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Why is it not normal to sign and time stamp a book when you have read it? (self.books)

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Wouldn't this make a cool story in itself after generations of heritage?

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[–]jayemee 248ポイント249ポイント  (55子コメント)

I also use something time specific (like a train ticket or cinema stub) as a book mark when I read, and leave it in the book. Then when I give it a re-read years later I get a little reminder of my life at the time.

[–]Unorthobox 91ポイント92ポイント  (25子コメント)

I picked up "a life" by guy de Maupassant and read it for several hours before a boat ticket fell out from 2000 that took the former reader from France to Switzerland iirc. It was super awesome. I use the bookmark for everything now.

[–]jayemee 30ポイント31ポイント  (14子コメント)

Pay it forward, slip little mementos of your own life in as well!

[–]heather_tha_god 132ポイント133ポイント  (13子コメント)

a clipping of hair from one of the hookers you killed makes a great little bookmark.

[–]T4LE 6ポイント7ポイント  (0子コメント)

Bought a goosebumps book that had a statue of liberty boat ticket in it (apparently they do boat tours around the statue of liberty). I thought that was kind of neat, I imagine some little kid with his family.

[–]throndse 7ポイント8ポイント  (2子コメント)

I found a train ticket from the eighties, destination where my grandparents' cabin was, in a copy of the naked and the dead which I had inherited from my grandpa. He had passed away some years ago at the time, so it was an incredibly nice blast from the past!

Edit: http://i.imgur.com/K4qf8Cl.jpg

[–]WuTangGraham 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

I use a bookmark from a bookstore in Vermont that I've never been to (hell, I've neer even been to Vermont). I found it in the pages of a used book I bought probably ten years ago and have just always kept it.

[–]Relgappo 3ポイント4ポイント  (3子コメント)

A boat...? From France to Switzerland? Switzerland is landlocked :P

[–]Sortech 5ポイント6ポイント  (1子コメント)

You could probably boat over the Genfersee*. The south-west border between France and Switzerland goeas right across it.

*Lake Geneva.

[–]Relgappo 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Ah cool, I didn't know that! :)

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      [–]Danimeh 64ポイント65ポイント  (13子コメント)

      Once I used a weeks rent money as a bookmark. Re-read the book years later and was reminded of the most stressful week of my life when past-me lost my rent money and had to scrape together $300 out of nothing.

      On the plus side present-me got a bonus $300 so swings and roundabouts.

      Other things I've used as bookmarks include

      • movie tickets
      • tissues (clean)
      • any and all forms of paper, scrap or otherwise
      • other books
      • a gum leaf - my fave - a) it leaves a leaf shaped oil stain & b) it makes the book smell super lovely, like childhood summers.

      [–]jayemee 22ポイント23ポイント  (2子コメント)

      Sounds like a pretty good book bonus. I also love the leaf idea, which reminds me...

      At school we had to read our own books at the start of every English class. Once I was reading a book that I had found on my dad's bookshelf, and a scrap of paper fell out. Unfolding it, I found a dried four leaf clover that my dad must have pressed in the book decades ago.

      I was pretty chuffed, until the kid next to me said "they aren't real, it's fake, look" and pulled a leaf off, before admitting that it probably had been real.

      Fucking Mark.

      [–]DorisDog 18ポイント19ポイント  (1子コメント)

      :( What a meanie. But you know, I bet to this day he's probably cursed by bad luck. He's probably had a string of bad relationships, rough times with finances, and he probably can't hold down a job to save his life.

      ...not because he ruined a four leaf clover, but because he's an asshole.

      [–]T4LE 4ポイント5ポイント  (1子コメント)

      If you use another book you can bookmark both books with each other.

      [–]Danimeh 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

      Like a book auryn - a literal never ending story.

      [–]thomclyma 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

      Something like that happened with me. I bought a used book last January, started to read it and there was a check for something like 1,400 dollars tucked inside.

      Googled the name in hopes that I could tell them about their check but...the wife had just died, and the husband had been arrested for bashing his dogs head in with a hammer a few weeks earlier. Didn't feel the need to let them know about their safe check story.

      [–]switcher11 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

      Hurray for no inflation!

      [–]aureyh 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

      other books

      Imma put a book in your book so you'll remember where you're booking while you book.

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        [–]stonebone4 8ポイント9ポイント  (0子コメント)

        My favorite bookmark: I let a girl at work borrow a book, and when she gave it back she forgot to remove the bookmark she was using. It was a business card for a 'make a mold of your genitals' service. She turned blood red when I asked her if she wanted it back. It was hysterical.

        [–]monsieur_le_mayor 5ポイント6ポイント  (1子コメント)

        I love getting a similar bookmark in a second hand book, thinking about what type of person had a monthly commuter ticket in November 1997 and why they stopped halfway through chapter 6

        [–]Into-the-stream 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

        I love marginalia for the same reason

        [–]Clony85 5ポイント6ポイント  (1子コメント)

        I use a basic land from the most recent Magic: The Gathering set, then when I'm finished with the book, I stick it in the back cover. Whenever I pick up an old book, I get reminded of the state of MtG back when I read it. "Kavalier and Clay? Oh yeah, I read that when Innistrad came out, good times."

