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Post by Silva on Jun 1, 2011 22:37:01 GMT -5
All of this makes me want to go insane with joy. Good thing I got a little money for graduation.
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Post by Marina on Jun 1, 2011 22:44:31 GMT -5
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Post by Silva on Jun 1, 2011 23:10:26 GMT -5
If I don't get these soon I think I'll cry... haha.
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Post by sandiek on Jun 2, 2011 15:15:27 GMT -5
While dog-ears make me cringe, I am unfortunately guilty of busted spines, especially on paperbacks. Every time I'm interrupted, I usually just lay the book open face down, something that my mother always gets on me about. I also have several books being held together with tape, but in my defense, they were from a store's 50 cent shelf, and were already not in great shape to begin with.
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Post by batmanjenkins on Jun 2, 2011 23:57:48 GMT -5
I try to keep my books in nice condition mainly so they last me longer. I wind up re-reading books so many times that if I just tossed them around or dogeared pages or cracked the spines they'd eventually fall apart. Truthfully it does hurt me to see books in bad condition but mostly when I can tell its from mistreatment and not from being well used. There's definitely a difference, in my opinion, and it kills me when people have obviously trashed their books for no apparent reason.
But I just...writing in books hurts me. I can't do it, for some reason. I'm at a complete block and seeing other people do it makes me shudder in sympathetic pain for the books.
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Post by themadpandahatter on Jun 3, 2011 21:49:07 GMT -5
I'm totally for dogearring, annotating, etc if it's the reader's own book. I just got a copy of As I Lay Dying from my school that was so badly annotated that it ruined the plot of the book. As long as people don't annotate books someone else will read I'm fine with book love.
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Post by ashshields on Jun 15, 2011 3:57:17 GMT -5
I used to dog-ear and spine-break all the time, but I stopped a few years back. I'm not entirely sure why, and I think I might start again. Especially writing in them, I love the idea of that.
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Post by nodeerskulls on Jun 15, 2011 13:23:03 GMT -5
Oh boy, if some of you would see some of my books, you'd have a fit. I love them very visibly. I break the spine, dog ear, bend pages I find very relevant/interesting, draw in them if inspiration strikes me due to them, underline sentences, circle words, enhance relevant passages and loads more.
A book isn't mine until I make it mine, until I leave my personality in it. It's like equivalent exchange - it gave something to me so I give it something of mine back.
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Post by embonpoint on Jun 15, 2011 13:53:41 GMT -5
I'm totally for dogearring, annotating, etc if it's the reader's own book. I just got a copy of As I Lay Dying from my school that was so badly annotated that it ruined the plot of the book. As long as people don't annotate books someone else will read I'm fine with book love. My college are asking for 'book donations' this year (just giving back our textbooks and stuff that we won't need after finishing) and they say "any condition" but boy, there is no way anyone could use some of mine; there is writing everywhere. College books, I will write in; I don't really like it, but it's easier/more convenient etc, so I do it. Personal books on the other hand, I treat like glass. I would never, ever even dream of folding over the page or annotating them. Just no. I can't even imagine. |
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Post by Dobby on Jun 15, 2011 16:41:58 GMT -5
I just started reading and annotating The Sun Also Rises. It is the first book that I've annotated in, (I used to be extremely against writing in my books, but I've found a few old copies of books that are annotated, and it's really interesting so I started trying it) and it is immensely satisfying. The only problem is a lot of the annotations so far are me complaining about how the only thing the narrator seems to do is go out to eat and drink. But I'm sure that will change.
I like when I find books that have been dog eared. My friend dog ears all her favorite passages, and whenever I borrow a book from her I love to see what she has marked.
I really like the idea someone mentioned earlier about letting people who borrow your books annotate them. That seems like it would be really interesting.
I would never do anything to my fancy books though.
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Post by iamahexagon on Jun 19, 2011 12:01:05 GMT -5
I never dogear any more! I used to; then one time my mom yelled at me for it, so I stopped. I like to use bookmarks. If I lose my bookmark or I don't have one with me when I need one, I'll just use a post-it. I also hate writing in books, so by the time I'm done with something for a class, the book is filled with post-its!
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Post by Eternal Lobster on Jun 19, 2011 12:14:01 GMT -5
Oh boy, if some of you would see some of my books, you'd have a fit. I love them very visibly. I break the spine, dog ear, bend pages I find very relevant/interesting, draw in them if inspiration strikes me due to them, underline sentences, circle words, enhance relevant passages and loads more. A book isn't mine until I make it mine, until I leave my personality in it. It's like equivalent exchange - it gave something to me so I give it something of mine back. I really like the image of this. It reminds me of used or vintage books that I will pick up with notes left over from the original owner. I love it because it gives the book character and allows me to let my imagination run when I try to conjure up the previous possessor. |
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Post by adeia on Jun 19, 2011 13:31:35 GMT -5
I've never dog-eared pages, but I am absolutely guilty of leaving books open, face-down to mark my place. I am also forever reading in the bath, so quite a few of my books have water damage along the bottom.
I used to be against annotating books, but my professors encouraged us all to do it. I do like to make the occasional comment, but I find that it takes me out of the book when I read someone else's annotated copy. For example, I have quite a few books from a professor who retired and left books out for people to take. His opinions are wildly different than my own, and so it can be really frustrating to read, say, Rabbit, Run, and find the professor's comments about feeling sympathetic towards Rabbit.
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Post by adeia on Jun 19, 2011 13:52:49 GMT -5
On a mildly related note, another great book perfume is Miskatonic University from Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab: www.blackphoenixalchemylab.com/arkham.html (scroll down). If you like perfume, BPAL is a fun company to check out. Many of their 1000s of perfumes have literary references. I am particularly fond of Mouse's Long and Sad Tale. /end off-topic post |
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