The pictures on the left are of a few of my paperbacks that only I have read. Notice that they all look brand spanking new. Not a single crease on any of the spines. The picture on the right are my books that looked brand new, until I lent them to one friend. The came back in such poor condition. 😕 Don't crease my spines! 😡 #BookishPetPeeve #MarchIntoReading #BeNiceToMyBooks @RealLifeReading #ThisIsWhyiDontLendBooksAnymore
Melissa_J I think maybe we were separated at birth. My friends make fun of me because my read books don't look like they've been cracked open. I happen to like new looking books 😊 8y
TheLibrarian I always yell at my fiancé for doing that. He thinks a book should look read and I'm like NO it has to stay in perfect condition. 8y
GypsyKat @Melissa_J Haha! Same! I learned years ago to never lend books (especially a paperback) to my mom, the first thing she does is crack the spine open. On the other hand, my brother once lent me a paperback that he had read, and it looked brand new. I then read it, and it still looked brand new. Then my dad borrowed it and it STILL looked brand new. So there are at least two people in my life that I can comfortably lend books to! 😂 8y
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GypsyKat @TheLibrarian Haha! Yes! I needs to stay beautiful! 8y
saresmoore Oh, that's terrible! Poor Emily! 8y
rubyslippersreads How could anyone do that to Emily? 😢 8y
GypsyKat @saresmoore @rubyslippersreads Right? I hurts my heart! 😢 8y
RealLifeReading Poor books! 8y
Suzze Ack! My books always still look new. Luckily the main person I lend to is the same. 8y
GypsyKat @RealLifeReading @Suzze I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one this bothers! I get picked on a bit for it, lol. 8y
JessClark78 That drives me crazy. A girl I used to know folded one of my paperback books open and a bunch of the pages fell out. 8y
GypsyKat @JessClark78 Ugh! That is the WORST! But I like how you refer to her now as "a girl I USED to know" ?? 8y
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