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I disagree. I love buying used books and seeing what other people found interesting, whether it's by way of notes in the margins, highlights, etc. I also love i
by joeriddles 2mo ago
I disagree. I love buying used books and seeing what other people found interesting, whether it's by way of notes in the margins, highlights, etc. I also love it when people write their name in the front of the book and when they read it. I like the idea of a single copy of a book making its way among many people, all adding their own thoughts.
- mangodrunk 2mo agoSame reason I miss those library cards found in the back of books. I enjoyed seeing the history a book had, how years could pass without anyone checking it out or seeing a flurry of checkouts.
- wingworks 2mo agoMe too! Those library card were more interesting than the book sometimes.
- momoschili 2mo agowow I hadn't thought of those in a while and I also used to love seeing that history and thinking about where the book had been. Thanks!!
- johongo 2mo agoIf only people did this with care. I have seen too many books where people just highlight everything.
- usef- 2mo agoThe same is true in every realm: taste matters. But that's not a reason to blanket-discourage expression. (I do wonder if the people here who hate it are picturing students who blindly highlight pages, and the people who like it are remembering the times they've seen a few pencilled sentences in margins of an old book)
- fsckboy 2mo ago>But that's not a reason to blanket-discourage expression nor was there a reason to blanket discourage treating books as precious and worth preserving. i'm interested in the part where you note what you noted and let the other glaring transgression pass. That was a choice.
- InvertedRhodium 2mo agoKnowledge is precious and worth preserving, sure, but a specific copy of a book? Unless they're doodling in the margins of historical documents or rare manuscripts, I personally can't see any reason why it should matter.
- the_af 2mo agoBooks as objects are also precious, they aren't just packaged information. Not all books, of course. If you're reading a self help book or some technical one, scribble away at your heart's content.
- Wistar 2mo agoI once picked up an old copy of Bartlett’s Quotations and found that the prior highlighting owner found it nearly 100% profound.
- imp0cat 2mo agoYeah, I am always reminded of the "property of the Half-Blood Prince".