        [–]jayemee 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

        Hah, I have recently got into magic and started doing this too!

        [–]TryAnotherUsername13 2ポイント3ポイント  (1子コメント)

        Filthy casual, using bookmarks!

        [–]jayemee 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

        I know, the proper way is to do it all in one sitting, right?

        [–]ItsPetter[S] 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

        I love those moments!

        [–]TheKingOfGhana 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

        I do this too!

        [–]Sharkiie101 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

        I usually always use the folded receipt if I bought the book

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          [–]stay_sweetWake - Elizabeth Knox 544ポイント545ポイント  (77子コメント)

          Books used to be signed and time-stamped.

          library borrowing records

          [–]gv92 250ポイント251ポイント  (67子コメント)

          I still remember going through random books' library cards to see when people last borrowed them. Those were the good ol' days.

          [–]ItsPetter[S] 55ポイント56ポイント  (61子コメント)

          Exactly! Why did it stop? Even though I was imagining on a more private level, so you'd have an overview of how many times you have read it and who you have borrowed it to through the years

          [–]IWasBornInThisPit 78ポイント79ポイント  (52子コメント)

          Libraries do still time stamp their books when they're checked in and checked out but it is all in their computer database. I like the idea of personal data collection. Keeping a time sheet or a word document of the books you read would be fascinating years down the road.

          [–]godofmediocrity 60ポイント61ポイント  (41子コメント)

          This is one of the reasons I use GoodReads

          [–]C3L3STIALB3INGCrime 33ポイント34ポイント  (38子コメント)

          Goodreads only flaw is that they don't offer a way to keep track of the times you re-read a book. I just don't know why they can't add something.

          [–]kevn57 21ポイント22ポイント  (1子コメント)

          I use a work around, when I re-read a book on goodreads, I use the review space to add info that it's a reread with the number of times I've read it with the date, and set the goodreads read date to today. That way I have a complete record.

          [–]evaplayspokemon 5ポイント6ポイント  (0子コメント)

          I create "reread" shelves: "reread-2016", that sort of thing. When I read a book again I check off the year I read it.

          [–]Tkent91 13ポイント14ポイント  (34子コメント)

          Is re-reading a book a thing? I guess it makes sense but personally there are so many books out there I'd rather try something new than re-read what I already know. If you don't mind asking why do you re-read it if you already know the plot and all that?

          Edit: I get it, thank you for the meaningful responses. I wasn't trying to criticize the practice just trying to understand the reasoning behind it. While I personally don't feel the rewatching a movie or tv show is the same thing I do understand the different perspective argument as you age. Thanks for the feedback!

          [–]AllanBz 25ポイント26ポイント  (14子コメント)

          The pleasure is in the journey, not the end.

          [–]Tkent91 6ポイント7ポイント  (13子コメント)

          That doesn't really answer my question. Why would you re-read the same journey rather than try something new?

          [–]elleldee 14ポイント15ポイント  (1子コメント)

          I can't answer for anyone else, but I imagine it's similar to why you would want to re-watch a movie or TV series (something I can't imagine wasting my time with). I want to revisit the characters, I enjoy the story, I don't remember certain details, I want to be in that world again. I've re-read the Chronicles of Narnia countless times because I adore the world. Sometimes I remember having enjoyed a book a long time ago but don't remember the details clearly and want to read it again. That's why I've reread a good chunk of classics. Sometimes I friend is reading a book for the first time and I read it along with them to enjoy the story together.

          Edit:spelling

          [–]AllanBz 26ポイント27ポイント  (6子コメント)

          You've never listened to the same song again? Looked at a painting more than once? Read the same poem twice? A book is more than its plot or its outcome. It is an experience, distilled.

          [–]ArgyleMNBeing Mortal 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

          Sometimes I miss the characters I love and want to spend more time with them. Sometimes I am craving a specific emotional tone/resonance and know a specific story will provide it. Sometimes I want to see if I take away the same morals now that I am older and have had different life experiences. Sometimes a movie release triggers nostalgia for a favorite series. Novelty isn't the be-all and end-all.

          [–]Callox 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

          Books change a lot with perspective, age, and experiences. The same book you read at 20 is not going to be the same book you read at 30, even if it's the same book.

          [–]crysys 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

          I don't re-read much, just books that have been particularly moving or important to my development. You often find something new that you don't remember or didn't notice last time. Or you have changed enough as a person that the book takes on new meanings for you. Or passages become more relevant to you.

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            [–]evoblade 5ポイント6ポイント  (0子コメント)

            I don't re-read a lot of books, but you definitely get a lot more out of some of them. For example, I read the Dune series in my early teens, but reading it again at 28 was like reading all new books and I got so much more out of them.

            [–]steakforthesun 4ポイント5ポイント  (2子コメント)

            Why do people re-watch films or tv shows, or re-listen to music? Go to the same places more than once or eat the same foods again, even see the same people again? Enjoyable things can still be enjoyable if you know what's coming, and being a few days/weeks/years older can completely change your perspective on things too, and make you see something in it you never saw before. Trying new things is absolutely fantastic, but sometimes you just want something familiar.

