It's a Reading Thing You Wouldn't Understand
For the reader whose to-be-read pile is a running joke in the household. Broad enough to suit any genre, which makes it a safe gift when you do not know what they read.
One design for this subject, on a Unisex Standard T-Shirt. If more appear in the same line they will show up here.
For the reader whose to-be-read pile is a running joke in the household. Broad enough to suit any genre, which makes it a safe gift when you do not know what they read.
One design for this subject so far.
Text-heavy layouts carry more of the joke but shrink the artwork. Plainer versions read faster across a room and photograph better. Buying as a gift and cannot ask? Take the plainest one.
This line only works when the reading interest is real and specific enough that outsiders genuinely do not follow it. That is the joke: it claims membership rather than explaining anything.
Every reader owns more unread books than they will finish, buys more anyway, and has made peace with it. There is a Japanese word for it and readers will tell you.
The "what are you reading" question is harder than it sounds, because the honest answer is usually four books at once.
Physical versus digital is a settled argument for each individual reader and an unsettled one between any two.
The wording only works when it names the exact subject, so it is worth checking before you buy. Dragon, Halloween and Piano each have their own page with their own designs, and there are more below.