To compensate for the risks of spoilers and spoiling others, you may go the route of reading a new release straight through immediately rather than risk interacting with any others who might also be reading it. As novice bookworms may not realize before making the mistake themselves, there is a serious drawback to reading an entire newly published novel before everybody else. You may be delirious from lack of sleep and not entirely sure what time (or day) it is, but you need to discuss the damn book ASAP. Without spoiling it for fellow readers or boring outsiders with analyses of a novel that they never intend to read, you have no choice but to sit and wait for the rest of the world-with their "jobs" and "plans" and "lives"-to finish at a reasonable pace.
3. Becoming Overly Attached To Fictional Characters
Of the many side effects of the descent into true bookwormitude, one of the most inconvenient is the way in which you maybe slightly just a little bit...become 100% absolutely overly attached to fictional folks. Whether you're beseeching them not to attend that wedding, telling them to use this potion, suggesting that they not be so prideful and/or prejudiced, or putting the book in the freezer for fear that something bad is going to happen to somebody that you love, not a shred of objectivity-or dignity, really-remains once you settle upon a favorite character. Friends who want to spend time with you? Family members who are growing concerned about you? Real people whose allegiances are somewhat less fictional? Whatever. Your preferred protagonist's internal monologue isn't going to read itself.
Fiction buff and writer. If it's on Netflix, it's probably in my queue. I've bought DVDs for the special features and usually claim that the book is better than the movie or show (and can provide examples). I've never met a TV show that I won't marathon. Follow on Twitter @lah9891 .
