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Author then recommends not writing on greetings cards, using a post-it instead. Curious... My own approach is to write my impressions on a slim notebook, and t
by sasaf5 3y ago
Author then recommends not writing on greetings cards, using a post-it instead. Curious...
My own approach is to write my impressions on a slim notebook, and to keep it besides the book on the shelf.
- nosefurhairdo 3y agoThese aren't recommendations; just things you can do. They serve as reminders for folks who may have habits which no longer serve them. The post-it greeting card and inline book notes aren't contradictory, they're just salient options to different people.
- marginalia_nu 3y agoI don't even think they are contradictory. Books aren't for gathering dust, they are for engaging with. Margin notes and underlines is part of that. It's actually pretty great, you often discover different things on rereads. The notion that books must be kept pristine is from libraries, does not apply to private books. Greeting cards are looked at once, then usually gathering dust somwhere, and eventually thrown out. Different wheelhouse.