Is one of the singers in ABBA. I'm always torn on inscriptions. Interesting when quite old and both giver and recipient have long since departed, but a bit wei

Is one of the singers in ABBA. I'm always torn on inscriptions. Interesting when quite old and both giver and recipient have long since departed, but a bit weird when a book was gifted only recently. As the proud owner of a two year old kid, thrift stores and second hand book stores are a great source for children's books, but reading a lovely written inscription from a loving aunt in a good children's book only a few years old feels awkward. Personally, I'm of the no-inscription school of gift-giving. Add a note or letter, sure, but leave the book clean. A book that gets re-gifted, loaned, inherited, sold, and endlessly re-read is doing its job well, so don't burden the recipient with an inscription that may form a barrier to doing so.