            [–]heather_tha_god 5ポイント6ポイント  (1子コメント)

            Whaaaaat? Re-reading a book is magical, especially if you and the book got along well. It's like when you see an ex-partner, several years down the line. You've forgotten why you'd ever broken up, and now time has faded specific memories, and so you spend the night together and are so surprised and excited by things you thought you knew that had changed, and things that you had forgotten all about, waiting to be discovered again, and in the morning you part ways and you know that maybe, a year or two from now, they will call you or you will call them and you can have that again.

            [–]WestsideBuppie 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

            I re-read the book because although the book remains the same, I grow and change between readings. My changed life alters my perspective on the book and old favorites become dearer yet. (Although I will admit that a semi-man boy creeping into Wendy's window and flying her and her pre-pubescent brothers of to a magical land where they indulge in hedonistic play and attempted murder now seems more than a little criminal to me). Charlie's aged grandparents huddling together in bed to "stay warm" now seems... a bit sad and highly improbable. And don't get me start of LotR.

            [–]K_S_ON 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

            Jo Walton's What Makes This Book So Great? is all about re-reading old favorites. Very compelling argument for re-reading books you've loved.

            [–]qnnu 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

            Some books are just so amazing, you want to relive the joy of reading them again and again. I personally just finished the Harry Potter series for the fifth time in the past five years. Each time I find details I forgot or a joke that I missed. It's such an enjoyable series, and I always get so emotional at certain parts. (ex. spoilers from Harry Potter )

            That being said, I get what you mean, there's so many books and so little time.

            [–]IceKrabby 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

            To add to the others' responses, sometimes it takes a long time for a book series to get a new addition. When that happens, some people like to reread the previous books so that they can know exactly what's happening at that point in the series.

            [–]granular_quality 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

            Reading a book at different times gives different perspectives. Also sometimes it's good to see old friends.

            [–]gracegeeksoutFantasy/Sci-Fi 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

            I don't know why you're being downvoted for asking a simple question. Yes, re-reading books is a thing for some people, but not for others. The only books I take the time to re-read are the Harry Potter books and the His Dark Materials trilogy, my lifetime favorites. Otherwise, there are SO many books on my to-read list (like nearly 200) that if I spent time re-reading, I would never make a dent in the list of books I'm dying to read! So despite the snarky replies you're getting, know that you're not alone.

            [–]notavalid 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

            Because they are so good, you find new things every read through, and if it's been a few months you'll stumble on scenes you don't remember from the first time.

            One of my favorite hobbies is reading the books I read as a kid. I can remember a few scenes and possibly the ending, but the important thing is how I now interpret those same scenes. It's almost a new book at that point.

            [–]A_curious_tale 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

            Have you ever re-watched a movie or television episode? Sometimes a re-read can be even more enjoyable than the first read. Knowing where the plot is leading can let you pick up on subtle cues and details that you may not have noticed the first time through. This is especially true with multi-volume series.

            Character development or other revelations can completely change the meaning of a piece of dialogue or a sequence of events. Re-reading can give you an appreciation for the author's work that you just don't get the first time through.

            Personally, my opinion is that a book not worth reading twice is a pretty lousy book. If I can't enjoy a subsequent reading, to me that means the book was shallow, and only entertaining for the novelty value.

            Then again, I'm a very rapid reader and tend to go through 4-6 books a week on average. Reading is my primary medium of entertainment, so there may be differences in how I read a book than someone who spends a week on a single book.

            [–]AlwaysMidnight 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

            For me its about the feeling I get while reading the book, for example as I grew up my father read us kids the Harry Potter series and now when I go back and read them it brings back memories of that. Puts me in a warm place and allows me to experience it in a different way. Or for instance Lord of The Rings, its like I'm revisiting a place, a time, an adventure that is familiar and exciting and even though I know the story by heart I can still sit down and read it again but this time Sam feels like an old friend recanting a tale we've already experienced. Then there's stories that I enjoy the telling of it, the vividness of the words that to me its an absolute joy to reread, notably Edgar Allan Poe for me. Not all books are rereadable but sometimes you find that book, author, imagery that just resonates with you and as familiar as a fond memory you can't help but find yourself drawn back to it on some of those quiet days.

            [–]bright_ephemeraThe Civil War: A Narrative 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

            The books I re-read most are the ones that look different to me every time. The books don't change. My life experience, the perspective I bring, the things I'm sensitive to and the things that make me smile, change all the time. Books I thought were a bore at thirteen are heavy with implication and relatable problems at thirty. Romances that were clearly all about promise are, upon a second look, also bittersweet with efforts at staving off the end. Formerly annoying characters become justified as my sense of compassion changes. Formerly perfect characters become absurd as my sense of humor changes. And all of them become, over time, good friends. I only have a few go-to re-read books, but I wouldn't exchange them for anything.

            [–]kevn57 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

            I notice so much more my 2nd, 3rd time through. The first read for me is mainly about plot and character, subsequent readings can look for symbolism, foreshadowing ect. Haven't you ever read a book that was so good you wished it hadn't ended because you enjoyed reading it so much. Christopher Lee read the LOTR every year.

