Reading reduces stress levels by 68%

[yellowbird]

ok, the English professor I was talking about encouraged us to write in all our books. We only had one textbook for that class, and I think we opened it maybe three times. Everything else was a regular work of fiction, like The Bell Jar and a collection of poetry that we were required to have.
I guess it just seemed like graffiti... although some graffiti can be really beautiful...

[Sera]

My English professors always encouraged us to write in our books, too. Textbooks are fine, but I've never had the heart to mark-up my novels. I'm like, Lori. I keep my books in pristine condition. I do note the date of when I read it in the inside cover so I don't forget, but other than that, most of my books don't even look like they've been read. I hate when I loan my books to other people and when returned, the cover has a bent corner, etc. One of my friends bought me a new book, because she told that she had defaced the one that I had loaned her so badly. I was glad that she did so, because I'm sure that the look on my face when she returned the book would have said it all!