As a bibliophile, I admit to taking particular offense when I see a book being mistreated. In no particular order, here are seven ways to instantly get on my naughty list:
- Overextending and cracking book spines
When I came home from running errands one day to find my Karen Witemeyer book on the floor . . . let’s just say it wasn’t pretty.
- Folding page corners
I can literally list 100 better ways to keep your place in a book. I might write a blog post about them someday.
- Leaving your book where your pet can get to it
Puppies and books do not mix.
- Carelessly tossing books in a backpack
- Ripped Covers
A victim of backpack cruelty. This poor book never stood a chance.
- Food Stains – If you can’t eat and read without getting your food on the book, you’ll need to decide which is more hungry: your stomach or your imagination. (CLICK TO TWEET)
I don’t even know what this is and, frankly, I don’t want to know.
- Losing a loaned book – Whether you borrowed it from the library or a friend, losing a borrowed book is nothing short of a crime.
Confession: I live with three of the worst offenders and didn’t have to look beyond my own home for the first six of these examples. *sigh* (Although, to be fair, the animal-chewed book came to us that way – my son was just that desperate to read the book, he could care less what condition it was in so long as it was legible.)
