Lovers of YA discussion

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 book bags? Or do you treat them tenderly, with respect?

5. Do you ever lay your book face-down, to save your place?

6. 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--in regards to book care--between hardcovers and paperbacks?

9. 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?

1. Are you careful with the spines? Or do you crack your books open to make them lay flat?
Typically, I'm very careful with the spines.

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?
I use bookmarks. Most of the time, I use regular paper or plastic bookmarks, but I have lots of metal, magnetic, clip, and string bookmarks in my collection as well.

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?
Never. I can't handle the thought of doing that, especially if I might end up giving it away.

4. Do you toss your books on the floor? Into book bags? Or do you treat them tenderly, with respect?
I do carry my current read with me wherever I go, but I definitely treat them tenderly. I would be devastated if they got damaged.

5. Do you ever lay your book face-down, to save your place?
If the spine is already cracked or it is something for university, yes.

6. Do you bathe with your books? Hold them with wet hands? Read out in the rain? Anything of that sort?
Nope. If it's raining and I'm outside, I'll listen to an audiobook on my phone.

7. Are your books lined up on a bookshelf? Or crammed in any which way? Stacked on the floor?
Lined up on bookshelves mostly, though I do have stacks of ones that won't fit on the floor.

8. Do you make a distinction--in regards to book care--between hardcovers and paperbacks?
Not really.

9. 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?
Depends on the book and how much I read it. I have a book from my childhood that I've read every year (sometimes every few months) that looks like it's barely surviving. I bought a new edition of it, so that I could read it without feeling awful, aha. Other than that, my books are mostly well-preserved.

1. Are you careful with the spines? Or do you crack your books open to make them lay flat? I am usually very careful with the spines of my books

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? Both but i mostly just dog ear the page

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? no

4. Do you toss your books on the floor? Into book bags? Or do you treat them tenderly, with respect? idk

5. Do you ever lay your book face-down, to save your place? yes

6. Do you bathe with your books? Hold them with wet hands? Read out in the rain? Anything of that sort? no

7. Are your books lined up on a bookshelf? Or crammed in any which way? Stacked on the floor? on my bookshelf

8. Do you make a distinction--in regards to book care--between hardcovers and paperbacks? no

9. 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?well loved teddy bear

1. Are you careful with the spines? Or do you crack your books open to make them lay flat?
Cracking spines is a crime!

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?
I use bookmarks and I use all kinds, paper, metal, magnetic, wood... I even make my own too

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?
Never write on the books. Only textbooks for college

4. Do you toss your books on the floor? Into book bags? Or do you treat them tenderly, with respect?
Treat them with respect. I never threw a book on the floor

5. Do you ever lay your book face-down, to save your place?
Yes

6. Do you bathe with your books? Hold them with wet hands? Read out in the rain? Anything of that sort?
Never

7. Are your books lined up on a bookshelf? Or crammed in any which way? Stacked on the floor?
Most are in bookshelves, some are in storage bins

8. Do you make a distinction--in regards to book care--between hardcovers and paperbacks?
nope

9. 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?
I cherish my books. they are used and carefully cared for. I freak out if they get dirty or torn

1. Good care! I hate breaking the spines
2. As for bookmarks, I use anything I can find!
3. NEVER.
4. Well I'm pretty clumsy so sometimes I drop them!
5. When I'm just going to be gone for a second
6. No
7. My books are either stacked on a shoe rack or in a book shelf
8. I'm usually more careful with hardcover since those things are so expensive
9. Carefully cared for

Is it possible to remove a book from the challenge? how?