Why was the bookshelf always hungry?
Category: Wordplay · Difficulty: medium
Hint: Think about what books can do
Answer
It had too many novels
Explanation
The play on words comes from 'novels' sounding like 'nobbles', implying too many to handle.
This is a medium wordplay riddle — a moderate challenge for most people. The answer is It had too many novels.
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