Mar 10
Neither a Lender Nor a Borrower Be
That is, unless you’re in a library.
1. Do you lend your books to other people? If so, any restrictions?
Not if I can help it. If I do, my restrictions are that the person be gentle with the spine of the book and use bookmarks. (I hate dog-eared corners.) I apparently tend to treat my books much more gently than the average used book store customer
2. Do you borrow books from other people? (Friends or family—I’m not talking about the public library)
I don’t have that many friends who read that often! I wouldn’t object to borrowing a book from a friend, but because lending my books isn’t something I like to do, I never ask to borrow a book. If it’s one I want to read badly enough, I’ll make note of it and look for it at the book store.
3. And, most importantly—do the books you lend/borrow get returned to their rightful owners??
If I borrow a book, I return it. I explain in advance that I’m not a read-a-book-in-a-single-night kind of guy, and make sure the lender understands that I’ll take a little while to get the book finished. The last book I lent someone never made it back to me, and the person ended up relocating, which is one more reason that I tend not to be a book lender.
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March 10th, 2007 at 10:12 pm
I used to be where you’re at mentally about my books. A divorce, two kids growing up and going out on their own, a major roof failure that destroyed all of the “important” books (as opposed to the paperback “read me twice and ignore on the shelf” books
and my whole attitude has evolved to one of, “If I’m done with it - you take it.”
It’s going to be a bitch to clean out the remaining hundreds of books anyway when I die or move to the old folks home…
By the way, are you able to check the ISP info for the respondents to your current poll? Looks like someone got bored or overly enthusiastic…
March 11th, 2007 at 10:43 am
I avoid both borrowing or lending. Just easier on the guilt.