is it weird?

[Jodi]

Is it weird that I hug my book/kindle when I'm not reading it?

[WendyB]

Books are very huggable. They smell good too.

[David]

WendyB wrote: "They smell good too."

They do indeed! Certainly far better than a Kindle.:)

[Laurie (barksbooks)]

That is not weird at all.

[PSXtreme]

I have an evil book...I woke up this morning and it had covered my mouth in an attempt to smother and kill me. It gets no hugs anymore.

[Erin]

It's not weird in the slightest.

[Squire]

Well, maybe hugging electronic devices is a little weird. Those don't have personality. But physical books have LOADS of personality. And they smell nice too!

No better smell in the world, except maybe for p......

Oops! Almost let my inner Roland D. LeBay out!

[Char]

I am the biggest book smeller ever. Especially of graphic novels.
My husband laughs at me, but I do not care. :)

[Mixofsunandcloud]

Squire wrote: "Well, maybe hugging electronic devices is a little weird. Those don't have personality. But physical books have LOADS of personality. And they smell nice too!

No better smell in the world, except ..."

I once stopped reading a book because it smelled wrong. It was a graphic novel, so it was probably the ink.

[J.]

Jodi wrote: "Is it weird that I hug my book/kindle when I'm not reading it?"

It isn't abnormal. People often develop emotional attachments to inanimate objects. I've had similar feelings about cars.

As for the aroma of books, that is hard wired into us. Smell is among the oldest senses. It is wired deep ito our brains, and can bring out emotions and memories from us when nothing else can.

[Erin]

John wrote: "New books smell ok, but I don't like the smell of old books, especially old library books. They used to trigger my asthma! lol"

Sometimes I'll be reading an old book and the musty smell will be pretty strong, especially with paperbacks.