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              [–]Mrssims32 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

              I note in the review how many times I've read it, and I have a "re-read" shelf. But I feel like I have seen it ask me when I do a review if I've read the book before? Or maybe there was a check box or something? IDK it's just a vague memory.

              [–]Zanriel 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

              That's the main reason I use Goodreads. Also for journaling - I review every book as I go. No, not the ones I read 15 years ago, heh.

              [–]CapedDebater 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

              This is why I have a journal to write all the books I've read. If it's a second or third reading I put "book title"(2). It's become one of my most prized possessions.

              [–]cold27315 8ポイント9ポイント  (5子コメント)

              I have a massive excel file with all my books and when I've read them. I only started it a few years ago so I had to guess for some. I also partially keep it in case something happens and I need a record of every hard copy I own for insurance.

              [–]ollokot 7ポイント8ポイント  (2子コメント)

              Me too. I started it in 1992 when I got my first computer. To the best of my knowledge it lists every book I have read since my childhood back in the mid-sixties (just not counting little kiddie books). I also keep an independent separate but equal copy of it on my work computer (for insurance and for browsing while at work). Then, in 2008, I transferred all the information to my goodreads account (currently at 676 unique books that I have read).

              For some reason I know I would be devastated if I lost these files.

              [–]Tkent91 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

              You should post your list. I'd be interested in seeing it.

              [–]IWasBornInThisPit 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

              What data points do you keep? Is it simply title and date or is it title, date started, date finished, number of pages, etc...?

              [–]cold27315 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

              Title, author, series, ISBN if I bother to put it in (because I scanned most of them in from Goodreads), type (hard cover, paperback, ebook), date published and date read. Never thought of putting pages but it would be difficult to go back and add at this point, and I wouldn't know what to do with all my ebooks heh.

              [–]ItsPetter[S] 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

              Exactly my thought as well! I like statistics ;)

              [–]anisopterasaurus 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

              I track mine on google drive. I put the date started and date finished reading as well so I can see how long it took me to complete

              [–]BeniBela 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

              That is why I wrote a program that connects to their OPACs, downloads a list of all books I have lent and stores this list forever on my computer.

              More than thousand books, counting since June 2006.

              [–]OnionDruid 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

              Libraries actually stopped maintaining records of when and by who a book was checked out, they only keep temporary records while the book is on loan. It started as a response to the Patriot Act.

              Libraries are super opposed to anything that might discourage someone from reading a book.

              [–]drsjsmith 9ポイント10ポイント  (1子コメント)

              In some cases, it stopped because librarians wanted to protect the privacy of their readers against the intrusions of the FBI's Library Awareness Program.

              [–]Musely 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

              Exactly this. My library only tracks who currently has a book checked out. Once the book is checked in, that information is not retained.

              [–]TheGodOfPegana 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

              who you have borrowed it to

              So...lent?

              [–]mchvll 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

              I catered a high level meeting with library people from across the country... I overheard they originally stopped stamping like that because the motion was resulting in too many clerks developing problems and taking medical leave.

              [–]ItsPetter[S] 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

              Oh.. that's depressing

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                [–]adjmalthus 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

                Years ago in my Uni library I did this. Found a book I had never heard of that hadn't been checked out in over a hundred years by my favorite author. Sadly it was a really bad.

                [–]WhenGoodGuestsGoBad 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

                Borrowed Treasure Island from my high school in 2009. The last borrow stamp was from the 1980s. That's when I realized how bad my high school was.

                [–]Dimpl3s 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

                The smell of the cards :)

                [–]RalphIsACat 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

                We are digital now, but all the old cards are still in the books.

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                  [–]cat_kirk 4ポイント5ポイント  (2子コメント)

                  Most libraries do not keep files on what books people check out, save for ones that are currently on loan to them, the ones they have on hold, if there were any fines on an item, or some systems have the previous patron on the book. After this, you typically have to request the library to keep track of what you read. This is mostly done to protect the patron and the value of intellectual freedom, because of the Patriot Act and the Library Awareness Program.

                  [–]SystemFolder -1ポイント0ポイント  (1子コメント)

                  Most books are not tracked beyond the current borrower, but some books are. If you check out certain books, you become an interesting person to certain government agencies.

                  [–]superPwnzorMegaMan 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

                  Also works for file creation and last opening if you'd download an ebook. Most filesystems keep track of it.

                  [–]MaryOutside 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

                  They still are, just not on physical cards.

                  [–]RalphIsACat 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

                  I love looking through the old cards in books. Especially when I realize I have randomly checked out a book that was checked out by a friend who I didn't know at the time.

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                    [–]leowr114 39ポイント40ポイント  (6子コメント)

                    I love reading inscriptions from other people when I buy secondhand books, even if it sometimes makes me sad that books with really personal inscriptions end up in secondhand bookstore. However, I don't really make inscriptions in books.

                    There is a really cool website called bookcrossing, which does something similar that allows people to release books into the world and track them. People that find and read the book can indicate that they have the book and where it is now.

