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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

sees they are reading a mystery novel

"Oh man, have you figured out it was the butler yet? I mean, what a twist!"

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I hate when I'm reading a book, and someone talks to me so I put the book down and reply, then try to go back to the book and they just keep going on everytime I start reading again -_-

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

So what is the book about?

Interesting! Can you elaborate?

Who's the author?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

it not me

If you see me reading a book in public you are absolutely invited to strike up a conversation and nerd out with me about it. I wish we had better mechanisms than body language to signal this!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah for sure, nothing like discussing shared interests and new ideas with randoms. I'm shy as fuck but that's such a pleasant, low stakes interaction.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I was gonna say its perfectly fine for me in public. If I wanted uninterupted reading I would be at home or a library or something.