Book Hangover 

Getting so emotionally invested in a book that you think about it for days on end. Characterized by sadness experienced when the book is over and the realization that one will never have the opportunity to feel the way they did reading it for the first time.

I finished reading the last Jhumpa Lahiri novel and have the worst book hangover.

Book Hangover by anonymous December 12, 2020

Book Hangover 

Getting so emotionally invested in a book that you think about it for days on end. Characterized by sadness experienced when the book is over and the realization that one will never have the opportunity to feel the way they did reading it for the first time.

I finished reading the last Jhumpa Lahiri novel and have the worst book hangover.

Book Hangover by anonymous December 12, 2020

Book Hangover 

A “book hangover” is a sad or empty feeling after finishing a really good book when you’re not ready to leave the story or characters behind.

“I couldn’t start a new novel for a week because my book hangover from “The Summer I Turned Pretty”, was too strong.”

Book Hangover by ZFree September 8, 2025