Literary crack refers to books that are very, very addicting. While some claim to have fallen victim to
LC from reading Harry Potter, the truest occurrence of LC is found from reading Twilight.
Just like crack, literary crack will screw your mind over in the end. Trust me, I suffer from it (from Twilight), and it's horrible. All you think about is the
book, characters from the
book, what the characters do in the
book, ect. Basically, it consumes you.
From my own experiences, literary crack users need to read their
book of choice at least once a week. They constantly quote the
book, too. Fansites about the
book are usually where they are, and they are very picky about details when it comes to the
book.
If the
book happens to be made into a movie, they love to spend their time criticizing the actors, released clips, and photographs. They won't enjoy the movie when it is released, and will complain about cut lines/scenes and added lines/scenes. After all, people on LC do know the
book the best.
In serious cases of extreme LC use, they begin to have no life, and instead take it upon themselves to become someone from the
book.
Although it may seem horrible to you, LC users are quite happy. It is only until the last book is released, that they go into a mental breakdown.