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    Lupita Nyongo’s hot take is that dog ears in books are wrong, pages are meant to be flat


    Lupita Nyongo’s hot take is that dog ears in books are wrong, pages are meant to be flat



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    1. themacaron on

      Is this a hot take? People can do what they want with their personal property (and I know it’s now a huge aesthetic thing on Booktok) but I’ve always thought the sentiment that dog earring books was frowned upon

    3. Lyra_the_Star_Jockey on

      This is not a hot take, it’s exactly how it should be. Also no highlighting or pencil marks. Come on, people.

    4. Deep-Interest9947 on

      She would hate me. I’m all for destroying a book with writing, highlighting, and dog earring. I need to be able to find a book 20 years later and know it belongs to me.

    5. firstbornhater on

      I don’t really give a shit as long as it’s your property. You can do what you want with your books. I like to write in mine. If I see someone dog-earing a book they own I don’t care. But you shouldn’t do it to a library book or a book you’re borrowing from someone else

    10. SaysToMabelISays on

      I used to be this way until I read a book I found truly beautiful, “The Peregrine” by J. A. Baker, and I felt compelled to underline and take notes in the margin. It changed the way I read books, even after a lit minor. There’s nothing like actively engaging with material. Returning to old reads and seeing your thoughts at the times and similarities and difference is game changing (on a reading scale, at least).

    13. Disastrous-Tart-4651 on

      These interviews are becoming unbearable. Everyone is trying to out meme one another.

    14. buzzfeed_sucks on

      As a life long dog ear-er, people are always aghast at my books. But I lose bookmarks!

    15. Lanky-Classic-7982 on

      Idk I kinda like that dogs have ears I think it makes them extra cute

    19. Tanuki0 on

      I rarely read paper books now what with the prices and my good old Kindle and I realised (to my dismay) I am unable to remember a page number now, it just immediately disappears. So I dog ear! I actually love a lived in book, and second hand books as well. I have books I read at the beach that still smell salty years later

    20. DorfOnGenocide on

      I worked with this guy who had never heard the term “dog-eared” and he was so delighted by my turn of phrase. Even when I insisted that it was a common phrase, he still gave me credit and would occasionally crack up and say “Dog-Eared!” whenever something was dog-eared.

    22. kako_18 on

      For some reason I agree with both takes lol

      I personally don’t like to “damage” my books in any way (dog ears, annotations, etc.), I like to keep them as good as new.

      But I also appreciate the idea of a book “having had a full life” with visible changes, like you can see that the book was opened a lot and well-loved.

      However, don’t do ANYTHING to a book that is not yours (library, borrowed, etc.). That is the law.

    26. Unfair-Arachnid-1794 on

      This is what blows my mind…If it is MY book, why the hell do a bunch of strangers need to clutch their pearls if I dog ear something? A public/community book? I get, but that’s just polite to return something in the same condition you got it in. If it’s mine and I’m not returning it? I’m going to read it how I’d want to. Dog ears, no dog ears, highlights or not. Why are we so concerned with what other people are doing with their own property? And why, on either side, are we behaving like it makes one group better than the other group?

      Read your books. That’s it.

    27. OliLeeLee36 on

      I habitually dog ear my own books (bad form to do it to other people’s), despite having been gifted numerous bookmarks over the years. To add to my list of crimes, I also take off the dust jackets of hardbacks when I’m reading them. They annoy me as they shift around in my hand, and they’ll inevitably tear from being kept in a bag or whatever. I like books that have been weathered, gives them character; I have a white cover hardback somewhere, now slightly orange due to Thai beach sand. A nice memory each time I see it 🙂

    29. horizon4002 on

      Istg these celebrities are just answering the most random things for these stupid basic questions. I’m tired of listening to celebrities’ hot takes. Love Lupita though.

    30. TouchArtistic4556 on

      If I own it I’ll do whatever I want to it. If I borrowed it I will treat it like an ancient manuscript.

    31. tadpole-bear on

      When I was a kid instead of dog-earing, once I’d read the page I would simply tear off the corner – same amount you’d use to dog-ear – and then eat it.

      Page stays flat! And I get a little treat.

    32. AvidReader1604 on

      I only dog ear my own books, but I do it for pages that are memorable. Can’t bring myself to write in them though

    33. southpaw612 on

      She was once scared of cats and now she’s a happy cat owner, so… Opinions can change lol.

      My dog-earing brothers and sisters, do not be ashamed.

    34. Kitten_81 on

      I dog ear books that I don’t care about – books from work, school, etc. I will NOT dog ear my own books

    35. fallfairsuitee323 on

      Congratulations to her for never having ADHD/never losing her bookmark 😭.

    36. topdownyeti on

      Reminds me of my 5th grade teacher who screamed at me for dog earing my own book that I bought with my allowance money. She tried spinning it like I was abusing the book, and was like “so you think I have a right to pinch you if I want?”. It just reinforced the idea that people who care that much about other people’s property are batshit crazy.

    37. AgitatedSpirit_ on

      I think that finding very obviously loved books (dog ears, bookmarks, highlights, notes) is like THE most magical thing possible. It’s like a little window into someone else’s head just for a few moments 💗

    40. Zealousideal-Mess-47 on

      She is sooo right! I really like her even more now, knowing she loves books in their original state like i do 🤗

    41. ExtremeComedian4027 on

      Never dog earing library books but baby you do whatever the hell you want with the books you own. Fold them damn pages if it brings you joy!

    43. Due-Professor7867 on

      Celebrities get paid to go on camera and talk about shit that matters to absolutely nobody.

    44. Book_1love on

      Another reason to love Lupita. My books get ruined with coffee stains and the spines are cracked but I can’t bring myself to dog-ear or write in them.

    45. Silly-Snow1277 on

      I’m 1000% with Lupita on this take. 
      I hate it when people dog ear their  books. Or worse books that are not theirs!