                    [–]emptyinterface 26ポイント27ポイント  (0子コメント)

                    C'mon people, hyperlinks are the backbone of the web: http://www.bookcrossing.com/

                    [–]storysunfolding 5ポイント6ポイント  (0子コメント)

                    When you find the right book is it... Serendipity? I cusak in my life

                    [–]rizahsevri [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                    If a book I have read touches my life in a special way I will write a short note in the back sharing how it brightened my life and a wish for the next reader to have that chance. I then sell the first copy back to a store and get a permanent copy to keep. It started after I read someone write how a book had helped them come to terms with a death and it was so touching I had to continue it on.

                    [–]ItsPetter[S] 0ポイント1ポイント  (2子コメント)

                    Is it common for books to travel through countries?

                    [–]leowr114 15ポイント16ポイント  (1子コメント)

                    Depends a bit on where you place the books. If you place a book in a hostel or hotel the chances are pretty big that someone will pick it up, read while traveling and leave it in another place. I have done this myself. If the book is left in another hostel/hotel I can imagine a book can travel pretty far pretty quickly.

                    If you put the book in your local little library it probably won't travel across borders in a (relatively) short period of time, but I think you would be surprised how far a book can travel.

                    [–]ItsPetter[S] 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                    That sounds super interesting! I should check this out

                    [–]IHaveGoldJustForYou 17ポイント18ポイント  (1子コメント)

                    I got this copy of The Hobbit for 50 cents from 1977. It kinda sent me back in time, and I think it's really cool. Just reminded me if the general topic of this.

                    [–]thorshauk 6ポイント7ポイント  (0子コメント)

                    That reminds me of my mom's copy of The Hobbit. Her older brother who was probably 13 or so at the time have her the book and in the front it has this big note to her from him. His handwriting is awful and his periods are the same size as the letters.

                    [–]yes_its_him 122ポイント123ポイント  (11子コメント)

                    Keeping historical records is seriously underappreciated.

                    I pin one representative McDonald's French Fry from each pack i purchased to a specially designated corkboard in chronological order, along with a copy of the cash register receipt.

                    Only now the receipts are a bit faded with the ravages of time.

                    The fries seem to be holding up well, however.

                    [–]slapheadJake 20ポイント21ポイント  (1子コメント)

                    pics please

                    [–]yes_its_him 10ポイント11ポイント  (0子コメント)

                    It really needs to be experienced first-hand.

                    [–]NonOffensiveGuy 5ポイント6ポイント  (4子コメント)

                    Mr. Eccentric, is that you?

                    [–]manoftheking 17ポイント18ポイント  (0子コメント)

                    Yes, it's him

                    [–]yes_its_him 2ポイント3ポイント  (2子コメント)

                    How can people say it's OCD? I can stop anytime I want to.

                    I just don't want to.

                    [–]PM_ME_FACTS 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

                    It's only OCD if something horrible will happen or something if you don't do it.

                    [–]CurryThighsGeneral Fiction 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

                    It's only OCD if it prevents you from doing important things or impacts on your daily life.

                    [–]ItsPetter[S] -1ポイント0ポイント  (1子コメント)

                    That is very cool! And... Wow

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                      [–]RaqMountainMama 13ポイント14ポイント  (1子コメント)

                      My family does this with recipes in cookbooks. We also put our thoughts about each dish. As a child I liked to read thru the cookbooks at my great grandma's house to see notes about who really liked what and the date they had shared the meal.

                      [–]noolsy 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

                      That is a wonderful story. I would love to do this with my family some day.

                      [–]puerility 15ポイント16ポイント  (2子コメント)

                      would it be a cool story, though? or would the information that you finished reading this week's bestseller on october 3 2015 be meaningless, contextless, and tedious?

                      [–]ppphhh 7ポイント8ポイント  (0子コメント)

                      It would be a cool thing to see if you were reading that same book in 2115. I have a book that someone wrote their name in in 1895. It doesn't mean anything but it's still interesting.

                      [–]Duuhh_LightSwitch 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

                      This is my thought. What is the end game here? If OP wants to keep a record of books he reads, just do it. Why does it need to be a 'thing'?

                      [–]nofapistough 11ポイント12ポイント  (4子コメント)

                      I use Goodreads gor this purpose.

                      [–]nemobis 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

                      Indeed. Or LibraryThing, aNobii etc. Many also use local spreadsheets still.

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                        [–]Shimasaki 5ポイント6ポイント  (0子コメント)

                        Because when I read a book previously doesn't really matter to me. I really don't see any reason to do this

                        [–]crashed9 14ポイント15ポイント  (5子コメント)

                        This is why I get so upset about libraries being electronic now. I remember once pointing out that one of the slips was still in the book I was about to borrow, and the person checking me out ripped the slip out and threw it in the trash. My heart broke a little that day. I've always loved seeing those stamps in library books, and now I don't see any.

                        [–]nkbee 24ポイント25ポイント  (0子コメント)

                        The thing is, physical catalogs and cards are significantly more expensive and time consuming to create and maintain. Most libraries run on extremely tight and frequently decreasing budgets. They can't afford physical records anymore. Additionally, time and technology move forward, for better or worse.

