I get that with a few types of media (books, anime, some shows and video games) so I tend to call it Post Series Depression (PSD)

My grandfather used to “baby”sit my grandmother when he was in college (pre-Depression) but they didn’t date until years and years later after he became a practicing MD and she had her own job. About 13 years age difference between them so not really untoward, particularly in those days. She was about 21 by the time they got married so she was an adult and her own woman.

This happens to me not only when I read but when I write a book. When I'm reading, I take a break from the genre for a while. When I'm writing, there is nothing to do but write the next one. If I'm anxious about the characters, the next book has to be about the same people. Once I started the next book literally the same day I finished writing the previous one.

I do too, actually. It's bittersweet but so satisfying at the same time. For me it means the book left such an impression and informs a small part of myself from then on. Then it becomes a part of my permanent collection so I can continue to revisit it over the years or possibly share it with a friend with similar taste.

Wow, glad to see all the comments explaining the creepiness with historical context. Makes it so much less creepy to know that that's just what society was comfortable with at the time /s

When I reread the Kenzie and Gennaro series by Dennis Lehane recently I couldn't help seeing Casey Affleck as Patrick Kenzie because of Gone Baby Gone (the movie), even though I had read the original five books before the movie came out.

I feel like real-life young Jeff Bridges was a bit too clean cut, but a young version of old Jeff Bridges would be perfect, if that makes sense.

It took me actual time to remember who and where I was when I was done with the whole Narnia series

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I read that recently as well. I pictured younger Jeff Bridges as Sughrue and Orson Welles as Trahearne, probably because it was written in 1978.

The George RR Martin quote never felt more relevant than after finishing Stoner.

"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one".

Amazing how long that book has held its allure.

I've read most of the Reacher books long before Tom Cruise and was stunned when he played the giant. Thankfully, I've got Alan Ritchson to replace him in my envisioning and will always picture him as Reacher.

Have you watched Pandorum?

We definitely aren’t to be trusted. I don’t even trust me all the time.

Gay's the word. It's the premier queer bookshop in the town, in my very humble opinion

Oooh I forgot about that one! Going in my to-be-read-again pile!

Man I thought I was the only one who remembered that game!!

I've had this many times. The answer is always the same: Trying out different series/books to get a different experience.

This is why i read on an ipad -- when I finish a book i can jump into the bookstore and instantly grab something new. I usually start researching what I want to read next a week or so before i complete a book, and often have it sitting there, ready to roll.

I've also been known to just start the book or trilogy over again. Broken Earth was like that for me.

I really enjoyed Waterstones near the University of London. It's worth a look if you're in the area - the British Library and British Museum are not too far. It's a fairly regular book store, but it's pretty big with a wide range of books and a cute outdoor patio.

Read Jorge Amado! Whenever you pickup a new book of his, it feels like you're back in the old ones. Reading his stuff makes it feel like you're home

As other said, start another book! It's even worse when you finish a series. I was depressed for a week after I finished all 17,001 Dune books :)

Read Doctor Sleep after watching the movie, I could only see Ewan McGregor as Danny and Rebecca Ferguson as Rose.

I think unless you generally read and / or enjoy memoirs and biographies, two main factors necessary.

1. You have to be interested in the person or at least one important event / time in their life that is guaranteed to be mentioned in the book.

2. You could technically so enjoy a book about somebody you do not know anything about, but then they must have (had) either a very interesting life or the book is written in an especially captivating way.