Thursday, February 08, 2007

TLC

Booking Through Thursday

What kind of care do you take of your books? Let's review, shall we?

  1. Are you careful with the spines? Or do you crack your books open to make them lay flat?
  2. Do you use bookmarks? Or do you dog-ear the corners? If you do use bookmarks, do you use those fashionable metal ones? Or paper?
  3. Do you write in your books? Ever? If you do, do you make small marks, or write in as much blank space as you can find? Pen or pencil? Highlighter? Your name on the front page?
  4. Do you toss your books on the floor? Into bookbags? Or do you treat them tenderly, with respect?
  5. Do you ever lay your book face-down, to save your place?
  6. Um--water? Do you bathe with your books? Hold them with wet hands? Read out in the rain? Anything of that sort?
  7. Are your books lined up on a bookshelf? Or crammed in any which way? Stacked on the floor?
  8. Do you make a distinction--as regards book care--between hardcovers and paperbacks?
  9. And, to recap? Naturally, you love all of your books, but how, exactly? Are your books loved in the battered way of a well-loved teddy bear, or like a cherished photo album or item of clothing that's used, appreciated, but carefully cared for?
  10. Any additional comments?
Don't forget to leave a link to your actual response in the comments--or if you prefer, leave your answers in the comments themselves!

25 comments:

Melody said...

Mine's up. :)

Julia said...

Happy Booking Through Thursday! I hope everyone had a lovely day :)

Here is Mine! :)

Laura said...

Deb, you've done it again. Great set of questions, gf. Thank you! Here are my answers.

Literary Feline said...

I thought I'd give it a try this week and so here's mine.

Unknown said...

Mine's up too.
http://sharala.blogspot.com/2007/02/booking-through-thursday_08.html

Charity Tahmaseb said...

Thanks! Great topic. Mine’s here.

Stacy at Exceedingly Mundane said...

Mine is up now!

Have a great day, and happy reading :)

Frida said...

http://ireallyhateblognames.blogspot.com/2007/02/gotta-love-minnesota.html

jenclair said...

Good meme!
Here are my responses.

Chris said...

I posted my answers on my blog

Patrick said...

My responses are at "A Stop at Willoughby."

Xine said...

Long one this week. Mine's here.

Engranon said...

So many good questions! Here are my answers.

Michelle said...

I just found this. What a lovely idea for a theme! :) here's mine

Andree said...

Hi everybody: here I am!

http://meeyauw.blogspot.com/2007/02/booking-through-thursday-book-care.html

teabird said...

I posted mine here:

http://teareads.blogspot.com/2007/02/booking-through-thursday.html

Susie said...

I just posted my answers

raidergirl3 said...

I posted it on my reading blog

mathomhouse said...

Here's mine --

http://mathomhouse.typepad.com/bluestocking/2007/02/booking_through_1.html

Shelley L. MacKenzie said...

I just found this on another blog and thought I'd take part. My answers are on my writing blog:

http://inkscrawls.blogspot.com

sally906 said...

I have just found out about this - what a great idea - my answers are up:
http://sally906.blogspot.com/2007/02/booking-through-thursday-080207.html

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Unknown said...

Late to the game but if I don't reply this week I'll lose the link before next time!

Daphne said...

I just discovered your site last week and I love it.
Here's mine

Seawalker said...

I've added my comments to this interesting meme at my blog.