It's like being invited to someone's inner architecture

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Or finding little treasures used at a bookmark! I’ve found tickets, pictures, flowers etc

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I love seeing how a book was loved. Cracked spines, annotations, dog eared pages, all that gives a book so much character!

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SAMEEEEE! I love to do this with Bibles too and see all the notes it’s so fun

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wait i wanna read one

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Omg me too, I thrifted one and got in contact with the original owner. Now we have convos about my annotations and hers!

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I thrifted an annotated Wuthering heights!!!

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I strive to get the most annotated text books I can find, like literal cheat codes love it

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I like this too but one time I got a book where I disagreed with all of the annotations 😭

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Half price books gave me extra for my annotated copy of East of Eden

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I didn't even know this was a thing!

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then there's me who thinks writing in books should be a capital crime

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Ughhh I alwayyys check for them at goodwill!!

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Holy moly me too

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Really? You uh… live near NJ at all?

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off topic i love ur nails

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would anyone wanna exchange heavily annotated books?! 🤭

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