                        [–]Jimla 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                        When I was a kid I loved looking at those slips. Wondering who they were, what they were like, if they enjoyed the book, etc.

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                          [–]DwimmerCrafty 12ポイント13ポイント  (3子コメント)

                          Because some read for pleasure -- they're not achievement-hunting or interested in minutia.

                          [–]KeinDeutscher 7ポイント8ポイント  (2子コメント)

                          I don't think it is about achievement hunting. I think it is more about keeping a record, an attempt at capturing a piece of time. I value that a lot.

                          [–]Choco31415 3ポイント4ポイント  (1子コメント)

                          I would still agree with DwimmerCrafty partially because the date I finish reading a book has no importance or memories to me. The reading and content is important, but the date of reading and my signing are not significant to me.

                          Then again, I've never signed a book (or seen one signed) outside of a library book.

                          [–]KeinDeutscher 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                          I don't physically sign the books but I record the date on Goodreads. After some time, I can look back at what book I read at what time and what kind of person I was then. I can think about my state of mind when I chose to read a particular book. I find it interesting.

                          I put tickets and flowers in my books. I think it just depends on the kind of people we are.

                          [–]UnitedCarolina 5ポイント6ポイント  (0子コメント)

                          Whenever I finish a book, I write the time and date on the back cover. If it turns out to be a favorite and I read it again, I'll notate the time and date I started the second read. If I read it so much that it starts to fall apart, I'll make repair notes like "first piece of tape applied to spine". I also like to highlight and underline. Some of my books are a mess.

                          [–]byzantinebobby 3ポイント4ポイント  (2子コメント)

                          In my circle, we loan out books between each other. As such, we avoid marking or damaging them so more people get a chance as we pass them around.

                          [–]nemobis 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

                          One line on the internal cover doesn't prevent anyone's reading.

                          [–]byzantinebobby 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

                          It's more a matter of keeping books in a neat, presentable manner.

                          [–]vdriel 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

                          That is a cool idea! I think I would find it depressing though... I re-read more than I should given the to-read list I have.

                          [–]NMRtyn 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

                          I don't know why I never even thought about doing this! I'm definitely going to start now!

                          [–]noitamroftuo 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

                          bc goodreads exists

                          [–]BHB2476 3ポイント4ポイント  (1子コメント)

                          I have a few books from my 'ancestors' which have various scrawls and scribbles in them recording their provenance. The oldest one is inscribed with its provenance in the family from 1852 to today.

                          Unfortunatey, most of my families books were sold when hard times came along. To try and counter this, I saved a couple of my grandfathers cheaper crappier books - hopefully no family member will ever be so skint as to have to sell those.

                          [–]err_ok 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                          I have a scrapbook that my great great grandmother made for my great great great grandmother. It's full of interesting news clippings that happened on each day of that year... I think it was supposed to be a christmas present.

                          A fun example is this newspaper cutting from 1797 which an account of one of the stones of stonehenge falling. a poem of stonehenge, an account of the fall, an artist's sketch of stonehenge

                          I need to get around to photographing the whole book, and another similar one her sister did. It's going to fall to pieces otherwise.

                          [–]_Affexion_ 3ポイント4ポイント  (1子コメント)

                          Well, they used to do something similar...

                          https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/60/13/16/601316e40a754e00d88bab3a76f743f6.jpg

                          I'm going to go feel old now...

                          [–]billdowis 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                          I was actually disappointed when I went back to the library after years of neglect and they no longer stamp a card in the book. They just give a receipt with due dates on them. :-(

                          [–]scarwiz5 4ポイント5ポイント  (14子コメント)

                          I love it when there's stuff written in the books I buy! As long as it's not like on the page and stuff

                          [–]Higgs_BosunScience Fiction 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

                          I have to say, though, that I read a copy of Neuromancer, and about the first 1/2 of the book had little notes about who people were and what their connection to the story was. Then they stopped, either because the person stopped reading, or got the hang of who was who. I was a little sad, because they were really helpful notes.

                          [–]owlbeyourfriend 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

                          I actually specifically have bought a book before because of the notes!

                          So, browsing a local used bookstore, and I picked up a Three Gothic Novels in one book, because I had studied the gothic novel some in college.

                          The notes were from a college student, and I laughed there in the shop, because of notes like this one.

                          [–]KeinDeutscher 2ポイント3ポイント  (2子コメント)

                          I buy used books for this reason. I love those little notes, scribbles, dedications.

                          [–]scarwiz5 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

                          Same! Although I find that only very few have those.. But I love books that have a story! Like, the copy of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas I bought had coffee stains and stuff, which really fit the chaotic feeling of the book

                          [–]KeinDeutscher 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

                          My laptop camera really sucks but this is my favourite used book note of all time. It is addressed to someone called Janak and it is from 1974. The book is The Plague by Albert Camus and it is one of my all time favourites. It says:

                          Janak,

                          I've bought you this gift on an impulse. Occasion: None. Is one necessary?

                          -Abhay.

                          Just warms my heart.

