It's
a fact universally acknowledged that...bookworms have a hard time.
With paper cuts. TBRs to threaten to fall on us, and books that
emotionally destroy us (among other things)...the nerd life is the
hard life. I've found that with each new season, comes new bookworm
problems. As it's now summer (and extremely hot) I've come across a
few new bookworm problems...if you relate, we can suffer together.
1. Sweaty
hands ruining books from day #1
You
know those book covers (generally hardcovers) that show up every
single mark ever? Well, it's
even worse in summer - sticky fingerprints are constantly marring the
aesthetic of the book's cover.
2. Awkward
tans/sunburn
When
I lived in South Africa, I was reading a book and I was so engrossed
in the book, I lost track of time and my neck/chest ended up a lovely
shade of lobster red (but the rest of me went brown, so yay for
that). That was the first (and hopefully the last) time I was
sunburned. WEAR SUNSCREEN, KIDS. And read in the shade. Better safe
than sorry, right?
3. The
anxiety of spending time by a lake/pool/any kind of water anywhere
WATER-LOGGED
BOOKS ARE NOT FUN. They take forever
to dry, and when they do, the ink has run/the pages are all wavy and
weird and IT'S RUUUUUINED.
4. Spilling
water/iced tea/ice cream on your book
ICE
CREAM. I loveee ice cream. However, I tend to spill it on my books
sometimes. I KNOW, I'M A TERRIBLE PERSON. (Gosh, there's a lot of
book damage that occurs in summer? Or maybe that's just me, idk).
5. It
gets even more difficult to find a comfortable reading position
Lie
on your bed and read? DEATH BY HEATSTROKE.
Lie
outside in the sun? LOSE TRACK OF TIME AND RESEMBLE A TOMATO
Lie
on a blanket in the garden in the shade? NATURE IS LOUD AND THE
GROUND IS HARD
I
just want to read in peace, is that too much to ask?
6. Deciding
what books to take on holiday
I
mean, you could just
take your Kindle...but where's the fun in that? You'll probably end
up packing 24 books for a 5 day holiday because you can't decide. You
just can't - it's impossible.
7. Not
being able to read because you're TOO HOT
As
much as I love the heat, sometimes there are days where it's just too
hot for me to concentrate on a book when I feel like I've been dipped
into a fiery lake of lava. The best I can manage is to sit in front
of the fan and feed myself ice cream.
