The fake book collection trend needs to end
The fake book collection trend needs to end
Medium's "Tickled": If bookworms start set tripping, you deserved it
I do not condone gang violence. I think there are better ways to handle conflict. But when it comes to fake book decor, I daydream that bookworms would creep around the corner like Geoffrey in “Bel Air,” reading glasses on (or dangling from a chain), and simply state, “I don’t think the [reading] conversation is over.”
If you are a Covobox customer who bought one of these awful cardboard boxes that look like a collection of books on your bookshelf, you are the worst. People installing book art decor at home while not reading any of the books are the equivalent of those people who frame their participation certificate. They’re the ones that won a sports champion ring while sitting on the bench all season. They’re the ones who didn’t prepare one item of food but are the “Who cooked this?” guest. They’re the ones who say, “I don’t like to read,” “Reading is boring” or “Reading in cars gives me motion sickness” — while living in a home that looked like it robbed a library.
Click here to read more on Medium’s “Tickled.”
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