I did this video a few days ago, then forgot about it completely! But here it is. Just an informal little chat about some things I’ve found in used books.
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I did this video a few days ago, then forgot about it completely! But here it is. Just an informal little chat about some things I’ve found in used books.
This video was so charming. I love highlighting as I read, it takes me back to my English Lit. days. Second-hand books are the best!
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I personally don’t write in books, but if I find a used book and it has a note or writing in it I am always fascinated 🙂
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I found two £20 bill once I was glued between the pages. I’m sure glad I fanned through all the pages in that one But a friend of my friend got this prank letter inside saying “Dude this book is cursed, you gonna die!!”.
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Haha! I’ve yet to find money in a book, but maybe one day! Although once in a library book I did find a note saying “if you are reading this, you will die tonight.” I was pretty young and it scared me. I didn’t sleep that night, but I’m still here!
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Yeah that would totally freak me out. It would like that movie called The Ring.
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i can completely relate and the feeling of having to share some intimate moments of reading with a stranger is amazing, you know when you get to some lines somewhere in a book and you stop by and inhale because the lines are so beautiful or full of thought and sense, i learnt so many thinks from books and i like to think of them as treasures that many ignore, i also once found a little pink comb in a book one day, it was funny but i thought of it as books have treasures we can never think of, and somehow i wish every reader would leave a note to the anonymous next person thats going to read that book it would be so beautiful! nice video
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I think we should make that a thing! If I had a used book store (wow I would really love to have a used bookstore!) I would encourage people to write a note to the next reader when they trade in their books.
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you could open one..lol that depends on where you are in life and the resources you have of course but it could be beautiful but i also heard you say you don’t plan on giving up your books, i get so attached to books too!
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Well, maybe one day! Yeah, I get pretty attached to my books, if they’re ones I enjoyed. I love even just having books around me.
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me too i used to do that in high school borrow a pile of books from the library and i wouldn’t even read them all, just enjoy the view of them besides my bed!
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I couldn’t agree more about the mysteries within used books. They contain an aura of their previous owners which I feel new books or eBooks don’t capture.
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