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20 Things All Book Lovers Wish Someone Would Say to Them
Last week we asked on Facebook and Twitter: What do all book lovers wish someone would say to them? In our perfect world, we'd get to hear all of these. In this world…we can dream. Check out our favorite answers and imagine the reading possibilities!
1. "Your job today is to read any book you want. Make sure you spend a good eight hours at it." (@craigtimes)
2. "Sure, I understand you need the rest of the day off to mourn the loss of a beloved character." (Brenna Godfrey)
3. "Every book on your Goodreads Want to Read list (and all you'll add in future) will be sent to you free of charge." (Fatma Teke)
4. "I've read that book as well! Let's discuss the characters, their flaws, plot twists, and what you think will happen in the next book!" (Quiana Jones)
5. "I don't mind cooking dinner today. You stay on the sofa and carry on reading." (@GingerCatBlog)
6. "Would you like to work at my book shop?" (@joreads2015)
7. "I really loved that book you recommended to me." (@imkattay)
8. "I can get you any ARC you'd like." (@bazinga_sucker)
9. "Here is your own personal door to the largest bookstore in the world. In it is every book in every edition for every genre. And you will also get paid paid for each book you read (plus a bonus for reviewing it). If you have any questions, here are the authors' contact info. Oh, and don't worry about the kids—we have complimentary nannies and housekeepers on standby." (Heather VanDyne)
10. "The Winds of Winter release date is ______. (Okay, not all book lovers, but a lot of them.)" (Richard Ketterer)
11. "Hey honey, let's spend the day getting lost in the used bookstore." (Beth Ford)
12. "What book do you recommend?" (@4evachris)
13. "There are now 25 hours in a day, and the extra hour can only be used for reading." (@SweetRobin110)
14. "Describe that series to me in great detail." (Lucy Hutchinson)
15. "Here's a TARDIS bookcase. Buy as many books as you want—they'll all go in." (Bronwen Humphreys)
16. "Yes, of course you can spend the night in the library." (Babette A. Stubits)
17. "You can have the first edition of any book you want." (Cheryl Johnson)
18. "I couldn't help but notice you love books. I've built you a library full of old classics with plenty of room to add new books. Oh, sweetheart, don't worry about repayment. Just read books to your heart's content. " (Erika L. Miller)
19. "All rainy days are hereby declared reading only days." (Kerrie Lang)
20. "I'll be quiet so you can read." (@hrm_1973)
What do you wish you could hear most? Tell us in the comments!
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Jan 14, 2016 08:44AM
Am I the only one that wouldn't want a machine to bring characters to life?
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OMGS IF ANY OF THESE THINGS WERE REAL I'D BE IN HEAVEN 0_o
God, I wish all of them would/could be true. How awesome life would be.
"Oh are you reading? I won't disturb you then... But I'll comfort you and be supportive Also I would quite like to hear that all the Kindle books I have in my wishlist are free to download.
Number 9. Get paid for every book you read :)
Using this magical kindle, you can travel into any book you want(of course there should be some rules that goes with it. Like, you can travel between books and come back whenever you wish. Oh, also, you can change the events, get rid of the protagonist and become one yourself)
Using this magical kindle, you can travel into any book you want(of course there should be some rules that goes with it. Like, you can travel between books and come back whenever you wish. Oh, also, you can change the events, get rid of the protagonist and become one yourself)
"I'm sorry that version of the book made you cry, but here is an alternate 'happy ending' version I wrote. Maybe you'd like to give it a second chance?"I very much hate books that make me cry at the end.
We will give you the books all you have to do is read & review them.
"Here's a personal theater that plays any book to movie adaptation you can imagine, even if it doesn't exist!"
❀Aimee❀ Just one more page... wrote: ""Reading now burns as many calories as aerobics." I want THAT to be true."
Amen
Heather wrote: "The trolley is broken down and we are stuck in a tunnel for at least an hour.... might as well read..."Yeah, that's never happened to me in NYC when we hear "Fire on the tracks!". ...sadly.......It's more like some person gets the homeless guy who's talking to his invisible friends all wound up and then promptly gets off the train 10 minutes later, leaving the rest of us to deal with it. Then we hear "Fire on the tracks! This train will be delayed half an hour or so..."
never again will you have to worry about audible credits. You can listen to any book you like whenever you like.
DJ Zippergirl wrote: ""hey sexy, let's go to bed . . . and read.""I love this one, it would be great on a T-shirt.
Kinsey_m wrote: "Am I the only one that wouldn't want a machine to bring characters to life?"No, me too Kinsey. An enjoyable part of reading for me is my imagining the setting and the characters. Imagination is an unestimated skill. I am usually disappointed in characterisations by machines and they ruin the book for me whether I have read it or not.
"Carrots!"(I don't even have red hair, but this post has a picture of Anne Shirley, and I ship Anne and Gilbert so hard, so...)
"Sure we can go on a 4 hour trip to Waterstone's and I won't complain about being bored once!"
