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finding annotations in secondhand books
I personally hate annotating or marking my books at all, even in high school when I was forced to highlight books in english class it felt sacrilegious. It was printed with the exact correct number of words, I do not need to add to it. But, i do love when i get a copy of something and someone has underlined their favorite passages or scribbled some notes in the margins. Feels like taking a peek into someone’s diary.
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@thehumancondition
Feb 23, 2025
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@haileyd4wn
yess!!! but then I get existential about how I should enjoy participating in life more than just observing it. Like why am I so enamored with other people’s scribbles and horrified at my own????
Feb 23, 2025
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@thehumancondition
haileyd4wn Yes ive had this same thought but i’ve come to accept that i am simply not an Annotator, i will attempt to decorate time and space in my own ways that maybe someone will look upon and smile at but i don’t think my medium can be the margins of used books. I salute everyone who feels the opposite way though you guys are doing gods work
Feb 23, 2025

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Annotating books
I found out a friend annotates every book he reads. I don’t think I could ever do that, but I would love to read something he’s annotated. More than that I would love to read a book someone has specifically annotated with me in mind.
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@hoahoahottie
Mar 15, 2025
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annotating books
helps you absorb more and makes you look smarter. plus when you lend your books it’s a fun added bonus for the people reading, if you’re lucky sometimes they’ll write annotations back. its like passing notes in fifth grade but about literature and not that tristan threw up at recess.
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@mdoinurmom
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reading Books w a pen
Love Underlining, leaving note, etc. But what I love even more is reading a book where somebody has already left their traces
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