Comments on: Alike In All Ways?

By: Tamsin

Tamsin — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 17:13:53 +0000

I confess, i fold down pages. I can’t memorise pages and i’ve lost more bookmarks then i can count. Besides, its the words that are the real treasure, and once i’ve unfolded the corners they just look normal.
Bookmarks can actually do more damage, particurlarly the ones that actually stay in the books. They can cut teh pages and stuff.
Once, a teacher really annoyed me. I had asked them to watch my book while i ate. When i returned from the lunch hall, I was told “You’re a nice girl, and i can’t beleive it was you who folded down the page. You wouldn’t do that, would you?” and she opened the book to show me the folded page-
\Folding back the front half of the book to behind the back cover, and breaking teh spine, and completely ruining the book!
I had only bought it the day before. I was so angry. My mum was too, when i told her. I had to stop her from complaining to the school.

By: Gabi

Gabi — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:06:47 +0000

I’m not a big fan of page-bending. All though I’ll admit I use book marks (because I make my own, and they always end up really pretty, heehee.)

Though, now that I’m in high school, WE’RE SUPPOSED TO WRITE IN OUR BOOKS!

When my teacher told me that I almost cried. I just stick them with mini Post-Its instead.

By: Bruce A

Bruce A — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:56:25 +0000

Page folding I can live with. It’s the spine-breakers who bug me. I got a nice, fresh new novel once and loaned it to my mother-in-law after I was done reading it. She gave it back to me and it looked like it had been through several wars and a police action or two. I told her to keep it. Looking up at my bookshelf I find it very easy to tell which books I bought new and which used, because the new purchases STILL look new. I’ve nothing against a well-worn book as long as it arrives at that state after years of careful reading.

By: Ironic

Ironic — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:52:35 +0000

I totally agree with Jen a well worn book is better than perfect crisp looking books. Though I like using pretty bookmarks better.

By: Jen

Jen — Wed, 28 May 2008 05:14:32 +0000

I confess….I fold pages. Before you stone me, let me say this in my defense: I think that a well-worn, dog-eared book is more beautiful than a room full of perfect books with crisp pages still new from the bookstore. It shows that they’re actually being read, you know?

By: Joseph P.

Joseph P. — Sat, 24 May 2008 23:32:59 +0000

Sphincters unclenched yet?

By: Rhapsody

Rhapsody — Sun, 18 May 2008 10:23:28 +0000

I disagree about e-books. A) It’s much harder on the eyes. B) A hard drive crash is much more likely than a fire. C) How is paper worse for the environment than the electricity used to power the computer that stays on for hours while you read?

By: LynxRunner

LynxRunner — Thu, 15 May 2008 23:20:13 +0000

What’s with the bookmark-hating? Folding over the page helps me look back years later and see how fast/slow I read. Plus, there’s this concept calling ‘unfolding’ that’s really great. I don’t really fold it over anymore, though. I fold it too hard and when I unfold it, the page stands out…

When people lend me books, I don’t mark them because it’s THEIR book. It’s not mine. I shouldn’t physically alter the book unless they tell me to.

By: xanthalanari

xanthalanari — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:48:40 +0000

The first time I was told to write on the pages of a book for school it took me a week to summon up the courage! Plus we weren’t allowed to take any bookmarks into the exam room, so we used to fold the whole page upwards and then back on itself so that the corner poked out the top to mark the relevant passages.

By: crystal

crystal — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:41:23 +0000

i personally see nothing wrong with folding the pages. its the not the physical book that deserves the respect, it’s the words. we shouldn’t even be using paper to print books anyway, e-books!