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Originally Posted by Ea
Thank you for that  I was actually wondering why so many (of us) here who'd voted and commented seems to have problems with cracking spines and writing in books. On the one hand I can see point of it being enriching, making the book feel lived-in - but I couldn't do it myself, not to my own books, it would be so wrong. I think I know why I don't, but it's my impression that this "obsession" with keeping a book pristine is pretty unusual - which is why I was surprised to see so many of you here talking about it. What is your impression and experiences? |
Most people I know who enjoy reading books, but aren't obsessive about it, aren't fussed about keeping books pristine. On the other hand, the few people I know who are obsessive about their books do.
(My own objection to broken spines on books is that the pages in mmpbs have a tendency to fall out once the spine gets broken - which is annoying when the book is too large to read comfortably without bending the spine enough to break it)