12 Things That Make Book Readers Feel Very Smug

You're a complete book snob...but hey, you're proud to be.

E-Books, Kindles, Quick-Readers the world of literacy is spinning so fast right now but nothing beats grabbing a heavy hardback and being a hardcore book lover.

You didn't put all this effort into getting through the Top Reads of All Time list by the time you graduated college for nothing; you can finally kick back, relax and be proud and smug about yourself. Only a true die-hard book lover will understand the emotional journey you are on daily as you head off into many different worlds. The late nights you have to endure because you know the ending is just a couple of chapters away, then when you get there are left devastated that your new favourite book has come to an end. You can even multi-task having your head in a good book whilst navigating through busy train stations with no problem at all.

So kick back, relax and enjoy this read on us. You deserve to have your nose proudly in the air...

12. When A Major New Release Hits The Cinema Screen And You Already Know The Whole Premise Because You€™ve Read The Book

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Gone Girl, Great Gatsby, Hunger Games, The Fault In Our Stars€ sure you€™ll humour friends by joining them at the cinema to see the film version but honestly you know this plot inside and out. When your friend jumps up to get some extra popcorn you can smugly hint €˜I would just stay for this part coming up€€™ as you know there is an important plot twist just around the corner.

11. When Someone Asks You What Your Favourite Book Is And You Can Come Out With A Ridiculously Obscure Title

Booklover16 Gif The Sound and The Fury by Faulkner, One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez, Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie and that€™s to name a few. Watching your partner in conversation shuffle awkwardly on their feet and trying to contend in the battle of smarts by saying they have read €˜a bit€™ of Tolstoy€™s Anna Karenina. Pfft.

10. Having Full Battery Power On Your Phone After A Long Journey Because You Chose To Read A Good Book Instead Of Playing Candy Crush

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You don€™t anxiously board a train looking for the nearest power socket to keep your battery levels above 90% because you€™re a smart cookie and knowing the journey would be four hours long you can finish the last of your current novel and even have time to start the new one you selected from the book shop on the train platform. Success!

 
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