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?
Ack! No! My books are in pristine condition, and anyone who damages them is a heretic and blasphemer!
Actually, a lot of my books are ex-library or otherwise used, so they aren't in pristine condition and I don't worry about them so much. But the books I buy new I'm very careful with, and I never write in them or highlight or underline. In fact I've been known to spend several hours with a used book going through and erasing pencil marks. I always use a separate journal for any notetaking... My sister also had a good idea, she uses small Post-it notes to write on and sticks them in her books, so she can take them out again at will but the note is still with the passage.
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The Post-its are a good idea for note taking. I used to teach that trick to my students.
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm a big fan of Post-its for making notes. But I still seldom get through a book without writing at least one or two notes in the margins.
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