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                            [–]jackindisguise 4ポイント5ポイント  (2子コメント)

                            The same reason people don't sign and timestamp VHS tapes/DVDs/Blurays after they've watched them, I suppose.

                            Not everyone is obsessed with making a log of their habits.

                            [–]bichoelbicho 4ポイント5ポイント  (3子コメント)

                            My girlfriend does it when she buys the book, along with the city it was bought in.

                            [–]ItsPetter[S] 2ポイント3ポイント  (2子コメント)

                            I also write down where i bought it, but i also think it would be cool to sign it every time i complete it. In 50 years i can see how many times i've read it, and also which friends i have borrowed it to

                            [–]hypnoaardvark 3ポイント4ポイント  (1子コメント)

                            I write when I start reading a book in the cover, sign it as well as write in them throughout. I have everyone who borrows them do the same. It's fun to reread books others have read with me and see how there thoughts match or disagree with mine

                            [–]HoraceDerwent 8ポイント9ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            Not many people are passing their shitty YA books down generations.

                            [–]HKTenor 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            I don't like writing in books themselves, but do keep a spreadsheet of everything I read along with the dates started and finished. Surprisingly useful!

                            [–]Choppergold 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            If it's your book go for it. Its not abnormal, people have been makings notes in margins, or claiming their book with an Ex Libris ("from the library of") stamp, etc. for centuries... Get a cool one and do it if you want to track when and where you read something etc

                            [–]lawless_walrus 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            I have a book (a 1939 copy of Gone With the Wind) that my family has done this for! My great-grandma signed her name in it when she bought the book, then my grandma, my mother, and now my brother and me. If any of my future children/nieces/nephews want to read the book, I'll have them write their names in it as well. Nobody thought to write a time stamp next to their names, although that would have been interesting to see.

                             

                            It's the only type of family record that we really have, as far as I know. It's a nice way to feel connected to previous generations. My great-grandmother died very young (when my grandma was still a child) so I never met her, but I like to flip through the pages and think about her sitting somewhere doing the same thing, 65+ years ago. If the book doesn't completely fall apart by then, maybe one day my great-grandkids will do the same thing.

                            [–]LOVEandWeltanschauun 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            That's why I use Goodreads. I can track all books and mark the date I finished them

                            [–]_JackWilshere 3ポイント4ポイント  (4子コメント)

                            What I like to do is keep the receipts in the book. Either as a bookmark or just for fun. I think it's cool to see the date on which you bought the book or where.

                            [–]I_Clean_Here 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            Reminds me of bookplates a.k.a. ex-libris: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bookplate

                            Some examples:

                            Sigmund Freud

                            John D. Rockefeller

                            George Washington

                            [–]mynewaccount5 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            Why would it be a cool story. I imagine you telling this to your kids.

                            Hey kids so I read 50 shades of gray back in the day. And want to hear something really cool? I finished it on October 2nd at 10:02 AM!

                            [–]Tortuga917 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            I've been using Shelfari as my own record keeper of what I've read. Been pretty cool to know exactly what I have been through in the last few years. I'm also a stat dork, so things like pages read and average rating are fun too. If the site doesn't die, it'll be weird to think that I'll never not remember the books I've read (thought about compiling a list before, but it would have been futile!)

                            [–]fallingalt 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            I don't do it because I read ebooks and very rarely hardcopies :( But I do keep track on goodreads though.

                            [–]ThaBenMan 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            Well, you kind of do this if you have a Goodreads account - electronically, anyway.

                            [–]mrchief177 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            When I finish a book, I always sign and date the front cover. That way I know which books I've read and how many times.

                            [–]Equalsthree95Purity 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            I do this on Goodreads.

                            [–]jamezdee 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            I do it. Name/date/location

                            [–]clumsy_horse 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            I love doing this! I keep my books in the order which I read them on my shelf, and it's really comforting to look back and see a period from my life just by the books I was reading. It's such a small thing, but over time it's really rewarding.

                            [–]inthesandtrap 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            That would be cool! I always write my name, date and city in the front cover.

                            [–]alienangel2Roadside Picnic 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            I sign and timestamp them when I buy them instead. Location too.

                            [–]dkrainman 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            I do it just to keep track.

                            [–]usacomp2k3 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            I started doing that last year with my books actually.

                            [–]Bucky21 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            I actually got a little embosser for Christmas a couple years ago that says "From the Library of (insert name)." I only stamp the books that I've finished and it's been really useful when lending books to friends.

                            [–]pielcs 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            My father writes on the first the date and where he got it and on the last one he signs and time stamps every time he reads a book. He's been doing it since he was a teenager.

                            [–]greebytime 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            I know people who do just this. I tend to read on my Kindle now so it's impossible. That said, I leant someone a book recently and she returned it with the "bookmark" I'd left in there - it was a boarding pass from a flight I'd read a lot of the book on. It immediately reminded me of reading it, the trip I'd been on, etc.

                            One of the things you lose with e-books for sure...

                            [–]evoblade 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            I do this on occasion. I'm hoping done grandkids eyes are going to bug it when he sees the books finished at the north pole or above the arctic circle.

