Do you hate it when people bend your books?

[Kershhie]

I absolutely HATE it when they bend my books and I have an OCD with them it makes me freak.
One friend brought a book back completely bent that I had to chuck it out!!

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They should really respect other people's stuff much better.

[Ryan]

I won't lend anyone my books in case they crumple or tear them. Or bend the spine too much.

[ALynnPowers]

Oh, that would drive me crazy! I don't mind what people do with their own books, but if it's my book, I don't want anyone deciding what kind of shape my book should be in!

[dhaines429]

I can't stand it when people bend their own books let alone my own. I just don't see a reason for it. dogeared pages drive me up the wall and it bugs me to see a book turned over with the pages laid open. Maybe I'm a little OCD about it but there are so many things that can be used as a bookmark. It probably goes back to my childhood love of books and how I always wanted my to look like new for as long as possible.

[ALynnPowers]

I just found instructions on how to properly open a book....

[Miri Faye]

That's pretty cool, ALynn.

I absolutely HATE it when my dad takes my books and folds it over (If it's a softcover book) or if he doesn't have a book mark and dog-ears it.

[gracepine11]

My dad does that too. I also hate when people bend it in half to read only one page at a time.

[bluemel4]

I can't stand when a person bends or cracks the binding. I loaned out 3 of my favorite books to a roommate in college and she gave them back in horrible condition. If they didn't have such sentimental value I would probably replace them.

It makes me mad to see books in that condition at the library. I want to shout at people... but then I'd be the crazy person at the library shouting about book care.

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[gali]

Ditto!

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