Polls for Our Souls discussion

Do you like to underline, use post its, fold pages, write or draw on your books?

I have found this is an interesting subject. At first I completely disliked it, I felt like I was destroying my books. But then, when I did it in a collective reading, it was a funny experience.

All of the above. I make notes for neverending quiz questions. Later when I read the book again I sometimes like my old notes.

I usually use stickers or write a famous quote in the notebook. I don't Mark the places because I would prefer for the others to find their own interest in the content, rather than just follow the established traces

No way my mom never lets me do that

I tried to do it because I LOVE to see annotated books but I just don't know what to write to be honest.

Nope never

i mean they're my books so i can write how i want on them
depending on the book i write, highlight + underline or put sticky tabs in them

If the books are mine i don't do that

If I know it's a keeper, then I put my name in it and underline or bracket favorite passages.

if it's assigned reading in school, then yes, all the time, it's just easier for essays. but i've never annotated a personal book, just because it takes me out of the novel sometimes & ruins the pace.

I DO ACTUALLY and it makes me enjoy the book so much more!! Idk why it just makes it so yeah/pos

yeees i started doing that not long before and i love it so much. i feel like the book is more mine and more personal and that it will be a great experience when I'll reread it and see all my annotations haha

I don't write on books unless they're schoolbooks. I take pictures of the pages with interesting quotes on them though

not only do I not write in my books, I check out library books and if I find writing in them I track down the culprits and teach them a lesson.

I don't write on books, I just think if someone else were to use the book they would be annoyed with all the writing/underlining/highlighting

I must admit that I don't, except in certain circumstances. The first is a book I am studying for a course or exam (but it would have to be my own book) and I do correct obvious errors in books when I come across them, even in library books (naughty me!).
This thread brings to mind an incident when I was a member of Read It Swap It and I listed a book I had acquired through the site and had read, describing it as having lots of highlighting, underlines and comments in - even so, the person who asked for a swap (and sent me a damaged book not as described) had the nerve to rate me very low for all the writing in the book!
So it does really annoy some people!!

No way

For nonfiction books, I'll highlight things. For fiction books, I may mark a favorite part with a Book Dart.

Never.

No flipping way! My sister and father would kill me!

Andrea wrote: "Do you like to underline, use post its, fold pages, write or draw on your books?

I have found this is an interesting subject. At first I completely disliked it, I felt like I was destroying my boo..."

I make notes in a notebook because it feels like I am destroying the book

No, my books have to be perfect lol

No i leave my books📚 alone

No I don't

I don't write in my books because I have my henchmen read aloud to me. I never deign to touch my spotless books. My henchmen use rubber gloves.

I usually borrow books I read, so I'm not into a habit of writing on them

only on the classic books like Jane Eyre or Little Men

Yeah! I used to be afraid of writing on books, but I tried it one day and I love it now! It makes the whole reading experience so much more personal

NO! I cannot bring myself to write in books T^T

yes I like that my book has a mark that passed through my hands.

I mark them with highlighters: phrases or moments that I love.

pen: to make brackets

pencils: for my comments on the edge of the page

I write in my cookbooks but not in novels or nonfiction books.

I'm an annotator, and I've transitioned from pens to pencils now. I may use an occasional highlighter but now rarely that too. Pencils for life

hEcK nO! (I only highlight occasionally in non-fiction but only rarely)

No

hell yeah! if I own that book - it feels personalized and my own version of that book.

no i only underline important aspects in books we read at school

no

I can't write on my books, I don't even know why, but it just feels wrong to me. On the other hand, I usually write notes on my kindle.

Yes! I love it

nope

Nope

I want to annotate ( sticky notes is the best option) but I dont have the patience & maturity to break away from my book to do that

I usually don’t annotate but right now I’m reading Pride and Prejudice for school and I’m absolutely loving it so I started annotating (and by annotating we don’t mean “intelligent, insightful commentary” we mean things like “we love mr. darcy” or “CUTE” or “we stan jealous, unrequited queens”)

no because i borrow from the library

The translation of words I don't know when I read in English.

Not really if I’m selling my books no

My books come from the library so sadly ..no

I have transparent sticky notes I write on!

I highlight bits I like or relate to

yesyesyes, I usually get my books from second hand or charity shops, so they are cheap.

I also like the worn look of books, so you can see that they have been loved and read (I am the psycho who breaks spines, sorry not sorry xdd)