT THOUGHT HURTS ME

[@adyasrivastava5745]

Imagine reading the last chapter of allegiant...😨oh the horror

[@longliveplanetawesome3223]

I may read the last chapter of a book. It helps motivate me to read the rest of the book. I usually do this when I have to read a book for school. If that doesn't work, I'll read a sparknotes summary of the book. Most assigned books are so boring.

[@lilahmanfredi1889]

Oh god

[@careersmile8962]

@@adyasrivastava5745 Oh my god don't remind me of it...I wept like hell when I read it. It will spoil the whole book for that person

[@violetbezigian3530]

When I get to the SpiCY part of the book I start to sit up really straight and lip the words, I also have a big smile on my face.

[@TheWordN3rd]

I definitely do the sassy comments in the margins thing, especially if I'm annotating a reread 😂

[@christinaa8531]

same xD the most recent one i wrote was "gurl she don't need you" because the protagonist's friend was being a bitc

[@TheWordN3rd]

@@christinaa8531 I am continually writing "this is a TERRIBLE decision" in reference to protag choices 😂

[@mythandmayhem1134]

I don’t do this on paper books, but I FILL my Kindle books with notes. Sarcastic comments and expressing joy at characters charactering and screaming at them and noting foreshadowing.

[@TheWordN3rd]

@@mythandmayhem1134 I'm still worki g on my Kindle annotating game. There are only four colors 😭 But I do like the fact that I can take any length note I want instead of cramming stuff into the margins.

[@christinaa8531]

That's funny I'm gonna use that from now on 😂@@TheWordN3rd

[@juliarichardson1222]

“I wanna watch you while you read” haha you wanna watch me imitating a character dying, cuz like I’ve done it... multiple times before😂

[@najmiizzati2931]

8:44 OMGGGG THIS IS MY HABIT!!!! i also stuck out my tongue when im extremely immersed in the story and this ONLY happens while reading cuz some ppl have this habit while doing every activity theyre focused in

[@ymarie4801]

Whenever I think a character is going to die or two characters seems they’re likely to form a romantic relationship later in the book, I look for spoilers on Pinterest and Instagram to see if it happens And I do the characters face expression too, I become an actress lol

[@TheSmalyy]

yes oh my god !!!!! specially with romances , i always wanna check if its worth it to get invested in a relationship

[@mythandmayhem1134]

I used to read the last few pages to see if characters died. And then I just kind of ... stopped 😅

[@k-vy5nt]

Sometimes I listen to music when I read. Bookshelf Tip: Organise them from tallest to shortest. It looks so much cleaner. 💯% works

[@isopod007]

Also *trigger warning* taking the book jacket's off your hard covers make books look so glam

[@clara4660]

i can’t read while listening to music but if i‘m in the train or something i have to listen to music while reading because i can’t concentrate

[@Vulcanwoman]

I organise by genre. Mostly because it's easier to find a book.

[@mollyrose4462]

I used to do colour order. Then I used alphabetical by the surname or the author. Now I just go by genre and in order of trilogies or series’s

[@4rainflower70]

In some books they don’t explain what the characters look like straight away,so I imagine them different,and throughout the book I just ignore all the words that describe the characters or plug it in with what I imagine 😅

[@ShankyGirl.]

Thats happed to my soooo many times, o my gosh!💖💖💖

[@sergiovela7686]

Spanish is my native language but I read mostly in English and I automatically process it in my head(?) Idk but sometimes when I get bored I start translating the book to spanish in my mind and it helps me maintain interest

[@cho7879]

same dude but I do the translating thing from spanish to english

[@ninaelmoyan3478]

That's so cool, I've never heard of anyone trying that!

[@esperanzaa7381]

Oh my god I do that too!!! from Spanish to English, though

[@meghano2126]

I've caught myself acting as a character., like I was reading Winter the other day, and I realized I was reading a loud Cinder's dialogue. I also listen to music too, but only instrumental.

[@juliaswiniarski3992]

Too Many Books same!!!

[@thegreatcornholio3219]

OMG Winter is amazing, and yes, reading and music are great together.

[@trinitymoon8488]

With a lot of old classics, like the scarlett letter, I have to listen to the audiobook while following along with the book because I have a hard time with all of the old english

[@ritateixeira8508]

I understand you in such a deep level 😭❤️

[@LilyKing03]

That's such a good idea

[@trinitymoon8488]

@@LilyKing03 thanks!

[@linzihan]

Ok this is my weird reading habit: I have to keep moving. One minute I'm sitting down cross legged then doing a shoulder stand with my back to the wall, then lying on my front with my feet underneath me. All the while I am fully engrossed in my book.

[@jamiemacaxaet]

I read all the credits, copyrights, publication details, dedication, acknowledgements whatnot before I actually read ze book.

[@irine_elle]

Wait what?? How do you do it? I can't read any of that because I will get bored and then I will give up on the entire book.

[@rv78635]

Same

[@gabrielletornow4857]

I have this thing for the last line of books. I normally read those first. It’s the last thing you read, therefore it’s most likely what the author wants you to take away from the story. I love being able to read the book with the last line in mind bc it helps me see more of the building of the main point or takeaway and other details I might not have seen before. The best example of this is The Book Thief. Not only is the last line powerful in itself, but it helped me better understand Death’s narration and perspective on the story knowing that Death is haunted by humans and it helped me see the development of the character.

