Someone is adding fake subtitles to library books and it’s incredible

Sometimes life would be better with subtitles.

Every now and again you want someone to just cut through the subtext and say it plainly.

Alternatively, a witty one-liner is always welcome to spice things up.

This is exactly what the Instagram account Snide Octopus supplies.

The account takes photos of the spines of books in libraries, adding a caption or indeed running caption competitions on them in the comments.

The result is hilarious - here are some of the highlights: