tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490617170952168077.post5161189307277186911..comments2023-06-28T05:38:15.567-06:00Comments on Reading Through History Book Club: Are You a Spine Breaker?Shimmy Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05161810615900981695noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490617170952168077.post-7023141822107438542008-11-18T14:32:00.000-07:002008-11-18T14:32:00.000-07:00haha, yes it is ironic Mr. Mordecai, but I must ad...haha, yes it is ironic Mr. Mordecai, but I must admit that I am EXACTLY the same way.Shimmy Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05161810615900981695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490617170952168077.post-66956745114649651442008-11-18T09:23:00.000-07:002008-11-18T09:23:00.000-07:00For those interested in reading some wonderful com...For those interested in reading some wonderful commentary on things like this, check out <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Ex-Libris-Confessions-Common-Reader/dp/0374527229/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1227025097&sr=8-1" REL="nofollow"><I>Ex Libris</I>, by Anne Fadiman</A>.<BR/><BR/>It has some wonderful commentary on all sorts of wonderful book topics, ranging from the challenges of merging Mr. Mordecaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07267661707512203726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490617170952168077.post-40845982408641926282008-11-17T18:43:00.000-07:002008-11-17T18:43:00.000-07:00Not boring at all! We bibliophiles love nerdy book...Not boring at all! We bibliophiles love nerdy book questions like this . . . at least I do!Diannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09517246579704472278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490617170952168077.post-56280202490718323982008-11-17T15:16:00.000-07:002008-11-17T15:16:00.000-07:00Thanks for your answers. Just after I did this po...Thanks for your answers. Just after I did this post I worried that it was a boring in between question. But I have really enjoyed reading everyones answers.<BR/>Thanks again for your participation.<BR/>*hugs*Shimmy Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05161810615900981695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490617170952168077.post-87268063431444896802008-11-16T17:51:00.000-07:002008-11-16T17:51:00.000-07:00I keep books in fairly good condition but like eve...I keep books in fairly good condition but like everything I own, I use them...along with the good china, the handmade quilts, and the expensive vanilla. A greater crime would be the pristine book that's never read.<BR/><BR/>I break the spines of most books, even the hard-backs but that's because I do write in my books. In order to use that inside margin, the book has to lie pretty flat. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490617170952168077.post-44354876759122616992008-11-14T20:18:00.000-07:002008-11-14T20:18:00.000-07:00I usually keep my books in pretty good condition. ...I usually keep my books in pretty good condition. I do highlight them sometimes, but I can't stand to bend down the corners. And I try not to break the spine, but you obviously need to open the book wide enough to read.<BR/><BR/>I have been told that the margins are there for a reason - so that we can write our thoughts in the book. I can't bring myself to do that though.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05783054946090560096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490617170952168077.post-55474509917696626772008-11-14T17:50:00.000-07:002008-11-14T17:50:00.000-07:00If it's my own book, and a paperback, I'll break t...If it's my own book, and a paperback, I'll break the spine and do whatever it takes so I can read comfortably. If it's a hardcover, or someone else's book, though, I'm careful with it.Diannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09517246579704472278noreply@blogger.com