[@laurafayehp]

I not only do the expression one but (because I love acting) I have to read the dialogue of books out load and voice act them too 😂 this means that I find reading good fiction books unenjoyable when with people and I get annoyed when my parents come upstairs while I’m reading as I am voice acting it too

[@HieiIsMINE]

If you read fanfic, have you ever considered podficing? Just a thought. :)

[@laurafayehp]

Natsu Kmiki I have trouble reading fanfic because I cringe too much 😂

[@HieiIsMINE]

@@laurafayehp that's legit. It can be hard finding descent fanfic. If nothing else maybe record yourself reading bits of books and try to become an audiobook reader. :)

[@chloesmith6766]

YESS!! I do that ALL THE TIME to help with my voice/tone when acting 😂

[@christinaa8531]

My weird habits are making facial expressions when they are mentioned, trying to make the sounds when a character says how one should pronounce a word or a name and also reading the last sentence of the book (not always but sometimes). The last one can either spoil something, not very often though, or it can actually leave you with a feeling of suspense, which happens most of the times. Like when I read the last sentence I think "what could've made the narrator say this?" which kind of draws me into the story and intrigues me, catches my interest. I guess. I do quite a lot of the mentioned ones though...

[@harley6638]

christinaa OMGGGGGGG same for the first two things. When it says that the character made a face or sound and I don’t immediately know what it looks or sounds like I do it myself 😂

[@whatdevouredyou]

Omg yes I do that too!

[@ma.danielacornejorugel5774]

If they say the character is smiling, I smile. If they say he/she is smirking, I smirk. If they say he/she is sad, I try to recreate the scene

[@ellaliinaaspinmaa5857]

I'm from Finland. And EVERYTIME I read a book I start translating it in English 😂

[@irine_elle]

Same. Which is very hard sometimes because Romanian is nasty as fuck. At the end of the day I buy the same book in English just to be sure.

[@whycanausernamebethislong9740]

@@irine_elle lol what can i say im from romania too 😅 And i totally aggre lol but i just buy the book in english from the start

[@sofiahollmen]

Suomi perkele

[@porkkanakeitto347]

Mäki teen niin :DD

[@erika-qr8tq]

samaa mäki teen tota aina 😂

[@leahflaherty9756]

I always fix the writing style as I read and I act out facial expressions lol

[@crumimi]

It's pretty fun rewriting it in your head, at least for me 😅

[@tallowengart5156]

Just discovered this channel. Really cool and relatable. Personally, before I go to sleep I go over the plot of the book so I don't forget what I've read for tomorrow's reading because I read in intervals through the day (early before I leave the house, before boarding the bus to work, during work luls - I work at a library - and when I get home and procrastinate)

[@AspienPadda]

The only time I do that spoiler thing is when I feel myself getting bored of a book and I need something to keep me interested in the story. I do the same for series, I'll watch an episode 4 seasons forward so I have something to look forward to or to judge whether it will eventually get interesting. I am blessed with the ability to purposefully forget things and have read my favourite books for the first time multiple times - currently in the process of forgetting hp book 3.

[@naelie2288]

Yeah I do that with tv shows!

[@AspienPadda]

Great @@naelie2288 happy to hear I'm not alone. Sometimes the first few episodes just don't grab your attention enough and you need to see if this series will be worth your time.

[@chelsealaqua8607]

When I finish a book that I absolutely, unconditionally fell in live with I hold it to my chest, sigh with joy, and say “thank you” out loud ☺️

[@sturelliastarlight1114]

I have a habit where whatever kind of book I'm reading, and the character's way of speaking and thinking becomes my own and on occasion the voice in my head sounds like what theirs would.

[@chamomilecujoh5631]

when I finish a book, I always take a really deep breath, and think about how good or bad it was.

[@crystalwu5950]

When there's a romantic scene or flirting, I just burst out laughing like a crazy maniac.

[@ShankyGirl.]

Hello my other halve. Lol 💖💖💖

[@narnia_eclipse389]

1:57 I relate but only with the last page because I like to know how things end and then throughout just try and think how they’ll get to that ending. It makes me more immersed in the story

[@elenajovancic6208]

Try being a book nerd wih a maladaptive daydreaming disorder... you literally cannot focus on anything else but that book ALL THE TIME, and legit leave the book opened and pace around the room for minutes (haha i meant hours) daydreaming

[@bellathebookworm5156]

OMG ! I feel less alone 😂

[@bloomrose9843]

I feel connected to you on a spiritual level. Sometimes I can be washing the toilet or be doing something completely unrelated to reading and I'll start thinking about something that happened 100 pages ago in the current book I'm reading.

[@caelirose2699]

I can honestly say I did not expect to see myself in Jesse's video today haha. I love how creative these videos are lately 10/10. And the editing? Legendary.

[@hey-fv2gg]

I used to do the “read the last word” before reading the book Until I got spoleirs Never again

[@maceanglin]

I also make the same facial expressions of characters lol idk why

[@semra1671]

We call it "spoiler paradox" it makes the book better when you know the end

[@Lazy-Journalist]

I was so stuck after reading "Everything I Never Told You"Lydia shook me up killing herself over a guy that wasn't interested in girls it was devastating for her

[@pepezu]

when i'm reading a really shocking or emotional part i throw the book on the floor and cry or just stare at my wall for a good minute before picking it up again and continuing lmao

[@TiredHeathen101]

I finally read Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children and loved it. Thanks Jesse!!!!

[@Marcus-xo7jw]

I just picked it up from the library!

[@TiredHeathen101]

@@Marcus-xo7jw Awesome! I hope you enjoy it! 😁

[@Marcus-xo7jw]

@@TiredHeathen101 thank you! 😁

[@lephoque6571]

When I’m reading I like to imagine everything playing out in my head like a movie. So I find pictures of people on the internet that I think would fit the appearances of the characters, and I imagine them acting out the scenes in my head.

[@pocketrocket1995]

I wait until a series is complete, then I buy all of the books at once and do a reading marathon...it makes me feel complete ❤️