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>>7825409
proudly bumping this creative thread idea
Lmao my le morte de Arthur has a hilarious note. Some dude gave it to his gf and called himself Arthur and her guenevere. He clearly never read the book
Gravity's Rainbow, page 4 or 5
It's describing everyone waking up to the scent of the banana breakfast
in the bottom margin, in all capitals, is the underlined word "MISOGYNY"
>>7825633
banana is the fruit of the patriarchy
My Heaney Beowulf has what appears to be two different people drawing stars in it
Also a bunch of underlined parts and small notes such as "courage can alter your fate"
>>7825635
funny, mine is annotated
"banana is fruit of the counterforce"
Bought a Spanish copy of Marquez Noone Writes to the Colonel that had every page past the first ten or so translated into English in the space between the lines in pen, had helped me learn spanish immensely, could post pics when I get home
This note actually stopped me from reading this book.
>>7826349
Why?
>>7826355
because i'm autistic
>>7826355
Because 'Pippa' and 'Big Beastie' sound like posh public (private in the US) school girls and I used to think I was better than them. Travellers like them are generally quite cringey too so I wanted to be edgy and off piste but I've grown up a lot since I got this book so dgaf anymore.
Probably going to read it at some point, I quite like Chatwin.
>>7825604
haha
>>7825409
I bought a second hand Neuromancer and on the last page someone has written "Security Intrusion Countermeasures"
>>7826031
Seeing this invokes a strange sense of sadness
>>7826669
Sadness for Chris? He's most likely better off without this Sarah.
>No one will ever see a book and have it remind them of you
>Youll never have a relationship that close with anyone
Anyway sometimes I wonder about these people
Are they still friends? Did they stop hanging out which made donating the book easier and less awkward to do?
>>7826679
sadness bc u know that bitch probably never finished the book to see the note that was written at the end
>>7826686
thats the beginning of the book
>>7826688
That's the end
I ordered the Instructions from Amazon and inside was a business card one which someone had written a credit card number, the expiration date, and the cvv code. I felt like it was God testing me so I ripped it up.
>>7826385
well obviously
>>7826805
lol whyd this faggot think it necessary to add the author and publication date inside
ask for a refund its deface
>>7826839
Yeah might as well throw it away
In the margin of a later page from dante's inferno someone wrote "What a cunt..." in a way that practically oozes exasperation.
Also, this post is a lie.
>>7825751
well?
>>7825409
>>7827047
'Havenger'?
>>7827055
of dume.
>>7827373
Good job.
>>7827373
What do the stars mean?
I have stars in some of my used books but I don't know what they mean
>>7827382
What am i supposed to do about it
>>7827384
My guess is he thought the line was thought-provoking. It's a library book btw.
>>7827386
Travel to the Northern hemisphere and retake the photo.
>>7827373
Someone actually wrote 'holy moly'
Found in Gravity's Rainbow. Gave me a good chuckle.
>>7828705
I just don't see how highlighted half of a page helps.
>>7828753
Sometimes I highlight as I'm reading a difficult passage just to keep myself on track.
>>7828753
I just don't see how holding the phone the retard way helps.
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in a used copy of labyrinths by borges
>>7828753
I teach 5th grade and when we read difficult pieces I have them try to highlight selectively.
"Remember, highlighting everything does nothing to help you understand this essay. High light specific, important phrases. Use your pen to annotate in the margins. Alright guys, lets do this!"
Once I collect their essays, all I see is highlighted words. Every fucking word highlighted. Shit, guys, why won't you follow these fucking directions?
I have a used copy of Germinal by Zola in a portuguese translation.
The book has two dedicatories amidst the front pags.
While reading, I stumbled across two pages that weren't properly cut when the book was being binded so their end was linked as one page. As result, it was impossible to read what was on them. I had to cut the paper between them in order to read.
This means that the two previous owner either didn't read the book or didn't care enough to see what happened in these two pages.
>>7829575
Highlighting is fucking exciting. It's like all your life they told you not to write in books and HOLY FUCK now this teacher gives me a fucking MARKER is she INSANE? Better enjoy this before they throw her in jail!
Also, as a 5th grader, you worry about highlighting the wrong stuff. I remember I had no problem following "hard" books for that age like LOTR, but when you told me to highlight important shit I was like "well what's not important? Articles, connecting words, and verbs like 'said', sure, but pretty much everything else is important to the story OR HE WOULDN'T HAVE FUCKING WRITTEN IT YOU GODDAMN TEACHER."
I mean, I get it a little more now, certain symbols touch on important themes, etc. but as a fifth grader it's a harder distinction to make. So you just fucking highlight everything
>>7829627
Look here, we have a badass! Such attitude! Such edge! The world isn't ready for him!
>>7829697
5th grade is about the time for the awkward edgy phase to start for a lot of people
>>7829697
dude you gotta chill out
Got a copy of Sappho fragments once that must've been owned by a litizen before. It has '>tfw when no qt Ancient Greek gf to help me discover my sexuality and intellect' written in it, chevron and all.
>>7829627
Look, this guy read LOTR in the fifth grade. Are you some kind of wizard?
>>7829817
Dabsolutely isgusting
>>7829836
The chan nomenclature or the lesbianism?
>>7828784
I understand, but highlighting too much can be a bit distracting. Also, if you're highlighting for a test or something then you might ignore some important text you didn't highlght when you go back to study.
She was the one that got away.
>>7831991
>not "By"
>no "... by"
>no "everywhere."
into the trash it goes
>>7831991
>one that got away
>I miss you
What?
>>7832714
I fucked it all up.
>>7829535
That's comfy
>>7825409
I really like this thread. Wish there was more though.
This is from a beaten old collection of W.B. Yeats's poems.
