Breeds of bookworms

Apart from the mutual love for reading, no two readers are the same. Since no word limit can encompass every type of reader there is, here's a few you're likely to find totes relatable.

Re(x7) readers

*Potterhead alert* Nothing says loyalty and devotion like these fellow bibliophiles. While they do enjoy the whiff of a fresh book now and then, nothing delights them more than the familiarity of the characters and the anticipation of reaching that page of the book that will make their hearts race. Each time is like the very first, if not better. They fall in love with the protagonist over and over again, grow a greater understanding of the villain, and relive every heartbreak, every bliss. You may mistake them for slowpokes since you saw them with the exact book in hand last year, but it's their third read-through. But seriously guys, how many more times till Dumbledore's death ceases to appall you? 

Polygamist readers

While many face troubles keeping track of Eleanor and Park's subtle romances while coping with the tragedy of Beth's demise, some readers like to juggle multiple books simultaneously. Their side tables are your Netflix home page, numerous selections, various genres and all. They keep separate books for bedtime, during long traffics, libraries etc. because they aint got the time and patience to carry around books. How their brain comprehends all those sentiments at once, is mystery to the rest of us.

Half way readers

*gasps* Meet the human forms of commitment issues. According to these peculiar creatures, they lose interest easily. With great struggle they may skim and skip, and reach chapter fourteen and then just go nah. That's all the need before moving on to the new "hip" book everyone's gossiping about and eventually leave that unfinished as well. Doesn't the unanswered, fragmentary mysteries and unrevealed secrets haunt your dreams? How do you lot sleep at night?

Literary snobs

Don't go suggesting just any new young adult novel to these high-end readers, they're way above that. These people are the classics fanatics, captivated in the world of Austen and Hemingway. You probably won't understand half the words leaving their tongues for their speech is very 19th century posh. They're the ones always acing literature while you're growing a bald spot figuring out the underlying interpretation of the blue curtains.

All-talk readers 

*posts picture of book and coffee mug (possibly empty) beside a window with an overly dramatic filter*

"Did you like the book?"

"Duh I adored it. I've read all his books. His vivid imaginations are so evident in his amazing creations"

"Umm....it's a she, this is her debut, and imagination? It's a biography."

(Cue awkward silence) 

Not to berate all Instagram feed maintainers, but among us walk many who use reading as a method to attain popularity, peer's attention and of course acclamation on social media. My advice to you lot, atleast skim through the summary at the back of the book to avoid making a complete idiot of yourselves. And leaves the sacred art of reading to the ones who respect it. 

Samin Sabah Islam is on a quest to find the perfect diet while simultaneously drooling over pizza. Throw her some tips at sabahsamin11@gmail.com