The book you like most discussion
Controversial Topic: Do you crack the spine of your books? Do you dog ear your pages?
For me cracking the spine is so satisfying, but only for books that I did not like and will hid at the bottom of my book shelf. For dog earing personally I see that as a crime
No, absolutely not. Though I try not to crack spines sometimes it happens at the top or bottom or the books and when that happens I try not to get to mad at myself lol
I don’t intentionally crack spines but if it happens it happens, I don’t really care either way. And I do dog ear pages but only if there’s something on that page that I want to keep track of and go back to later.
i dont do either. i like my books looking pristine
I don't do either. I have accidently cracked the spine so that book doesn't look good
I crack the spines sometimes, but I never dog ear pages.
yes to both tbh.i used to dog ear my pages when i was younger (i don't do that anymore, but have ZERO qualms about it if i can't find a bookmark), and i crack the spines. i love my books looking well loved and read. the only ones i don't are any special editions, but usually those are hardback so i have nothing to worry about.
books are mean to be used. of course, treating your property with some respect is a baseline, but as long as you're enjoying what you're reading or it makes reading better, who really cares
I don't on purpose but sometimes I accidentally crack the spine or bend the page while I'm reading and I'm fine with that.
i crack the spines. to me it makes the book look well used and i love that.
i don't do either but I used to when I was a kid. now I relax the spines of my books if I feel the need and use bookmarks
I have a friend who doesn't want her spines to be cracked, so when I borrow her books (and I've borrowed quite a few books of her!) I'm capable of not cracking the spines, but... when it comes to my own books, I'm really not capable of keeping the spines neat...As a little girl I used to dog-ear my books, but I don't do that anymore!
I crack the spine of my books as I feel pressured and uncomfortable while reading when I try not to. However, I loathe any creases on my books so I never tried to dog ear any of them.
My cookbooks have cracked spines but I try to be gentler in handling my other books.
I don't like to crack the spine and I don't dog ear any of my books. I like to find a bookmark for every book that I read and I will leave it in the book once I have read it.
I try not to crack spines and would never dog ear any book.
I don’t crack te spine, I try to be gentle, books are meant to be passed on and read often.
As with others, I never intentionally crack a spine and I never dog-ear pages. Use a bookmark!
I would never do that. I have books from the 1960's which still look brand new, even though I've read them multiple times.
Why dog-earing a book? Use a bookmark.
WOW, Len! I should have read your comment before I wrote mine. :) Two hearts, one thought.
Neither. I may crack my spines unintentionally but I try not to.
Oh, the great book etiquette debate! It's like choosing sides in the epic battle of Spine Crackers vs. Pristine Page Protectors. I'm firmly in the "Handle with Care" camp, too. I mean, who wants to endure the guilty conscience of mistreating a poor, innocent book?And you're spot on with the Bookworm Code, Rule One: "Thou shalt not disrespect thy books, or else face the silent, judgmental gaze of bookworm society." If you do, you're a disgrace (jk... but still 👀).
Let's be rebels with our rebellion confined to the world of fiction, not the spines of our beloved books! 📚😄
Kanomi Okina wrote: "What’s dog-eared?"flipped over a corner of the page to mark your place
Oooh, yeah I do that to Chicken Soup books. But to mark my fav stories
yea, i dog year my books and i crack the spines, dog earing is whatever, but i fine spine cracking to be satisfying and makes the book easier to read, i just like a good worn down book. but if i borrow i book from someone else then i'llbe careful with it because i get it, but i have my own set of book rules
I don't dog ear books but i do crack spines. It makes it easier to read. I wont if i borrow a book though. i love looking at my bookshelf and seeing a well read book. It means it was good and likely read multiple times.
sometimes while reading my book spines do get bent but I don't dog ear my pages anymore
I crack the spine but I don't dog ear books. Cracking the spine happens unintentionally 'cause I'm so invested in the book. I won't crack the spine if I'm borrowing, 'cause I wouldn't want them to do it to mine.
I NEVer dog ear my pages... I do accidentally Crack the spine :'(
I have honestly never done either...both are criminal acts against a book 😲😵😳😱😩😫
This is why I do almost all my reading on a Kindle. If it's a real book, that's why there are bookmarks.
I've done both and probably will do again if I'm completely honest with myself. I've recently started using bookmarks though which I do prefer. The spine thing is just crazy to me I won't lie. Some books have to be cracked to be comfy to read. Disclaimer: Only to my own books, im not an outright monster.
The spines of hardcover books don't need to get cracked.
I don't crack spines on purpose, but a lot of my books end up with them cracked and lined in my favourite parts (where I keep going back to them). . . As for dog-ears - not usually, I used to dog-ear my favourite pages, but now I use book-friendly sticky-tabs.
I've accidentally dipped the odd book in the bath as I fall asleep, they go wobbly :-0
It has happened, but not recently, and is impossible with Kindle. In my defense, these were OLD books bought second or third-hand or free and having already sustained some damage.
Steven wrote: "I've accidentally dipped the odd book in the bath as I fall asleep, they go wobbly :-0":) :) :)
I do not dog ear. I grew out of that at about 12. I am not big on cracking the spine, but I will if necessary.
I have occasionally cracked a spine when I couldn't grasp the book to read unless I did--usually with large volumes. I despised dog-earing books, but I underlined and wrote copious notes all over the margins. (It was great to go back and see how asinine I was then.)These days I'm all about e-readers, as I'm disabled and can no longer hold a book. I've appreciated clearing many, many bookcases of books I've had for half a century that were only food for earworms. On the other hand, I do maintain a carefully curated library of books to have and hold when the electrical grid fails.
I do wish Amazon would allow me to highlight much more from a book, but they have an auto-stop to prevent my highlighting half a book, as I SO desperately want to do with my current reread of Middlemarch! (My hard copy reveals how single-minded and young I was when I last read it--then, I perceived much of it as tragedy. Now, I find so much of it hilarious! It allows me the grace of my antiquity.)
Hell no!! I like to keep all my books looking new. It's a neurotic tendency of mine.
No. I don’t crack them. Not unless I have read them many times. Then by using them so much, the spine cracks but that would be it.Never dog ear. My grandmother was a librarian. Always use a bookmark.
I read on my Kindle, then if I really like the book, I buy a physical copy as a trophy, this way it always stays looking pretty!
yes! i used to be hyper careful about spines but i’m in a place now where i want my books to look used—it means i’ve loved them and truly read them rather than just bought them!and i annotate but don’t like the look of page tabs, so i sometimes dogear pages with my favorite quotes and annotations!
i don’t judge anyone who wants to keep their books pristine, though! <3
Do you or don't you crack the spines of your books? Do you dog ear your pages?
I don't. Definite no for me. I avoid bending the spines of my books as much as I can, whether new or used. I try to be as delicate as I can, even with the pages, keeping them in pristine condition.
Unless it's a textbook or self-help, educational exercise type book.