28 Things Every Bookworm Wants Their Partner To Know

Romeo and Juliet is not romantic, fyi.

You will have to learn to sleep with the reading light on.

Good books know no bedtime.

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Pride and Prejudice is NOT every person's favourite book.

Though many of us do enjoy rereading and picturing Colin Firth forever and always.

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And Romeo and Juliet is a very bad love story.

Sorry, but no one is worth killing yourself over. There are too many books in the world left to read.

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There is no gift more romantic than a book with a note on the title page.

Unless we're the kind who doesn't like marks on our books, so best to find out before you go scribbling.

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This New Comic Book Illustrates What It's Actually Like To Get An Abortion

“I felt like I had something to ‘say’ about what having an abortion looks like, and drawing is really my way of telling that story.”

Leah Hayes is a writer and artist in New York City who uses drawing as a medium to express complicated concepts and understand difficult experiences.

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In her upcoming comic book Not Funny Ha-Ha: A Handbook for Something Hard, Hayes illustrates the realities of medical and surgical abortions.

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“I felt like I had something to 'say' about what having an abortion looks like, and drawing is really my way of telling that story," Hayes told BuzzFeed Life in an email.

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Hayes mentioned that the illustrations offered another perspective on abortion, and helped her work out her own feelings about the subject.

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23 Times Harry Potter Characters Made Deeply Questionable Choices

How about next time we Dumble-don’t?

When Dumbledore placed an infant with a family who just had a baby and didn't offer any sort of stipend from the child's massive personal fortune.

Here ya dumb Muggle, enjoy the expense of another child with no help from me lol hope you don't mind two kids instead of the one you planned for.

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Also when Dumbledore didn't send anyone to check in on Harry's well-being for eleven years, instead relying on a Squib down the road who was powerless to intercede regarding his welfare.

He'll be fiiiine.

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Which Fairy Tale Land Should You Live In?

Should you follow the yellow brick road? Or fall down the rabbit hole?

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Chris Colfer, best known for his role as Kurt Hummel on Glee, has another talent up his sleeve. Not only is he a fantastic singer/actor, he is also a New York Times bestselling author! He has written a series of fairy tale books called The Land of Stories, the latest installment coming out this July. In celebration of the release of Beyond the Kingdoms, Colfer stopped by BuzzFeed New York to help make this fairy tale quiz. What land should YOU live in?

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7 Young Adult Novels That Were Definitely Not On The Bestseller List

Have you read any of these mediocre books?

You may also have read: Scary Problems: My Mom Is An Alien, My Dad Is A Santa Claus by P.J. Slimey

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You may also have read: Whispered Tones in the Aftertimes by Jeannette Keen

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You may also have read: Melodrama Middle School: Permed Hair, Permanent Torment by Wilson Tennsworth

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You may also have read: Spooktown Junior High #3: The Ghoul's Choice Dance by Hubert Greyson

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10 Simple Reasons To Join The "Room Of Requirement"

Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hoggy Warty Hogwarts! Because Facebook needs to be more magical.

You'll find people who feel the same way you do about your totally geeky parenting future.

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You get to learn how Harry Potter affects other cultures.

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Thankfully, you'll discover people with the same shipping opinion as you exist.

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Plus, you can see everyone else's rad HP tattoos! Like this Snape-inspired one...

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Do You Know Which Of These "Harry Potter" Facts Are Fake?

I must not tell lies.

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This American Girl Doll Book Was The Ultimate Slumber Party Guide

You desperately needed this as a child.

The American Girl Doll lords blessed us with the greatest book on the planet, Super Slumber Parties. This masterpiece was legitimately the most important guide any tween could own.

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Throwing an epic slumber party was pretty much a rite of passage into adulthood. This book contained hosting secrets to turn any ordinary child into a legendary sleepover-host.

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It taught you how to be an overnight sensation with attention-getting invitations. Look how goddamn peaceful Louise looks in this invite. You couldn't get this in the mail and NOT want to attend.

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Monica showed you how to create a badass chilling space with a pillow pile. Your biddies would lay on this comfy-ass shit and mistake it for heaven.

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5 Bits Of Wisdom From Joyce Carol Oates

Iconic novelist Joyce Carol Oates stopped by BuzzFeed recently and shared her thoughts about writing in this modern age.

On the problems of using computers to write:

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On youthful angst:

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On the temperament of authors:

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On knowing if a story is finished:

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