Are you a book sniffer?

rssllue · Post by **rssllue** » 16 Oct 2014, 02:41

FiremansWife wrote:I can't say I'm a book sniffer...but I do love the smell of books. It makes the read more enjoyable.

Closet sniffer.

mellysw · Post by **mellysw** » 16 Oct 2014, 02:48

rssllue wrote:
FiremansWife wrote:I can't say I'm a book sniffer...but I do love the smell of books. It makes the read more enjoyable.
Closet sniffer.

A sniffer in denial.

ALynnPowers · Post by **ALynnPowers** » 16 Oct 2014, 06:56

Hahaha! Too funny! This thread makes it sound like it is some kind of drug addiction problem or something.
IS IT!?!?

rssllue · Post by **rssllue** » 16 Oct 2014, 07:25

Ummmm...no, it is not. It is just a quirk.

DATo · Post by **DATo** » 16 Oct 2014, 08:46

Book Dating

I found the original post frightening and emotionally jarring, but it set my creative juices flowing. It prompts me to consider a novel about a man who loves books .... no, I mean REALLY loves books. In fact he takes books out on dates with the intention of smelling them when he gets them back to his place. Now, he wouldn't take a book written by Cormac McCarthy on a date because McCarthy is a guy and my protagonist is a straight male. Nor would he take anything written by Oscar Wilde on a date because Wilde is not only a male but gay. He WOULD take George Eliot on a date because George is really a woman named Mary Ann Evans but since George's face would stop a clock and my hero fancies a digestible dinner, she's out too. I imagine my protagonist taking Jane Austen on a date ... yes, Austen. Somehow I feel she would satisfy all his romanic sensitivities. I imagine him taking Sense And Sensibility with him to a five-star restaurant and placing it upon a cushion in the seat opposite his own. I can imagine the dialogue in somewhat the following vein:

Protagonist - "Wow Jane, it was really cool of you to go on a date with me."

Sense And Sensibility - "I am delighted by your attentions sir. Judging from the finery of this establishment I conclude that your annual income must be at least 5000 pounds."

Protagonist - "No, not nearly THAT much."

Sense And Sensibility - "Yes, but surely you must own properties. I imagine an extensive estate with enormous parkland acreage."

Protagonist - "Actually, I live in a trailer park. Only 473 more payments and the trailer is mine."

Sense And Sensibility - *Falls off the cushion and runs away.*

Protagonist - "Come back Jane ! Don't you want me to smell you ?!"

The possibilities with such a novel are staggering ! Man - Booker, here I come !!!

reginabally · Post by **reginabally** » 16 Oct 2014, 08:51

I used to but less often now.

rssllue · Post by **rssllue** » 16 Oct 2014, 10:07

reginabally wrote:I used to but less often now.

Don't fall off the wagon!

Stay strong!

cyndiha11 · Post by **cyndiha11** » 16 Oct 2014, 11:43

rssllue wrote:Ummmm...no, it is not. It is just a quirk.

Umm... you sure about that?

Just kidding. I'm just jealous.

JennaNicole · Post by **JennaNicole** » 16 Oct 2014, 11:56

Absolutely. My uncle recently gave us (my family, but I suspect it was mostly for me) that is from the late 1890s. It is wonderful,old books are best, I think, but any book will do.

Clee_bowers · Post by **Clee_bowers** » 16 Oct 2014, 11:58

I absolutely love the smell of books, but there are only two smells I enjoy; new and old. There is a distinct difference between the two. A new book is like the book version of a new born baby smell and an old book is like the smell of your grandparents that you will never forget. Anything in between is completely irrelevant.

WinterCandyMints · Post by **WinterCandyMints** » 16 Oct 2014, 16:17

I have never tried finding a good book by smelling it. But, I will sniff the inside like an addict. I love that smell. When I'm really into a book, I'll keep inching it closer to my face until it's right up to my nose and I'll just start smelling it.

Ropis · Post by **Ropis** » 16 Oct 2014, 16:23

Yes, I am! I love the smell of new books.

Gravy · Post by **Gravy** » 16 Oct 2014, 21:07

DATo wrote:Book Dating

I found the original post frightening and emotionally jarring, but it set my creative juices flowing. It prompts me to consider a novel about a man who loves books .... no, I mean REALLY loves books. In fact he takes books out on dates with the intention of smelling them when he gets them back to his place. Now, he wouldn't take a book written by Cormac McCarthy on a date because McCarthy is a guy and my protagonist is a straight male. Nor would he take anything written by Oscar Wilde on a date because Wilde is not only a male but gay. He WOULD take George Eliot on a date because George is really a woman named Mary Ann Evans but since George's face would stop a clock and my hero fancies a digestible dinner, she's out too. I imagine my protagonist taking Jane Austen on a date ... yes, Austen. Somehow I feel she would satisfy all his romanic sensitivities. I imagine him taking Sense And Sensibility with him to a five-star restaurant and placing it upon a cushion in the seat opposite his own. I can imagine the dialogue in somewhat the following vein:

Protagonist - "Wow Jane, it was really cool of you to go on a date with me."

Sense And Sensibility - "I am delighted by your attentions sir. Judging from the finery of this establishment I conclude that your annual income must be at least 5000 pounds."

Protagonist - "No, not nearly THAT much."

Sense And Sensibility - "Yes, but surely you must own properties. I imagine an extensive estate with enormous parkland acreage."

Protagonist - "Actually, I live in a trailer park. Only 473 more payments and the trailer is mine."

Sense And Sensibility - *Falls off the cushion and runs away.*

Protagonist - "Come back Jane ! Don't you want me to smell you ?!"

The possibilities with such a novel are staggering ! Man - Booker, here I come !!!

What about Anne Rice or J. K. Rowling?
Maybe Laurell K. Hamilton?
This is awesome!
Have you ever watched the show...'My Strange Obsession'?
Maybe it's 'addiction'...
You just reminded me of this show!