Booking Through Thursday

BTT

Mariel suggested this week’s question.

Are you a spine breaker? Or a dog-earer? Do you expect to keep your books in pristine condition even after you have read them? Does watching other readers bend the cover all the way round make you flinch or squeal in pain?

I cannot do that to a book!  I do NOT dog ear my pages.  I do not break the spine if I can help it.  I tend to read hard cover books just because paperbacks always get out of shape when you open them...and that drives me crazy!  lol

I try to keep my books in good condition.  If' I've put money into the investment, I'd like them to last and possibly be handed down to future generations.  Books are meant to last and be read again and again.  :)

But all this is not to say that I don't have many old books, that were tattered and damaged when I got them.  They have a special appeal to them...character.  But, I would never purposefully damage a book just to save the page or whatnot.

And yes, I hate when people bend the cover all the way around.  Ugh!  Especially people who do it to the library books.  HELLO.  You're not the only person who wants to read that book...take care of it!  You know libraries don't charge for services..and we don't have much of a budget either...it costs a lot to buy books.  Please respect them!