Have you ever felt an emotional attachment to a book? I always become so connected with really...

andeuromeda · 31-35, F

idk if i could say it as emotional attachment, it's not because the book is really good either
when i was 4, my mom always left me in a bookstore when she went to buy groceries, and i always read this 花咲か爺さん Hanasaka Jiisan (The Story of the Old Man Who Made Withered Trees to Blossom)because the cover is cute. but I never asked my mom to buy it.
when i get older i still remember it and tried to get the book, but can't find any because it's not published anymore.
but fortunately when i told my friend from my latest workplace, she managed to find the book in another city, and gave it to me as my birthday's gift last year

SW-User

Yes I get attached to a really well written book. But perhaps not as strongly as you. I feel its absence for a few hours and may think of it over the next few days but not depressed because its over.

DearAmbellina2113 · 41-45, F

Oh gosh yes. I have around 8 or 10 books that I "crawl into" when I need to be comforted and safe.

assemblingaknob · 31-35, F

Yes. One of them WAS my home. It accurately described everything about my house, home, and family issues. It gave me nightmares. It aggravated my anxiety and depression. I love it but I'm never going to read it again, except if I even reach a happy place in life, So I wouldn't feel too attached to it.

CheshireCatalyst · 41-45, M

Yeah I've been temporarily depressed when I've reached the end of a series, and I've found it hard to reread some books because of the emotional journey I've been through with the character. It's hard to start that journey again.

Fishy · 36-40, F

For me its RPGs 😅

Natasha9696 · 26-30, F

I’ve definitely felt an attachment, a yearning. I like books that make me think about them after I’ve finished reading them. I’ve never had one make me feel depressed though.