Have You Ever Thrown a Book Away?

samuyama · Post by **samuyama** » 02 Mar 2014, 08:14

Bibliophile97 wrote:The only time I did that was when we had to move but weren't able to grab my books in time. We went back for hem and the new tenants had thrown them outside. It had also rained. They were all moldy, so I had to throw them away.
Goodbye, Harry Potter series, you will be missed.

gosh that's so sad...

miztree46 · Post by **miztree46** » 05 May 2014, 15:07

I thought I would never throw a book away until I came across a book that had a lot of sexist and racist undertones in it. The author had the audacity to direct the book toward a young audience. Ugh!

boobearsman · Post by **boobearsman** » 05 May 2014, 18:21

never that should be considered breaking a law

PashaRu · Post by **PashaRu** » 05 May 2014, 18:52

Yes, of course. First I try to sell, donate or give away. But if the book is in very bad condition, it goes in the trash.

H0LD0Nthere · Post by **H0LD0Nthere** » 05 May 2014, 18:59

Yes. "Blue Light." Fascinating, well-written, and just a little way into it, contained all kinds of horror and atrocities that I did not want in my mind. It was clear that these were going to continue, and equally clear that, if I kept the book around, I was going to keep reading it, because it was so well-written.

I didn't donate it, because I didn't think anyone else needed that stuff in their mind either. If they want it, they can go out and buy it.

jbrookes_edit · Post by **jbrookes_edit** » 07 May 2014, 00:17

No. I think the only reason I would consider throwing a book away would be if it was damaged beyond readability.

Nimbus Wolfsbane · Post by **Nimbus Wolfsbane** » 08 May 2014, 12:46

never, I either give it to charity or my cousin if I have outgrown them/have duplicates

scriptbunny · Post by **scriptbunny** » 08 May 2014, 21:31

Wait, what. What kind of monster literally throws away books?

bookworm1990 · Post by **bookworm1990** » 09 May 2014, 13:48

I've never thrown a book away but I intentionally left War and Peace at my cousin's house so I didn't have to bring it on the plane home.

R_H_Ali · Post by **R_H_Ali** » 09 May 2014, 14:23

Nope, I have never thrown a book away. I'm a typical hoarder and I can't part with things, far less books, easily.

casper · Post by **casper** » 09 May 2014, 14:32

Not if it was still readable - I'd much rather give it away. I only threw a book out once when it was completely water damaged and fell apart. If I don't want to keep a book I'll give it to the charity shop.

David Dawson · Post by **David Dawson** » 09 May 2014, 15:05

jbrookes_edit wrote:No. I think the only reason I would consider throwing a book away would be if it was damaged beyond readability.

Nope, can't see any irony here...

oddbooksr4me · Post by **oddbooksr4me** » 09 May 2014, 16:19

As a children's librarian, I've had to throw away books over the years. Books covered in Gatorade and pages all stuck together, books torn apart by the family pet, books with chunks of pages ripped out (sometimes intentionally), etc. I hated doing it, but sometimes they were just beyond repair. Any worthy book we had to get rid of we would try to replace, though. If books were simply out-of-date, we would find other uses for them--displays, art projects, etc. We would give away duplicates and favorites.

kogden1266 · Post by **kogden1266** » 09 May 2014, 16:26

Our new puppy chewed up my book and I knew I needed to throw it away but I still struggled with it. I will donate to the local libraries, used book stores, or women's shelter but I can honestly say I have never thrown a book away before.