BOOK HANGOVERS

The other day, a friend and I were talking about Newt from The Maze Runner and how he *bleeeeeep* I can't say unless you actually read it. But yeah. It was like, we really couldn't bring ourselves to forget the topic, most especially since the movie is coming out! But other than that, The Maze Runner trilogy does leave  most of us with BOOK HANGOVERS. I've experienced this in many occasions of my reading expenditures and here are the types of book hangovers I've gone through and maybe you have too.

TYPE 1: THE "EMOTIONALLY DETACHED FROM THE WORLD" TYPE

The people with this hangover, who after reading the book wouldn't like to involve themselves in the problems of the world and would rather invest themselves in the ending that is "ALLEGIANT". EHEM. All the emotions and moods that we have such as happiness, sadness, anger, grief, is being sucked into the book. Most hangovers like these tend to last very long. The only thing that may pull the person out of it if the author gives an apology for the character death or sad ending or if one finds a really HAPPY novel to read. 

NOTE: HAPPY novel okay!!! Make sure you check. Coz you don't wanna get the surprise of your life again, yeah?

TYPE 2: THE "BOOK IS SO FREAKING GORGEOUS" TYPE

These people with this hangover would share to the world how wonderful and amazing this novel is. A positive rant, sharing the book with friends, calling your boyfriend to tell him that the book is more gorgeous than you are, tweeting the author till the end until the hangover subsides. This type of hangover doesn't usually go out too fast. If it's an amazing book, it will forever be in our hearts, but I guess by time, it will mellow down. 

NOTE: Don't forget to still share the book to some friends even if your feels have toned down a bit. I'm sure they'd appreciate the suggestion.

TYPE 3: THE "I WANNA THROW THIS BOOK TO THE ENDS OF THE UNIVERSE COZ IT FREAKING HURTS" TYPE

This type of hangover is the really aggressive type because the person doesn't really know what to do. He or she would sometimes go into a vortex of spiraling anger issues because the novel killed your ship or your ship didn't really happen. (I'm sorry. I'm forever a Harry x Hermione shipper) or if the novel didn't really give the answers to the biggest questions, leaving you empty and frustrated for days. This type is very much associated with the "emotionally detached" type but somehow focuses more on the idea of burning down the authors house unless he gives a perfect explanation for what happened. 

NOTE: Please don't burn their houses down. Arson is not fun unless you consider yourself Count Olaf. BUT DAMN THAT ENDING LEFT ME WITH SUCH A HOLE IN MY HEART! FIND DANIEL HANDLER FOR ME!

Also, don't throw your book to the ends of the universe. This is more of a rhetorical point! :)

TYPE 4: THE "I NEED TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BOOK COZ I DON'T GET IT" TYPE

This hangover leaves you clueless for days end. What the hell happened? Why did he jump off a cliff? Why do cliffhangers exist? Why do authors like to make us grieve? Well. There are more intellectual questions than these anyway. These are more like my frustrations. LOL! Anyway, the book may not have the right answers or even the author themselves. It's just left that way for us to ponder upon forever most likely. This hangover would either be the type that never leaves us and might spark again if someone goes through the same issue.

NOTE: Don't be afraid to ask questions to authors, but don't push them entirely for answers because they might get pissed and we don't want that, do we?

TYPE 5: THE "I NEED SOMEONE TO FANGIRL WITH" TYPE

Now this type of hangover is not for the faint of heart because fangirls can go on to days end over a book or a fictional character in a book if asked to fangirl with. Personally, if you wanna fangirl with me over Levi and Park or Holden Caulfield, I may never stop. Or if the story is sooooo good and you just wanna find someone who will understand their feels. These hangovers may not really last long since some readers are fickle after a few days or turns of pages, but then, such as my friend and I, you really can't stop yourself from talking about a book, especially when you see a quote.

NOTE: Find friends who will understand you through this. But then, the longer the convo, the harder it is to get out of the hangover.

So, yeah. That's pretty much the types of book hangovers and the people who go through them. If you have another type you wanna share, go ahead and leave comments below and we can talk about them! I'm sure there's lots more.