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TTT – Bookish Superpowers I Wish I Had

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Top Ten Tuesday used to be a weekly post hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, but was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl. “It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.” This is definitely something I can understand and want to participate in.

This week’s prompt is bookish superpowers I wish I had, submitted by Cathy @ What Cathy Read Next. I love topics like this, not only because they’re easy and it’s been a tough weekend and start to the week and I need it, but because it is a topic that allows me to use my imagination and think outside the box. Don’t get me wrong, I love coming up with lists of my favorite books, but I really enjoy the opportunity to be creative and come up with a list of superpowers. Here’s some bookish superpowers that I wouldn’t mind having:

  1. The ability to get my hands on any book I wanted immediately. I know that having a kindle sort of makes this one into a reality, but how awesome would it be to have the power to find out about a book that was coming out in a few months, and be able to just POOF! And have a copy of the book in your hands? Or to learn about a copy of an older, difficult to obtain, out of print book and suddenly have access to your own copy in no time at all?
  2. Never buying more than one copy of a book. I honestly never thought that this would happen to me, because I’m pretty organized and know all the books I own. Until it happened to me. I was browsing through a used book sale at the library and grabbed what I thought was the first book in the Kingsbridge series by Ken Follett. It turned out to be the second. I went to Savers and did the same thing the next week. 🤦🏻‍♀️
  3. Being able to remember everything about a book that I’ve read. I’m one of those readers who seem to have a brain that empties itself of all information within 3-4 days after reading a book. While this frees up space for new information (in theory?), it also makes it really hard to write a review if I get too busy, and it’s very inconvenient when I can’t get my hands on the next book in the series right away, hence the need for superpower #1.
  4. The power to have a conversation with someone while reading. You know how whenever you’re reading in public, it feels like someone comes out of the woodwork to have a conversation with you as if you’re sitting around doing nothing? That’s kind of what it is like at my house whenever I’m reading, so I would love the ability to have a conversation with my mom while being able to make progress in the book I’m reading at the same time.
  5. Being able to understand books in any language. Has anyone else experienced the pain of knowing that the much-anticipated book written by a favorite author has been released but you can’t read it because it hasn’t been translated into a language that you understand? I know I have, and it’s not fun. This is even worse if it’s an older and/or less widely-known book, since that means translation is even less likely to happen.
  6. Having the power to change the ending if I don’t like it. You know those series that are so great up until the end? Imagine being able to automatically 
  7. The ability to bring characters to life. Book boyfriends can be changed into a real life boyfriend. Those really cool characters that I want to hang out with and spend time with could become real life friends. I love it.
  8. Getting all the books in the series published at once. Just close your eyes and imagine all of the books of A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin. Crescent City by Sarah J. Maas. Hierarchy by James Islington. Alex Stern by Leigh Bardugo. Any series that you can think of that you’ve been anticipating and can’t get fast enough. And then if you aren’t happy, refer back to #6.
  9. Being able to take on any powers that a character in a book has. How cool would *this* one be? Invisibility, reading minds, traveling vast spaces in the blink of an eye, any power that you’ve read about could be yours. The possibilities are endless!
  10. Speed reading. I’m normally a relatively fast reader, but that depends on different factors, and lately I’ve been reading slower than usual. Either way, I’m not a speed reader by any means. It would be fantastic if I could actually speed-read, because then I’d get through ARCs and not have to worry about being late with any of them (like I am currently 😬).

So what are some bookish superpowers that you wish that you had? Did any of mine make your list too?

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    • Yes! I didn’t even think about the aspect of how much gets lost in translation, and that reading it in the original language would allow me to get a whole other point of view when reading.

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    • Wouldn’t that be a great one? I didn’t even realize at first, but someone pointed out that you’d be able to pick up the intended nuance that we might miss through translation, and they’re so right!

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    • That seems to be the one that most people mention, and the more I think about it, the more it’s a superpower that I wish I had in real life. I wish I could even read a book in a second language!

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  15. I also struggle with #3- like you, so difficult to remember everything about the books I read. Wish I had the superpower to remember everything about the books I read; that would be really helpful.

    #4- well, having a conversation with someone while reading (well, came across that same problem at home- primarily with my sister); why can’t I continue reading while still making communication

    #8- man, that would be amazing- to have all the books in a series published at once

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  16. What a fun collection of super powers. We have a few in common. I absolutely love the idea of changing an ending you didn’t like.

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    • Thank you! The idea of changing an ending I don’t like obviously came up because a recent read was really good up until the end, and then everything got ruined by a final twist. But you know what they say about necessity being the mother of invention, right?

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