Perhaps the Beyhive needs to start a book club?

A fan at Wednesday’s Beyoncé concert in Raleigh, North Carolina, caught a man calmly reading a book while his wife enjoyed the show.

The fan caught the scene on camera and posted it on Twitter, where it quickly went viral.

According to WTVD, George Papageorgiou is the man in the viral image. Papageorgiou said he and his wife had been working the concessions stand for their church, and only became spectators at the show after they finished their shift. He told WTVD that he thinks Beyoncé is a "great show woman," but her music isn't his style. He was reading "Danube Pilot" by Jules Verne, in Greek.

Some fans thought the man was wasting a seat, while other people congratulated him for being a good sport.

What do you think?

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