1. "Your job today is to read any book you want. Make sure you spend a good eight hours at it." (@craigtimes)By: Patti 'Just read whatever you like and we will pay you. '
I dream of hearing these two sentences everyday.
I especially like #3, 9& 13.... My mother almost always bought me a book when we went to the store (often without checking for inappropriate content!) and bought me all the books I wanted from Scholastic Books when I was in elementary school. Yaaaaayyyy Mom!
if #10 happens i think i would die from happiness and shockness.
When your favourite character died and wishes someone would say." Oh baby don't cry, here's some ice cream, chocolates, cakes and sweets to calm your nerves down. My shoulder always free when you need to cry on."
I would love, love, if my husband said 11 to me.
" So this guy in your book have swept you off your feet? Okay let me just call my boss and took a day off so you can tell me everything about this perfect stranger. From A-Z."
Mohsen wrote: "DJ Zippergirl wrote: ""hey sexy, let's go to bed . . . and read.""My favorite"
Honest, I think my eyes would bug out if he said that, and I would definitely kiss him... and immediately start talking his ear off about the books I want him to read.
Anna wrote: "Jamie wrote: ""Here's a machine that can make any character you want come to life.""Ohhhhh I'm not so sure I would have any more time left for reading if the character I'm thinking of came to life!"
I think we're on the same page, what character do you mean?
If I opted to get buried when I died, I would want to have lots of books and a torch with lots of extra batteries, just in case I woke up! My secret terror.
I love this entire list. So I wish all of this would happen to me.
I’d definitely add: “Wake up, you. I bought you a coffee and the sequel to the book you stayed up reading last night.”
Phoenix2 wrote: "Being paid for reading, yes please!!"Seconded! The life would be much easier and more fun, doing a job u´d love. But it would have to be "reading books of your choice" for me. Ahhh, that would so bloody rock. Or another one: "We liked the story you wrote. Would you mind if we printed it for you/put it on sale?" That would be another dream come true for me as a booklover - a hardcopy of something you yourself created and other people being able to share the joy. Yesss, please.
#3 for sure. Also your kindle now has unlimited storage and its battery never runs out.
Bobbi wrote: "Hey there pretty lady...can I buy you a book?"This is probably the only pickup line that would work on me. :)
"Hey Cutie, wanna stay home and read together as it rains outside?"DEFINITE YES
You know I think I'd want to hear combo of 3. and We've developed a way of stopping time for use only by readers to be used to catch on their TBR pile and make them available to read new books without missing on all the ones from before they wanted to read.Additionally I'd love to hear You've been invited on a cruise that includes all your favorite writers who will be providing you with hardcover copies, autographed and personalized to you free of charge and they can't wait to sit down and talk to you about all of your opinions on their work and allow you to pick their brains about what's coming next.
Or how about of course we'll publish a hardcover run for your collection, it was totally an oversight that we never released a hardcover edition.
And then there's yes we have created a dust jacket replacement service for that awesome used book you found that has a damaged cover.
I could list things I'd love to hear in my bookish fantasies all day long.
Numbers 9 & 15 would be awesome too.
Eliza wrote: "Mine's not on that...."Okay, you want just everything from your Books wishlist on Amazon?" - Dad."
That would be awesome, as long as it was everything you ever add from there too.
Meghan wrote: "I mostly read historical fiction. I'd love it if someone told me I could have the clothing seen on front covers (and maybe some time travel, too!)"Me too!
Sílvia wrote: "I work in a bookstore, but it´s not nice: no one offers you a book just because you work there! :( Damn I love boooooooooooooks!!"You know I'd just like to find a bookstore close by with eclectic, non-judgemental readers for employees. I don't need to work there I just want to shop there. I have the luck of either it being a huge drive to a good one or going to a store where I find employees that don't read at all or if they do they've got that look when you're an adult buying YA because they just don't get that good books come in all age categories.
As you finish one book, the next one will be free. And your boss will continue to pay you, without breaking your reading streak, in anticipation of a world record.
Is it weird that I've daydreamed about number 3 more than almost everything else in my life? ( After Hogwarts letter of course) Also, a release date for Winds of winter? Please, we gotta be a little realistic. Like that's ever gonna happen.
The things I wish I would hear are:Jon Snow isn't dead. That was just a hoax.
Here's the key to a house in the woods that is full of all your best books and no one will disturb you and all your meals will just appear like magic.
Jon Snow is alive. Did you think he was dead?
Shima wrote: "Is it weird that I've daydreamed about number 3 more than almost everything else in my life? ( After Hogwarts letter of course) Also, a release date for Winds of winter? Please, we gotta be a lit..."
Nah, it is totally normal, especially for us Potterheads
definitely #15!!! I'm surprised no one else has said it!
The first book will always be available at the library when you discover a new series you desperately want to read.
Samuel wrote: "Welcome to Bizarro Library where you can read through books at the rate of snacking on potato chips."There you go! So many books I want to read!
You don't have to worry about anything; just relax and read your book or let's say any book you've ever wanted.
