Another books meme
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keilexandraVia magicnoire.
1. Are you careful with the spines? Or do you crack your books open to make them lay flat?
Very careful--I hate cracked spines.
2. Do you use bookmarks? Or do you dog-ear the corners? If you do use bookmarks, do you use those fashionable metal ones? Or paper?
Custom braided thongs/strings, mostly. I have a huge collection, courtesy oflaitma. Paper ones sometimes, and I have a really cool gold metal one that I hardly ever use. If nothing is available, I usually end up dog-earing instead of scrap paper--yes, I'm bad like that.
3. Do you write in your books? Ever? If you do, do you make small marks, or write in as much blank space as you can find? Pen or pencil? Highlighter? Your name on the front page?
The only time I've ever written in a non-school book (we had to highlight and scribble notes in The Life of Pi for English class) was in The Privilege of the Sword by Ellen Kushner, because there was an Errata correction.
4. Do you toss your books on the floor? Into book bags? Or do you treat them tenderly, with respect?
I've never thrown a book at the wall, amazingly enough. They are my books, my precious.
5. Do you ever lay your book face-down, to save your place?
Only in dire circumstances, and never super-flat.
6. Um–water? Do you bathe with your books? Hold them with wet hands? Read out in the rain? Anything of that sort?
No. Water. Is. Bad.
7. Are your books lined up on a bookshelf? Or crammed in any which way? Stacked on the floor?
Mostly alphabetical order, except for the HP books and as-yet unread ones, which go on a separate shelf/pile.
8. Do you make a distinction–as regards book care–between hardcovers and paperbacks?
Nope. I read hardcovers with the dust jacket on, even.
magicnoire.1. Are you careful with the spines? Or do you crack your books open to make them lay flat?
Very careful--I hate cracked spines.
2. Do you use bookmarks? Or do you dog-ear the corners? If you do use bookmarks, do you use those fashionable metal ones? Or paper?
Custom braided thongs/strings, mostly. I have a huge collection, courtesy of
laitma. Paper ones sometimes, and I have a really cool gold metal one that I hardly ever use. If nothing is available, I usually end up dog-earing instead of scrap paper--yes, I'm bad like that.3. Do you write in your books? Ever? If you do, do you make small marks, or write in as much blank space as you can find? Pen or pencil? Highlighter? Your name on the front page?
The only time I've ever written in a non-school book (we had to highlight and scribble notes in The Life of Pi for English class) was in The Privilege of the Sword by Ellen Kushner, because there was an Errata correction.
4. Do you toss your books on the floor? Into book bags? Or do you treat them tenderly, with respect?
I've never thrown a book at the wall, amazingly enough. They are my books, my precious.
5. Do you ever lay your book face-down, to save your place?
Only in dire circumstances, and never super-flat.
6. Um–water? Do you bathe with your books? Hold them with wet hands? Read out in the rain? Anything of that sort?
No. Water. Is. Bad.
7. Are your books lined up on a bookshelf? Or crammed in any which way? Stacked on the floor?
Mostly alphabetical order, except for the HP books and as-yet unread ones, which go on a separate shelf/pile.
8. Do you make a distinction–as regards book care–between hardcovers and paperbacks?
Nope. I read hardcovers with the dust jacket on, even.
