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Do you write on your books when you read?
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Carla
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Mar 09, 2023 05:00AM
No, I could never. Text Books Yes but book books... NEVER
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I just can't bring myself to do it, perhaps because I've so rarely enjoyed the comments in the books I get from used bookstores which are already written in. But I love Book Darts. https://www.bookdarts.com/
Any of you use them?
Yeah I usually do ONLY however if I’ve already read it. Ik it kinda defeats the purpose but if I start a book I don’t like I wouldn’t want to feel bad over wasting my time annotating it yk?
sometimes it really depends. i don’t do it toomuch cuz i’m worried it ruins the books, but when there’s a really good moment or part i make small notes or comments. i usually only tab or write under the line/on the margin.
No, I don't and I do not highlight nor underline.. I would say this - if you find a book you find you NEED to annotate or mark in any way- buy another copy and do it in that. And never, ever, ever do it in a borrowed book of any kind.
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I have only done that once. I do highlight and tab the pages tho.
@Heather That's a little too harsh don't you think?
It has to be my book, obviously, and a delicious piece of writing that only gets marked with a PENCIL- nothing more…
I learned to do this in college while studying for exams. I normally purchased already used books to save money and many notes were very helpful. Some had too much pointless highlighting as some highlight while they read! I just managed to read 2 books without creating one note or highlight! I am thinking about donating them to the library.
Yep. Sometimes with a pencil. I also highlight and tab the pages.
I used to, but I've had a kindle for so many years now. Having said that though, I still create notes and highlights on my kindle.
I never used to but now i enjoy annotating. However, i do like to just read a book to read a book. So i think sometimes i'll stick to just reading without annotations
I don't own that many physical books and I would absolutely hate to write on them. They're my precious.
i highlight and tab my books but that’s it
No, I'm a little too OCD for that. If I have notes, I usually just write in a journal or notebook.
I don’t do anything. It would distract me from actually reading and enjoying the book. Also I have to sell some books sometimes.
that feels worse then dog-earing pages
No, because whenever I reread a book it's distracting
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I never used to as I felt like it was destroying my books, but now I've taken to writing in them and underlining favorite parts.
I almost never write in pen or highlight in my fiction books, unless there's a quote I REALLY like. I have no problem underlining or writing things in pencil though, I have some small drawings in my copy of The Night Circus (a favourite). My absolute favourite darling books though I like to keep pristine because those I've usually read them a few times and I know where to find the parts I love if I'm looking for them. I put in little translucent tabs though.Nonfiction though is another story, I LOVE highlighting and annotating those. I even dog-ear if there's an index or a notes page at the end, or a map in the beginning I'd like to reference while reading. I see these as information and learning sources so my relationship to them is a bit different.
