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11 | ->''"Books. Books. That's the secret of my success -– books. Oh, I read them all, I inherit the wisdom of the ages, every plot ever devised is here inside my head."'' |
12 | -->-- '''Bookworm''', ''Series/Batman1966'' |
13 | |
14 | Index about books, libraries, and the people that love them. |
15 | |
16 | Compare IntelligenceTropes, IndexedAndNerdy. |
17 | |
18 | List non-book tropes in PrintMediaTropes. |
19 | ---- |
20 | [[index]] |
21 | !!Books |
22 | [floatboxright: |
23 | '''Also see:''' |
24 | * LiteraryTropes |
25 | * WritingAndDrawingIndex |
26 | ] |
27 | |
28 | * AkashicRecords: Mystical compendium of all knowledge. |
29 | * BigBookOfWar: A fictional book about war, battle tactics, and martial code that's often referenced in an offhand manner. |
30 | * BlankBook: A book with no contents. |
31 | * BookAndSwitch: Someone tries to hide the book they're actually reading behind another book to trick others into thinking they're reading the outer book. |
32 | * BookBurning: Books are burned for ulterior reasons. |
33 | * TheBookCipher: Books are used to code messages. |
34 | * BookmarkClue: Important information is discovered being used as a bookmark. |
35 | * BookOnTheHead: Balancing a book on your head in order to improve your posture. |
36 | * BookSafe: A hollowed-out book is being used as a “safe” for certain items. |
37 | * BookshelfOfAuthority: Posing a character in front of a bookshelf to show that they're smart. |
38 | * BookSnap: A character slams a book shut to show their anger or seriousness about something. |
39 | * BooksThatBite: Animate and malicious books. |
40 | * BooksVsScreens: A FalseDichotomy between reading and TV/computers, usually either "if you like one, you can't like the other" or "books are better". |
41 | * ButIReadABookAboutIt: Someone thinks they're an expert on something because they read a bit about it. |
42 | * ConvenientlyInterruptedDocument: A document is interrupted in a way which is convenient for the plot. |
43 | * DeadlyBook: A book that can inflict harm on its readers and/or writer. |
44 | * DiariesAreGirly: Diary-keeping is seen as a feminine pursuit. |
45 | * {{Doorstopper}}: A ludicrously long and hefty book. |
46 | * ExtremelyOverdueLibraryBook: A character has a library book that is months or more overdue. |
47 | * FauxToGuide: A "How To" guide that fails at actually showing how to do the thing it describes. |
48 | * FlyingBooks: Books that fly. |
49 | * GreatBigBookOfEverything: A book that has information on any subject the characters may try to look up. |
50 | * TheIllegible: Often applies to diaries. |
51 | * InstantBookDeal: Newly-written books are published immediately and with little fuss. |
52 | * IntrepidFictioneer: A character who travels into in-universe fictional settings. |
53 | * ParodiesForDummies: Parodies of ''For Dummies'' books and similar instructional guides. |
54 | * PlotTriggeringBook: A special book that sets off the story when it's given to a character or someone discovers it. |
55 | * PortalBook: A book that can transport someone to the world of its story or illustrations. |
56 | * ReadingIsCoolAesop: The story has the characters learn that reading doesn't have to be boring. |
57 | * RealityWritingBook: A book describing what is currently happening to its reader. |
58 | * RedFlagRecreationMaterial: A character's villainy is highlighted by their choice in reading material. |
59 | * RewritingReality: Altering reality by writing down the changes you want. |
60 | * RushedInvertedReading: A character hurriedly grabs a book to make it appear that they were innocently reading, but the book is being held the wrong way round. |
61 | * SacredScripture: Books considered sacred by the followers of a religion or philosophy. |
62 | * SecretDiary: A (theoretically) hidden book containing someone's lurid secrets. |
63 | * SpecificSituationBooks: Books describing extremely specific and usually plot-relevant things. |
64 | * SpellBook: Books describing arcane rituals and magical incantations. |
65 | * ThrowTheBookAtThem: Using a book as a physical weapon. |
66 | * TomeOfEldritchLore: Books that describe things beyond mortal ken. |
67 | * TomesOfProphecyAndFate: Books that contain prophecies and predictions of things to come. |
68 | * UsefulBook: A book gets used for a purpose other than reading it. |
69 | * WritingAboutYourCrime: Someone writes a book about a crime they committed and passes it off as fiction. |
70 | |
71 | !!Libraries |
72 | * BookcasePassage: A secret passage hidden behind a bookshelf that is revealed by lifting one of the books. |
73 | * GreatBigLibraryOfEverything: A library that has books on every subject imaginable. |
74 | * LibraryEpisode: An episode taking place at a library in a series that isn't normally about one. |
75 | * MagicalLibrary: Libraries of magical tomes, often magical themselves. |
76 | * SilenceInTheLibrary: The common stereotype where libraries are known to be quiet. |
77 | * SpookySilentLibrary: An eerily desolate, abandoned library. |
78 | |
79 | !!Character Types |
80 | * {{Bookworm}} and its sub-tropes: |
81 | ** BadassBookworm: A badass smart person. |
82 | ** CuteBookworm: A cute smart person. |
83 | ** LiteralBookworm: Actual worms or wormy bugs that eat books, read books, or read books by eating them. |
84 | * EvilLibrarians: Librarians who are evil. |
85 | * GeniusBookClub: Characters who read classics or heavy scientific books to show that they're smart. |
86 | * HotLibrarian: Librarians who are attractive. |
87 | * LoonyLibrarian: An obsessive/scatterbrained/eccentric librarian. |
88 | * MagicLibrarian: A librarian who can do magic. |
89 | * MysteryWriterDetective: A mystery writer who solves actual crimes. |
90 | * ScaryLibrarian: Librarians who are scary, especially if you're noisy or damage books. |
91 | |
92 | !Publishers |
93 | * VanityPublishing: This publisher will publish anything... as long as you pay them. |
94 | [[/index]] |
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