#bookswormsarebadass
Mary over at Books And Cookies on tumblr made a post that I thought was pretty cool and thought provoking. She was asking booklrs about the most badass bookworm things they had done. Some talked about managing to get authors to do book signings, or befriending them. Others talked about making book fandom related craftwork.
I put together a shortlist of things that I am proud of, as a bookworm. They might not necessarily be the most “badass” things a bookworm could do, but they definitely qualify as an extreme example of bookworms.
Presenting, in no particular order, my list of “badass” bookworm things I have done.
- Reading my cousins’ literature text for them because I was bored. (Note: I was in the year below them and at this time I wasn’t even studying english lit yet.)
- Getting caught reading under my desk in class and getting into trouble for it, and being moved to the front of the class. Tbh, I read a lot in class when I should have been paying attention…
- Literally walking around my middle and high schools with my nose buried in a book – up and down staircases too! – and managing to only trip when I didn’t have a book. (My friends were so amused?? Lol.)
- Reading 3 books in one day because I just could. not. stop.
- Reading my younger sister’s literature text for her because she was never as fond of literature as I was – and helping her score an A!
- Slowly converting the people around me into readers – including family members that used to tease me for being a bookworm!
- Idk if this classifies as a “badass” thing but I’m super proud of it looking back now but my cousins used to tease me that being called a bookworm wasn’t enough because I didn’t just read books, I devoured them, so they started calling me a book anaconda. At the time, I’ll admit, I used to get annoyed because they weren’t being flattering about it at all. But now? Hell yeah, I’m a book anaconda!
What are some of the things you have done that you think represent #bookwormsarebadass?
Ara
I’m Ara, a Southeast Asian writer who someday hopes to have published a novel, and who is currently losing herself in the worlds created by others. I love books and food and television and blogging and I get distracted and sidetracked easily.
4 Comments
Cait @ Paper Fury
AHH THIS IS AWESOME! And these are all completely badass, I totally agree!! Especially reading what other people considering “boring stuff” but we do it for fun. xD And oh oh reading multiple books in a day. Or balancing reading and other things. Or doing precarious things to get a good bookish photo. ? or hefting a TON of books up and down stairs. (We bookworms don’t need gyms at least. ?) I loved this post!!
Thanks for stopping by @ Paper Fury!
Ara
aww, thank you! I think we have a different definition of badass then the rest of the world, but I love it? haha. I totally agree about not needing the gym lol. I used to carry more than one book in my bag and my friends thought I was NUTS.
thanks for stopping by (:
Ksenia @ Something Delicate
What a lovely post, Ara! I relate to walking around reading so much. OMG, Reading 3 books in one day (also seeing Cait’s comment, and she is a fast reader too). How do you read so fast?! I’m such a slow reader. And it’s not even that English is not my first language, because I read slowly in Russian too. I’m so jealous. And I love this nickname. Book anaconda!
Ara
Haha, I’m so glad other people relate to this post! It’s nice knowing I’m not the only one.
To be fair, those three books were relatively short – and I didn’t even realise I’d sped through them until I was halfway through book three! That’s what happens over vacation, I guess. I either read A LOT in one day, or I take ages to finish one book, lol. (:
Thanks for commenting!