chapterdormancy

/ˈtʃɑːptəˈdɔːmənsi/nounVerified New

Also in: Kapitelschlaf (Deutsch) · capitulombia (Español) · chapitormance (Français)

The state of a book paused mid-chapter since spring, kept open at the page like a sleeping animal.

Chapterdormancy begins with a busy week and becomes a season. The book stays face-down at its page, gathering dusk. Returning readers re-read the same page three times to re-enter, and dormancy ends either with a finished chapter or with the book joining the toreadsummit as foundation stone.

Etym. — chapter + dormancy — the book's wintering on the nightstand.

Rel. — finalbosshesitation

Novelty check: APPROVE

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