Hey all, welcome to Truth {or} Dare, a meme hosted by Jenna Does Books.
This week, the question is, what is your biggest book-related pet peeve?
Mine is The Dreaded Bent Book Cover.
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| Oh, the horror!!! *shivers* This is so not my copy. I considered bending a book cover to demonstrate, but couldn't bring myself to do it to my own little preciouses. Photo Source |
The books I read get a little dented from being pushed around in my bag. Dents and a bit of corner wear are okay. But what absolutely kills me is seeing the cover bent, like if I accidentally set something on it while the cover is still up. Or if my husband sits on it, causing the glossy or matte cover to be pushed back.
Oh yes. He's heard me freak out over a bent book cover, in which there is a permanent scar where the bending had occurred.
Doggy ears are NOT for book covers. NO NO NO
I don't mind bent book covers if they come with the book, but I will try to prevent further scars. I am a lot more lenient on used books than I am on brand-new books, though.
Anyway, now you know about my dark secret.
Cracked book spines come as a close second, but after working in a used bookstore, I've found that really old books whose spines were never bent tend to break completely in half when you open them, because the glue is so dry and brittle and was never shaped (through bending) to allow the book to open.
I do dislike badly cracked and broken book spines, though. It's what I would dread if I were to let someone borrow a paperback. The book spine would have to be cracked by ME first.
I do dislike badly cracked and broken book spines, though. It's what I would dread if I were to let someone borrow a paperback. The book spine would have to be cracked by ME first.
Thanks for reading! How do you feel about bent book covers and cracked spines?
