Breaking Bad was my big one. I saw the first episode years ago and thought it was just a sad guy with cancer. My friend made me watch the second season and it hooked me hard. The moment Walter White let Jane die, I knew this show was something else. It wasn't about the crime, it was about watching a good man break. You're right @the_william, you have to give a show time to pull you in with the characters.

Totally get that, had a guy ask for a blade with no sheath once.

Actually, plastic laminate doesn't last forever. It gets brittle and cracks over time, especially with the heat and dry air in a lot of libraries. Those old cloth bindings can often be fixed pretty well with a little glue and new hinges. It sounds like they're going for the cheapest option, not the best one. The plastic might look okay now, but it won't age as nicely as the original cloth would have if they'd just fixed it.

Ngl @ramirez.blair, I've had the opposite happen. One time the light turned green so fast I almost missed it. I was checking my phone for half a second and the guy behind me laid on his horn. Some of these lights feel like they're on a two-second timer, honestly.

What's a book that good, huh? In my experience, it's probably a spy novel where the guy just found out his own brother is the double agent. Or maybe he's just trying to look deep and failed to notice the weather, which is something I would totally do. A solid prompt could be that the book itself is a message, and getting it wet reveals the real text.