Eat Book!

Do you live to read, or would you rather be caught dead, than with a book in hand. Lets see if you fall under any of the categories below.

Non - Readers:
These are the best people to buy second hand text books from. For such people, purchasing books is only a formality influenced by an external force (namely, the tuition teacher). Their ideal world consists of nothing in print. Their excellent vocabulary is a result of those high class sci-fi movies they live off.

Comic Book Worms:
These are the second best people to buy second hand text books from. They do open their text books, but only to skillfully shield the comic book from the watchful eye of the evil tutor. They know where Archie lived, and what he ate for breakfast before he took Veronica out. They know exactly how many fleas Tin Tin's dog has. Supandi is the sun, and Garfield's a role model.
They do not believe in anything in the real world. Their world is made up for goofy sketches and dialogue boxes. They're usually the naughtiest kids in class.

No Interest Readers:
They read but nothing seeps into their tough skulls. They simply read because they have been told to, and because they are never in a mood to disobey whoever told them to read. They read textbooks and they read "A Tale of Two Cities", "Oliver Twist" and "Pride and Prejudice" in the school library. Their attitude towards books can be described as that of a person with tomato allergy, towards tomato soup.

The Medium Read:
They are normal ordinary people, who don't come across as too intelligent or too dumb - just ordinary. They read when they're bored, or when they just feel like reading. Their library cards aren't very active. They are pretty 'picky-choosy' about the things they read. If they do not like what they're reading, they'll just close it. They never go to a library to borrow a book, they just pick one up if they're passing by. They read random things like newspapers, magazines, ebooks, online articles, besides the standard thick paperback books.

The Well Read:
They may specialize in a particular field, but they always know a considerable amount about everything else. There aren't many things (fictional or non-fictional) that they've never heard of. They are perfect balanced readers. They read books by authors common man has never heard of. They are in a position to churn out 300 word essays with ease. They strike a perfect balance between fictional and non-fictional reading. They're perfect (but nobody's supposed to be perfect, hence they don't exist).

The Over Read:
Reading is one involuntary function they perform in their day to day lives. The only time you do not see them with a book in hand, is when they are listening to an audio book instead. They wake up and read. They brush their teeth and read. They eat breakfast and read. If they could, they would read in their sleep too. They remember a considerable amount of what they read, except most of the authors' names. There isn't a single word, country, culture, language, region, climatic condition, scientific expedition or test, technology, president or political party, planet or planetary system, fictional detective or real life crime case that they've never heard of. They've been through every Harry Potter book. They've (knowingly) read all the fake Harry Potter books released before the actual books were released, only because thats something more to read. 500 word essays are like a walk in the park. They know too much of everything, and once you know them well, you begin to doubt them being "runaway human test subjects" from a secret laboratory in the USA.

The Fakers:
They'd rather trade in their books for the latest version of Playstation, but they're on a mission - a mission to impress. They've read every famous author that made it past horrible critics. They never ever forget the names of the books or the authors they've read. They read everything that is considered the "in thing" to read (including Harry Potter and Rich Dad, Poor Dad). They make it a point to mention that they've read something recently. They read in public - parks, gardens, trains. They mostly stick to fiction, because thats comparatively digestible. They pre-plan and rehearse all that they have to present before their friends. They won't know a word beyond it.

(Personally, I find the fakers, the most annoying. They pretend to be Mr. or Miss "know it all". This category usually includes the "all beauty and no brain, but wannabe brain" section of society. In their struggle to prove society wrong, they drive common man koo koo!)