                            [–]graspee 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            I think the people who "don't see the point" are probably young and don't know what it's like to see a book on your shelf and be interested in whether you ever read it or not and when: it's not easy to remember whether you read a book when it's in genre like SF and if you read it, it was 30+ years' ago.

                            [–]redbirdsfan 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            I have a Google Spreadsheet dedicated to marking down every book I finish, never considered writing it in the actual book though. This is a great idea!

                            [–]riesenarethebest 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            Because I don't want to write on my phone or kindle. I'd run out of space real fast.

                            [–]rbaltimore 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            I've started doing this with Goodreads, going back and adding books I've read in the past.

                            [–]strychninemanWelcome To the Monkey House[🍰] 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            I do this, with some books. This is an extreme example I suppose. Most others I do not reread as much.

                            [–]The_Paul_Alves -1ポイント0ポイント  (2子コメント)

                            Mostly because that brings your book's value down closer to zero than anything else. Bonus tip: Don't throw away dust jackets. A book without it's dust jacket also loses a lot of value.

                            Not like you're going to make any money in your lifetime, but maybe your grand kids down the line will be really pissed that you signed pages in the book and threw out the dust cover, bringing the value of a book from $4,000 down to $50

                            Then again, fuck the grand kids. Get off my lawn.

                            [–]nemobis 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

                            I think you have a very unrealistic view of the book market.

                            [–]The_Paul_Alves 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            Even comic books as new as 10 years old can be worth thousands of dollars. Did you sign and date your copy of Walking Dead #1? Guess what you just cost yourself $11,000.

                            http://www.sellmycomicbooks.com/most-valuable-comic-books-modern-age.html

                            [–]SodaPopJr 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            I have a copy of Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet with a signature dated "1942 - War Years. Paso Robles, Calif."

                            [–]Silvialikethecar 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            I give all my books away after I'm done reading them. I write my name, year, state, and country. I've mailed a book to Mexico once and I thought it would be cool if everyone wrote their names in to see where the book has traveled.

                            [–]Jmews 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            When I read a book that I find particularly significant, important, or interesting, I tend to write my name and the date inside the cover. Obviously only for books I own.

                            I do this in the hope that one day, perhaps many years later, when I re-read the book, I will maybe recall that first reading. I sometimes also add location for this same reason.

                            [–]Tubbz93 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            I spent a summer in jail and did more reading than I have in my life. I would write my first initial, last name, and date that I finished the book on the first page. Many people used the books as seat cushions or pillows and very few read them which was depressing. I did just to see how many days had passed since I started the book.

                            10/10 would recommend keeping chronological record of your literary accomplishments.

                            [–]Samygabriel 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            I sign, put the month I started it and a piece of a song I'm really into at the time.

                            [–]Luvodicus 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            I wouldn't do this. I hate having something written, stamped, or inked into a book that wasn't published,

                            [–]erqq 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            I usually sign and date my finished books

                            [–]xkforce 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            I don't do it because when I finish something isn't significant to me, what I got out of the book is and that's to me, something worth remembering.

                            [–]crysys 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            Because the book isn't about me. I am the passive recipient, not a participant. Some people stamp the books in their library too. I don't do that either. Any relatives that get a book from me will know where it came from.

                            [–]erferfeqfq 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            What is the average shelf life of a book? I can't imaging wood pulp surviving generational usage.

                            [–]nosnivel52 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            That would be nice. Like hash marks on a wall for height (for books reread).

                            [–]err_ok 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            When I was at school as a kid we used to have to keep a record of all the books we read (and get it signed by an adult incase you were cheating).

                            I found the little book (that we had to personalise by covering with wrapping paper - bizarre) from primary school. I read The Hobbit for the first time in Year 4 it seems. I didn't really like it.

                            I have no idea what the other books are, all strange 'learn to read' books that are targeted to a particular reading level.

                            [–]GoggyMagogger 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            I just tear out the last page and put it in my archive

                            [–]garbageeater 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            I buy a lot of books from the thrift store and my copy of Crime and Punishment had comments written in several places from different people, like how you get to read comments at different parts of a song on Soundcloud. It was awesome.

                            [–]seifer93 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            Things are different than they were a few hundred years ago. Books are being mass-produced and they're cheap enough so that most people can just afford to purchase a new copy. On top of that, most people now know how to read. You can stamp/sign your book, but odds are that by the end of the book's life you'll be the only one who stamped it. Compare this to a few hundred years ago, when books were rare and/or expensive so only influential or highly educated people were reading, and people were circulating their books much more. It would be possible to get a book that was originally owned by Lord Byron, then passed through Mary Shelley, and eventually to the Bronte sisters.

                            Receiving that book is pretty impressive, and you can get a five minute conversation about the Shelleys or Brontes from that. Buying a book from a flea market that's stamped "Billy Joe - New Hope, Idaho - 23/1/2001" is less so. Who is Billy Joe and why should I care? He's probably some schlub like me who picked it up from the local bookstore, read it, and let it sit on the shelf for a decade before selling it. That's not interesting at all and doesn't make for a conversation piece.

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