15 Things You'll Only Relate To If You Were A Total Book Nerd In The 2010s
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15 Things You'll Only Relate To If You Were A Total Book Nerd In The 2010s
You just had to be there.
by Zoe Yu ContributorLink
I don't know about you, but I miss ~real~ literature. And by ~real~ literature, I mean the Tumblr-Harry-Potter-John-Green-YA-dystopia era.
h. is drafting (96.3k) @lipsticklits We used to be a country. A proper country. 03:15 PM - 06 Dec 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Via Twitter: @lipsticklits We had everything. Peace, prosperity, happiness, Peeta Mellark... It was a time to be alive.
So just for old times' sake, here are some throwbacks that we can all definitely relate to:
1. Basically growing up in the young adult section of Barnes and Noble.
Innovators Box / Via Giphy / giphy.com If you haven't made a beeline to your favorite armchair with a Frappuccino in one hand and Looking for Alaska in the other, you haven't lived. 2. Casually scrolling through your photos only to see nothing but these:
kittylivvy pr manager @thestormsaint pov: you’re a book stan on tumblr in 2014 05:47 PM - 17 Jul 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @thestormsaint "If you haven't read the book, you haven't felt the pain."3. Thinking that the Lotus Hotel and Casino scene in Percy Jackson was the peak of cinema.
20th Century Fox / Via Giphy / giphy.com Whoever decided to use "Poker Face" as the background track deserves an Oscar. 4. Experiencing the unparalleled joy of unwrapping a boxed set.
View this photo on Instagram Instagram: @thereaderandthechef Bonus points if there's a poster involved. 5. Spending hours taking quizzes to see which house, faction, district, and cabin you belong in.
Comedy Central / Via Giphy / giphy.com And deliberately selecting the answer choices for Gryffindor, Dauntless, Poseidon, and District 12.6. Painstakingly saving money to blow it all on “Okay? Okay” merch from The Fault in Our Stars.
bert @albertraqueno no one: YA bitches in 2013: 03:57 PM - 08 Oct 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite okay-okay-tfios-johngreen.tumblr.com We all made Augustus's cigarette metaphor our entire personality, TBH.7. Going through a Katniss Everdeen-inspired outdoorsy phase.
Lionsgate / Via Giphy / giphy.com Nothing beats the feeling of foraging through the shrubbery on your front lawn with a homemade crossbow on your back. 8. Eating up the clichéd "teenage girl saves the world while two guys orbit around her" plotline...
Giphy / giphy.com Yes, I'm going to buy another series in which a ragtag group of rebels in a love hexagon easily overthrow the government. What's it to you? 9. ...while being completely engrossed by the ~extremely well-written~ dialogue.
20th Century Fox / Via Giphy / giphy.com "Go left...NO, THE OTHER LEFT!" 10. Having a Divergent-themed phone lock screen.
View this post on artsywallpapers.tumblr.com The way Tobias Eaton had us all in a chokehold... 11. Trying to piece together what happens to Jem based on Cassandra Clare’s cryptic snippets.
AMC Networks / Via Giphy / giphy.com 12. Learning how to HTML code an entire Tumblr blog just to make dramatic Harry Potter edits.
View this post on theblacks-athogwarts.tumblr.com 13. Feeling emotionally gutted after accidentally seeing "Status: Deceased" under your favorite character on Fandom Wiki.
Giphy / giphy.com 14. Getting into heated arguments with internet strangers over Team Edward versus Team Jacob.
View this photo on Instagram Lionsgate / Via Instagram: @robertpattinsonthomass Bedward hive, we ride at dawn! 15. And finally, attempting to write at least one dystopian novel of your own.
The Drew Barrymore Show / Via Giphy / giphy.com Did you write in EB Garamond on a Google Doc and design a cover with a giant eyeball on it, or were you normal? Editor's note: does not support discriminatory or hateful speech in any form. We stand by the LGBTQ community and all fans who found a home in the Harry Potter series and will work to provide a safe space for fans. If you, like us, feel impassioned about trans rights, learn more or donate here.Share This Article
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